Going - Hurdle/bumper: Good to Yielding. Chase: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places. Fine
Jackpot Pool - €680.16 Dividend - €347.90 Winning Units - 1.37. Placepot Pool - €17,987.07 Dividend - €55.90 Winning Units - 224.97. Days Aggregate - €110,157.52 Last Year €105,428.98
Affinity Rock tough off the front in Killarney
She is 17.1hh, is a brilliant jumper and is very natural to jump. She will be a chaser, but we won't overrace her and will mind her and pick her races. Jack Lord rides her out every day and has done a great job settling her. My uncle (Noel Collins) bred her and won a point-to-point with her, and thankfully got a syndicate to buy her. She will be a nice mare for them. We might try for black-type somewhere during the summer and she will jump fences sooner rather than later.
Rockonliam gets the measure of Big DIspute
Mullins at double with Hercule Du Seuil in feature
Fourth win for My Gaffer
Danny is never too far away riding for me and we go back a long way. He comes in every Wednesday during the summer but I leave him alone for the winter as he is very busy. Danny initially rode for me on the Flat as a 16-year-old and afterwards rang me when he became quiet at one stage of his career. He told me to give him two rides at Listowel one year, both won and we have become great friends. As long as he is riding and I’m training, I’ll give him rides. He is a lovely kid.
Surgeon’s success helps Mullins to Killarney double
I’m from west Cork so this is the place I first came racing 50 years ago with my father, so I’ve always loved it here. I’ve had horses with Joe (Murphy, winning trainer) for 15 years so we go back a long time. This horse is a homebred and Rachael (Blackmore, who retired today) won on his dam Nicaragua. today was the plan but most times it doesn’t come off. This is the horse’s level and I’m trying to switch Tadhg’s attentions to the Flat!
Red-letter day for Bartlemy Boy and Cotter
We are delighted, as he didn't qualify for the recent maiden hunters chase at Tipperary. He won his maiden point-to-point last season, so had to go straight into open company today.
Townend wins another Killarney ladies' bumper on That Danny Feeling
It wasn't the strongest of races, but we thought he improved from last year as he had been weak. He needed all that condition today and has been pretty good since he came back into training. I bred him myself, but we're not really into breeding so moved the mare along. A friend of mine Joe Buckley got three of his friends involved to buy this horse. Denis Walsh - who writes for the Sunday Times - is involved with Donal Harnedy and Christopher Roche, who are all from Carrigtwohill. We're delighted as today was the plan.
