Going - Good (NH); Good, Good To Yielding In Places (Flat). Overcast
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Diamond Hill another for the Mee family at Galway
She was very green and very novicey, and sometimes when they haven’t run over hurdles for six months or a year something clicks. She was still very green today and pulls very hard.
Cromwell's winner attracts plenty of Likes in the ring
He was good. The step up in trip obviously was a big help.
Bercasa a cosy winner for Tom Mullins
We won a couple of races with her this year but both handicappers gave her a nice slap. I tried her over hurdles and the Flat since and couldn’t win with her so I gave her a break before Galway.
Buttercup dances in for Patrick Mullins
It was just whether she would come back from two and a half miles to one and a half or handle the hill and she did everything.
Borice takes the Plate for Elliott and Dempsey
I was worried about the ground with this lad. I thought it was too dry for him and I was humming and hawing about whether to run him but Simon flew over from Nice this morning and Anthony Bromley came over, and it was brilliant, unbelievable. He was sent over to us by Simon and Isaac and the plan was to go for good, big staying chases. I fancied him in the Paddy Power last year, but I’d say he hadn’t filled into himself after coming from France and maybe I ran him a bit soon. But that was great he won today, and he’ll be a nice horse for all them staying chases. It’s been a lucky race for us, and it’s nice to win another Galway Plate. We thought he was (our leading contender) all along — he was paper favourite this morning but obviously drifted a bit with the ground. We’ll enjoy today and dream about it but that was what he was sent to me for - to be an English National horse. We said if we were going to run him, we’d run him in a good staying chase. I wasn’t going to run him in a 20-grand race, it would have to be a 100-grand race plus, and thankfully it worked out. Luke gave him a super ride, and there’s no stronger jockey at that weight. He’s been around the yard a long time, and I’m good friends with his father, Philip, and it was nice for them that he won it.
Shaman keeps rivals at bay for Harrington and Foley
He is green but I’m delighted with him. I thought it was a bit steep to give him a rating of 90 after winning a maiden in Killarney.
Upgraded flies home for Colgan in the finale
She’s been threatening all the time and ran very well in Ballinrobe. It was great to see the form with Tom Mullins filly (Bercasa, third) winning earlier, and that gave us a bit of confidence.
