Going - Good To Firm (Watering To Maintain). Fine and sunny
Jackpot Pool - €11,179.00 Dividend - €80.60 Winning Units - 104. Placepot Pool - €19,635.16 Dividend - €135.90 Winning Units - 108.31. Days Aggregate - €441,607.85 Last Year €336,129.00
Barring takes Curragh opener in style
Bangalore takes Gold
That's my first winner here and it's a nice way to break the duck. That was a great performance from a bad draw and that's as far as he'd want it. He's a fast ground horse, he really needs it top of the ground. He's in the Royal Hunt Cup so we'll see what the handicapper does with him. I have Dandy Boy in that race too and I'm not keen on them taking on one another.
Samuel wins Marble Stakes
I'm delighted with the two of them [O'Brien also saddled the third home]. We will now have a look at the Conventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Albany Stakes for the filly [So Stylish]. It was nice to see them break a minute as very few do that up here.
Cosgrave wins Group 3 aboard Markab
Hannon and Hughes complete Curragh double
That possibly wasn't the strongest race but she took the step up well. Richard [Hughes] is quite keen to have a look at the Breeders Cup Fillies & Mares race, so we'll have to decide whether to give her an easy Summer and do that. She's a good filly with a very good pedigree. She'll go for the Winter Forest Stakes at Ascot next and we think she'll go close. There is also a race in Turkey for her, we're keen to go pot hunting with her.
Aghadoe takes last for Wachman
He's a grand horse, he finished second to Book Of Numbers the last day and he has franked the very well. I'd imagine we'll go for another handicap with him.
