Going - Soft CHANGED to soft to heavy after 4th race.. Overcast with showers
Jackpot Pool - €446.10 Not Won. Carried forward to Navan. Placepot Pool - €13,162.54 Dividend - €31.00 Winning Units - 296.63. Days Aggregate - €119,774.60 (8 races). Last Year €75,127.07 (7 races).
Wannabe Royal easily wins Limerick’s opener
Admiral Churchill sheds maiden tag at fourth time of asking
I probably ran him over a bit too far (a mile) being a Kodiac the last day and seems to like these tracks. He had a good run in Galway last summer but looked a bit intimidated both days I ran him at the Curragh. Maybe we learned today that this type of track suits him. Charlie Bond is based in Yorkshire and is a big sponsor at all their tracks so I'd imagine we'll look for a handicap or novice for this horse next. There's a suitable three-year-old handicap, if the ground was soft, at the Dante festival in York over seven furlongs so that may be an option.
Victoria Kesia makes experience count to land her maiden
She deserved it although her owner Tony Auld, who is based in Stanstead, came over the last day when we thought she'd win. That's her level and she never runs a bad race - except the days you expect her to win! We don't know why that is, but I think she wants further and soft ground.
Magnificent seven for Church Mountain
Chavajod strikes for the Coakley's at Limerick
I would have taken him out due to the ground today only there is no race for him for weeks. I didn't think he'd handle it but he did and Ross gave him a very good ride as he got the best of the ground travelling wide the whole way. He has been tailed off every other time he had run on soft-to-heavy but we knew he was in good form today. The (recent) shower of rain helped, as it loosened up the ground. He will go out of the 0-70 bracket now but we don't care as we've a winner and he is my only horse at the moment. That's 14 or 15 winners we've had from 80 runners in recent years so it is brilliant.
O'Brien and Browne McMonagle complete Limerick doubles
Bay Colony grinds it out to win for Heffernan and Stack
We knew the distance was a bit short for her over a mile at Naas the last day but thought we might get away with it, although the two who finished in front of her are quite smart. Today, she looked as though all she does is stay. Her pedigree has plenty speed in it but when I looked at it properly this morning, the second-dam finished second in a November Handicap. We'll try to get her black-type now although she wouldn't want firm in the going description.
O'Brien and McMonagle complete Limerick treble with Out For A Stroll
