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Dubai not so Great as Ricci gets off the mark
He handled that ground well and that's what he wants. He was a bit keen early but did the job well.
Bolger & Manning bounce back with Sten
Jasaara scores under Smullen for Weld
O'Brien brothers double-up with Detailed
She's a tough little filly and has won carrying a big weight on soft ground. For a little filly she tries hard, and it's nice to get another win for her.
Quiet wins comfortably under Foley
I didn't think he would go on the ground. I've had him a few years and he was very weak early on. We ran him a second time at Galway after he ran well there on the Flat but he ran too free the second day over hurdles. We gave him a little bit of a break and sent him home for a fortnight, and he's done that quite easily. We'll probably go for a novice with him. I'm sure the handicapper is going to slaughter him but he's plenty of options and we won't kill him as I think he's a nice horse and will make a nice chaser in time. He's in again at Clonmel (on Thursday) but I don't think we'll run him as that's a fair old slog there today. He's not a bad horse on the Flat and has a nice mark so he could go for something like the November Handicap if he gets in. Dan Daly (winning owner) is a great patron of mine, and has been very lucky.
Benkei gets off the mark over flights
He's struggled over hurdles but it's nice to see him winning one. I'd say it was a bad race today but all he could do was win it. He could run in the Irish St Leger on Sunday. There is prize-money for the first eight and we will see how many are left in it and make a decision then. Hopefully he will go for the Cesarewitch. It is in Navan this year which will suit him, and there is a Group 3 in Naas that he will probably run in as well. We will let him roll along now if we can.
Lane justifies market support on debut
I think he's fairly good. He was green when he came off the bridle but to be honest he's never come off it before. Everything we have done with him has been easy. He was to go to Galway. A syndicate of seven lads own him but he ran in Finbarr Cahill's name today because the syndicate form didn't come back. They bought him one night having dinner in Galway and he's out of a half-sister to Hurricane Fly. I'd be surprised if he's not above average. I'm not a great one for winners' bumpers but he could run in one. We worked him for Galway and he worked really really well but he got a little bang in the piece of work and I was afraid to take any chances with him. Danny said he handled the ground well enough. He was bought in the Land Rover Sale and the whole idea was to run him in that but he got an infection in his wither and it took so long to get over it.