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The horses are well thank God,. I thought she should have nearly won in Ballinrobe and could have gone very close in Kilbeggan, and lost her hind legs at the back of the last in Tramore. Beautiful ride, mid-division and scraped the paint. The only moment was when she was a bit long at the second. These races are so determined by the experienced riders. She made the difference anyway. She's a little bit tricky, so I rang Maxine a week ago and I said 'if you have nothing that is jumping off the page at you, I think I'll go close'. That's how ahead of the game you have to be. Great to get her head in front. She is 15.2 and I put a syndicate into her that wanted to lease something. You wouldn't be brave enough to waste an entry fee on her going to the sales that height, she's so small. This is her game, but a little Flat race might not be beyond her somewhere along the line. We might wait until next year, we'll see. Liz Doyle, trainer

The Raceday Stewards received a report from the Clerk of the Scales, Mr. H.T. Hynes, that Ms. C.L. McGoldrick, intended rider of Walhaan, was reported to be having transport issues and would not be fulfilling her riding engagement which was confirmed by Ciaran Murphy, trainer of Walhaan. Having considered the matter the raceday Stewards were satisfied that Ms. C. L. McGoldrick was in breach of Rule 198(v) and fined her €200 in her absence. Furthermore, the Raceday Stewards allowed the withdrawal of Walhaan at the request of the trainer, as he was unable to find a suitable replacement for Ms. McGoldrick owing to the conditions of the race.

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (123 = 11st 12lbs)
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.
Riders - 1. Lady Riders who hold a Licence under I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim an allowance under Rule 52 (iii) (up to and including 12th September) 2. Lady Riders who hold a Licence under National Hunt Rules to ride in hurdle races issued by any Recognised Turf Authority who have not ridden 60 winners or more (up to and including 12th September) 3. Lady Riders who hold a Category ''C'' Permit to ride under I.N.H.S. Rules 4. Lady Riders who hold a Permit to ride in hurdle races against Professional Riders issued by any other Recognised Turf Authority. The IHRB have suspended the relevant parts of Rule 135 for the purposes of this race. Allowances - (up to and including 12th September and which are not cumulative) Riders who have not ridden three *winners allowed..........7lb Riders who have not ridden twenty *winners allowed..........4lb Riders who have not ridden thirty *winners allowed..........2lb No allowance to riders under Rule 52 (iii) may be claimed *Including races under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing