Going - Heavy. Fine
Jackpot Pool - €3,892.55 Dividend - €2,724.80 Winning Units - .56. Partial Carry Over of €1,712.72 to Tramore on Monday 17th April. Placepot Pool - €53,373.24 Dividend - €41.40 Winning Units - 597.8. Days Aggregate - €224,383.59 Last Year €226,394.27
Democracy shows plenty on debut at the Curragh
You’d have to be very happy with that on very deep ground. He travelled very well and, when Wayne dropped him down to go, he was a little bit lost on that ground but he would never have seen that ground before. It was a good education for him. He has plenty of speed and I’d say he’s a classy horse. He’s big and he’s strong and very laid-back. There is a Listed race (First Flier) back here in a few weeks and we could look at that.
Porta Fortuna just comes out best in exciting finish
Sheridan straightens Bright Legend up to score
He stays well and likes that ground. He’s a very big horse and still has a lot of maturing to do. He’ll probably be a better horse next year. We’ll probably try and find a winners’ race for him. He ran away from the whip and he did well to get him organised again. He gave him a good ride.
O'Brien and Lordan double up with returning Point Lonsdale
I’m very happy with that on his first run back on that ground. He’s going to stay further. We thought as a two-year-old that he would get further than seven furlongs, but he never went any further because we had other horses. Then we ran him in the Guineas and he got injured. There was nowhere to hide today. Joseph’s horse (Visualisation) went a good gallop and none of the other horses were able to close.
O'Brien has an eye-catching recruit in Goldana
Hurricane Ivor blows away rivals in sprint handicap
He’s a really nice horse we got from Haggas’ last year, Fiona (Carmichael, owner) decided to move him over here. He had a back operation over the winter and it seems to have worked a treat with him. He did that really nicely. We had him ready to run the first day of the season but he got cast in his box and it’s great to get his head in front today. Five or six should be his ideal trip and hopefully the handicapper won’t be too hard on him. He seems to enjoy the softer ground.
Run Ran Run brings up Stack's double
He’s not a bad horse and probably wants the ground better than he’s had it. He travelled well through the race and doesn’t kill himself when he gets to the front. There is a three-year-old handicap at Naas in a few weeks that might suit him.
Midnight Fire roars in for Hayes
