The Raceday Stewards enquired into the running and riding of Neon Diamond, ridden by Sam Ewing, and trained by Gordon Elliott. Evidence was heard from the rider and trainer concerned. Sam Ewing said his instructions were to jump off mid division and ride her to stay on at the finish. He added that throughout the race he was going as fast as she could go, didn't travel down the hill and just stayed on one paced past tiring horses that were up with the pace early on. He concluded by saying if he had gone for his mare any earlier she would have tired and not seen out her race. Gordon Elliott confirmed the instructions given and said he wanted the mare to run on at the line instead of tiring in the closing stages like her last two runs. He further added he was happy with the ride and felt his charge had achieved her best placing. The Raceday Stewards also received a report from the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer who stated that Neon Diamond was post race normal. Samples were taken for further analysis. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards noted the explanations given.

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer reported to the Raceday Stewards that Twentyfourcarrot (GB) trained by Declan Queally had blood at both nostrils post race.

At the request of the Raceday Stewards, P. Byrnes, rider of Let Him B, trained by C.Byrnes, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount is an awkward ride, made a bad mistake at the first and changed his legs twice in the straight.

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Royal Reprobate, trained by Gavin Cromwell, at the request of the Raceday Stewards and reported the animal to have a superficial cut on its left fore pastern but to be otherwise post race normal.

Miss A.B. O'Connor, rider of Simply Shabra, trained by Anthony McCann, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that her mount took a blow turning in.

Mr R.W. Barron, rider of Knockaneleigh Girl, trained by Declan Queally, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount hung very badly right in the straight.

The Raceday Stewards enquired into the running and riding of Mount Ferns, ridden by C.P. McNamara, and trained by E. McNamara. Evidence was heard from the rider and David O'Riordan, Authorised Representative, who said the instructions were to jump of mid division and to come with a late run. He added he was satisfied with the ride as the horse was hanging badly right. C.P. McNamara confirmed the instructions given and said he was generally happy with the way the race went however his mount started hanging badly going down the hill and turning into the straight. He elaborated that the horse was extremely difficult to ride at this point and he could not even ride the horse out to the line. He concluded by saying he had forgotten to make a report at scales that the horse was hanging. The Raceday Stewards also received a report from the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer who stated that the animal was post race normal. Samples were taken for further analysis. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards were satisfied that both rider and trainer were in breach of Rule 212A(i) by deliberately or recklessly causing or permitting a horse to run other than on its merits. As a consequence they suspended C.P. McNamara for 40 racedays, ordered that he forfeit his riding fee and fined E. McNamara €6000 in accordance with the guidelines and having taken their clean records into account. Furthermore they suspended Mount Ferns from running for 90 days under the provisions of Rule 212C(D).

The following Raceday Stewards acted on behalf of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board at this race meeting: Mr. Nicolas P. Lambert (Chairman), Mr. Patrick Coveney, Mr. John McEnery, Mr. L. Aspell.

Disclaimer: Please note this information is provisional and is subject to amendment until published in the Irish Racing Calendar.