Going - Yielding, good to yielding in places. Fine
Bartholomew wins for Brassil in first at Cork
We liked him but I'd say he is still a bit immature. He is a stronger horse now though and has improved a bit. We'll enter him for the (Grade 1) four-year-old hurdle at Punchestown as he has beaten a horse rated 121 by ten lengths today, so we hope he is getting to that type of area. We were waiting for nice ground and he jumped well and was more professional today. We'll see how he is after his Punchestown race and he could come back for a late-summer, autumn campaign. On the Flat, he would want further than 1m4f but he'll have to have a break at some stage this summer too.
Galway Hurdle-winner scores at Cork
Magnusson masterminds Tountinna's victory
Charlie O'Dwyer rides first winner for Mullins
Neville's stayer is feeling the love now
The plan was to come late, although maybe not quite as late, but he got there. He finished well and very strong and he stays. I thought they had gone a fair clip for three miles and he didn't seem to lie up early on, but had the stamina to get home. We thought all along that he is more of a chaser, but we had jumping problems this year and it took a while to get those ironed out. It was then late to go novice chasing, so he'll do that next season instead, and I'm hoping he will make a nice staying chaser.
