Townend back with a winner

Fitz returns in style at Cork

We all said this time last year that he was a small bit off but he got a bit healthier as the year moved on. Hopefully we'll see the real horse this year. It will be another two or three weeks before he hits his peak and his second run is normally his best run. He'll have a crack at the Powers Gold Cup now. After that there is a Grade 1 novice chase over two miles at Punchestown for him. We'll school him over fences now before Fairyhouse. We've had no winners since Christmas and the horses haven't been quite right but a good horse will always pull you out of a ruck.

Landmark winner for Cronin family

He was entitled to do that. His bumper form was pretty good but he's had plenty of problems over the last few years. He ran well the last day and this didn't look the strongest of races. He'll go over fences shortly. He's ten but hasn't much mileage on the clock.

Clei just holds on in feature

He idled a bit when he got to the front but he's a good straying horse and it was a nice pot to win. He'll go chasing next season but if the ground is not too quick at Fairyhouse there is a three-mile handicap hurdle for him there.

Sonny B dives to the rescue of punters

He can be a bit scatty in his jumping and was a bit green jumping the last. He's a bit afraid of those hurdles but jumps the Easifix hurdles much better and jumps fences great. He can't go up much for winning this and will go for either a novice or a handicap next. But chasing is his game and he's already got a good education in point-to-points. He's owned by Anthony Byrne who drove down from Donegal today where he's a fish merchant.

Fogarty & Doyle team up for 20/1 shock

I thought he'd have needed the run. He got a touch of a leg and I thought starting him back on heavy that he'd fade in the straight. I told Mikey to do his best but try and get him home in one piece and things opened up for him. His owner Edward Horgan, from Macroom, has been involved in horses for over 25 years and this is his first winner.

Crow flies in for Mullins double

I was very disappointed with him at Leopardstown but I didn't make enough use of him. The inside track at Leopardstown can be very fast, and he's a stayer for the future.