See also » Ned left clear at the last to win at Fairyhouse
He’s a grand horse. He had a great run the last day in Punchestown,. He suffers with his wind a small bit. Billy gave him a great ride today and took his time. He jumped like a buck. It’s a shame not to support these races. He probably wouldn’t have been here only I saw there was a small entry. It’s nice to support them with the English riders coming over. We’ll look for something similar on that ground. The plan had been to run today and then go point-to-pointing in the spring but anyway it’s worked out. William P Murphy, trainer

An extended handicap steeplechase for four years old and upwards (110 = 12st 4lbs)
Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each steeplechase won.
Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules. Top weight after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st 4lbs and the minimum weight is 10st 7lbs. Note The Rules and instructions relating to the Overnight Nomination of Riders shall not apply in this instance. The top 8 horses declared in race card order will be allocated riders from the selected British based and Irish based Riders team by lot. Trainers of any remaining horses in this race should declare a rider of their choice. The draw for riders will take place at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday 8th November with the toss of a coin to determine which team draws odd or even numbers. Individual riders will then be drawn by ballot. Points will be scored by the first eight placed horses on a scale of 15-12-10-8-7-6-5-4, if the horse is eligible to score points, and the team that accumulates the highest number of points will be deemed the winner. In the event of there being less than 8 horses declared or a non-runner the equivalent rider in the opposing team eg. Nos. 1 & 2, Nos 3 & 4 etc., will not be eligible to score points. Riders in the challenge will wear the Registered colours with each country's team wearing a distinguishing