Going - Chase: Yielding. Hurdle/Bumper: yielding, yielding to soft in places. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - 1,502.69 Not Won. Carried forward to Fairyhouse on Tuesday 22nd April. Placepot Pool - 16,595.44 Dividend - 153.70 Winning Units - 75.59. Days Aggregate - 103,106.42 Last Year 89,538.10
Good N' Kind gets the job done in Cork opener
Well-backed Bronx readily accounts for his rivals
O'Connor & de Bromhead double-up with Easy
Eyes Off Annie wins under patient O'Sullivan ride
Eyes Off Annie has had her little problems but is a right mare when on her A game. She had small issues which kept her off the track for a long time so we needed to iron them out. She has plenty quality about her and is like a gelding, as she has so much size and scope. Maxine gets on well with her, has great confidence and gets her into lovely rhythms.
Healy strikes again with Drive On Jimmey
Fitting winner to Jack Tyner Memorial Chase
Jack unfortunately had an accident point to pointing in Dungarvan and while I never knew him, obviously the same has now happened to us. We know what they went through and they know what we’re going through: it means a lot to win for them. It’s a local crowd today, we’ve a lot of family here and the racing community are something else. I’ve had someone looking down on me because the last few weeks I’ve been very very lucky and riding for great people. Alan (O’Sullivan) gave him a cracking ride and this is a very special day for the Tyner family as well, so I’ delighted to be part of it. This means everything to me, my partner Matt and Grace Dorgan, who is fantastic and led him up. Grace is brilliant as this horse tests her every day riding him and he is a bit of a monkey. He ran a really nice race at Cheltenham but went off at a really fast pace and didn’t get home. I think the occasion went to both their heads but I’m sorry for Daragh (Allen, injured regular rider) but am delighted for Alan. He might go to Punchestown for the Champion Hunters or else to Tipperary which is for novices and he also likes a flat track.
Pigeons flies home under Gleeson
Miss Doyenne rounds off fruitful day for Gleeson & de Bromhead