Going - Soft, soft to heavy in places. Overcast with some rain
Jackpot Pool - €7,266.89 Not Won. Carried forward to Cork on Friday 8th May. Placepot Pool - €25,762.70 Dividend - €29.70 Winning Units - 605.81. Pick Six Pool - €23,870.45 Days Aggregate - €148,100.00 Last Year €108,155.00
Bee edges thriller
Toxic earns shot at Group 1
He grew too big last year and is only now a horse. He pulled muscles in his back at Tramore last year but he's a very very nice horse,. It's a big move but he going to run in the Tattersalls Gold Cup next - he's going there and that's it. My wife owns him and he runs well in that, he'll run in Royal Ascot, as it's nice if we had one good enough to run.
Keatley bounces back with Vintage
.Soft ground and a track like that suited her and hopefully she can with another one or two,.
Mycra follows up for Doyle and Smullen
He's improving away but wasn't doing a whole pile in front. He is still relatively green but travelled great and Pat said he is a nice horse,. He was just a bit lairy in front but he's still a colt so we'll have to look at sorting that problem out. Hopefully he'll win again and also jumps well but we'll have to take out 'the little ones' first!
Coakley shines on Value
He has only one gear and you couldn't go fast enough on him. We didn't make enough use of him the last day but you have to stretch the field with him and he needs to go flat out,. He'll have a break now and will go to Galway, where he has won in the past. I'm delighted for (owner) Sean (Gallagher) who is a great patron of mine.
Balkinstown hangs on to land gamble
The bit of nicer ground compared to the winter ground helped and he'll go for something similar next,. He'll mix it between flat and hurdles for the summer.
