See also » Poignant success for the Dempseys with Derrinross
My father (Des) died a few weeks ago and it's his horse. Luke told him the week before he died that he'd win on him, and maybe we had a little help from above. He was a very hard horse to keep sound last year. He wasn't doing a stroke in front, the ears pricked and he'd love that ground. When they came to him he'd always find. He was a good point-to-point winner. We hadn't any luck with him up to this and we were going to go chasing. On that performance you would have to think of staying hurdling. We had him in the last few weeks but the ground was too quick for him. I was talking to his other owner Tom Furlong, who does the gallops, and suggested we'd go for this. I was hopeful as we have never had such a run with him. He'd bits of problems last year but we were very happy with the way he was moving this year. I knew he'd like the ground and I knew he'd like the trip. He has a little nick but it doesn't look too serious and he could go for something like the Graded three-mile novice hurdle at Limerick over Christmas. J P Dempsey, trainer

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Robin De Carlow (GB), trained by W.P

Mullins, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal

P. Townend, rider of Robin De Carlow (GB) trained by W.P. Mullins, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount did not handle the ground.

A novice hurdle race for four yrs old and upwards
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 9lb; 5-y-o and up 11st; Mares allowed 7lb
Penalties - (handicaps excluded) Winner of two hurdle races 3lb extra; Of three hurdle races or of a Grade 3 hurdle race 6lb extra; Of two Grade 3 hurdle races or of a Grade 2 hurdle race 8lb extra; Of a Grade 1 hurdle race 10lb extra