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REMAINING FAST TRACK QUALIFIERS

3-YEAR-OLD 21 FEBRUARY NEWCASTLE 5F CONDITIONS

3 FEBRUARY LINGFIELD 6F LISTED (CLEVES) SPRINT 6 MARCH CHANTILLY 6F (PRIX ANABAA)

17 FEBRUARY CAGNES-SUR-MER 8F LISTED (PRIX SAONOIS) MILE 10 MARCH WOLVERHAMPTON 7F LISTED (LADY WULFRUNA)

21 FEBRUARY KEMPTON 16F CONDITIONS MARATHON 10 MARCH CHELMSFORD 16F CONDITIONS

9 FEBRUARY CHELMSFORD 8F CONDITIONS FILLIES’ & MARES’ 2 MARCH DUNDALK 7F CONDITIONS

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FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2018 Foreword

With the New Year upon us now the Flat programme for 2018 will be printed soon. If any trainers have any issues or categories in the programme that they feel are not being catered for, we will welcome any suggestions for discussion. Also, with our first publication of the new-style diary, we hope all trainers have received their copy and are happy. If any trainers have any feedback about the layout of the diary or comments and suggestions, your views will be much appreciated and taken on board. Take note of the upcoming courses detailed in this issue, which are sure to be of interest and value. CARE, in association with Heartsafety Solutions, the ISSA and the IRTA are continuing the series of Health & Safety and Manual Handling courses which are available at a subsidised rate to stud and stable staff, and the courses will take place at various WITH £1 MILLION PRIZE MONEY racecourses around the country. A reminder that trainers without runners wishing to travel to the Cheltenham Festival UP FOR GRABS! need to apply to our office in advance of the meeting. Trainers will have to produce their licence at the desk in person in order to collect their tickets on the day. To qualify, your horse must run three times on an all-weather surface in Great Britain, Ireland or France or win one of the remaining Fast Track Qualifiers. Entries close at the five day stage on Saturday 24 March. Kind regards, For more information on the All-Weather Championships, along with travel and accommodation options for Good Friday, please contact Lingfield Park’s Clerk of the Course, George Hill on [email protected] or +44 (0)7581 119 984. Michael Grassick / Irish Racehorse Trainers Association

REMAINING FAST TRACK QUALIFIERS CONTENTS

3-YEAR-OLD 21 FEBRUARY NEWCASTLE 5F CONDITIONS Obituaries ...... 4 Winners Abroad...... 5 3 FEBRUARY LINGFIELD 6F LISTED (CLEVES) SPRINT Interview: Mark Bird, Handicapper...... 6 6 MARCH CHANTILLY 6F (PRIX ANABAA) Rule changes regarding non-runners ...... 10 17 FEBRUARY CAGNES-SUR-MER 8F LISTED (PRIX SAONOIS) MILE Wind op rules for runners in Britain ...... 12 10 MARCH WOLVERHAMPTON 7F LISTED (LADY WULFRUNA) COVER PHOTO: Owner: Gigginstown House Stud Occupational health training ...... 13 Trainer: Noel Meade Breeder: Miss Ivy Rothwell 21 FEBRUARY KEMPTON 16F CONDITIONS MARATHON Cheltenham info and French EHV rules ...... 14 Jockey: S W Flanagan Photographer: Caroline Norris 10 MARCH CHELMSFORD 16F CONDITIONS

9 FEBRUARY CHELMSFORD 8F CONDITIONS FILLIES’ & MARES’ 2 MARCH DUNDALK 7F CONDITIONS Irish Racehorse Trainers Association – Curragh House, Dublin Road, Kildare Chief Executive: Michael Grassick Council Members: 3 FEBRUARY LINGFIELD 10F LISTED (WINTER DERBY TRIAL) MIDDLE DISTANCE Chairman: Noel Meade Jim Gorman Eoin Griffin 2 MARCH DUNDALK 10F GROUP 3 (WINTER DERBY) Vice Chairman: Michael Halford Jessica Harrington Tom Hogan Andrew McNamara Eric McNamara Tel: 045 522 981 Fax: 045 522 982 Aidan O’Brien Andy Oliver PROUDLY SPONSORED BY OFFICIAL PARTNER Mob: 087 258 8770 email: [email protected] Patrick Prendergast Jnr. Dermot Weld

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VISIT WWW.IRTA.IE FOR THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES 03 THE IRISH TRAINER / FEBRUARY 2018 Obituaries

