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It's great that he followed up. I was a little worried coming back after a week as he normally gets a bit of time. The fact that he didn't have a hard race helped. He was eating well and seemed in good shape. It was worth chancing as it was a good pot. He's game out and is a progressive horse. He's unlucky not to have won four in a row and seems to be getting stronger all the time. He was 24 in the ballot and just scraped in. He wouldn't have got in without the penalty. David's claim was a huge advantage and he knows the horse. We'll have to think about a nice handicap hurdle now. He's rated 64 on the Flat and I wouldn't rule that out but he certainly won't run for a while and we'll take it easy now. We'll think about Galway and there is a little race at Leopardstown in the New Year which he might sneak into the bottom of! Liam P Cusack, trainer

An extended handicap hurdle for four yrs old and upwards rated 88-123
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap to carry 6lb extra for each hurdle race won.