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I was a bit afraid of the ground drying out and becoming too tacky for him. He loves it sloppy and I was hoping that they'd have raced on the original Tuesday no matter how bad the ground was because he loves the muck. He did that well and better than I thought he would. I'd say his season could be over with this wind and the time of year the ground will be gone. We might put him away and you never know he might pick up one next year. I thought she had come to early and I said coming off the corner 'just sit, sit'. He kept jumping himself into it and there was nothing she could do. Edward Cawley, trainer

Miss M. O'Sullivan, rider of Los Amigos trained by Dermot Anthony McLoughlin, reported to the Clerk of Scales that her mount was pulled up having never travelled at any stage of this race

Peter Maher, trainer of Mtada Supreme, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his charge did not handle the ground

An extended handicap steeplechase for five yrs old and upwards (123 = 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 4lb extra for each such steeplechase won.
Riders - : 1. Lady who hold a Licence under I.N.H.S. Rules 2. Lady who hold a Licence under National Hunt Rules to ride in Steeplechases issued by any Recognised Turf Authority. 3. Lady who hold a Category 'C' Permit to ride under I.N.H.S. Rules 4. Lady who hold a Permit to ride in Steeplechases issued by any Recognised Turf Authority. The Stewards of the I.N.H.S. Committee have suspended the relevant parts of Rule 135 for the purposes of this race. Alternative Handicap