Going - Good to yielding CHANGED to good after 4th race. Fine
Jackpot Pool - €490.46 Not Won. Carried forward to Downpatrick on Friday 22nd May. Placepot Pool - €17,878.46 Dividend - €99.80 Winning Units - 125.33. Days Aggregate - €126,877.46 (8 races). Last Year €83,546.61 (7 races).
Mic Drop delights O'Brien in Limerick
My horses were wrong all winter and even into the spring but, last week, two ran well after coming back. The yard was out of form but, even with the vets, we couldn't get to the bottom of it. It was just one of those things and touch wood, we are through it now. I have eight or 10 to race for the summer and the nicer ground helped this horse. He can be a little keen, so Sean jumped him out and led, which helped him to relax.
Look To The West back in winning groove over fences
Shadow Paddy takes to fences in good style
The lads (Complete Package Syndicate) bought scarves with the horse's name printed going to Aintree, but were put back into the pockets quickly! We went over thinking we would genuinely be placed (in the Grade 1 Sefton Hurdle), but he had a little heart issue which, thanks to the vets, is now under control. He has the makings of a nice horse, loves the summer ground and we can dream for the summer. He is a born chaser, Galway (Grade 3 novice chase) is the plan and he is the type of horse we are trying to attract into the yard. The horse is named after Paddy McAuliffe, who had a good Flat horse with me in the past so, when I told him I had this good horse, he put a syndicate together. Paddy is a well-known character, as anyone who is a publican, politician and bookie is, and the syndicate are a great bunch of lads.
Red-letter day for O'Sullivan in Limerick
Sporting Glance up and running over fences
It was his first run back and he will probably come on a little bit from this, but we had him fairly ready. We always felt he would make a better chaser than hurdler and it looks like that now. Ben wanted to teach him and we were hopeful of a nice first run over fences, and I thought he jumped nicely and did it well. He'll learn plenty from this and loves that ground. He could go to Cartmel for a nice pot at the end of June and we will have a look at Galway too, as he has won there in the past.
Zolpharine cracks the chasing code at Limerick
He is Fairyhill Run's (five-time-winning stablemate) half-brother and is a cracking little horse, but it has taken him a while to win for a second time. He had four 'seconds' last year, so hopefully he might go forward and win a few now. He will keep going through the summer.
Harvey at double on A Year Older
O'Keeffe and de Bromhead grab brace of winners through fortunate Nastya
