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it's unbelievable - I wish we could run all our horses here!. He's a good little horse this fella and I've run him in a few decent races and he wasn't a million miles away in a E100,000 race here at the beginning of the season. He's very quirky and twice he's been in a good position in a race but dropped himself out to an impossible position and came home like a freight train, so we've just been trying to figure him out. I think we are getting the hang of it and he was brilliant today. We tried these tactics the last day in Punchestown but they absolutely walked. I said to David Mullins that day 'are we getting it right or wrong' and he said you're spot on but the race didn't go to plan and to stick with it. That's what gave us the confidence to try and ride him the same today. He's in a 2m4f race at Punchestown and that's the one I've wanted to go for all season but I don't think he's going to get into it. Thomas Gibney, trainer

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Monkshood, trained by Gordon Elliott, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to have blood at his nostrils probably as a result of his fall during this race.

An extended handicap hurdle for five yrs old and upwards that are EBF eligible and have not won a hurdle race before 30th April, 2017 and have not run as a two or three yr old under any Rules of Racing and have not won a steeplechase
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race or hurdle races after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper. Alternative Handicap