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He was a fun horse that we kept for one of the girls in the yard to ride in a charity race at Punchestown,. He's a great old school master, a lovely horse and very easy to do anything with. He's one that we're going to sell and it's brilliant that he's come and won for us today. If some young person out there wanted a school master he's for sale and he won't be expensive. I think he'll win again as well. If he's not sold he'll run away for the summer and then get sold. It's brilliant to get another winner for Eric (Newnham), who is London based. Phils Choice won for me at Limerick over Christmas and we have her to look after. This year want we're trying to do is to keep moving the lower grade handicappers. I'm limited to 60 stables and we're going to try and build a better team, slowly but surely. I think with the price of the point-to-pointers and the stores at the moment there is a huge opportunity to build things. We're going to try and move in that direction but to do that we have to free up boxes so we need to keep selling these guys. P J Rothwell, trainer

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Mullins Cross, trained by John Joseph Hanlon, at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to be blowing hard post race

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Grand Rouge, trained by James M. Barcoe, at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal

K. Callaghan, rider of Grand Rouge, trained by James M. Barcoe, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount jumped poorly and weakened

C.G. O'Dwyer, rider of Sunwalk (GB), trained by Seamus Neville, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount never travelled.

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.