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Placepot Pool - 20,780.26 Dividend - 176.30 Winning Units - 71.71. Quadpot Pool - 2,967.51 Dividend - 121.90 Winning Units - 18.01. Days Aggregate - 117,487.00 Last Year 126,930.00
Ahyoka defies wide draw to claim Dundalk opener
We were delighted with that. I couldn't believe she was 10/1 this morning given her good run at the Curragh,. She's been improving all the time and she was a good buy for €600 by Niall O'Callaghan down in Cork. He was up last week and will be thrilled that she's won. She was still a bit free, that was only her fifth run. Hopefully she'll be able to carry a penalty and go on again. We fancied her coming here, we thought if we got a low draw we'd be home and hosed. She was drawn on the outside but we told Colin to go forward. There was nothing for her immediately but we're in no panic, she'll be up and down here for the winter.
Mehnah looks smart on debut
Prince seals across-the-card double for de Bromhead
Arnhem puts it all together in Dundalk
He won well. We thought last week that the penny had finally dropped with him,. He's shown his best form over seven furlongs, we always thought he was more of a sprinter but he just took his time to get there and was just a bit immature. He won easy and we're delighted. He's genuine and always tries very hard. We'll see how he comes out of this but we'll probably run him again and then I think he'll go for a break. I'd say he'll be a solid sprinter next year.
McGuinness seals first Group-race win with Bowerman
He's an unbelievable horse. Colin said he's so relaxed. We worked him up here during the week and he was very good. He's a dream horse to have and I'm delighted for the lads, the Total Recall Racing Club. They're very loyal owners and have been very very lucky. That's the first group race I've ever won, so I'll remember it. He's probably going to be finished for a while but if some of the middle east races open up later on the year he'll head out to one of those places - Dubai or he could go to Bahrain or Doha if we can get an invitation. I'm thrilled to bits. I'm lucky to have two or three very nice horses and that's what it's all about. When you get those type of horses you can go an awful lot more places. I know what it's like coming down here with 47-65 horses. I'm 18 years at it now and we've been lucky to get good owners in. I owe a lot to the late Bart O'Sullivan, who passed away last year, as he introduced me to a lot of new owners from England and we've really prospered. The Total Recall lads have been with me since I started and we've had 36 or 37 winners. We had Beau Michael, Beau Warrior, Beau Satchel, winners at Galway, and I'm blessed to have them.
Eaglemont makes it two on the day for O'Brien
Conor Hogan gives Keane his treble
We're delighted that he's won as he's been knocking on the door for so long,. It's his first run on the track, he liked it and he'll be back here again I'd say. I's fabulous to have Colin riding for you and he's such a lovely fella as well. He's an excellent jockey. We've tried schooling him over hurdles and he wasn't that mad about it so he'll come back here for something over that sort of trip again.
Pure Nature lands brace for McGuinness and Ryan
It's capped off a great night for us,. She had a very good run the last day in Cork, when she finished second to Noel Meade's horse. I was speaking to Noel after and he thought his was a nice horse. I knew she'd improve and like this surface. She's in again on Thursday and I'd say we're going to have to run her as I'd say the handicapper isn't going to be too kind to her. I think potentially she could make a very nice juvenile hurdler. She's a nice filly and is improving all the time, I like this filly.