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My horses were under a cloud over the winter and I’m not really sure what was going on. They have been running well lately and this mare had been working way better than she was over the winter. The last few weeks she was staying with Declaration Of War and I fancied her today because of it. It’s great to get another winner for my uncle ((Paul Dunne). She’s a very difficult filly and had to come today with a companion as she starts fretting. We’ve learned how to manage her. She handles the ground and stayed the trip well. I only knew at 9 this morning that we were going to get a run. I said a prayer to get in and thankfully she did! David Peter Dunne, trainer

The Stewards interviewed N.M. Crosse, rider of All Class (FR), concerning his use of the whip in the latter stages of this race. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned. In his evidence he accepted that he had breached the whip Regulations and offered no defence. Having viewed a recording of the race and considered the evidence the Stewards were of the opinion that N.M. Crosse was in breach of R10(3)(g) by using his whip with excessive frequency. Having taken his clean recent record into consideration, the Stewards suspended N.M. Crosse for 1 raceday

The Stewards enquired into the apparent improvement in form of All Class (FR), trained by David Peter Dunne, placed first, compared with its previous form. Evidence was heard from the trainer concerned who stated that his uncle, Paul Dunne, had acquired this filly about last November from her previous trainer. At that time her racing form had been abysmal . She was very difficult to handle and having previously competed mostly in National Hunt races she took a heavy fall in Tramore when travelling well. The fall appeared to make her very nervous and he decided to revert back to flat races to get her to regain her confidence. In his opinion she improved with each run

He outlined that his yard had been out of form since last November with aspergillus and consequently he changed the bedding and fodder amongst other things. In his opinion his horses were not sick with the aspergillus but at the same time they were not running well. He admitted that he ran some horses while not at their beat but was under pressure from owners to do so. When questioned on the very strong market support today for his charge which had never previously been placed, he admitted that he got a number of calls this morning as is normal when he has runners and he informed all callers that his charge was back to form and going well. He also referred to her previous run at Dundalk where she was the subject of a running and riding enquiry which had been instigated by market moves in the betting. Having considered the evidence the Stewards under the provisions of Rule 14(ii)(b) referred the matter to the CEO of the IHRB for further investigation

An extended handicap for four years old and upwards rated 45-70
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 10st 2lbs 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.