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It's her first handicap and we thought quite a lot of her when she came to us. She was bought in Deauville before Christmas, by David Minton, for Kate,. We liked her and Kate leased her to the syndicate that HRI set up through Sean O'Brien, the rugby player. She had a few runs and ran well but she got kicked at the start on one of them. This was her first handicap and she really appreciated the dig in the ground. I've been running her on fairly quick ground and she loved that ground today. She still doesn't jump the greatest but that will come. My other horse that was fourth (Timetoget) the ground actually got to her. She's the opposite as she wanted good ground but she ran a great race. Mrs John Harrington, trainer

Under the provisions of Rule 90 (iii), the Stewards allowed Biddy The Boss, trained by Gavin Cromwell, to run on receipt of the trainer's written assurance that the horse was correctly vaccinated in accordance with Rule 91

Under the provisions of Rule 90 (iii), the Stewards allowed Solar Heat, trained by Mrs D.A.Love, to run on receipt of the trainer's written assurance that the horse was correctly vaccinated in accordance with Rule 91

J.P. O'Sullivan, rider of Fiveaftermidnight trained by P.J. Rothwell, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hung badly left during this race

D.N. Russell, rider of Red Pearl trained by Stephen Ryan, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount was never happy on today's ground.

An extended handicap hurdle for four yrs old and upwards mares only that are EBF eligible (123 = 11st 10lb)
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap; shall not be less than 11st 10lb
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