See also » Ksar Fatal completes a double for Barry Connell
He won well. He’s just a green horse, and it’s his first time over hurdles. He hasn’t run for nine months. He was working with the slow horse that won the National Trial! I don’t know what that tells you. He’s an exciting horse. He’ll have two more runs over hurdles this year and then we’ll go jumping a fence. He’s very good to jump. He’s by a very good sire, Buck’s Boum. I think what we’re looking at is the Grade 2 in Fairyhouse in seven weeks’ time. If everything went well there, he could come back to Punchestown for the 2m4f Grade 1. That’ll be him then under wraps until he goes jumping a fence next year. Willie’s horse was second in Cork, and the winner came out and won a Grade 3 in Gowran yesterday. If it was a month ago you might be thinking about going to Cheltenham but for a horse that is going chasing, I don’t think we need to be going there. There are some lovely targets at home. Barry Connell, trainer

Owing to the low trajectory of the sun, the Raceday Stewards granted permission for hurdle number four to be omitted from this race The Raceday Stewards enquired into possible interference in the closing stages of this race involving Dani Donadoni, ridden by P. Townend, placed second, and Ksar Fatal (FR), ridden by S.W. Flanagan, placed first (by 2.25 lengths), where it appeared interference may have occurred. Evidence was heard from the riders concerned. P

Townend stated that he was closing all the time and was half a length down when he suffered bad interference which completely stopped him. He added that it cost him a couple of lengths and had prevented him from winning

S. W. Flanagan stated that when he hit his mount it veered left but he corrected it immediately and won cozily

Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards were of the opinion that while Ksar Fatal had caused interference to Dani Donadoni he did not improve his finishing position as a result of this interference so they made no alteration to the Judge’s placings. However, they were of the opinion that S

W. Flanagan was in breach of Rule 214, in that he had ridden carelessly, and having considered his record in this regard (first offence) the Raceday Stewards suspended S. W. Flanagan for two race days

P. Townend, rider of Dani Donadoni, trained by W.P. Mullins, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his run was stopped at the back of the last

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Panjandrum (GB), trained by Gordon Elliott, at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal.

A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs.