Going - Good. Fine
Jackpot Pool - 1,127.96 Dividend - 789.60 Winning Units - .39. Partial Carry Over of 683.05 to Killarney on Tuesday 17th May. Placepot Pool - 23,619.63 Dividend - 79.00 Winning Units - 209.26. Days Aggregate - 113,757.09 Last Year 104,427.00
Auckland gets there under a Mullins drive
When Danny gets after him, he backs off and I think it's a lack of confidence. He did the same jumping the last two in Fairyhouse previously and was lucky he got up today. When he gets his jumping together I think he'll be a fair handicapper and he stays well. I'm not saying he is a champion but I think we haven't seen the best of him by any means yet. He is a fair horse and will be a good 2m4f handicap hurdler.
Shewearsitwell does her best work at business end
Plan comes together with Rockanrye
She did it very well and I fancied her as her run in Cork was a good run. She wasn't a bumper mare but ran very well on ground that was a bit dead and the nicer ground over a longer trip suited better today. She did it very well and Mark gave her a lovely ride and his 7lb claim was a big, big help.
Happy Jacky delights Hackett
He has been running well and his run the last day was very good. The problem we had was he wasn't coming on from his runs and it was taking too much out of him. He has stepped forward this year, is a bit stronger and is more mature and relaxed at the races, which is all helping. He got a peach of a ride from Bryan and likes racing prominently, and he said he'd stay three miles - he's not the quickest but is all heart. We'll see what the handicapper does and you would like to think he would be a nice horse for the 2m6f handicap hurdle at Galway and maybe he will get a race in before that.
Mullins doubles up with Easy Game
Mullins' treble backers Recite A Prayer
Stand Up And Fight sees them all off
There is another one of these hunter chases for him in Listowel, so we will follow that route as the better horses have gone out. He was on fire going around then but he is a boyo. He beat Billaway one day at Fairyhouse and the ability is there but it is just to get it out of him and Aine gets on great with him.
Troubled Times makes a winning start