Listowel Result

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We bred him ourselves. I'm impressed with the way he jumped. I'll probably give him one more run at Tipperary or Limerick then put him away,. We'll bring him back in the spring with the aim of running him at Aintree more than Cheltenham. I have to discuss it with the owners but I think the flat track might suit him better. His brother ran earlier today, Rare Commodity, and he's had trouble with his wind. This fellow also had a small wind operation and that's why he didn't run until he was five. We weren't 100 per cent sure of the merit of his bumper performances but today was a decent class maiden hurdle, possibly of the standard of Leopardstown at Christmas. He's not the finished article yet but he's The Real Article! E J O'Grady, trainer

A hurdle race for five yrs old and upwards, maidens at starting which, at entry, have been placed second, third, fourth or fifth in any hurdle race or steeplechase, or first, second, third, fourth or fifth in any I.N.H. Flat race or Flat race under any Rules of Racing
Weights - 11st 12lb; Mares allowed 5lb;