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He has had a lot of problems; he had a very good run at the Curragh last year over a mile and was in such good form the following day he reared up and slapped over and broke his wither,. So he’s about an inch and a half smaller than he was last year and it took a lot of time and patience to get him back. Everything settled back but it took him a while to get going. His owners had the patience to wait and thankfully they were rewarded. Maybe we might look at the mile handicap at Galway or else go for a Listed race; it is depending on what attitude the handicapper takes. He is an exciting horse, he is only a small horse but carried 9st11lbs today. T Hogan, trainer

R.P. Whelan, rider of Equitant (GB) trained by M.Halford, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount stopped very quickly

The Stewards requested a report from T. Hogan, trainer, as to the apparent improvement in form of Nebo, placed first, as compared with its recent form. The trainer stated that his charge was formerly rated 108 and had shown plenty of ability in the past and felt the application of blinkers instead of cheekpieces on this occasion had helped to bring about the apparent improvement in form. Having considered the report, the Stewards noted the explanation offered

R.P. Whelan, rider of Equitant (GB) trained by M.Halford, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount stopped very quickly

GENERAL INFORMATION The following Raceday Stewards acted on behalf of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board at this race meeting: Mr. John McGuire (Chairman), Ms. Jill Farrell, Mr. OLiver Kearney, Mr. L. Walsh

The Stewards received a report from Mr. C. Gordon, IHRB Head of Security, regarding a possible breach of the Covid-19 protocols at todays meeting. Evidence was heard from Mr. Gordon and also from Mr. Declan O Connor, IHRB Security working at the health check centre, and Mr. Paddy Twomey, Trainer. Mr. Gordon stated that a possible breach of the protocols was brought to his attention by Mr. O. Connor whereby Mr. Twomey had entered the racecourse despite being informed that his quota of staff under the protocols was already reached

Evidence was heard from Declan O Connor, who stated that Mr. Twomey had presented himself at approx 16:30 to gain access and at this point was informed that his staff quota was exceeded for today. He further explained the procedure whereby an application can be made for extra staff prior to racing. He stated that Mr. Twomey, while not aggressive used inappropriate language at this point. He confirmed that he did not deny Mr. Twomey access

Evidence was heard from the trainer concerned, who expressed his dissatisfaction with the protocols and stated that he was unaware of the need to request extra staff if required

Having considered the evidence, the stewards referred the matter to the referrals committee under the provisions of Rule 14

An extended handicap for four years old and upwards that are EBF eligible that at entry have run three or more times under any Rules of Racing, at least one of those runs having been on or after 1st June, 2019 (100 = 10st)
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 10st and the minimum weight is 8st 6lbs
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won.