Going - Standard. Overcast and showery
Placepot Pool - 25,614.14 Dividend - 182.10 Winning Units - 98.41. Days Aggregate - 210,153.58 Last Year 162,364.00
Samrogue swoops late to take sprint handicap
Dundalk in November suits Shamiyan
Rita Levi proving a force over a mile and a half
I'm absolutely thrilled. It took me a while to work out that her trip is a mile-and-a-half but we got there in the end. That's two out of the last three with her now. She was unlucky the last day as she hit her head off the gate before she jumped out. Donagh said she nearly concussed herself and she still ran a nice race. I thought she had a good each-way shout here and told the lads that. They are good supporters and I'm delighted for them. She's able to go at that speed so easy in herself that she can kick off it. Hopefully the handicapper is not too hard on her. She loves it up here and is in a good place at the moment.
Chaos Control lands the odds again in the Nursery
Ronan gave him a good ride. He said that he just does what he has to do during the race and he rode him like the best horse. When he hit the front he felt like he had enough done. It was all straight-forward. It looks like he's progressing well. I don't think there is anything else for him here so I think that's probably him for the year. We'll maybe keep him for the grass, hopefully he'll be a horse that will progress and give us a bit of fun.
Je T'ai Porte brings up doubles for Whelan & Halford
Brostaigh makes odds-on backers sweat
Sister Lola leads home 1-2 for McAuley
I couldn't pick between the two of them beforehand. Sam (Ewing) had said that the horse that led would go a fair lick so I wasn't sure how that would suit Meishar but the quicker they went the more it was going to help Sister Lola. Funnily enough Shane said from two-and-a-half out he had no doubt he'd get there as he was only nursing her into it. I thought she was going nowhere for a while but she picks up plenty. She's been unbelievable. It looks reckless running her every week but we weigh her every week. I know that doesn't tell you everything, and when she's heavier this week than she was last week she's obviously not having too hard a time of it.
Dalvey completes 83/1 double for Foley & McAuley
Denis Hogan had this fella as a three-year-old and he was convinced he'd win a Triumph Hurdle. They thought that much of him there that they thought he might actually be a Lockinge horse as a four-year-old. He ran at Listowel and got a horrendous dose of pneumonia after it. He lost condition, he used to work alright at home but couldn't finish anything out. We were actually happy enough with his last run, he stayed at it and that was the first time he actually stayed going. Derek O'Connor rode him twice and said 'don't give up on him' as he was giving him a proper feel. He said once he gets a trip and things fall right with him it's just a confidence issue, once he gets his confidence he'll go and do a job somewhere. It's brilliant that it happened tonight.