See also » Duke De Sessa takes Eyrefield for Weld & Keane
That was very pleasing. He's a lovely colt, still immature, and he'll make a lovely colt next year. There is lots to look forward to. Hopefully he'll come back for a Guineas trial and I see him potentially as an Irish 2,000 Guineas horse. He just had to wait there obviously to get him out and get him balanced and he came home exceptionally well. He has a lot of pace this horse and the lovely thing about him is that he has pace but he has stamina as well. It was nine furlongs today but he'll be a lovely mile or mile-and-a-quarter horse for next year please God. The National Stakes just came a little bit soon for him and he got struck into which that maybe just didn't help him either. I probably just put him into a Group 1 a little bit quick but Colin looked after him and he learned a lot from that race, we saw that there today. He has a wonderful turn of pace and will be a lovely mile-and-a-quarter horse too. He switched off beautifully today and relaxed beautifully and he has this excellent injection of speed but he's able to carry it over a distance. That's the key to it. Tarnawa has so much pace but she carries it over a mile-and-a-half and this horse has a turn of pace but can carry it over the trip. We had him very well today, mentally he was beautifully relaxed and everything went according to plan. D K Weld, trainer

R.P. Whelan, rider of Glory Daze trained by A. Oliver, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount ran short of room in the straight

G.M. Ryan, rider of Piz Badile trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount suffered bad interference inside the final furlong

S. Foley, rider of Caroline Herschel trained by Mrs John Harrington, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount was uncomfortable on the ground

S.M. Crosse, rider of Voice Of Angels (GB) trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount got a bit concested in the final furlong but it didn't affect his placing

The Stewards enquired into possible interference in the straight involving Anchorage, ridden by J.A. Heffernan, placed third, Boundless Ocean, ridden by K.J. Manning, placed fifth, Glory Daze, ridden by R.P. Whelan, unplaced, Piz Badile, ridden by G.M. Ryan, placed second and Voice Of Angels (GB), ridden by S.M. Crosse, placed sixth, where it appeared horses ran short of room on the inner. Evidence was heard from the riders concerned. R.P. Whelan reported that he went for a run down the inner but his mount didn't quicken and he ran short of room. G.M. Ryan stated that he got very tight for room and was turned sideways. K.J. Manning stated that he followed the pace, switched inside and got tight for room. S.M. Crosse stated that there was slight movement from his mount, he received no pressure from his outside and did not realise there were horses on his inner. J.A

Heffernan stated that they all wanted to be down the inner and the headwind was a factor. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Stewards made no alteration to the Judge's placings. They did however find S.M. Crosse in breach of Rule 214 (Careless riding) and having taken his record into account suspended him for four race days

GENERAL INFORMATION The following Raceday Stewards acted on behalf of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board at this race meeting: Mr. Justice Tony Hunt (Chairman) Mr. Peter N. Reynolds Mr. Stephen Collins Mr. P.D. Matthews

Following a request from broadcasters, the Stewards granted permission for the following delays: Race 3 + 2 mins Race 4 + 2 mins

For two years old only
Weights - 9st 5lbs Fillies allowed 3lbs
Penalties - Winner of a Group 3 race 3lb extra Of two Group 3 races or a Group 2 race 5lb extra Of a Group 1 race 7lb extra