Going - Standard. Partly Cloudy
Jackpot Pool - €5,000.00 Dividend - €92.10 Winning Units - 38. Placepot Pool - €30,163.20 Dividend - €8.40 Winning Units - 2509.5. Pick Six Pool - €25,000.00 Dividend - €3,888.80 Winning Units - 4.5. Days Aggregate - €184,490.50
Listed placed Verhoyen makes the breakthrough
That's a relief and it's been overdue. The plan was to go for a maiden at Navan in three weeks but we saw this extra race put on. He'd been working well at home with Texas Rock and we said we'd put him in and have a look. It looked a good opportunity and is a Plus 10 Race as well so it’s a nice payday. Billy said he was idling in front and got a bit tired but he battled well. We can go where we like with him now and have a bit of fun for the summer. He needs to be getting a lead off a fast pace probably over six or seven furlongs, and could go for something like the Madrid Handicap at Naas. That's Paul's (Cullen) first winner in those colours. They used to be Albert Finney's colours.
Eacharn stays on best under Coen for Slattery
He's a good consistent little horse and stuck it out well. He got injured at Cork and we gave him a good break after that. He'll keep going now until he looks for a holiday.
Approved completes hat-trick in style
Port Lions gets deserved win to his name
Linehan & Birrane on the mark with Danilo
We've waited a long time for this as we bought him as a yearling and broke him at home. He was gelded last year as he was a bit coltish but that made a difference and he's more settled. We brought him back over a mile and a half as he seemed to be looking for a distance and was second three times in the past over a mile. We'll probably stay around a mile with him now. He's entered again here on Friday so we'll see how he comes out of this.
Well-supported Majors comes out on top
Kevin Manning has won on him before and he gave Gavin a good prep talk before the race today. This horse has serious ability if he puts it in. I changed his headgear and put the visor on today but that will only work for one or two runs. He's in good old order and actually took a bit of a blow. I thought I had him fit enough but maybe he just got held up a bit with the weather last week. You more or less have to take a pull on him the whole time and make him think he's getting one over on you pulling against you. Gavin looks a very good apprentice and is one to look out for. He's entered here again on Friday night and we'll see how he is after this.
Lee doubles-up on Elishpour
Getgo a poignant winner for Clarke
