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He's a slow galloper but he got there anyway!. He'll go handicapping now. He had shown form on that ground before and we thought he had an each-way chance. It could have gone either way and thank God it worked out. I wouldn't like to be winning by those small margins all the time but anyway he got it done. C Byrnes, trainer

The Stewards enquired into the apparent improvement in form of The Big Galloper, trained by C.Byrnes, placed 1st, as compared with its recent form. Evidence was heard from Mr. A. Shaw, Handicapper, and the trainer concerned. Mr. Shaw stated that this horse had six previous hurdle runs, he had bits of form in the past in a bumper and in some of his hurdle runs but he felt his best piece of form until today was his chase run. He had returned after a six month break at Listowel last time where he finished approximately 30 lengths behind Randalls Ur Poet

Today he reopposed that horse and finished 18 lengths in front of him, which in his opinion was a more than normal improvement from his last run

Mr. Byrnes stated that he agreed with the handicapper regarding the horse's best run being his chase run. He stated that the horse had been off for the summer and his come back run was at Listowel where the rider that day had thought he had run well. He felt the ground was very different today, his charge was receiving allowances from the winners in the race and he was also using a 5lb claiming rider today

Having considered the evidence, the Stewards noted the trainer's explanation

B. Hayes, rider of Time For An Oscar trained by Paul Stafford, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount was reluctant to jump off

A hurdle for five years old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 11st 12lbs ;Mares allowed 7lbs ;Allowance - Horses that have not won a race, ;including flat races, under any NH Rules or ;Rules of Racing ;Allowed 8lb ;