Going - Chase: yielding. Hurdle/bumper: yielding to soft. Overcast with showers
Jackpot Pool - 661.44 Not Won. Carried forward to Down Royal on Friday 4th November. Placepot Pool - 22,177.12 Dividend - 106.60 Winning Units - 145.59. Days Aggregate - 156,644.09 Last Year 82,865.50
Scalor scores for Doyle & O'Keeffe
He is only 15.3hh but I'm kicking myself for not going over fences sooner. I had nowhere to go with him as he was frustrating on the flat, when he wouldn't settle, and I said we'd put a fence in front of him and teach him to settle. He has really taken to it, he is very accurate and scopey for a small horse. The fences get him to drop the bit, which he has never done on the flat and he doesn't do much over hurdles. He finishes out better.
Difficult Decision for the judge
I thought in Punchestown the last day he was lucky not to be brought down when I thought he was going well and it affected his momentum. He also had cheekpieces on and they seemed to light him up. I thought today's trip might be short for him as he stays three miles so we made plenty use of him. He doesn't want deep winter ground as he has small feet and is a handy horse but he is game. We'll look for much the same next, maybe back over 2m4f. I thought my lad in the first (third-placed Winding River) had the better chance coming here.
Navy Waves turns over odds-on jolly
She was working well at home, everything was going well and we were happy with her work. Evan comes in to me, he is a grand rider and they all deserve their chance. We're based in Killenaule, only have about two or three in training so don't have many runners and we mainly breed horses.
Enright completes 65/1 double on Light Parade
she won well in the end. She didn't travel early on but they went a fair gallop and she warmed up into it. She got knocked down at Downpatrick and then ran disappointingly in Clonmel (in September). I ended up doing nothing with her in between her next runs and did the same today and it worked. She might pick up another one.
Global Equity outclasses rivals
Kennedy wins on Favori
He did everything right and Jack gave him a good ride. He is one of Gigginstown's and they like them ridden up there but we thought he'd need the run and he looked big in the ring. He jumped great and he'll probably go chasing now.
Bumper winner gives Elliott a double
Jamie said he wasn't doing a stroke once he got to the front and when Declan's (Lavery) horse March To Victory ran off the track, he had to roll on. I wasn't even thinking of running him in a bumper until I found a race but he is a grand horse. He'll go straight over hurdles now.