Going - Yielding to Soft (Soft in Places). Showery
Jackpot Pool - 997.40 Not Won. Carried forward to Punchestown on Tuesday 28th April. Placepot Pool - 35,531.15 Dividend - 5,084.10 Winning Units - 4.89. Pick Six Pool - 11,575.50 Not Won. Carried forward to Punchestown on Tuesday 28th April. Days Aggregate - 173,998.07 Last Year 150,998.00
Argentero impresses in Naas opener
The word I'd use to describe this horse is professional from the first day he came in. Everything we asked him he did it. I told Colin to take his time and teach him his job. He handled that ground but would want better ground. Obviously at this time of the year you'd be thinking about Royal Ascot, and hopefully he's one of those.
Well-backed Prince loves it at Naas
There is no truer saying than horses for courses and this lad has won twice over course and distance. He was third at Dundalk and I probably ran him back a bit quick. He's a horse that wants about four to five weeks between runs. I'm delighted for the owner John Bowden. He's a retired Dublin businessman and it's his first winner. We bought the horse out of Liz Doyle's and he was second a few times for John last year. He came down 9lb over the winter and that gave him a chance.
In-form Bubbly records his fourteenth success
Madame springs surprise for Bunyan
I didn't expect her to get her head in front as she's a proper good ground filly. On that performance she could be anything. She will come back here on June 1st for the six-furlong Listed race. Hopefully it will be Ascot after that if she keeps going the right way. The ground was my only concern as she looked very ground dependant at home. She's a very smart filly, and you won't see the best of her until she's going six or seven (furlongs).
Improving Minds takes Naas feature
He likes the ground and is improving. Hopefully it will keep raining! . I wasn't worried about dropping back to five furlongs. The ground is the key to him.
Bold Thady Quill ends long losing run
I know I'm biased but if any horse deserved it then he did. It's two years and a lot of runs since he won. He was second in a Listed race at Cork earlier this month and got put up 5lb. It's a career best to do that off 99. Shane said he likes that ground and travelled well into the race. In fact he felt he got there a bit too soon.
Valac disappoints as Cradle gets off the mark
He's tough and kept at it well. He likes an ease in the ground.