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Her dam is a half-sister to the dam of Kingston Hill so it was a bit of a boost for the pedigree to win again. Last year was a right off . everything went wrong. She had all sorts of niggly problems . nothing went right. A L T Moore, trainer

J.F. Levins, trainer of Dashwood (GB), reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his charge made a coarse respiratory noise in the straight and commented that the gelding ran without a tongue strap which had been previously used when successful. He further reported that he would expect his charge to improve from todays run

An extended handicap for three yrs old and upwards (70 = 10st)
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 5lb extra for each race won. Any horse rated above 70 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 10st. Subsequently, the excess over 70 in any rating shall be added to the weight allotted to that horse. (For the purpose of this note, any three year old rated above 70 shall have the applicable weight for age allowance then prevailing deducted from the horse's rating prior to the original calculation of the handicap)