An enquiry was held into the running and riding of Corner Forward (IRE), ridden by Richie McLernon and trained by Anthony Honeyball, which was pulled up between the last two flights of hurdles.

The rider and the trainer were interviewed and shown recordings of the race; the Veterinary Officer reported no abnormalities after a post-race examination of the gelding.

The rider stated that his instructions were to sit behind the leaders and to get the gelding to finish his race off as well as possible on debut.

McLernon explained that having been initially happy with the horse during the first circuit of the race the gelding began to hang left-handed with him when going up the home straight, and by half way down the back straight on the second circuit the gelding had begun to hang badly left-handed, a matter which was reported at scales, and jumping left-handed.

McLernon further explained that when turning into the home straight for the final time, he wished to pull the horse up as the gelding was hanging severely left-handed at this stage and he therefore felt that something may be amiss with the horse, however, he was unable to safely to do so as there was another horse on his inside and he could not safely pull up until after he had jumped the second last flight of hurdles.

The trainer agreed that these were his instructions to the jockey and that he was happy with the ride given to the horse although concerned by the gelding hanging so severely.

Their explanations were noted.