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He got his ground, which was a big help, but we were very worried about the draw. Gavin was very good on him. I fancied him coming and thought he'd have won the last day in Ballinrobe when he slipped turning in and Oisin (Orr) minded him. He loved the hill and hung on and I'm over the moon with the horse. We thought plenty of him as a two-year-old but he grew and was backward so we minded him along. It was always in my mind that Gavin is so good around here and he did his job very well. He'll have an entry for the weekend and we’ll see how he is. Ciaran Murphy, trainer

W.J. Lee, rider of Mother Country (GB) trained by W. McCreery, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount was a bit sluggish in the early part of the race and got no run from the dip

O.J. Orr, rider of Cisco Disco trained by Jack W. Davison, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount got tight for room on the bend before the run into the dip

R.P. Cleary, rider of Chica Power trained by Ciaran Murphy, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hit a ridge in the dip and stumbled badly

The Stewards reviewed an incident before the road crossing about one furlong from the start involving Zumoradda, ridden by C.T. Keane, placed third and Dagoda, ridden by R.C. Colgan, unplaced, where it appeared that both horses were momentarily halted in running. Having reviewed the recording of that part of the race and considered the matter, the Stewards were satisfied that no action was warranted

At the request of the Stewards, C.T. Keane, rider of Zumoradda, trained by D. K. Weld, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount was checked soon after the start but everything happened so quick around him that he had no opinion on what caused the incident

R.C. Colgan, rider of Dagoda, trained by Ms. Sheila Lavery, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount got buffeted in tight riding soon after the start and he felt that the filly gave one false step at that time

The Stewards reviewed an incident on the bend before the run down into the dip involving Cisco Disco, ridden by O.J. Orr, placed fifth, Black Cat Bobby (GB), ridden by G.M. Ryan, placed first and Rock Etoile, ridden by A.J

Slattery, placed fourth, where it appeared Cisco Disco momentarily lost his position in tight riding. Having reviewed the recording of that part of the race and considered the matter, the Stewards were satisfied that no action was warranted.

An extended handicap for three years old only rated 50-80
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 10st and the minimum weight shall not be less than 8st 6lbs
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won.