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Sat 04 Apr 2007Cane Brake gets green lightCane Brake will head a maximum field of 30 runners in Monday's Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National after an early morning inspection of the Fairyhouse track yesterday by Tom Taaffe resulted in the topweight getting the green light to run.Taaffe had been concerned about the ground getting too quick for his horse, winner this season of the Troytown and the Paddy Power Chase, but the trainer was happy with what he found yesterday.