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John (Cullen) thought he had the measure of him (Snapchat) until making the mistake at the second last but we were lucky to win. She has a good pedigree and we'll look to gain some black-type soon either over hurdles or back over fences. David M O'Brien, trainer

P. Townend, rider of Alileo (GER) trained by W.P. Mullins, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount made a noise in running, failed to handle today's ground and was pulled up thereafter.

An extended handicap hurdle for four yrs old and upwards (116 = 11st 10lb)
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap; shall not be less than 11st 10lb
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap to carry 6lb extra for each hurdle race won. Any horse rated above 116 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 11st 10lb. Subsequently, the excess over 116 in any rating shall be added to the weight allotted to that horse. (For the purpose of this note, any four year old rated above 116 shall have the applicable weight for age allowance then prevailing deducted from the horse's rating prior to the original calculation of the handicap)