See also » Bill lands gamble for Hogan
I was gutted when this meeting was cancelled a month ago, and that was the reason why! It’s great to have somewhere to go with these horses. It’s for horses rated 109 or less over hurdles, and they are very important for me and my owners. Without this race I’d have to race against maybe a 150 horse. It’s great that HRI are putting on more of these races and, if they put on more, then I can keep more owners in the game. I’m delighted for Billy Kelly, Noel Egan and Willie Carey, who bred him. He got injured twice and missed two years with tendons. The boys had the courage to bring him back and the patience to wait. He was a very promising big horse and is just hard to mind the legs. Hopefully the handicapper gives him a chance as he’s ten-year-old now. My other horse (Mister Butler) was not out of it. He came in the corner of my eye, and hopefully we will have a day with him. Denis Gerard Hogan, trainer

D.N. Russell, rider of Three Kings trained by T.E.Hyde, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount got very tired and pulled up

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Three Kings, trained by T.E.Hyde, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be coughing post race

T.E.Hyde, trainer of Three Kings, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries (via the IHRB Veterinary Officer) that his charge scoped wrong post race

A steeplechase for five yrs old and upwards that have not won a steeplechase and which at entry are rated 109 or less over hurdles
Weights - 5-y-o 11st 7lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 12lb; Mares allowed 7lb; Horses that, at entry, have a published; handicap steeplechase rating of 110 or more; are excluded from this race ; Horses that do not have a published; handicap hurdle rating but are eligible for a; handicap hurdle rating may enter and run; provided their hurdle rating is 109 or less