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He came back (after Cork) and he was all wrong and I gave him a break. I honestly thought he wanted further because he was maybe a bit weak. When we brought him back, the more we did with him, the quicker he was getting. His pedigree suggested this trip. In fairness, John (Eastwood, owner) lost plenty of money on him in Cork so it was great to get a bit back today. Rory has ridden horses for me for ages and I gave him nothing but rubbish, so it is nice to give him a winner!. He'll run once more but he's a big baby and I don't want to kill him. I won't rush him back, maybe the middle of January. Paul W Flynn, trainer

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Ta Na La (USA), trained by T.M. Walsh, at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal

The Raceday Stewards enquired into the apparent improvement in form of Cheers Again (GB), trained by Paul W

Flynn, placed first, compared with its previous form. Evidence was heard from the trainer concerned who stated that this gelding was a big raw immature horse that made his debut at the Curragh on the 26th March when outclassed on yielding ground. He explained that the next run at Gowran Park on the 7th April his charge was outclassed again before appearing for the third time in eighteen days at the owners request at Gowran Park again on the 13th April when struggling on the yielding to soft ground. He added that his charge ran next at Cork on the 22nd July after a three month break and pleased connections but through immaturity he changed his legs a lot and ducked during the race. He felt in the next few weeks that his charge felt flat at home and was eased off in his training. Following a one hundred and forty five day break, the animal came here today on the back of a very good piece of work recently on this surface and was competing in what was felt to be a weak race with a good handicap mark. He advised the Racedays Stewards that the significant betting patterns were as a result of his owners support for this animal. Evidence was also heard from Mark Bird, Rules of Racing Handicapper, who detailed the horses previous racing performances and outlined the improvement shown today. Having considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards noted the explanations.

An extended handicap for three years old and upwards rated 47-65
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.