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That was some exhibition. She had a lovely run in Limerick, but she takes a bit of time between her races as she's so hard on herself. We went back to Cork after she was second here and it was too soon. She jumps and stays, that's her forte. She won a maiden hurdle by a similar distance (25 lengths) and to win a beginners' chase by 26 lengths is some going. She's going to get better and she'll get more black-type over fences by the same she's finished. The plan was to try and get the beginners' out of the way and she's got that done. She seems to be at home on that ground, but she's not slow either. For one that travels so well on the heavy ground here, she finds the deep sand at home hard work. I put in a carpet gallop this year at home and it's after transforming her, she zips up it. It keeps her fresh and well. Thomas Cooper, trainer

K.M. Donoghue, rider of Soldaro, trained by Gavin Cromwell, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount stopped quickly.

A steeplechase for five years old and upwards mares only that have not won a steeplechase that are EBF eligible
Weights - 5-y-o 11st 3lbs 6-y-o and up 11st 7lbs