Going - Soft to Heavy. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €1,883.75 Not Won. Carried forward to Fairyhouse. Placepot Pool - €32,036.90 Dividend - €22,425.80 Winning Units - .78. Days Aggregate - €231,753.44 Last Year €258,022.01
Grann's Boy edges Sticwiththeprocess in Fairyhouse thriller
I thought he’d run well but I thought the ground was against him. Heavy ground doesn’t really suit him, but it didn’t look that bad and Darragh was very good on him. He stays well, and I’d say he could go three miles. We only have a few horses and I’m lucky that I have some good owners. We only have ten in training and it’s nice to get it.
Hillsdale does it the hard way under excellent Burke ride
He’s quirky but talented and switching back to two miles seemed to help. That trip will probably suit him for now. He’s free and wants to get on with things. He was a very difficult young horse and very hard to break or do anything with. It’s taken him a long time to learn about racing. He’s not the easiest to ride.
Spindleberry lights up the Grade 1 WillowWarm Gold Cup
She shows a real liking for this place. I thought Danny gave her a lovely ride. Whether she goes on to Punchestown or not we’ll have a look at the programme and see how things are. She’s a nice mare for the future and I think she should be well able to go out to three miles next season. I was a little disappointed with Champ Kiely, but I think he was having to avoid the loose horse and may have taken his eye off it.
Walsh's Buachaill lands tidy gamble in Fairyhouse Rated Chase
He’s been a bit in and out over fences and is a bit of a monkey. We put blinkers on him today, Mark got a hold of him to get him up there and he was a different horse. It’s not to say he could do it every day, but he did it today anyway. I knew when he turned in bar he tipped up that he’d be hard to beat as he stays well.
Icare d'Aubrelle another Fairyhouse winner for Cooper
He’s a horse with a lot of problems but got it together today. He’d leg trouble. He won his bumper easily in Naas and could have been top drawer. His legs are good now and he’s crying out for a fence. We’ll put him away now and then go chasing.
Vega makes it a 51/1 Grade 1 double for Mullins in the Honeysuckle
Like her mother she’s maturing with age. The family just seems to get better with age, and it looks like she’ll stay further. Quevega had a big heart and she’s breeding mares with a big heart as well.
Drop The Anchor rolls back the years to beat Money Heist
The rain came and everything fell for him. He’d lost his way a bit so we put Harry up on him and a young lad can sweeten up a horse. You could see about a mile out that things might happen and he didn’t panic. It’s nice to get a winner here. He’s 11 but there could still be a Flat race in him if he gets heavy ground.
Tyner lands another valuable sales bumper with I'm Slippy
He’s never disappointed me since I put my hand on him. He’s a tall, athletic horse. I was concerned was he too nice to be a real good horse. He’s had a beautiful temperament from the word go. Josh gave him a nice ride. He’ll have a holiday now and he jumps well. He’s called after a very good greyhound that the owner had.
