Pope takes opener

Murtagh completes double

It was a long time coming, he has had his fair share of wind problems in the past. It's not easy to find races for him with his rating. He has been running in Listed company and has been running well without winning. There is a Listed Race in him someday. We were happy to win today and it's great for the owner Ray Stokes who is a local man and it's his first winner here. He performs well around Dundalk and that'll be starting up soon, so we'll get a race up there.

Prendergast off the mark

She is very genuine and has been working very well at home. We were going to put her away until the Cambridgeshire but she has destroyed everything she's worked with at home so I was forced to run her then. Keagan [Latham] gets on very well with her but we decided to take the five off her today and I don't know if that helped. She won't run again until the Cambridgeshire and the owners are the same owners as Tis Mighty that won the Cambridgeshire for me previously.

Profound Beauty impresses again

She did what we expected her to do, she's a very high class filly. We'll see how she comes out of the race before we make any decisions. Her main options are the Yorkshires Oaks and the Irish St Leger.

Murtagh gets the hat-trick

Byrne strong on Strandfield Lady

That was good, he ran a bit free early on. He got the slit at the right time. It's great for the owner Joseph Byrne, it's his first time to see the horse win.

Casey takes last at Leopardstown

I had a doubt whether or not he'd get the two miles. We'll keep him going on this trip now. Leopardstown is a lucky spot for me.