Returning Russell rides Leopardstown winner

We were waiting for the news (on Friday) and he had put in a good shift to get back but it didn't happen for him. He is a big player in the whole team and hopefully will be at Cheltenham shouting us on. I've learned not to get too excited (about Cheltenham) until after it but even if I wasn't riding I'd be excited as I love it and it is a marvellous time of year. I thought it was a nice performance by Fils D'ourdairies - obviously we thought the favourite (Saint Sam) was going to be very hard to beat and Davy gave him a nice ride. He was quick out the gates and took a lead the whole way. He's a good horse on his day when things go right for him and it's nice for Davy to come back on a winner.

Odds-on favourite wins 'Anaglog's Daughter' race

Paul (Townend, winning jockey) said he was probably just getting fit - he always looked big and I even thought he looked big in the parade ring today. He's probably just coming right and while it's the wrong end of the season to be coming right, at least he's won and he won well. It's probably too late to go to Cheltenham now and we'll keep him for Fairyhouse and Punchestown, or Liverpool. We'll see how he comes out of that and see what races we have him in before we decide.

Elliott doubles up with Jet

Third success for Gaoth Chuil

she had a good run here at Christmas over a trip which was a bit short for her and had a good run the last day when she would have finished fifth, but got mangled at the last. He dam was placed in the Queen Alexandra Stakes over two-six and won a November Handicap here over two miles so she's bred to get five miles! . Michael (Ryan, owner) will be mad to go to Liverpool and there is a conditional jockeys' race there for her, maybe she'll run in that.

Kicker collects after dramatic novice chase

O'Sullivan rides first winner for Gigginstown and Meade

the ground made the difference and I need a kick in the head because I was running him in bad ground everywhere and he couldn't handle it. He won his bumper in heavy ground at Limerick and that codded me all along - he's just a different horse on goodish ground.

Treble for Elliott as breeders Bective bag a bumper

The Yellow Clay is a nice horse and we think a good bit of him. I loved the way he hit the line. He'll probably go for the listed bumper in Limerick next but is a horse for next year and is one to look forward to. he is only the second homebred runner that the Morans (Bective Stud owners) have had and he is the first winner. They had three homebred horses this year - one was no good, one okay and one nice.