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He was unlucky to meet a Grade 2 winner (earlier victor Aunt Nora) here the last day and also the third horse (Witness Of Fashion) won twice since,. There's a race for him at Navan next Saturday but it might come too soon. I'm delighted for his owner, Paddy McLoughney, who is my longest standing owner and gave me my first winner, with Agent Scully at Sligo in 1998. T Hogan, trainer

P.T. Enright, rider of Tooreen trained by Robert Tyner, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount made a bad mistake at the fifth last. The Turf Club Veterinary Officer examined Winter Magic, trained by James Joseph Mangan, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal.

An extended handicap steeplechase for five yrs old and upwards (116 = 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 steeplechases won. Any horse rated above 116 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 11st 10lb. Subsequently, the excess over 116 in any rating shall be added to the weight allotted to that horse. (For the purpose of this note, any five year old rated above 116 shall have the applicable weight for age allowance then prevailing deducted from the horse's rating prior to the original calculation of the handicap)