Mr. Noel Meade:

Yes, I am. In the Irish classic this year we had possibly one of the best three year old colts which had raced in Europe this year. People are inclined to run away from him, which is why some of the fields can be very small. It is not altogether due to the fact that we have too many races. Sometimes we do not have horses at the very top level. We must have these races, but sometimes they are not as competitive as we would like. It is unfortunate that this season has turned out to be so disappointing, but this will not happen every time. It is about getting back into the pattern. We must keep up with English and French racing patterns. There is a need to reschedule some of the pattern races. Generally, the number of race fixtures is fine and we have plenty of horses to run in the number of fixtures we have.