Vivian Kennedy

Curragh-based former jockey and trainer, Vivian Kennedy, passed away in hospital at the age of 75, leaving behind wife Kathleen, and children Nicola, Sylvia, Niall and Will. He had been visiting his family in the UK for the Vivian and Kathleen Kennedy at the 2015 IRTA Flat Awards Christmas period when admitted to hospital. Originally apprenticed to Tommy Burns, Vivian won the Irish Cesarewitch three times among Maria O’Grady other notable successes before turning to training in 1983, when his big-race successes We were shocked in late November by the included the 1986 Kerry National with Flute tragic loss of Maria O’Grady, aged 54, from Player. He was noted for his meticulous care injuries sustained in a riding accident while and attention to detail. Tragedy struck the out hunting. She leaves behind two daughters, family when son Vivian jnr died as a result of a Mimi and Rosie Mae, and her step-children fall at Huntingdon, but he remained supportive Jonathan, Amber and Lucy, and beloved and encouraging when Will became a jockey husband of 18 years, Edward. A member of and took great pride in his success. the Tipperary Hunt, Maria was a lady of many talents and interests and was a respected television producer, among those involved Noel in the formation of music channel MTV and later the popular programme “Waterways”. O’Brien She was also a qualified teacher of yoga. As an owner and breeder, she enjoyed success We were saddened to lose with Sheltering, trained by Edward, and had Noel O’Brien, at the age homebred success on the Flat with Bouquet of 57, who was admitted Garni and Fair Game. to hospital with oesophageal cancer last June Maria with husband Edward O’Grady and daughters Mimi and Rosie Mae. and sadly did not leave the intensive care unit following surgery. An integral part of the racing family, Noel was much respected and liked by all and he was a diplomat at all times, despite the controversy sometimes courted by his job as handicapper. He began as a junior handicapper in 1981 and became Senior NH Handicapper in 1995. He worked closely on the racing programme with HRI and was instrumental in the establishment of the Anglo-Irish Classifications. Noel is survived by brothers Paul, Ger, John and Joe, and sisters Ann, Breda, Josephine, Martina and Mary.

04 Winners Abroad

2017 closed out with winners for Gordon To Stuart Crawford went the honour of being Elliott in the Glenfarclas Cross-Country at first out of the blocks in 2018 on the National Cheltenham with Bless The Wings, Coney Hunt front when Elusive Theatre scored at Island in the Graduation Chase at Ascot Ayr on the 2nd of January. Gavin Cromwell for Eddie Harty and Mullaghmurphya then produced 13yo Raz De Maree to gain Blue for Jim Dreaper and Rancher Lass an excellent victory in the Welsh National for Karl Thornton, both at Musselburgh. at Chepstow. The Flat closed out with Mercury at For the Flat, Jonny Levins got proceedings Chelmsford for Adrian Joyce, Complicit underway when Complicit obliged at also at Chelmsford for Jonny Levins, Hello Lingfield, followed by Bachelor at Kempton Brigette at Wolverhampton for Michael for Joseph O’Brien. O’Callaghan and Art Nouvelle at Lingfield for Joseph O’Brien. Congrats.

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Michael Grassick in conversation with Mark Bird Handicapper

MICHAEL: The recent review of the ratings of the Flat season in November and published has led to some confusion. Could all horses before the beginning of the new season in March. be dropped the same amount throughout With the advent of the Winter Series in Dundalk the season? in 2011, the review process has had to take place immediately at the end of the Turf season and MARK: As handicappers, we aim to maintain the completed by the end of December. Horses level of the official ratings at broadly the same that are entered for Dundalk in November and level from year to year to ensure consistency. December are reviewed first and can run off their The number of horses in training and races run new marks from November onwards. This is not has increased and without checks and balances ideal for a limited period of time, we hope that there would be inevitable uppage in ratings trainers are aware of the process and know which over time. At the end of each season, the ratings races they can enter for when the Winter Series are re-examined and, if necessary, the general begins. If they are unsure, they are welcome to level of the handicap is adjusted so that all the contact us to discuss their case. ratings are kept at the same standard level from Next year we are considering a series of year to year. This has been the practice for over interim ratings drops throughout the year 20 years now. However, as part of the process (perhaps May, July and September of about 1lb each horse is individually reviewed, taking each for all horses), which should avoid one account of its profile and whether it has won, larger drop at year-end. Once the details have handicap performance, how often it has run, been finalised, we will liaise with the IRTA so distances, and any black type performance. they can inform their members of the changes Ratings were historically reviewed at the end ahead of their implementation.

06 MG: Can you outline what principles you on the Flat in Ireland last year was 6lb and the use when deciding if a horse can run over average penalty for a second-placed finisher certain distances or not? was 1.6lb – on average, the third-placed finisher does not get penalised. Our job is to accurately MB: The ‘Distance Protocol’ has been in reflect the ability that each horse has shown on existence for almost three years and it gives the the track. handicappers discretion on whether to exclude It must be emphasised how competitive Flat a horse from a handicap where the distance of racing in Ireland is. Prize money for handicaps some or all of its qualifying runs is considerably has improved considerably, with minimum race different from the distance of the proposed handicap the horse is entered for. The Protocol values of €10k for the lowest class of handicap. was introduced to put an end to the practice of This has meant greater competition than ever horses being campaigned deliberately over a and average field sizes of 13-14, almost double certain distance in qualifying for a rating and the level in the UK. Last year, there were 596 then running over a completely different handicap races run in Ireland on the Flat with distance once qualified. Since computerisation 1,946 individual horses competing. Were every we have been able to put filters in place to horse that competes to win just one handicap, quickly identify such horses. we would need at least three times the number We then examine its profile, whether or not it of races that we have! was practically possible for a horse to run at or near It is therefore important to remember that the distance of the handicap race it is entered for, when a horse is penalised for coming second, the time of year and the availability of races to run it will likely have beaten 12 or 13 other horses in to meet this requirement, the age and profile in so doing. Our research shows that horses of the horse, whether the horse had already placed on their most recent start in a handicap competed in handicaps at a different distance or remain competitive on their next start, such as is entering handicap company for the first time Beechmount Whisper (placed on eight occasions and the distance of its most recent start or starts. and went up 7lb before winning off 59 and The intention is not to stop trainers from subsequently improving all the way up to a mark trying horses over different distances, but rather of 84) and Rose Anjou (went up 8lb for three to root out ‘blatant’ attempts to conceal a horse’s placed efforts last year before winning off 62). true ability by running over the wrong trip with a view to obtaining a more favourable handicap MG: Lower rated horses seem to be dropped mark. Ultimately, we want horses honestly far quicker than the higher rated horses? campaigned and fairly assessed. MB: Horses with lower ratings have shown less ability on the track than those with higher MG: Horses that are consistent seem to be ratings and they usually have less reliable form penalised by the handicappers even when upon which we can base our ratings. A horse not winning. When does a horse’s rating that finishes in the final quarter of the field on stop going up before he wins his next race? all of its maiden starts may emerge with a rating MB: In theory, there is no limit to the amount that of 50. However, it is only when that horse begins a horse can be raised without winning, but we to compete in handicaps that the real level of try to take a common-sense approach, reflected its ability can be more accurately fathomed. in an average second-placed penalty of less than We find that such horses often need to drop 2lb. The average penalty for a handicap winner continued �

07 THE IRISH TRAINER / FEBRUARY 2018 significantly to find a level at which they are When an Irish-based sprinter is competitive. With the more highly rated horses, exposed to the UK style of racing for we find that the level of their initial ratings is the first time they can find it difficult more reliable and needs less adjustment when they enter handicaps. Where a horse is not to adapt. We have seen a number of competitive, the onus is on us to drop that horse Irish sprinters move to the UK and to a level where it can be. About 55% of horses while they have struggled initially, with a rating are rated 65 or below and there is once they begin to race regularly huge demand for places in 0-65 handicaps. they tend to do well.

MG: When a horse has two marks, one for do not have the same opportunities as those in the Turf and one for All Weather, when the UK and don’t get the practice needed to be he wins why does his rating go up on the competitive. The tempo of UK sprints (usually other surface? flat out from the start) is also very different to that in Ireland where even sprint races can MB: Only about 5-6% of horses have a dual mark often turn into sprints from only halfway. When on the Flat, dual ratings are allocated where a an Irish-based sprinter is exposed to the UK horse’s form clearly suggests that it has a style of racing for the first time they can find it preference for either grass or AW racing. For the difficult to adapt. We have seen a number of majority of horses, this is not usually the case. Irish sprinters move to the UK and while they Where a horse has a dual rating (for example, is have struggled initially, once they begin to race 5lb higher on the AW than on turf) and wins on regularly they tend to do well. the AW, the question then becomes whether the Horses capable of winning or being placed improved performance is then solely down to the in maidens in Ireland tend to either want to step horse running on its preferred surface or whether it up to Listed and Group level or else be sold is down to more general improvement? We could overseas. What is left in the 80-100 rated bracket say that before the race, the horse in question is often a shallow pool of horses that are left to was rated 5lb superior on the AW than on the compete with a larger pool of such horses in grass and so we will maintain that differential England. This has resulted in UK runners until we see the horse run back on the grass. Or dominating the valuable sprint handicaps. As that the horse is very much exposed on turf and the handicappers, we have taken steps to specifically likely reason for the improved run was down to the target reducing the ratings of our domestic surface. Each case is different and experience sprinters (particularly in the higher bracket) has shown us that keeping an open mind is in our year-end reviews in recent years and important and that being dogmatic about what while this has helped to a certain degree, the a horse prefers is often not the best approach fundamental issues regarding the wider to take, as horses can make fools of us all! programme and the style of racing are more difficult to resolve. At the other end of the MG: English-rated sprinters seem to have spectrum, our staying horses tend to be very a big advantage over Irish-rated sprinters, competitive as witnessed by our Melbourne Cup can you give a reason why? 1-2-3. Hopefully the recent exploits of Sole Power, MB: I think that English-based sprinters do have , Maarek and Gordon Lord Byron an advantage and particularly among the higher may be the catalyst for more focus being put on class horses rated 80 and above. Our sprinters this area, as I for one am a big fan of sprinting. �

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THE IRISH TRAINER / FEBRUARY 2018 RULE CHANGE RULE CHANGE RULE CHANGE NON-RUNNER TELEPHONE LINE

Some rule changes came into effect from 1 January involving changes to information that can be given by a trainer to the ‘Non Runner Line’ as it is most commonly known.

Since the ‘close of the card’ is 90 minutes before the first race now, there was a need to streamline certain rules so that all information be supplied by this cut off point if known. Also, with many trainers not having faxes, some of these changes will allow information be given over the phone, which should be a help to everyone.

To date, trainers can ring the ‘Non Runner Line’ to withdraw a horse or declare a reserve either a runner or a non-runner, up to 90 minutes before the 1st race – if they are declaring a reserve a runner, they need to nominate a rider by this time also.

From January 1st, there are 3 small changes to what a trainer can declare on this telephone line.

1. If declaring a reserve, and the nominated rider has told them they may be possibly 2lb overweight, the trainer should declare this possible 2lb overweight when they are nominating the rider. Once this declaration is made, the rider will be allowed carry the correct weight, 1lb overweight or 2lb overweight. However, if this declaration isn’t made on the non-runner line, and a rider shows up to ride the reserve at 2lb overweight, he/she will need Stewards’ Permission to do so (similar to a rider of a horse that is not a reserve, who failed to declare the possible 2lb overweight at declaration stage).

2. If a trainer fails to nominate a rider at the declaration stage (i.e. if at 12pm on the day of declarations, no rider is nominated on a horse that is not a reserve), because it is blank, a rider may be nominated on this telephone line. The trainer or his representative will still have to give an explanation to the Acting Stewards and may still be sanctioned, but this gives the trainer the opportunity to nominate a rider in a simpler manner than faxing racecourse/signing at scales. If there is no rider nominated by 90 minutes before the first race, the horse will be automatically withdrawn, so this new method will give trainers the peace of mind that once they have nominated the rider on the telephone line, the horse will get a run – and he can answer to the Acting Stewards on arrival at the track. This has been brought back from 30 minutes prior to first race heretofore, and it needed to be in writing at scales – it can still be done at scales if it suits the trainer to be there prior to 90 minutes before 1st race. It is important the trainer knows the correct name/initials of the rider they want to nominate.

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3. Finally, if a trainer wants to declare a winner’s penalty, he can do so on the telephone line. This has to be done by the 90 minutes cut-off time also. So, for example, if a horse wins at Dundalk on Friday night, and is in to run on Sunday again, in a race which the conditions state winners should carry a penalty, the trainer can declare the penalty on the phone. This has been brought back from 60 minutes prior to first race heretofore, and it needed to be in writing at scales – it can still be done at scales if it suits the trainer to be there prior to 90 minutes before 1st race.

These three things don’t happen a lot over the course of a year but at least if they do, there is a simpler way to make the declarations.

With regard to point 2 above, we are allowing this because generally the nomination will be allowed by the Acting Stewards. We are not allowing rider changes on the telephone line yet, because we don’t want confusion to arise – the Acting Stewards will often refuse a request for a rider change based on the experience/competency of the replacement rider, so we can’t have a situation where a rider is requested at 10am for a race in Dundalk that evening, it’s up on the website all day, but at 5pm when the Acting Stewards arrive at the track, they refuse the request, the website is not updated as the office staff are gone home – but people may have seen the information on the website and took it at as a ‘done deal’. So it would just lead to confusion.

