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He's a lovely horse and if you wanted to paint a horse to make a chaser you'd paint him. He's the most gorgeous horse. He was going to win in Leopardstown last year and he stumbled at the last. Whatever he did, I think he might have pulled something, because it took him an awful long time to get over it. He had another run, and got beat in Navan, and we said we'd leave him after that for the rest of the season. He'll have his season jumping hurdles and he'll be a chaser for next season. Hopefully he stays together because he could be a real one when he gets jumping fences. He stays well, I've no doubt about that. He was getting an allowance there off the winners which was a help as well but he's a horse for the future. He'll climb up there. It might take fences before he gets to the very top but he will get up there when he's jumping fences. He's a nice horse. Noel Meade, trainer

Owing to the low lying sun, the Stewards granted permission for the fifth hurdle to be omitted from the third and fourth races

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Multifactorial, trained by Gordon Elliott, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal

E. Walsh, rider of Jakoby trained by Noel Meade, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount never travelled throughout.

A hurdle for five years old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 11st 12lbs ;Mares allowed 7lbs ;Allowance - Horses that have not won a race, ;including flat races, under any NH Rules or ;Rules of Racing ;Allowed 8lb ;