See also » Favourite wins Fairyhouse opener for Mags & Danny Mullins
He’s qualified for the final now in Punchestown,. It’s Jackie’s first horse. He asked me to buy him a racehorse and I said .Jackie, you’ve enough hardship!. He was adamant he had to get a racehorse. I wanted to get a horse that would run pretty quick and this horse answered the question. They are racing every day with him. He’s my mother’s brother and my auntie Carmel comes as well, they all come every day. One of my cousins said ‘they don’t go anywhere, but they go to see this horse run’. Jackie has said to me that he has something to get up for every day. It’s just a great result. Ms Margaret Mullins, trainer

P.J. Cody, rider of Desmond George, trained by R.P.Cody, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount hung badly right up the straight.

A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting that are EBF eligible and which had been purchased as an unraced three or four year old at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for #30,000 or less at a recognised National Hunt Store Sale and that have not been purchased at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for any more than #30,000 at any time and that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) other than one I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race value not more than #12,000
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 1lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs.