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Jackpot Pool - 1,830.89 Dividend - 1,037.10 Winning Units - .1. Partial Carry Over of 933.34 to Navan on Saturday 18th May. Placepot Pool - 14,651.74 Dividend - 101.30 Winning Units - 101.22. Days Aggregate - 166,151.29 Last Year 175,251.20
Scorthy Champ makes winning debut
He's a well-bred horse and we liked him, obviously. I think everyone was liked in the race, every time I looked there was money coming for something else,. They were a proper bunch on pedigrees, well-bred horses. I thought he was very impressive. Dylan said he was quite green early so he just took his time. When he got a bit of room he said he opened up really well. He had been working very nicely, and he's very well-bred. He looks very smart. I suppose the obvious thing is to come back here for the Tyros Stakes, let's see how he pulls up and take it from there. He'll be going down that National Stakes path. I know he's a Mehmas but he's a big horse and his family were better three-year-olds. We won't be forcing him but he looks very smart.
Red-hot Ronan strikes again on Ridhaz
Browne McMonagle doubles up on Feature This
In-foal Toriangel strikes for Lavery & Rutledge
She's in foal, to Kodi Bear, so she's relaxing and I think it's made a big difference to her,. I think she's much better than her mark and always has been. As a foal she had a benign tumour so she has no bottom jaw and she's got to relax to breathe properly. . She's an amazing, tough, gorgeous filly. She eats everything and it doesn't hold her back eating. . They went such a pace and I thought she was on her head. Siobhan said because she's relaxing she'll stay further and it gives us a few more options. I think she has two months left and because she's in foal she's not one I'd over-race. I'm delighted for John and delighted for the filly.
Encosta gets result in stewards room after dramatic fillies handicap
I think it was a very fair decision and I would have been very disappointed if they didn't change it around,. I would have bet 1/20 that he would have got it and Colin (Keane) thought that after the race as well. You just can't knock the horse down and hope to get away with it. It was the right decision. She was coming back at him as well, she was almost on the ground and it's lucky no-one was hurt.
Kyprios goes through the motions, if not the gears, in Saval Beg
We're delighted with him, he's a lovely horse. When he gets there he just waits but Ryan was very happy with him,. Ryan said he has plenty of speed left, all the speed is there, but he just pulls up when he gets there, he's just lazy. The plan was obviously the two runs and then go to Ascot, if everything is well with him then. It's amazing that he came back, it's great to have him back. He just has a lovely relaxed way of doing it.
First winner for Robyn Donaghue-Leahy
He's a lovely horse. He got injured in Tramore and we couldn't get him right for ages,. We'll go for something similar. He won well in the end. . Robyn is our apprentice and that's her first winner. She's from Cobh in County Cork. She's ridden a few seconds and she's a good young rider.
A Piece Of cake for Fitzgerald's improving stayer
That was perfect, it worked out the way we wanted it to work out,. He made the running, comfortably, in front and the ground was nice. The key to him is good ground. . It was a nice run before he goes to Ascot. He'll be entered in three different races there and that's the plan. There is a mile-and-six, a two-five and a two-four.