See also » Rubi-battles-to-veteran-success-
It was great. He is finding a new lease of life. Andrew won't admit it now but he told me to go for the race in the North but I wanted to come here. He came in there and said I'm not going to say you are right!,. These races are great for horses like him, they should have more of them. They should maybe do what England do and have a final at the end of the season in somewhere like Punchestown or Fairyhouse. The old boys like him are in no man lands. They are highly rated and not as good as they were. Races like this they are up against their own class and they should have more of them. Fair play to Wexford for having this race on and the prize-money was great. He is living outside now and that's made the difference with him. He is out 24 hours a day and if he wants to come in we have a bit of a canopy for him. He was bursting blood vessels last year and this year when he is out in the fresh air the whole time he is not doing that. I hope it keeps working. He is in the Grand National but I'll enter him in the Topham as well. That might suit him over 2m 5f. He is a brilliant jumper and fingers cross he will keep going now. We have him half back right but he is still not as good as he was. Robert Alan Hennessy, trainer

D.N. Russell, rider of Alderwood, trained by Thomas Mullins, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount stopped very quickly. The Turf Club Veterinary Officer examined Alderwood, trained by Thomas Mullins, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be clinically abnormal post race.

An extended handicap steeplechase for ten yrs old and upwards (145 = 11st 10lb)
Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap to carry 6lb extra for each such steeplechase won. Any horse rated above 145 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 11st 10lb. Subsequently, the excess over 145 in any rating shall be added to the weight allotted to that horse. Alternative Handicap