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It’s a great weekend to showcase Irish racing and just to be part of it is very special; to get one on the board in my first full season as a trainer means a helluva lot. I’ve got a great team of people behind me. My assistant Stephen Mooney is a great part of it, and I owe him plenty. I feel very sorry for Jack Kearney. When we saw the draw for this race we swapped him off this filly, who he has won three times on, and put him on the other filly. It’s just the way the races have been materialising all day, the middle to stands’ side is where you need to be. She’s a real hold up filly and David has given her a perfect ride. To start life off 59 in the wintertime at Dundalk has given her a lot of confidence to come into the turf season. These races aren’t easily won but she’s won like a helluva good filly there today. In Galway from stall 19 she showed that she’s more than capable off top-weight. She ran a cracker. The last day the Cambridgeshire just didn’t work out. There was no pace in the race and Wayne wasn’t hard on her, so she was nice and fresh for today. She’s Saudi owned by a couple of new owners into the yard and hopefully they will be re-investing with us. I’m super proud for them and the support they’ve given me. They sent me this filly before I even had a runner so hats off to them. They picked her out themselves in Goffs, five-and-a-half grand. She must be one of the most progressive h Stephen Thorne, trainer

The Raceday Stewards enquired into an incident in the closing stages of this race involving Independent Expert, ridden by J. Kearney, unplaced, and Empress Artemis, ridden by J.M. Sheridan, unplaced, where it appeared there was contact between the two. Evidence was heard from the riders concerned. J. Kearney stated that there was minor contact. J. M. Sheridan stated that he maintained his line and there was slight contact. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards did not apportion blame to any rider and took no further action

S. Coen, rider of Letherfly, trained by Noel Meade, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount hung left into the straight

S. Foley, rider of Proxima Centauri, trained by Mrs John Harrington, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount never picked up in the straight

D.P. McDonogh, rider of Sindria, trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount ran very green

GENERAL INFORMATION The following Raceday Stewards acted on behalf of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board at this race meeting: Mr T. Breen (Chairman), Ms M. Cosgrave, Mr M. F. O'Donnell, Ms Justice L. Reynolds, Mr L. Walsh

An extended handicap for three years old and upwards fillies only that have run three or more times under any Rules of Racing up to and including 1st September, 2025, at least one of those runs having been on or after 1st August, 2024 (100 = 10st)
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.