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He's a lovely horse. It probably wasn't the best maiden hurdle. He had a nice run in Wexford and was probably a bit unlucky that day. He had a nice enough comeback run and the form of the race in Killarney had been working out. As regards a maiden hurdle for Navan, it probably wasn't the hottest but he's a nice horse. He'll probably go handicapping now and he'll definitely get further as he got two miles on the Flat. C Byrnes, trainer

At the request of the Stewards, R.P. Treacy, rider of Western Rambler, trained by Eoin Doyle, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount was a little green and got in very close to one of the hurdles down the back and he then gave his mount time to recover and that the race had got away from him at that stage

The Stewards interviewed R.A. Doyle, rider of Jon Ess, concerning his use of the whip in the closing stages of this race. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned. Having viewed a recording of the race and considered the evidence the Stewards found R. A. Doyle in breach of Regulation 10.3 (g), excessive frequency. Having considered R. A. Doyles record in this regard the stewards suspended R. A. Doyle for two racedays

P. Merrigan, rider of Empire Escape trained by D.Broad, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount completed slowly

Under the provisions of Rule 90, the Stewards allowed Calibrator, trained by Eoin Griffin, to run on receipt of the trainer's written assurance that the error identified in the certification of vaccinations would be corrected in accordance with Rule 91 within the timeframe specified.

A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 8lbs ;5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs ;Mares allowed 7lbs ;