See also » Well-backed Petticoat Lane obliges under Lee
She is a big mare, has taken a long time to come to hand and is from a very good family and was bred by Edmont Kent down here in Cork. I put the visor on her because she is a daft oul devil and just keeps learning. The more she learns, the better chance we have. She ran in terrible ground in Killarney and the better ground helped today. She is in on Friday (at Limerick) and we might run her again. W McCreery, trainer

The Stewards fined W.P.Browne, trainer, €65 for fitting cheek pieces which had not been declared to Anythingyouwantobe (GB), prior to entering the parade ring

W.J. Lee, rider of Petticoat Rule trained by W. McCreery, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hung right during this race

The Stewards interviewed W.J. Lee, rider of Petticoat Rule, concerning his use of the whip in the latter stages of this race. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned. Having viewed a recording of the race and considered the evidence the Stewards were satisfied to give W.J. Lee the benefit of the doubt in accepting that the first hit was used for corrective purposes and as the remaining hits did not breach R10(3)(g), they did not take any action The Stewards requested a report from W. McCreery, trainer, as to the apparent improvement in form of Petticoat Rule, placed first, as compared with its recent run at Killarney on the 19th August . W. McCreery reported that the application of a visor and the fast ground conditions were contributing factors for today's improved run. Having considered the evidence the Stewards noted the content of the report T.E. Whelan, rider of Predictability trained by Eamonn O'Connell, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hung left and found the ground conditions to be too fast

The Stewards interviewed D.W. O'Connor, rider of Jered Maddox (GB), concerning his use of the whip in the latter stages of this race. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned. Having viewed a recording of the race and considered the evidence the Stewards were of the opinion that D.W. O'Connor was in breach of R10(3)(g) by using his whip with excessive frequency. Having taken his previous record into consideration, the Stewards suspended D.W. O'Connor for 1 raceday.

An extended handicap for three years old and upwards rated 45-65
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 10st 2lbs and the minimum weight is 8st 6lbs
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won.