Likedbymike makes good impression in Naas

It’s great to get another win into her, it was a grand soft race for her,. said Byrne. We’ll go to Cork now at the end of the month for another Listed race. It would be nice to win one as we’re after getting close twice. I’m delighted to win that, it’ll do her confidence good as well. It was like a nice bit of work really. This year she’s gotten bigger and stronger and has really come to herself. We thought she wanted soft ground but she seems to be able to handle fast ground. I think she’d even be better with a little bit of ease in the ground. We’ll head for Mallow (Abergwaun Stakes on August 30th) and look forward to that.

Red Evolution strikes in Naas

We just wanted to get this lad a bit of a confidence booster. He’s been pitched into two high-class handicaps at the Curragh this year,. said O’Callaghan. We felt dropping in grade would help and sticking at six. Dylan was happy with him today. He said he jumped well, travelled and was able to get a tow into the race and hit the line strongly. He felt like that should have helped him plenty confidence-wise and he thought he was probably better than the winning margin. We’ll probably stick to six for now and have a look at the programme book. We’ll see what the handicapper does with him. Last year he looked like a very progressive, and potentially high-class sprinter. Hopefully now we can get him back into that group. Dylan said the stiff six is key to him. There was enough pace early today that he was able to relax and get him into a rhythm.

Dandy leads home one-two for McCreery

That was grand. You hate beating one of your own but she deserved that,. She was second the last day in the north and Billy (Lee) thought the road just cost her a little bit of impetus, and a bit of cuteness cost her. I thought she travelled well into the race today and put it to bed well. She did nothing wrong. I’d say Steel Magnolia just needs a bit of an easier five. The last 100 yards just catches her here, it has the last twice, and the trainer might learn at some stage!

Zheleznaya Dama makes all in Naas

She deserved that, she’s been running really well,. said Duke. I might have made a mistake turning her out quickly at Killarney. It’s so difficult with these low-grade horses finding races for them. A mile is her trip. I thought I might get away with six-and-a-half in Limerick and it probably cost me the race in Killarney. It was a little bit quick turnaround. I thought she ran her heart out in Killarney. I kind of have it in my head for her, the juvenile hurdle on the 27th of December in Leopardstown. I won it with Leagan Gaeilge (2019). She’s a very good jumper and she would appreciate an ease in the ground. If I want to go to Leopardstown on Amy’s (daughter) birthday I need to have a fairly good reason. We’re having a good run at the moment, thank God, it’s a big relief. People are actually thinking that I’m not a complete muppet now at the moment!

Diamond does the business again

Livenka eases to Ballyhane Stakes success

I’ve always liked her. It’s a nice pot to win with her en route to where we hope to be going with her, which is black-type,. said Lyons. I put her in the Lowther this morning at second entries. If she’s alive and kicking, that’s a lovely option. As with all the Juddmonte fillies, it’s all about black-type, but this is a nice pot to win en route to that. We’ve been lucky in the race and I’m never too proud to take Joe Foley’s money!. You don’t know what she’s beaten, obviously, but you do know what she beat in Fairyhouse, that’s the plus because she (Star Of State) demolished the Leopardstown horses. Regardless of what she beat, she’s a filly that I like. I made a mistake going seven; this is where she needs to be — at this trip. We’ll concentrate on this trip for the rest of the year, and she’s a top-of-the-ground horse, which is typical of Bated Breath.

Never The Same lands Naas finale

It’s nice to win her maiden with a well-bred, good-looking filly,. said O’Brien. We’ll see where we go with her now. I’d say we’ll go back (in trip) rather than up again.