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Jackpot Pool - 603.06 Dividend - 422.70 Winning Units - .02. Partial Carry Over of 417.14 to Curragh on Saturday 25th May. Placepot Pool - 22,065.47 Dividend - 84.80 Winning Units - 182.18. Days Aggregate - 228,854.79 Last Year 250,362.82
Oliver's outsider turns heads on second start
Ice off the mark down at six
She got the job done. We obviously thought a bit of her, and she's been letting us down, and I think we're between trips with her,. You can see that she's on the leg and whether it's immaturity or not. It took a good colt to beat her in Leopardstown but I didn't think we hit the line strong so I took the view that we'd come back here and have a punt at six on a proper track. We hoped that there were no sneaky ones in there that hadn't run. Colin said of what we knew of the ones that had run we should be winning. That's the maiden box ticked, we'll go home and let her mature now. I thought she parked but she got it done. Let's give her the benefit of the doubt that she's a little bit on the immature side but at the minute I'd have a question mark over her trip.
Dance edges tight finish in fillies handicap
It's great to have Colin Keane on your side, he was brilliant on her. I didn't realise that it was only a nose,. It was a good performance carrying top-weight. She came out of Naas really well and she's a lovely filly to have. She's an improver and has a good temperament. She's lovely and relaxed. I walked through the barn last night and she was lying panned out, there wasn't a budge out of her. Colin said when he got to the front she pricked her ears and parked, she got idle. He knows her well, the three times she's won he's been on her. She'll probably dip her toe in a Listed race now and see where we are from there. There are a couple of different options for her. I stuck her in the Ballycorus at Leopardstown to have a look, as she's won around there before, but I'd say that will be tasty. I'd nearly go Listed before that. She has a good mind and definitely wants good ground, that's the key to her. It's lovely to have a really nice filly like her.
Super Sox show rivals a clean pair of heels
It's great to win for Lady Harrington, she's Billy's neighbour so it's a lot of pressure for him!
Hurricane Ivor blows them away from the front
He's a cool horse, he comes out every year and wins one,.
State Actor sparkles in Curragh feature
He gave him a terrific ride, he's a good kid,.
Red Letter Bray for Liam Cusack at 100/1
Pace holds up again in Curragh finale
I'm delighted. He had a little problem, we solved it, and he's just got better and better,. I have to thank Ted Durcan because, even though he's won over a mile-four and a mile-two, he just reckoned he wasn't staying and to drop him back to a mile. I did and he just loved it out there. . Robbie said he wasn't going to let anyone by him, that he was just having a ball up front. . I put him in the Hunt Cup at Ascot, John loves having runners there. He was too low in the handicap, I don't know what he'll get for this and I don't know if he'll get enough to squeak in. . That opens up loads of options though.