Going - Good, Good to Yielding in places - changed to Good after race 4. Dry and warm
Placepot Pool - 14,668.07 Dividend - 3,296.90 Winning Units - 3.14. Quadpot Pool - 2,553.71 Dividend - 821.60 Winning Units - 2.3. Days Aggregate - 95,347.55 Last Year 61,546.00
Realist impresses on hurdles bow
Mighty Meggsie makes the breakthrough under Townend
Dazzling Darren grabs his first victory over flights
Rich Belief scores for Thornton & Meyler
He probably wants that trip. I'd say the experience has definitely stood to him - dropping back from a handicap to a maiden. I don't usually like doing that but I thought it would be ideal around a big, galloping track with his experience. He just seemed to travel far easier over that trip, everything just happened a little bit slower for him. He's not very big. He gets a mile and six on the flat. I thought about coming back here next Friday for the two mile one handicap, the 50-80. He's owned by the Keelings who have been very good to me over the years and let me use their gallops when we had no gallops. I'm delighted to get it for them. I'd say we will mix and match with him. He has had a busy enough summer and has been unlucky once or twice.
Mon Storm blitzes them at 16/1
He always runs rightly and he had run well here before. He should have won here in the spring time.
Torrens rides 50/1 winner at Down Royal
I hoped he would run well. He had a very good run at Navan earlier in the summer.
The Gleesons enjoy their day out in the North