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He has a lot of ability but he's a little bit wayward,. Colm said that he's absolutely gun barrel straight and then you ask him and he starts to hang a bit. He didn't even hit him. He said there was no point as he was going to pick up fine. He'll probably go back up to six now. He's got various entries and we'll see what happens. He only needs one more run this year. It was nice to come back to this because last time was a bit disappointing. If he hadn't hung he probably would have went very close that day. He has loads of ability anyway, if you can just channel it in the right direction. Mrs John Harrington, trainer

C.D. Hayes, rider of Nicaro, trained by J.A.Stack, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount jumped out of stalls awkwardly and never travelled thereafter

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Nicaro, trained by J.A.Stack, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal

For two yrs old only
Weights - 9st 3lb; Fillies allowed 3lb
Penalties - Winner of a Listed race 3lb extra; Of a Group 3 race 5lb extra; Of a Group 2 or Group 1 race 7lb extra;