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That's my first winner, my dad (Tony) used to train years ago and had a good few winners. It's a hobby for us and my son Billy is doing most of the work with them,. I've had the licence for two years and we've six in at the moment. We're delighted with her, we knew she had lots of ability. She had shown it at home, all the time, but fillies can be very tricky and you never know when you have them right. Philly gave her a great ride. She likes to be in front and she got an opportunity today when she was let go there and nothing came up to push her too hard. We'll look for the same again and see how she goes. She was much more relaxed today, she normally gets very wired before races. E Seymour, trainer

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Divilabother, trained by Thomas Coyle, at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal

J.G. Gilligan, rider of Aill Dubh, trained by M. Flannery, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount never travelled

A. Harvey, rider of Divilabother, trained by Thomas Coyle, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount hung right on the first circuit

The Raceday Stewards enquired into an incident on the bend past the stands on the first circuit involving Junot, ridden by D.J. O'Keeffe, placed fifth, Fort Randall, ridden by P. Hanlon, placed sixth, Divilabother, ridden by A

Harvey, unplaced, and Slaney Bank, ridden by A.P. Kelly, unplaced, where it appeared numerous horses came close together. Evidence was heard from the riders concerned. D.J. O'Keeffe stated that he felt pressure from both sides and things just got tight momentarily. P. Hanlon stated that he was clipping heels with the horse in front of him and briefly lugged left. A.P. Kelly stated that he just got bumped around for a couple of strides. A. Harvey stated that his mount was marginally hanging right and it just got tight on the point of the bend. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards did not apportion blame to any rider and took no further action

The Raceday Stewards requested a report from E.Seymour, trainer, as to the apparent improvement in form of Ixigreczed (FR), placed first, as compared with its recent form. E. Seymour reported that they left the hood off today and also travelled her with a travel companion which helped her settle better. This may have contributed to the improvement in form. Having considered the report the Raceday Stewards noted the explanation given

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.