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From Los Angeles to Tipperary in good style
Sea The Boss in charge under Foley
We have always liked her, we liked her in the spring and she grew a lot. She is a fine looker and is only a frame filly, so is next year's model. We'll see what we do and there is the final of this series at Naas (October 15) for her.
O'Brien breaks new ground with Caracal
It's great to get our first winner for Al Shaqab (Racing) - we haven't had many runners for them and it's great to get the first win. He had been working smartly at home, but had been off the track for a long time so today was very much about getting him started. I thought it was a good performance against some good solid horses. He obviously had a hold-up in France, was off the track for an extended period of time with an injury and we have him for the last few months. We've liked him since he arrived, he will head for stakes level and is a nice horse going forward. He was a little keen and fresh in the race, I think he'll stay further and there is a Listed race in Cork over a mile which he could potentially go to, but we'll see how he pulls up first.
Clever And Cool brings up plenty of bets in feature
Twilight Jet leads home one-two for O'Callaghan
It was great, I'm delighted to get Twilight Jet's head back in front because he hadn't the most straightforward path to this as he had two surgeries over the winter. He had one for colic and had to have another surgery having slipped so it has been a long time coming back. Last year he blitzed them in the Lacken (Stakes), but went to Royal Ascot and was sick for quite a while. This year was about getting him back slowly, race to race. He'll go for something like the World Trophy (Group 3 at Newbury) or I might step him up to six (furlongs) but there are a few options for him in the UK. Leigh (Roche) couldn't pull him up today and a stiff five or stepping back up to six will suit. . Lokada had a lot of headgear on her to try to get her to relax - we have been tricking around with her and always thought she had the ability to get black-type. They went so hard in front that Colin (Keane) was able to get cover to help her relax and she came home well. Today was huge for her and she might be able to win one of these now.
Silkies Sib off the mark for Doyle
He is improving with every run, but still has a lot to learn. Mentally he is still backward, but is as tough as they get and you couldn't get to the bottom of him and every run is getting better. His half-brother (home-bred Silky Wilkie) was second in the Beverley Bullet yesterday and both are out of a good mare Vasoni who won five races for us. This lad isn't as quick as the rest of the family but has that toughness. He might also make into a three-year-old hurdler.
Maralinga another for Doyle in Tipperary
I thought his wide draw wouldn't suit him and his style of racing as he likes to be up with the pace. Gavin said there was no point in trying to go forward from 21 so sat in and he said the horse loved it. . He was a nice horse as a three-year-old, has been placed a lot of times since but hadn't won for two years, although was back on a mark where he was capable of winning. He wasn't himself after his last run and seems to be best fresh. He is back to himself now and could go hurdling as the autumn progresses. It has been a great day.