Going - Hurdle/Bumper: yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft. Overcast with showers
Jackpot Pool - €6,124.71 Not Won. Carried forward to Leopardstown on Wednesday 15th April. Placepot Pool - €24,599.03 Dividend - €90.50 Winning Units - 190.16. Days Aggregate - €176,346.93 (7 races). Last Year €98,162.33 (6 races).
Emperor lands the odds in Clonmel opener
Park off the mark on return
Ryan's Gaffer another to make all at Clonmel
It is nice for Walter (O'Connor), it is a great win and I fancied him out of the way,. He had won a schooling race at Nenagh, came here fit and well and while I know he had 11st 9lb, I took the 5lb off. He is rated 122 over fences. . He was up to three miles today and that's his job.
Impressive Diablo gives Ryan quick double
he has a lot of problems but in fairness to JJ's brother Mark (Slevin), who is a top-class vet, he fired his palate which was a huge help,. I'll give him credit, along with my daughter Gillian who has a huge input and did a lot of flat work with him. He is a French horse who came through Pat Doyle's academy and was originally a really expensive buy. In fairness to Mark Slevin, he has had a huge say in how this horse is turning out. That's his owner's (Brendan O'Sullivan) first horse with me. He has had a good few with Willie Mullins and the reason they gave me this horse, was they thought he was no good!. Things could go well now.
'Stone mad' Hollow off the mark over fences
She is a good mare but is stone mad,. She is over-brave and at home we have to keep a lid on her. We did a good bit of schooling with her but we couldn't do too much either as she is too brave - she is not a married man's ride. She will come on in her jumping after today and will be better on better ground. The owner doesn't want to breed from her yet but if she was mine, she'd be breeding as she has black-type. We'll keep going and I think there is a good Flat handicap in her.
Coral collects over fences for O'Sullivan
Ballerina dances to bumper success
Whe is a lovely mare who was plenty green, ran keen and got bumped around at Down Royal, so we were confident coming here as her work had been good. She is a nice mare and I'd say she has a bright future,. The penny is just dropping with her and she will improve with racing. Her owner/breeder (James Dunne) is no relation of Joey (Dunne, jockey) and from Rathcoole. This is our second horse for him, the first didn't work out and he could sell this mare.
