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it turned into a staying race, and her jumping held up well. She's been knocking on the door, and was a bit unlucky to fall at the last at Navan last time when she would have finished third or fourth. She loves the trip (three miles); other days she can be flat out early but she travelled better today. F Flood, trainer

D.N. Russell, rider of Kilcrea trained by James Joseph Mangan, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount made a respiratory noise in running.

An extended handicap steeplechase for five yrs old and upwards (123 = 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 steeplechase won. Any horse rated above 123 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 11st 10lb. Subsequently, the excess over 123 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 123 shall have the applicable weight for age allowance then prevailing deducted from the horse's rating prior to the original calculation of the handicap)