Going - Good to yielding CHANGED to yielding after 3rd race.. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - 670.73 Not Won. Carried forward to Listowel on Tuesday 19th September. Placepot Pool - 21,485.84 Dividend - 1,548.70 Winning Units - 9.74. Days Aggregate - 160,363.84 (7 races). Last Year 142,373.77 (8 races).
Mayor's Walk strolls home in the first
Aeros leads home a Cromwell one-two
He deserved that as he had been banging on the door,. He was very keen the last day but is learning and settled lovely on the flat track today. It wasn't a great race but was a lovely pot to win and great for the lads. He probably goes on any ground and while he mightn't want deep ground, when he learns to settle it might suit. Pampar Lady ran a cracker and I fancied her to run a cracker. I told one of the owners to have a fiver each-way and he did the forecast!. She is also very free and needs to learn to relax but will also be fine.
Elliott & Gilligan land the Lartigue
I was worried about the ground, which is yielding, but he went through it better than most. I was actually very nervous about my four runners due to the rain which came. Whatever happened he choked with Jack (Kennedy, jockey) the last day at Ballinrobe but it worked out today. . I don't think he is a winter horse but is definitely a type to head to Cheltenham in November. We might then put him away as he could also run on the flat next year.
'Rental King' delivers double for Dillon
this is great for Damien (Dillon) who is involved in a few syndicates but owns these two horses (Aeros Luck and The King Of Prs) on his own. It initially started as a joke but this horse gets his name from the 'King of the Private Rental Sector'. It is great to get two winners at a festival with two cheap horses (€7,000 and €6,500 respectively) and this is a fine horse but wasn't by a fashionable stallion. He'll run away during the winter and it's a great win for Paddy (O'Brien) too.
Cozone bolts up for the Smiths
Mullins rides 800th winner in Listowel finale
I probably should have a few more, but the aim is to get to 1,000 so I have a more years to go,. We have had a huge amount of summer bumper fillies in this year and obviously with Jamie (Codd) taking the summer off it is a big help.