Going - Good to Yielding. Overcast and showery
Jackpot Pool - 1,252.27 Dividend - 413.50 Winning Units - 2.12. Placepot Pool - 22,852.77 Dividend - 38.70 Winning Units - 412.77. Days Aggregate - 170,058.30 Last Year 154,560.34
Galway now on Elliott's mind for unbeaten Treaty
He’s a nice horse, he did it well,. He won well in Down Royal when we didn’t really fancy him, we didn’t know much about him. I thought he was gutsy today because he was headed and came back, he was tough. I suppose we’ll probably end up going for a novice at Galway now. I thought that was even a better performance today because he had to do all the donkey work in front, he was headed and then had to come back.
Cromwell takes lion's share of Punchestown handicap chase prize-money
He deserved that, he’s a consistent horse. In fairness to him I thought he was going to be vulnerable to The Banger Doyle coming at him but he kept finding. Hopefully the handicapper won’t be too hard on him and he can run away for the summer.
Robinson back at the number one after absence
We’re delighted with him. I just thought the track at Kilbeggan last time was just too sharp for him. He just seemed to be off it from the word go and got too careful. Even today Dylan said he was a little bit careful after the last day. I’d say a little bit more juice in the ground would help him as well. We missed a part of the season because he had a problem with his withers. It’s a divil to mend and the girls at home worked very hard to get them right again. We decided that we’d go novice handicap chasing this year and it’s great that it’s worked out today. I think he’s a horse that could end up running in the cross-country at Cheltenham in November. It’s something I’d love to do, I’d need to discuss it with his owners. Obviously he’s going to be eligible for novice handicap chases this season. I’d say we’ll be careful about where we run him and see what happens but I’m delighted he’s a winner.
Masque too strong for rivals
Sysko gives Mullins quick Punchestown brace
Smackwater Jack bridges long gap between wins
He came to me from England and it’s taken a long time for the penny to drop with him and to get through all his little issues. The talent has always been there if we could get him to want to do it. He’s just changed inside out this year, it’s brilliant. Eoin gave him a brilliant ride. I’m so happy for the owner Jules Sigler, if he wasn’t on board with me I would have been gone long ago. He’s got three horses with me all the time and he’s been a great supporter. He’s a gorgeous horse and he deserves that. I thought he was a mudlark but it shows that sort of ground is perfect for him. Whenever they went down to the first hurdle they were going faster than in the Derby today, it was ridiculous the speed. Eoin gave him a lovely patient ride and came with that one blast at the end.
Ballerina Boxer puts it all together for the Harveys
She’s been a tricky one to figure out. She kind of gets a bit claustrophobic in among horses and she can race keen. She kind of goes one way or the other,.