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Going - Good, Good to Yielding in places (Hdle/bumper), Good, Good to Firm in places (Chase). Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €10,000.00 Winning Units - 96.95 Dividend - €72.20. Placepot Pool - €117,492.09 Winning Units - 1155.4 Dividend - €71.10. Pick Six Pool - €20,000.00 Winning Units - 10.5 Dividend - €1,333.30. Tote Aggregate - €479065.00.
Ruby was fantastic. We didn't want a slow pace and he didn't think there was much pace in the race so he elected to make it. Then when Sean went by him Ruby was happy to sit there. What I really liked about the horse was that every time Ruby wanted a jump he took two lengths out of the one in front. He knew that he had that in hand and he was very confident and cool over the last three fences, I thought. He used the other horse as a lead. I thought he might pull out more after the last but he pulled out enough. A lot of horses didn't turn up but still the quality horses were here and they served up a fantastic race. We might have a few nice horses to go to Cheltenham with this year. He's always promised to be this good. Now he's won his Irish Gold Cup and hopefully we'll follow on, maybe, next month. He was very good at Christmas but he needed it. Road To Respect was unlucky at Christmas but we needed it.
W P Mullins, trainer
(6:06.7 5.23 secs faster on today's going ) Rated 168
King's Theatre (IRE) - Fairy Native (IRE)(Be My Native (USA))
(Morning price: 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 3/1 10/3 3/1 7/4 15/8 2/1 15/8)
(Ring price: 15/8 2/1)
SP 2/1
(6:06.7) Rated 169
Gamut (IRE) - Lora Lady (IRE)(Lord Americo)
Breeder - Miss Ivy Rothwell
(Morning price: 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 15/8 11/8 8/11 4/5)
(Ring price: 4/5 5/6 4/5 5/6)
SP 5/6fav
(6:08.2) Rated 158
Shantou (USA) - Bally Bolshoi (IRE)(Bob Back (USA))
Breeder - R Cotton & S Lannigan O'Keeffe
(Morning price: 20/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 14/1 12/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1)
SP 8/1
(6:15.6) cp+ Rated 159
Stowaway (GB) - Western Whisper (IRE)(Supreme Leader)
Breeder - Ronnie O'Neill
(Morning price: 25/1 22/1 20/1 12/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1)
SP 9/1
Time 6m. 6.70 secs, which is 5.23 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €4.40
Tote Trifecta- €10.30
CSF- €4.30.
Non runners Al Boum Photo (FR) (going), Anibale Fly (FR) (change in going), Balko Des Flos (FR) (change in going), Edwulf (GB) (going), Monalee (ground conditions), Noble Endeavor (change in going)
2018 Edwulf 9 11-10 Mr D O'Connor 33/1 (Joseph Patrick O'Brien)
2017 Sizing John 7 11-10 R M Power 10/3 (Mrs John Harrington)
2016 Carlingford Lough 10 11-10 M P Walsh 20/1 (John E Kiely)
2015 Carlingford Lough 9 11-10 A P McCoy 4/1 (John E Kiely)
2014 Last Instalment 9 11-10 B T O'Connell 8/1 (Philip Fenton)
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