Jesse Evans registers ninth career win

he was well in at the weights so my only little worry was that we were coming back from fences and it was quick enough too since Killarney. I’m delighted for him because he’s after having a couple of tough races: it’s lovely to get an easy one like that. He’ll probably go back to Galway but he won’t go for the Hurdle and I don’t think he’ll go for the Plate either as I think it’s too far for him, and he’s gone up in the weights as well. He’s a lovely horse and the Grimes Hurdle in Tipperary might be worth looking at. The boys (Singleton family, owners) are from Cork and we (County Meath) beat Cork the other day so there was a bit of banter!

Winning Smut scores on first start for Elliott

Digby delivers with Bangor-to-Ballinrobe brace

All-the-way-Westport wins for local owner

Elliott completes Mayo National hat-trick

Meyler doubles up on Scottish National-sixth

I took a chance on the trip, because we really should have been running in the earlier Mayo National. I just wanted to run against more exposed horses. He’s not slow but just about got away with that distance (2m 3f 136yds) as the ground is quicker than I thought it would be, with not much rain. He jumped great and Donagh gets on well with him. He hasn’t got much mileage for a veteran, I haven’t over-raced him, and thought this was the race for him.

Well-backed Caman Hill wins easily on bumper debut

he’s a lovely horse, I’ve sat on him a couple of times and you’ve love everything he does. He’s a brilliant horse over a fence too but we just didn’t get there in time for a point-to-point. We expected a big run today but to go out and do what he did, is great. He’s a gorgeous horse.