Going - Yielding, good in places (Straight), Good (Round). Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €16,288.07 Dividend - €2,850.40 Winning Units - 4. Placepot Pool - €40,636.78 Dividend - €373.10 Winning Units - 76.23. Pick Six Pool - €43,455.96 Not Won. Carried forward to No Course on Sunday 10th September. Days Aggregate - €309,147.00 (8 races). Last Year €358,860.00 (7 races).
Saxon impresses as Robin flops
It's lovely to find them. He looks a very smart colt,. He was just ready to come racing. Donnacha said when he pulled him out he took off. That's great. He really quickened and when you run those horses you are always hoping you'll find something. He's a big powerful horse. The dam was very good. Donnacha was very impressed with and we'll try not to go too quick with him. He should come forward and we can do a lot of stuff with him. We can come back for the Beresford or go seven furlongs.
Amber too good for Ballet Shoes
You're a genius now when you run them back that quick! I really didn't want to do it but she bounced out of the race and they re-opened this race and I saw there were only 12 entries,. There were only four or five trainers so I knew Aidan had a few entries and it might cut up. I was just hoping for a bit of black-type and it just shows you she came on a ton for her race the last day. She's a filly going forward and she's very well bred. Gerard Butler had the dam (Pachattack) in England and America and she won a lot of prize-money. The Niarchos' family bought her and I'm lucky to get her. She mightn't run again this year and we'll stick her into the Guineas for next year. She's going the right way and she's a lovely big scopey filly. I loved the way she stayed it out. We'll stick to the mile for the minute. That's what we'll aim at first and then work from there.
Flag an easy winner of the Round Tower
You'd be delighted with him. We were going to go to the Morny and the Gimcrack with him but we waited as it was nicer ground here,. He's a fast horse and he keeps going. I'd imagine he'll go for the Middle Park or something like that. I'd say that's where he'll probably go. Good ground is only an advantage. I wouldn't think he's a soft ground horse as he's a very good mover and he's fast. You'd say he's progressed from his last run. He galloped out well there.
Bay powers home under O'Donoghue
He did that very very well and it's great to get him to win this season,. He loves it up the Curragh and has run his best races this season up here. We'll have a look at the calendar and see what there is for him now. He loves that good ground and loves it here so we'll see. He's a very good lead horse and is worth his weight in gold at home.
Rain makes it three for O'Brien
It was great to get her back. She's a very well bred filly and Ryan gave her a great ride. The last day in American she was just drawn out a little bit too far. She had very good form as she was placed in two Group Ones. To win a Group 3 is very important to her. That's about her trip. Even though she ran over a mile-and-a-half I'd say probably a mile-and-a-furlong or a mile-and-a-quarter is her trip. The Blandford looks perfect for her. After winning that we can travel with her, it's a big help. The pressure is off once she's won a group race. The Blandford then you'd never know she could go for the fillies race in America at the end. I think it's a mile-and-a-furlong this year.
Kodama takes the Cambridgeshire with Time
I know he won at Leopardstown but I was surprised as he's nine years old and in the last three years he's had loads of small problems,. Suddenly everything is going very well in the last two months. I had a doubt about the ground as he wants fast ground. Even the jockey said it wasn't expected. I was going to retire him at the end of this season but maybe not now!. It's lovely to have a winner at the Curragh. I have six in training at moment and this is my biggest ever winner. We might run on Champion Stakes Day at Leopardstown (the Sovereign Path). It's a little bit too short but he finished eighth in it two years ago and is probably in better form now. I thought he wouldn't get into it but maybe now he has a chance.
O'Sullivan & Martin on the mark with Rachael
Maxine was absolutely brilliant on her for a 7lb claimer,. The mare has been in good old form and has had plenty of runs. She was showing a bit of sparkle in the last few weeks. It's great for the owner Donal, who is a great supporter of mine. Cassells Rock won for him a couple of weeks ago as well so it's great.
Voice follows-up on Galway success
He's such a good colt, trouble free and as genuine as you like. He's just a really smart colt and you haven't seen the best of him,. He's very good looking. I'm lucky he doesn't have two legs or Pinewood Studios would have him gone. It was fully my intention to go to Naas at the end of the September for the Group 2 over a mile (Beresford). There is a two-year-old race on Saturday week at Leopardstown, a Group 3 and we'll look at that. I need to talk to Jackie and Jim when I'm a bit calmer. Naas, for me, is plan A as I'm not in a great hurry with him as he's going to improve plenty.
