Going - Good to Yielding CHANGED to Yielding after Race 3. Raining
Jackpot Pool - 253.49 Not Won. Carried forward to Leopardstown on Sunday 19th October. Placepot Pool - 16,870.44 Dividend - 86.80 Winning Units - 136.07. Days Aggregate - 116,712.37 (7 races). Last Year 121,949.45 (8 races).
Talk The Talk looks a nice hurdling prospect
Run For The Border scores for Ryan and Kenneally
she is a nice mare and I had her half-brother Versin Getorix who broke down the day he won, and I could never get him right afterwards. Michael said she rides like a huge mare, she has a big front and is a gorgeous mare. She had been running too keen all along but Michael is well able to grab one back and get one to settle. It was the first really good ride she has got. It wasn’t much of a race but she is one to look forward to.
Listed win for McNamara's Millstream Lady
She is game as a pebble and my God does she try,. That is a great win for her pedigree and her mother (Shesaportrait) was also a good mare, so this one is turning out to be as good. I'm delighted to win a Listed race with her. She will go on softer ground so will run away for the winter, and she might run in some of those good mares' races. She could be picking up prize money all the time in those races, so that's the road she could go now.
Progressive Paddy a first Listed winner for Eoin McCarthy
That is our first Listed horse and is my biggest win. It mightn't have been the strongest race but it still took winning, it is a lovely pot and the (Complete Package) syndicate are enjoying it. He is a big raw horse and is improving all the time so the dream is still alive. He is learning about the game and once he stays in one piece, he has a bright future. He won't go on winter ground so we'll put him away now until next spring. The syndicate are mad to travel (to Britain) but it was me all along who was holding back. We can now start about thinking about the likes of the Aintree festival and he has such a laid-back way of racing that you could aim him at a lot of different places. I was also delighted with Carrigg Island although Darragh (O'Keeffe) said he was leaning into the cut-up ground. He will make a lovely novice chaser next summer.
Dempsey’s Matt Connor registers first hurdle success
Matt Connor battled hard although Jordan (Gainford) said the ground was as soft as he’d want it. It was a messy race with the leader (Pahlavi) going off way out in front but he winged the last. He actually jinked approaching the last but once Jordan got into him, he finished well. He had a good enough rating for the Flat and we’ll look for another goodish ground hurdle race now, but we won’t run him on heavy. There could be a nice handicap in him down the road. Adrian (Sheils) is from Birr and is also involved with Killinure Lass, who won for us at Tramore recently, so is having a good time.
King gets a good Tune out of Molloy's winner
He is from a lovely old family and when I was a child my father bred a very good and related horse Even Melody and another Make Melodies, who he had in training with Edward O'Grady. My father isn't well at the moment so this is a real tonic. My horses are flying thank God and I think this horse will now go for another handicap hurdle.
Samba Train on the right track under O'Connor
Aine was always confident, rode her positively on the inside and that's why she rides for me. She executed it great and the mare kept galloping. . We'll sit back on our laurels now for a while but I can't wait to see her over hurdles. We'll find a mares' maiden hurdle next but she doesn't want the ground too deep being by Blue Bresil. The owner (Sir Francis Brooke) has other duties in Ascot today but will be delighted with this.