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11 THE IRISH TRAINER / FEBRUARY 2018 RULE CHANGE RULE CHANGE RULE CHANGE

PLEASE NOTE the change in the rules in British horseracing from 19 January 2018; trainers will be required to declare when a horse running in Britain has had any one of five types of wind (respiratory) surgery. This applies also to trainers based outside Britain.

The declaration of wind surgery is required for horses which have previously raced and must be made prior to their first run after wind surgery. The types of wind surgery required to be declared are: • Tie back (prosthetic laryngoplasty) • Hobday (ventriculectomy/cordectomy) • Epiglottic entrapment surgery • Tie forward (dorsal displacement soft palate surgery) • Soft palate cautery

When to declare Publication of information The declaration of wind surgery is required Racecards will display ‘WS’ to identify a horse for horses which have previously raced under which has had wind surgery since its last Rules, regardless of whether previous races were performance. The racecard will not display in Britain or elsewhere. The declaration of wind the specific type or number of wind surgeries. surgery is required prior to declaring a horse for Compliance its first start after it has had wind surgery. In instances when the surgeries are not Where a horse is subjected to wind surgery declared, and of which the BHA becomes aware, on multiple occasions, the declaration will be there will be a framework within the Rules to required on each occasion. enable the non-compliance to be addressed.

When a horse has only run in Point-to-Point Non-compliance can be detected through, for races and is now to run under Rules, then the example, accessing horses’ veterinary records, wind surgery does not need to be declared. or information gathered through the BHA’s regulatory processes. The requirement to declare wind surgeries will apply equally to horses trained in Britain • Band C penalty if notified after declaration and horses trained overseas which are racing but before race day in Britain. • Band D penalty for all other breaches Making a declaration As specified in Section 5 of the Guide to Trainers based outside of Britain who wish to Procedures and Penalties, which can be declare a previously raced horse for a race run viewed online: in Britain, will be asked if the horse has had a declarable wind surgery since its last race start, http://rules.britishhorseracing.com/_ regardless of which country that race was in, when documents/guide_to_procedures_and_ contacting Weatherbys to make a declaration. penalties.pdf

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RULE CHANGE RULE CHANGE Occupational Health & Safety training courses

CARE, in association with Heartsafety Solutions, the ISSA, and the IRTA are continuing the series of Occupational Health & Safety courses, there will be two courses on the one day, Occupational Health & Safety in the morning with Manual Handling in the afternoon.

Places on the course are available at a subsidised rate to stud and stable staff and they will take place at the following locations:

Tuesday, 6 February • The Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Co. Kildare • Racecourse, Mallow, Co. Cork

Tuesday, 13 February • , , Co. Meath

Tuesday, 20 February • , Junction, Co. Tipperary

Tuesday, 27 February • , Gowran Demesne, Co. Kilkenny • Galway Racecourse, Ballybrit, Co. Galway

Places on each course will cost €40 per person

Full details on how to book a place on the course can be found online at: www.workinracing.ie/health-and-safety-courses The courses will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Additional dates will be put on if there is sufficient demand.

13 THE IRISH TRAINER / FEBRUARY 2018 Trainers without runners wishing to attend the festival Irish trainers holding a full licence wishing Please note, that this will be the ONLY to attend The Festival 2018, who do not hold way that badges will be issued to trainers, entries or have runners, will need to apply unless they actually have runners on the to the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association day. These badges are for the licenced in advance of the meeting, before 8 March. trainer only and identification will also be required when collecting the badges when The IRTA will administer the applications they come in person to collect the tickets. and arrange with Cheltenham for two Club badges per trainer per day, to be available for collection at the Owners’ & Trainers’ reception, by the Hall of Fame entrance.

French change of rules for EHV vaccinations The Equine Herpes (EHV) vaccination is now a requirement for all horses that run in France and France Galop now require evidence that all runners have two primary vaccinations followed by a booster. A horse is permitted to race after the second primary vaccination.

• From April 1st 2018, two primary vaccinations must have been completed • The second first primary vaccination must be given between 21 and 92 days after the first. • The booster can then be done between 150 and 215 days after the 2nd primary vaccination. • A horse will not be allowed to race for four days after the 2nd primary vaccination.

Horses will be allowed to run in France up until 1st April with the current vaccinations requirements. If you are planning an early campaign for your horses in France in April, you will need to plan the course of vaccinations by the beginning of March.

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