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Exactly (arriving off a fast pace over five furlong suits him well) - he was very good at the July meeting (in Dundalk), we tucked him in from a wide draw and he stuck to the task fairly well. Applied a set of blinkers that day and it seemed to do the trick. Ran back up for the August meeting (in Dundalk) and we got no show out of him at all over the six-furlong trip. Maybe he just had an off day. We said we would take our chance here tonight. Obviously, Sir Les Patterson was the main one, but we knew this horse was a five-furlong specialist. We gave him a nice little break since the August meeting and freshened him up. It has certainly done the trick. That is Reese's first ride for me and we have been keeping an eye on him over the last while. I think he just lost his 7lb (claim) during the week, but he still looks very good value there even for the 5lb. He is a young lad that we will be keen to support. The other horse (Sir Les Patterson) was a little unlucky in-running. Jack (Kearney) was a little bit annoyed coming back in, but that is just racing. We have both entries made for the Mercury and more than likely we will bring them here in a couple of weeks time, and take it from there. Stephen Thorne, trainer

J. Kearney, rider of Sir Les Patterson (GB), trained by Stephen Thorne, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount got no run in the straight

P. McGettigan, rider of Rosie Frith, trained by Patrick Magee, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount anticipated the start. The Raceday Stewards reviewed the start of this race where it appeared that Rosie Frith jumped forward forcing her stall to open fractionally faster than the other stalls. The Raceday Stewards were satisfied that no material advantage was gained and no further action was warranted

The Raceday Stewards enquired into an incident on the home bend involving Kerdos, ridden by Reese Holohan, and Valiant Force (USA), ridden by Rowan Scott, where it appeared Kerdos got tight for room momentarily

Evidence was heard from the riders concerned. Reese Holohan stated that it got a small bit tight as the whole field came across. Rowan Scott stated that his mount rolled around but he corrected him immediately. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday were satisfied that no further action was warranted.

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