Going - Yielding (Hurdle & Bumper), Yielding, Good in places (Chase). Fine and sunny
Jackpot Pool - 459.23 Dividend - 459.30 Winning Units - .06. Placepot Pool - 11,971.54 Dividend - 46.30 Winning Units - 258.53. Days Aggregate - 110,516.96 Last Year 85,128.11
Ceanndana opens his account over fences with Tramore win
Mater Matuta does it again at Tramore
She was second in this race last year and won it the year before, so she likes this race. We were still a couple of pounds out of the handicap but she really turned inside out the last week and we said we would take our chance. She likes fast ground and being in front. Jordan gets on really well with her. We were on the cold list so it's nice to get off it now. Hopefully it's onwards and upwards for the rest of the summer. We have a couple of young horses to run and a few for Bellewstown. We will keep her going now for the summer. She has won on the flat, over hurdles and over fences and she might do all three again this year. She has very sporting owners in David and Margaret Jordan and it's great for them.
Torrens keeps it simple from the front on Trustyourinstinct
Byrnes times it to perfection on Queen
They went a good gallop and she can be very free so he sat off them. She is progressive and is fierce genuine. She shouldn't go up much in the handicap for that and she'll keep going for the summer now, she needs good ground.
Jumping Susie finally gets her turn
Rauzan springs 22/1 surprise for Eoin Doyle at Tramore
I bought him off Mick Halford. He was running over the winter on heavy ground. He had a nice run in a maiden hurdle at Gowran one day but he just wasn't in love with that heavy ground. We ran him here the last day and he just never seemed to travel over two miles. Mick was running him over a mile-and-five to a mile-and-six on the flat and I'd say he just needs to get into his comfort zone. He picked up well tonight and I'd say he will come on again for the run. He is handicapped on the flat as well, so he could run over two miles on the flat. Hugh gave him a good ride and it's grand to get a winner out here. We'll see what the handicapper does now.
Hannah Smullen rides first career winner aboard Fillusin at Tramore