See also » Outsider Stander touches down in front
That's very much a surprise. He's not a bad horse to work at home but from his first couple of runs we felt that he'd want easier ground. Adam is invaluable to me. He's having a great season and he fully deserves it because he's probably the best young lad that I've seen to work, nothing is a problem to him, and he's great for giving me feedback on a horse. Paul Stafford, trainer

Under the provisions of Rule 90 (iii), the Stewards allowed Joe The Crow, trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, to run on receipt of the trainer's written assurance that the horse was correctly vaccinated in accordance with Rule 91

The Stewards fined Anthony Mullins, trainer, ?350 for lodging a passport in respect of Party Playboy (GER), in which the vaccinations did not conform with the provisions of Rule 91. The Stewards ordered the withdrawal of horse name in accordance with the provisions of Rule 90 (iv)

R.A. Doyle, rider of Dragon Phoenix trained by Conor O'Dwyer, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount made a bad mistake at the third last

The Stewards requested a report from Paul Stafford, trainer as to the apparent improvement in form of Stander, placed first, as compared with its recent form. The trainer reported that this horse was quite green on his previous runs but had been extensively schooled at home since. Today in a slight change of tactics he was ridden more prominently amongst horses which seemed to bring about an improvement. Having considered the evidence the Stewards noted the explanation offered.

A hurdle race for four yrs old only, THAT HAVE NOT WON A *RACE
Weights - 11st 7lb; Fillies allowed 7lb