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Following a request from broadcasters, the Raceday Stewards granted permission for a one minute delay to this race The Raceday Stewards interviewed Sean Davis, trainer of Agostino concerning the withdrawal of his charge owing to transport difficulties shortly before the cut off time for presenting the animal for identification. Sean Davis stated that Agostino is a very bad traveller and had to travel separately from his other runner in this race which he had brought himself. He said he left home at around 11.30 with The Love Machine, and Agostino was to follow shortly afterwards. He stated that his employee had problems loading Agostino on his own and was late leaving the yard. He concluded by stating that his employee contacted him while en-route and informed him that he would not arrive at the racecourse before the deadline to present for identification and turned back. Having considered all the evidence, the Raceday Stewards fined Sean Davis €200 for the reason proffered for the withdrawal of Agostino and suspended the animal for two racedays in accordance with the provisions of Rule 194 (vii)(e). Furthermore, they imposed a fine of €200 for the late withdrawal of Agostino in accordance with the provisions of Rule 194(iv)

The Raceday Stewards fined Patrick Magee trainer, €65 for failing to fit the declared cheekpieces to Glen Breeze, prior to entering the parade ring

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined The Love Machine, trained by Sean Davis, at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal. Samples were taken for analysis

The Raceday Stewards interviewed Orla Tynan, rider of Irish Rumour, concerning her use of the whip in the closing stages of this race. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned. Orla Tynan stated that she felt she made contact with her mount on the line. Having viewed a recording of the race and considered the evidence the Raceday Stewards accepted her explanation and took no further action. Orla Tynan was accompanied by Mr. Barry Cash in this enquiry

The Raceday Stewards enquired into the apparent improvement in form of The Love Machine, trained by Sean Davis, placed second, compared with its recent form. Evidence was heard from the trainer concerned, who stated that his charge had dropped from a rating of 59 to 42 after what he felt were reasonable runs. He also stated that he felt a return to a straight course may have contributed to the improvement in form today. Evidence was also heard from the IHRB Handicapper, who stated that the horse had run over a variety of trips and had not shown very much hence the drop in the ratings, He concluded by stating that today's run marked a significant improvement in form. When questioned on the significant market support for his charge who returned at a price of 9/4 fav from an early morning price of 20/1, and 10/1 three hours before the race, the trainer stated that he was surprised that his charge went off favourite and that he had no knowledge of where the market support had come from. Having considered the matter, the Raceday Stewards noted the explanations offered regarding the apparent improvement in form. Furthermore, they referred all of the betting patterns in this race to a Senior Racing Official for further investigation in accordance with the provisions of Rule 14(ii)(b)

GENERAL INFORMATION The following Raceday Stewards acted on behalf of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board at this race meeting: Mr. J. Rearden (Chairman), Mrs. S. Keegan, Mr. P. Law, Mr. Justice T. Hunt, Mr. L. Walsh

An extended handicap for three years old and upwards rated 0-60
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.