Going - Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places). Overcast
Trifecta Not Won. Pool of €1,157.60 carried forward to Limerick on Thursday 30th December. Jackpot Pool - €2,485.00 Dividend - €372.70 Winning Units - 5. Placepot Pool - €15,141.08 Dividend - €302.10 Winning Units - 37.58. Days Aggregate - €98,207.00 Last Year €96,161.43
Anna beats the boys at Limerick
She is a lucky mare. That's her second win over hurdles and she jumps well, stays well and goes on this ground. We'll go for something similar now.
Mr a Cracker at Limerick
He's a nice horse and he'll improve a lot on better ground and going left-handed. He's a superb jumper and he might go for a novice chase at Cheltennham in January. He is entered in the Moriarty at Leopardstown but I'm not sure about that. His main target could be the Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse. He's one to look forward to. I rang Michael (O'Leary, the owner) and said to him you'll have to buy this horse as he was about to win a point-to-point by a fence (at Lemonfield) and then he came down at the last! He went on to win at Cloyne after that.
Hogan on the mark again with Kate
Maggie pleases her supporters
She deserved that after the last day (2nd to yesterday's graded winner Knockfierna). She got a great ride from Emmet who kept her on the best of the ground the whole way. I'd imagine we'll try and get a bit of black-type with her now. I think Emmet has about a 50 per cent strike rate for Dad here, something like eight winners from sixteen rides so it's great for him too.
Hanlon & Cullen strike again
Flemensford makes the most of a run-out
Robert is adamant he would have won. He thinks the lad in front was stopping but we'll never know. It was a good tough performance and he stays very well and he jumps really well too. It is nice to get a winner for J P (McManus, the owner). We'll go for another similar hurdle next and then he'll go back chasing. We think there could be a good three mile chase in him.
Donoghue & Roi a great combination
Fogarty gets the Credit for Letter's win
Tactics are important. It wasn't Robbie's (McNamara) fault when he got beat in Punchestown as the race just worked out that way (finished a nearest at the finish third there). We rode him prominent last time and we were going to do the same again but Mikey said he was going to drop in. He'll have a couple of weeks off now and probably go hurdling then. He'll be better on better ground too.
