Going - Yielding To Soft, soft in places. Fine
Jackpot Pool - €22,671.87 Dividend - €3,174.00 Winning Units - 5. Placepot Pool - €90,633.25 Dividend - €91.80 Winning Units - 690.72. Pick Six Pool - €114,211.60 Dividend - €79,948.10 Winning Units - .5. Partial Carry Over of €39,974.05 to Fairyhouse on Tuesday 29th March. Days Aggregate - €704,251.00 Last Year €392,047.00
Easy win for Slowmotion in Fairyhouse opener
She was probably a little bit fresh in Limerick and we might have left her a little short. She looked like she was going to win everywhere but probably blew up a little at the back of the last. She improved a lot from that. She was very good today. She settled brilliantly and jumped very well. She handles an ease in the ground and should stay well. She's a very exciting filly. We'll see how she comes out of this and I'll talk to JP and Frank. She probably doesn't have to run again but if she does Punchestown would be the logical target.
Sutton battles back to beat Caviar
He's a nice horse. He was very green and I'd imagine that will probably be him for the year. He'll be a nice horse with a summers grass. He did everything to get beat. Barry said it was a faster gallop than the last day and he's still a baby and very green. He kicked a few hurdles out of the ground. To come back and win after that mistake at the last - I'd say he's a nice horse. I'd imagine he'll go chasing next year.
Cause claims handicap success
Value proves worth the Risk
“The owner has been very patient. I knew at the start of the season I had a top quality horse,”
Fox, Mouse and Angel win Irish National
It's unbelievable. Tiffer (his son Christopher who died last year) was looking down on me today. He helped me there. That's just special. I gave Ger no instructions. He knew the horse as he had rode him in Listowel and won a Kerry National on him so there was no need for instructions. The fourth horse ran a blinder as well and I couldn't be happier.
Emily bows out on a high
Shannon scores for McKiernan & Browne
We always felt he would be a better horse on a bit better ground. He was a bit disappointing in Leopardstown when he missed a couple of fences early on and lost interest. Barry gave him a great ride. He didn't rush him and got him into a nice rhythm. He jumps fences with more confidence on better ground. He'll probably go to Punchestown if there is a race there for him. He has a lot of improving to do. I think he's getting stronger - he was very weak and is a very big horse.
Blow completes treble for Gigginstown
He's a fine big horse, a real chasing type. I suppose he'll go hurdling next year, Eddie (O'Leary) said three mile hurdling, but he's every inch a chaser - a real staying chaser. I'd say he'd want a good dig in the ground just by his size but he is by Robin Des Champs and they go on better.
