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It was a beautiful ride. They went too fast and the jockey nipped into the inside at the top of the hill and that probably won it for him. Jessie's mare (Magic Of Light) was just staying on again after the last, but Sean had done everything, jumped beautifully to have enough up his sleeve after the last. For a small mare she has that bounce over fences and she is as brave as a lion. We'll tip away over fences for the time being. She ran at Sligo the last day because there were just five runners and it was a case of picking up prizemoney for her but she is a good ground mare and we'll be looking at Thurles and Punchestown with her but she is more a summer mare. She has now won three in the calendar year and for a mare who cost 500 euro at Goresbridge as a foal, she has given us great fun. She is a pleasure to train and that was the most beautiful ride - the jockey won that, nobody else. Liz Doyle, trainer

The Stewards fined Donncha Duggan, trainer, ?350 for failing to lodge a passport in respect of Athloman Cottage, under the provisions of Rule 90. The Stewards allowed the horse to run on receipt of the trainer's written assurance that the vaccinations were in order. A. Ring, rider of Charlotte's Chum, trained by Philip M. Byrne, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount made a bad mistake and was pulled up thereafter.

A steeplechase for four yrs old and upwards mares only, that have not won a steeplechase and that, at entry, are rated 116 or less over hurdles and which are EBF eligible
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 12lb ; 5-y-o and up 11st 7lb ; Mares that, at entry, have a published ; handicap steeplechase rating of 117 or more ; are excluded from this race ; Mares that do not have a published; handicap hurdle rating but are eligible; for a handicap hurdle rating may enter; and run provided their hurdle rating; is 116 or less