Going - Chase: heavy, Hurdle/bumper: soft to heavy.. Overcast
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Midnight Stroll a ready winner in Ballybrit
That was grand and he settled a bit better today as he was a little bit keen the last day at Gowran, when he was fresh and well in himself. He jumped adequate today and did it nicely. He's a nice horse and it was always the plan to go for a bumper but after Gowran I decided against a bumper as he was too buzzy and he wouldn't qualify for this race then. This race was worth 20,000 euro and was almost as good as winning a bumper and maiden hurdle. He can't get rated too high for winning that type of race.
Enright completes Galway double
he went well and jumped great and that’s his trip. Maybe it was a bit quick for him at Clonmel the last day and Philip gave him a great ride today. We put cheek-pieces on him today and maybe it woke him up a little bit more. Hopefully he’ll win again and we’ll get something else for him along the line.
Unbeaten Lucky Pass suffers fatal injury
Kylecrue gains 12th win, Cheltenham next
he’s a proper class horse and those other horses were never going to pass him. He has a bit of class and is a proper, proper racehorse and is as tough as teak. He was left off for the summer and he’s only getting going now and is a soft ground, 2m4f horse. He has won 12 races now and also won his point to point first-time out. He has been campaigned lightly this year, particularly because he is getting older, and will now go for a big handicap now. He could go on to Cheltenham (in November) for the Paddy Power Chase and is entitled to this at thhis stage.
Crack On Corrie surges to the front
It was nearly time for her to win and has been a bit frustrating but she was wrong the last day in Listowel. She'll get another one of those low-grade handicaps and she's still well-in. Chris (Meehan) had never ridden for me before.
Gallahers Cross different class to his rivals
It was a good performance and he won his point-to-point well and is a cracking horse. More than likely he will go to the Sales at Cheltenham in November and I'd love to keep him in the yard but we'll see what happens. Roger Loughran did a lot with him and pre-trained him before he came to me and he had previously won his point-to-point for Sandra Hughes. He's only with me a short while and Roger has done a lot with him. He's a lovely horse and hopefully should make a few quid. He's owned by Sean and Jerry Bell, from Kildare, and both are farriers; Jerry was a farrier with Dessie Hughes and Sean is farrier with Kevin Prendergast.
