Going - Soft. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - 810.29 Dividend - 566.90 Winning Units - .73. Partial Carry Over of 218.67 to Limerick on Tuesday 31st January. Placepot Pool - 24,189.64 Dividend - 19.20 Winning Units - 879.8. Days Aggregate - 109,587.88 Last Year 140,411.64
Diverge a straightforward winner for Townend
He did it well and improved a lot from the last day,. We changed the tactics as he was very free in Leopardstown. I said to Paul don't be fighting him too much. We thought there might be enough pace in the race with Danny (Mullins) going on but our fella just seemed to want to jump past him so Paul let him on and let him enjoy himself. He loves jumping. He has entries at Cheltenham and we'd probably be looking more to the Supreme. Any horse that wins his maiden by 23 lengths on his second run has to. He looks like he's booked a place on the team anyway.
Yet another winner for red-hot Cromwell
She's a gutsy little filly. I thought she had a place chance and I'm delighted with that,. I'm not sure where we go from here but we'll find another handicap for her somewhere.
Zoe shares the spoils with Ladybank on jumping bow
Haxo upsets Sir Argus in Mullins one-two
For jumping Haxo deserved to win that and that's what won it for him in the end,. He's a second season novice and jumped really well. He's a nice type and he looks a real chaser in the making. Sir Argus, I think, just lost his confidence after his fall (when in front two out) the last day in Clonmel. He's done plenty of schooling at home but on the racecourse he seems to have lost his confidence. We'll have to keep him schooling and try to get him back right.
Back-to-back Punchestown pots for Sa Fureur
Hartys cash in with American Money
Market springer Ishan lands a touch in finale
He had a good enough run in Tramore but he got stuck in the ground in Limerick, Philip said he just never went a yard. He's been coming along the whole time. That was a bad race I'd imagine. He's a grand horse and he'll jump a fence too in time. He was ready to run in a point-to-point but we thought he probably wasn't quite up to a four-year-old point-to-point so we said we'd go hurdling with him. He's taken a bit of time to come but he's coming now. We'll find something similar, he's no world beater.