Going - Straight: Yielding, good in places. Round: Good, yielding in places. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €3,415.38 Dividend - €81.50 Winning Units - 29.31. Placepot Pool - €54,017.64 Dividend - €7.50 Winning Units - 5369.58. Days Aggregate - €770,473.44 Last Year €635,701.39
Coul Angel takes Bold Lad for Appleby and Marquand
He did it very well; I’m very pleased. I thought we’d win. It was a tough handicap. He’s been in great form and he’s been unlucky a few times at York. Tom gave him a great ride; he’s kept straight today as well which he doesn’t normally do. The key was being patient with him. After York I sort of looked at this race and thought it would be an ideal race for him. We’ve had a few runners in it before and it was the perfect race for him, and the track was ideal. We’re two from two here. We’ll see how he comes out of it and then have a look and see what else there is for him. I think he’ll keep improving; he’s not the full article yet. I think he’ll definitely improve again next year.
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What a little horse. A great man from Trim, CJ Murtagh, and his assistant ‘Chivers’, John Andrews, two great fellows. It couldn’t work out for a better man than CJ. Chivers is the racing manager!. We were stepping up to a mile-and-two and we just didn’t know. It was a trial and error situation. I just said to the boys that he was in great order and would run a big race but didn’t know whether he’d get that extra two furlongs. I thought he would because he has a relaxed way of racing. The jockey was absolutely superb. I thought we were a bit far out of it, but he knew what he had under him and fortunately enough it worked out. We got him from France, and it took him a year-and-a-half to get moving. He was very jarred of his action. Fortunately enough it all came right. The plan was to go to Ascot for the mile, but when we get a mile-and-two now I don’t know. I feel sorry for Robbie Colgan, he’s in a bit of bother at the moment but hopefully it’ll all pass. He’s a great man.
