Broomfield Hall lands eventful mares' chase

She did very well after the mistake and I was watching Luke as well, he got a ferocious fall — the horse landed in the fence. Keith said he let her pop the last and she sort of propped and it's hard to rally them then. With Brides Hill out it was hard to know what way it would have worked out but it was a great start. We were always hoping she'd be a chaser. She finished off last year well. She definitely doesn't like heavy ground anyway but I'd say she'd go on most sorts of ground. She jumped very well apart from one mistake when they were maybe racing at the third last. She just changed her mind and she'll learn from it. I actually thought she was gone.

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Doyenna digs deep to score again

She's so hardy. She came into the race in brilliant form and she settled today, we put a different bit in her. We were caught off guard at Down Royal when she got lit up. The winner was a fair winner but she didn't help herself. They went a much stronger pace today and Kieren was very good, he didn't panic. If you have them on their head and try to go early doors you have no chance. You just know she's going to give it everything. He reckons he was going to win irrespective of the horse falling but I'd have to watch it back. She wants to win and that's the bottom line with her. She really had to try hard today. Last time was her first handicap and I'd say she actually learned more at Down Royal than in any of her other runs and it stood to her today. She's going to need a break at some point, when the ground goes, but we'll make hay while the sun shines. She has an unbelievable pedigree. Valerie and her daughter Diana bred her and to have had three generations, Woodland Opera is her uncle and then Opera Hat is her grand-dam. They are going to put her up a bit for this and she's earned a go at black-type now. She can't have any soft in the ground. There is the option of travelling to the UK as well and I think there might be a race in Bangor.

Trishknowsbest lands the spoils after quick reappearance

The ground went against us yesterday up in Downpatrick. We thought she might have done it one day after the other. We were extremely lucky with the two races falling the way they fell because these races are very hard to get with the way the programme book is. She's just a mare in form and when they are like that you have to take every opportunity you get. She was tough there and Joey gave her a good ride. Joey is best friends with Keith and Ian Donoghue and their brother Ross. He rode it because Keith had to ride for Gavin (Cromwell).

Nucky Johson lands the odds in bumper

He's a nice horse, I wouldn't think he'll run in another bumper and we'll go jumping hurdles straight away. I think he likes goodish ground and wouldn't be best on winter ground. He was bred by Nicky Hartery and has a really good Flat pedigree, his half-sister won a Listed race in Italy. Pat said when the other horse came to him he was going well and the minute he shook him up he was gone.