Going - Soft (Heavy in places Hurdle, Yielding in places Chase) 7th hurdle omitted due to ground. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €5,000.00 Dividend - €2,333.30 Winning Units - 1.5. Placepot Pool - €28,956.67 Dividend - €216.60 Winning Units - 93.58. Pick Six Pool - €1,826.16 Not Won. Carried forward to Dundalk on Wednesday 6th March.
Russell steers Leopardstown winner for surgeon O'Sullivan
she's a home-bred filly and is by Classic Cliche, who we used to stand. They generally want nice ground so we were afraid the ground was gone for her but it worked out. We'll probably look for a mares novice race now. We'll see how she comes out of the race.
Zero Ten completes hat-trick on comeback run
he met with a setback after the Galway win. It was a bit disappointing at the time as I thought we were going to miss our novice season. I'm delighted to get him back and the showed there that he hasn't lost anything with the time off. We'll look at the final of this series now. He's a point-to-point winner and the extra half mile in that should be right up his street.
Russell completes Leopardstown double
I think riding him wide helped him. I got caught out wide on him once before and he ran really well. I said today whatever I was going to do I was going to give him loads of light. I think it helped him a lot. I can't explain it really. The key to him is that everything has to fall right. Going that bit little bit wider today meant that he didn't have to get involved in the hustle and bustle of the race. I'm delighted as starting off the year we thought he was going to win a race or two and then we thought he'd gone. We've one up now.
Lady Writer scores for trainer/jockey
she's a filly that's thriving, she's going the right way. She's a chaser for next season and God knows where she'll end up, she's progressing over hurdles. Originally when she was rated 99 I was giving out but the handicapper is right again. Originally I thought he was hard on her as she hadn't done a lot to get 99 the first day. It's hard starting handicaps off 99 and winning off 108 around here is hard. She wasn't running on Saturday morning and then I declared her anyway and said to the lads we'd have a look. Luckily enough it rained all day yesterday and she got her going. She could have another outing this season. I had a super run around. I got up through the middle of them, I hadn't much company going to the last and I had to be hard on her. She was a bit idle going to the last and laying on to the rail. I had a super run around, the loose horse kept me tight to the rail but I couldn't complain.
Snugsborough justifies favouritism to win for Cusack/O'Regan
it was a lovely pot to win. When you are a novice you have to try and go for these; there will be plenty of handicaps next year. We were dropping back in trip but I always felt that he wasn't a slow horse. He's learning the whole time and probably Clonmel manned him up a bit. I was delighted with the way it went. With four runners it can often be tactical but he had a lovely position and he jumped lovely. We'll see what the ground does now but I'll probably ease off a bit now and wait for Fairyhouse or Punchestown. He wouldn't want it any heavier. The ground is lovely on the chase track. We'll see what the handicapper does now.
Perfect double for Mullins as leader falls at the last
my thought process going to the last was 'just get over it' because the only chance I have of beating Paul is if he comes down. It does happen the odd day, you wouldn't wish it upon anyone but you'll take the bit of luck when it comes. he's been tricky. He's one we've always liked at home but he's disappointed more days than he's ran well. He had a great run at Clonmel a few runs back but was a little bit disappointing the last two days. He seemed in good order at home but it would be hard to fancy him after a few of those little blips along the way but we're glad he's done the job. It's great for Patrick Hogan (owner and former trainer of the gelding).
Ted's Roxboro Road wins Leopardstown's finale
he is what he is, he's a 0-109 and if you could get enough of those 0-109s at Leopardstown and Navan he'd win a few of them. But when you get him down the country at Clonmel or Tramore he gets lost because he is a deliberate jumper and they go too quick for him. What he really loves is Tramore-horses at Leopardstown!
