I'd have thought so, maybe a good idea if you also tag on a note to the effect that your AME's opinion was that he didn't expect you'd have any problem getting a class 1 certification also.
Depends how merciless they intend to be with enforcing their made-up rules. Personally, my paperwork is all in order, but for the EasyJet or CTC streams I'll have to hope that being 3 months over-age can be overlooked. As I may have mentioned on another thread