Going - Standard. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €774.69 Dividend - €346.90 Winning Units - 1.58. Placepot Pool - €22,116.74 Dividend - €22.20 Winning Units - 694.77. Days Aggregate - €240,971.18 Last Year €150,336.28
Claimer winner was a no-Brainser for favourite backers
Powell looking good for apprentice title
Take Me To Church looks tasty for Davison
I'd say he is more of a turf horse now, being honest, than an all-weather horse but it is nice to see he can handle that sort of surface. Going forward, it gives us more options. He's still a touch babyish. He's genuine but being by Churchill you wouldn't expect him to be an early-season type. He has just been learning a lot as he has been going on. The last day at Naas he came forward a lot for the application of headgear (cheekpieces) - it is just to help him to figure it out quicker. We had to make the running today, so the cheekpieces were no harm. He's very genuine, you can see when Ronan went for him he dropped his head to the ground and tried really hard.
Heffernan doubles up on Greenfinch
Storm Eric gains second win at Dundalk
El Bello strikes for Byrne & Bowen
Fairytale Princess a Blessing for connections
She has just absolutely transformed since we went to the all-weather. She is a beautiful looking, scopey mare and we will have a bit of fun with her now going up in the ratings. While she is in that form, there is no reason to stop with her. She'll get further and Kevin (Blessing, Woodridge Stables Limited) is a sporting man. He'll keep her in training next year to see if she improves even more on good or better ground for black-type. There is a good programme (to go through the grades here) so we will keep going with her until she tells us that she is tired and then she will have a break.
Fifth win of the year at Dundalk for Lynam's Revival
I remember when Aileen put the mare, who a good mare, in foal to Sea The Stars and then we got this that looked like a policeman's horse! He was slow as well!. He has been great and a great servant, and she is knocking a great bit of fun out of him. He turns up and runs his races. He did it well. James is particularly good - he is good on him, but I think he is very good. It is just a shame he is my height. I'm going for my dinner on the way home now and I don't know what he gets!
