Facile Ocean enjoys facile victory

Murphy and Finegan combine for early Kilbeggan double

He winged hurdles and was good and tough to the line. I’d say you could even step him up in trip. He was disappointing, we thought we’d have one won on the Flat before now. Hopefully a hurdle will just bring him to life. On his first run in a handicap, around here, it was a good performance to be able to do that over two miles. To be fair to him, every time I asked him for a jump he came for me. Hopefully onwards and upwards. He’ll have a good party tonight anyway!

Cooladdi makes all for Maxwell & Buckley

That was nice, he’s been promising to do that. He’s not a superstar but he’s tough. The way he hit the line there, a step up in trip wouldn’t do him any harm either. They looked like they were coming to do him for a bit of toe going to the last but Kieren had him striding on well and he winged the last. He toughed it out well. I don’t know how strong the maiden hurdle was. I know Tyson Fury hasn’t won in this code but he’s a good Flat horse. Hopefully we can progress and he’ll be a nice horse over fences.

Diamond back in business at Kilbeggan

Murphy lands first treble at home track

Rexem stays on well to land Kilbeggan feature

He deserved it. He was a very unlucky loser here two runs ago and ran very well in the ‘Blazers’,. said McConnell. I have to praise Kilbeggan, they put on such good prize-money. It was very hard not to run him in this race with the prize-money that was there. He ran on Friday last and he rode out yesterday. I was fairly happy he was going to be fresh enough. Josh was very good on him and I’m delighted.

Confidence impressive in bumper