Odd-on Bodhisattva shows no compassion to rivals

He's a big galloping horse. It probably wasn't the strongest race but it's grand he won. He jumped well and will make a three-mile chaser some day. Puppy said the ground was horrible and it's nice to get a winner on that ground.

Elliott doubles up with Dartington

Davy said he hated the ground every bit of the way. He took a bit of a chance at the last but sure we had the second so we weren't too bad!. I'm very happy with him and he's a horse that will run on the Flat as well, we've got plenty of roads to go with him. He's a fun horse and we'll have a bit of craic with him.

Mandarin Monarch returns to reign at Navan

It was a pleasant surprise. Some of the syndicate are here but some aren't and I was sending them a message saying with the ground the way it is I was hoping he wouldn't get too tired and I was telling Dillon to look after him. He's been a great servant. He won once before the lads got him and that's eight he's won now for them. He's a very genuine horse. We had no year at all with him last year as he had a couple of small injuries and only ran once in Punchestown. First time back, having had only one run last season, I was sure he'd take the run but we'll take it. Originally he didn't handle softer ground at all. The lads are from Galway but the year before he ran a cracker and was second on heavy ground there. He definitely goes on good ground and will be kept going now as he's shoving on in years.

Nolan doubles up with Daily Present

They looked like they went a proper gallop. Sean saying going down the back he let yer man slip on because they had gone fast enough. He just gave him a little flick, he wasn't hard on him, he was happy going to the last that he hadn't really gone for him. When Paul (Townend, on Bronn) came to him he went away from him. Sean thinks he's a proper one and I hope he's right. He has changed hands and that's his first run for them, it was sort of a pressure day so thankfully he won. We'll see about Fairyhouse and Punchestown with him. He was in the Albert Bartlett but off his ratings he had no real entitlement to go to that. I think he's a horse that could improve, he's a very slim sort of horse and is just strengthened a bit more and he's only five-years-old. He'll probably get one more run and that'll be it. I'd say he'll handle better ground as he's a very good mover. I was worried about the ground today, he had won on soft but this was proper tacky winter ground and he went through it well. I love the way he went through the line, it was the same in Fairyhouse. The two horses he beat there have won since. I always love a horse that finishes well and he finishes out through the line well, he has a good attitude.

Pottsie revels in the mud at Navan

Velvet Elvis a smooth winner for Gibney

Winning trainer Tom Gibney, who also saddled the runner-up, said, .That was great. We're not a big stable and it was breaking my heart to have to run the two of them in the same race but conditions were absolutely made for both of them,. Initially I didn't think we'd be coming here with her but she just came out of the race so well I had to run her. If it didn't work out with one it might with the other. He's a lovely, a pleasure to do anything with and a class bit of stuff. It's great for me to get that for Derek as he's put more expensive horses into me than anybody. He spends the money and it's great to be able to get a result for men like that. We're not like the big lads so we need that.

Patient tactics work on Dont Go Yet

He was unlucky last time as he jumped into the backend of another horse and the jockey was catapulted out of the saddle,&rdquo. I actually fancied him more that day than I did today, I thought he was in better shape going there than today. This race fell his way and I thought we'd have a go at it. Keith went very wide all the way around to try and get the best of the ground, it's not always ideal but the ground is fair tacky and it's tough going. He's fit and well and he's in long enough. He'll go on a bit better ground and we could even run him on summer soft. We could still go back for a hurdle with him as well, we'll see what comes up.

Santonito completes Navan treble for Elliott