Going - Flat - Yielding NH - Good, good to yielding in places. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €6,653.27 Not Won. Carried forward to Galway on Tuesday 30th July. Placepot Pool - €62,810.21 Dividend - €4,367.40 Winning Units - 10.08. Days Aggregate - €644,537.77 Last Year €674,095.38
Superbly bred Feud makes his mark over hurdles
I was saying to Danny afterwards that it's quite intriguing going forward as to what way he can go because that was quite impressive. The nerves beforehand, it wouldn't matter if it was a bumper in Ballinrobe I'd be under pressure. The last 48 hours have been hell but we're here and we're through it. I loved the way he did it and I loved the way he jumped. He was a bit fumbly and made a few mistakes in Listowel. I thought that might be still in him a bit but he was very clever. He jumped some of them beautifully and the ones he didn't he just kicked them out of the way and never missed a beat. He's a very interesting horse going forward. I'm delighted for the lads, it's important to emphasise the importance of them to me. I've never got a chance to buy a horse like this. We'll explore his ceiling over hurdles and if it's a case that he comes back to being a lovely dual-purpose horse we'll see. I'm not thinking about that, we'll go home and make a plan. Beforehand I said we're either going to Listowel for the Lartigue or else the Royal Bond. The dream has come true, for now.
Son Of Hypnos strikes at 16/1 for the Smith family
It's been the plan for a while, we've had an eye on Galway for a while. It's great when it works out. It's my first festival winner, I haven't had too many runners at this meeting, so it's great. It's great for James to ride a winner here as well as he's been coming here since he was a child.
Rock Of Cashel takes big step forward from debut
He was just very babyish the first day and in fairness he's come forward from it. He's still quite babyish but he's going to be a lovely horse in time, he's still putting it all together. We might look at something like the Futurity for him, some of those nice races. Wayne was very happy with him and he thought he'd come forward nicely from the last day. There is still plenty more to come. We'll step him up into group company and see where he fits in with the rest of them.
Ryan seen to good effect aboard Artful Approach
I thought he was well handicapped because he just hadn't got his act together in his races to this point. I thought if he could get it together today he would be competitive so it's great. He was drawn 21 in Fairyhouse and was four wide the whole way. He learned something the last day and the handicapper left him alone, thankfully, which put him in a position to win today. Hopefully this guy might reappear at the weekend.
Sirius records 50/1 dream win for Dunsdon in day 1 feature
I’m so thankful to Willie and his team, to Harold (Kirk) for buying the mare and for everyone’s advice. I’m just so lucky. I didn’t ride for four years. I had a family, came out of retirement and this was the dream. I was going to try and jump out and be handy, but the mare was looking a bit left and I missed the kick. I said I’ve got to relax now, and Willie said to try and find your way through. I edged out coming down the hill and it’s amazing when you ride horses for Willie how fit they are. It’s like you have Mo Farah in the last furlong!. To say the least!. David asked me to look out for a horse for him to ride in this race, to try and win it, and that was two years ago. I thought David had retired in the meantime but obviously he had come back and ridden a few. He rides out with Gary Moore to stay fit. He actually never sat on her before, he was supposed to come over and ride her out and never did. It's tremendous. David was champion Fegentri rider, which is European champion amateur rider, a few years back. He's a fitness fanatic and keeps himself very fit. He bought a horse and put it in with Gary Moore, he's had a few rides this year. Race riding would get you race fit. I thought it was an extraordinary achievement. I'm delighted for him. The start didn't go well for him, he wanted to be in the first four. He didn't panic and sat where he was. He had the nerve to sit there and see what happened. She won easy. She had some ni
Kentucky Gal has Mullins dreaming of big days ahead
I expected it and I think there is more to come again. I was amazed when she won over seven furlongs back in Gowran. Then she learned a good bit in the Curragh, it was her first day to race over a distance. Amazingly for one of mine I would imagine she's going to improve a good bit again on fast ground. There was a good cut in that ground. I'm really looking forward to next year, I think we might be getting up to where I only dream about at times. She's a big improver. She'll get another run, probably on fast ground, but we won't be hard on her this year. Three months ago she was too weak to even do fast work. She's really only coming and I'm just hoping she might be special. If the ground was fast for Champions Weekend we could look at that.
Delta proves a potent Force in the bumper
He gave him a good ride. He was out on the better ground, the winners are coming out there. He was a bit far back but they bunched up then and he was okay. He might run again Sunday in the winners race. We'll see how he is. He liked the bit of ease in the ground, it was too quick for him the last day in Newton Abbot.
