Going - Good. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €544.67 Not Won. Carried forward to Roscommon on Monday 18th May. Placepot Pool - €35,657.21 Dividend - €133.10 Winning Units - 187.42. Days Aggregate - €141,829.00 Last Year €58,618.00
Ballycorrigan takes the opener at Limerick
It is great to get it. She doesn’t show a lot at home. Sean thought his chance was got passed the stands when he dropped his stick but he still gave her a great ride and he was very patient with her.
Eight comes from last to first under Lynch
Andrew gave him a smashing ride as you can't get there too soon and he dropped him out. His jumping is so good it gets you there and he got to the front too soon at Punchestown. He gallops and stays and we'll see what is coming up for him and he'll go over fences later down the line.
Limerick winner Space Ship is Galway bound
that's my third winner in less than two weeks so that's not bad for me!
Minella Foru an easy winner at Limerick
That was a bit overdue but was nice. It was a close call to run him (due to the drying ground) but credit where it's due to the racecourse as they have done a fantastic job with the track. Myself and Frank (Berry, owner J.P.McManus' racing manager) walked the track and if our race had been on the hurdle track, he wouldn't have run. You could actually hear the difference in the tracks as the horses galloped on them. He jumped lovely and straight and Mark did the right thing by taking a lead for as long as possible. We'll go for a winners' of one somewhere.
Sexton loses claim & beats G' Plate runner-up
she deserved that as she had been running very well in her races but hadn't been winning. I got the blame for running her in hot races but while that's her first win, she had picked up E20,000 in place prizemoney before today and I think a lot of her. We were delighted when we saw that Willie Mullins had no runners as he had been beating her in the past but it was nice to finish second to those good horses. I'll give her a break now and might bring her back for Galway. I'll speak to the handicapper and will then see what kind of a summer we have but she wouldn't want it much quicker than that. We'll hang in there for the moment and have a look at Galway.
Value Best in Handicap Chase
He needs quick ground and needs it as fast as possible. He jumps really well and will be kept on the go for the summer.
Prickly justifies favouritism in the bumper
He had his palate cauterized since his run the last day and I was hoping he'd be fit enough as there aren't any winners' bumpers for a while. He should make a very nice hurdler and will race during the summer. He seems to be improving and is getting 'toe' now.
