Prince just prevails in Roscommon opener

I thought we were maybe third, or second at best, so it's a lovely surprise,. He's a grand little horse and will learn plenty from it. It was as rough a two-year-old race as I've seen and we were out of it thank God. That was probably the winning of the race, Colin used his head, took his time and educated the horse. I'm delighted for Damien Nolan who is an old owner of mine but is part of this syndicate. I didn't know it but he's just in from France and has his mother here, so it's nice. There should be plenty of improvement in him but I'd say the secret was just being out of the schmozzle. We'll have a look at a winners race and see if we could go for a premier nursery or something along the line. We'll take what we can and won't get carried away.

Innamorare gets a deserved win to her name

She was bought on my account, unbeknownst to me, when I was in Italy hence the name Innamorare (translated to 'fall in love'). She had been knocking on the door and was only beaten by a nose at Dundalk last month. We thought she had it then. It's a long way down from County Down to here. It was nearly five hours to get down here but it's been worth it. I'll go back happy!

Bolger & Manning on the mark with Words

Fox a Dream for the bookies

She wasn't a bad filly as a two-year-old when she won and was placed a couple of times,. She lost her way a little bit then maybe and the firm ground may have helped. She'll probably be in at Limerick again on Saturday over six-and-a-half.

Magwadiri scores on debut for Harrington

Well-bred Power sheds his maiden tag

I have to give the owner (Flor Ryan) credit. I was struggling to find a mile and a quarter handicap for him and he said why don't we go for a maiden,. He's still a bit raw, Dusty said he's learning, so hopefully there is a bit more to come from him. He's a well-bred horse and it's good for him to win. He's rated 80 so I don't think the handicapper can do much to him. Hopefully he'll be able to win his handicap off that. I was looking for a mile and a quarter handicap on a nice track and couldn't find one. We'll see how he is now, there is no rush now, the pressure is off as he's won his race. I've been telling the owner he's going to win for the last three runs! . We can maybe give him a little bit of time now, as we've been hard enough on him, and see can he improve up to what I think he can be.

Hoofer completes 83/1 double for Bolger & Manning

Kevin decided to ride her differently tonight, take the bull by the horns, and it worked,. It was a really good enterprising ride and he made every yard a winning post. She has always shown ability. She handled the ground as well.

Newcross springs a surprise on debut for Martin