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It's good to see him winning. I don't know what happened the last day. We could find nothing wrong the next day so we said that we'd run back straight away. He's fine at two miles on heavy ground for the moment, and two miles on that ground is like two and a half. T J Taaffe, trainer

The Stewards received a report from Mr. Hugh Hynes, Turf Club Clerk of the Scales, regarding the fact that P.D. Kennedy, rider of Rolling Rocket, weighed in at 2 lbs overweight. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned. Having considered the evidence, the Stewards were satisfied that the rider was in breach of Rule 231 and having considered his previous record in this regard, they suspended him for one raceday.

An extended handicap steeplechase for five yrs old and upwards (130 = 11st 10lb)
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap shall; not be less than 11st 10lb
Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap to carry 6lb extra for each such steeplechase won. Any horse rated above 130 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 11st 10lb. Subsequently, the excess over 130 in any rating shall be added to the weight allotted to that horse. (For the purpose of this note, any five year old rated above 130 shall have the applicable weight for age allowance then prevailing deducted from the horse's rating prior to the original calculation of the handicap)