Meade confirms appeal against Galway Hurdle verdict
TENSE MOMENTS: Trainers Gordon Elliott and Noel Meade watch a re-run of the Galway Hurdle during the stewards' inquiry. Picture: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Noel Meade has confirmed he has lodged an appeal against the demotion of Helvic Dream from first place in last week's Galway Hurdle.
Meade's eight-year-old was first past the post, getting the better of the Gordon Elliott-trained Ndaawi by a head, only for the stewards to reverse the placings, ruling interference between the pair had affected the result.
