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It was brilliant the way it worked out. A huge thanks to Tadhg Moynihan, I picked him out at the sales and rang him and asked if he would buy him. He said Eric if you want him and I said 'I don't want to go home without him'. So I bought him but he paid for him. He paid for himself today. To win one of these handicaps is great. He was well handicapped if we could rekindle him, he spent two years doing nothing in England, whatever went wrong there. We changed his routine and we were always very kind to him. We brought him a few different places to work and we never took him off the bridle. We trained him like he was a real good horse and he always worked against horses that he could beat just to try and mentally get him back to where he was. He was a real good horse. He was only beaten seven-and-a-quarter lengths in a Gold Cup. I met Tadhg in Listowel one year, he was a great friend of Sean Currans', and we've been great friends ever since. He always said he'd love to win the Kerry National so I bought this fella to try and win it. He'll be there next year but this will do!. Conor gave him a great ride and did everything right so it's fantastic. E McNamara, trainer

The Raceday Stewards enquired into possible interference on the run in from the last fence involving Ain't That A Shame, ridden by Rachael Blackmore, placed fourth, and Foxy Jacks, ridden by Shane Fenelon, placed fifth, where it appeared that Ain't That A Shame went to the right and crossed the racing line of Foxy Jacks which checked

Evidence was heard from the riders concerned. In his evidence, Shane Fenelon stated that his mount had maintained a straight racing line from the last fence but had to check when crossed by Ain't That A Shame

Rachael Blackmore stated that her mount had been leaning to the left when also jumping left at the last fence and consequently she put her whip into her left hand but her mount got leg weary and ran dramatically to the right

Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards were of the opinion that while Ain't That A Shame had caused interference to Foxy Jacks, he did not improve his finishing position as a result of this interference so they made no alteration to the Judge’s placings. They were, however, of the opinion that Rachael Blackmore was in breach of Rule 214 in that she had ridden carelessly. Having considered her record in this regard, the Raceday Stewards cautioned her on this occasion

Rachael Blackmore, rider of Ain't That A Shame trained by Henry de Bromhead, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that her mount hung on the run in

J.W. Kennedy, rider of Death Duty trained by Gordon Elliott, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount made a bad mistake in the back straight

The Raceday Stewards interviewed K.E Buckley, rider of Diol Ker (FR), concerning his use of the whip in the latter stages of this race. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned. In his evidence, K.E. Buckley stated that his mount responded well from the last fence and he had lost the exact count. Having viewed a recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards were of the opinion that K.E. Buckley was in breach of R10(3)(g) by using his whip with excessive frequency. Having taken his previous record into consideration, the Raceday Stewards suspended K.E. Buckley for two racedays

J.B. Foley, rider of Stones And Roses trained by W.P. Mullins, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount made a bad mistake at the third last fence

The Raceday Stewards interviewed Shane Fenelon, rider of Foxy Jacks, concerning his use of the whip in the latter stages of this race. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned. In his evidence, Shane Fenelon admitted that he had lost count on the use of his whip in a tight finish. Having viewed a recording of the race and considered the evidence the Raceday Stewards were of the opinion that Shane Fenelon was in breach of R10(3)(g) by using his whip with excessive frequency. Having taken his previous record into consideration, the Raceday Stewards suspended Shane Fenelon for three racedays.

An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards rated 0-150 that have run at least three times in steeplechases up to and including 27th November 2022
Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase or steeplechases after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.