Going - Good to Soft (Soft in places). Overcast
Jackpot Pool - 25,406.00 Dividend - 19,054.50 Winning Units - 1. Placepot Pool - 47,635.42 Dividend - 2,310.20 Winning Units - 15.46. Daily Double Pool - 190.00 Not Won. Carried forward to Fairyhouse. Pick Six Pool - 6,775.50 Not Won. Carried forward to Fairyhouse on Tuesday 10th April. Days Aggregate - 355,488.93 Last Year 418,282.14
Get Me Out Of Here a popular winner
He's a great horse really and it's lovely to see him win a race like that after all those seconds. AP knows him really well and he might go to Punchestown. I think he'll get three miles.
Ton-up for Russell thanks to Dedigout
What a performance from McCoy & Alderwood
They can bounce after Cheltenham but half-an-hour after his run there it was like he didn't have a race. I was confident enough therefore that he wasn't feeling the effects of it. Tony (McCoy) was very worried about the pace early on so he elected to go on. I was delighted to see the rain coming today too. That was a similar run to Cheltenham but he was really at his best over there. Punchestown is on the agenda but he gave a good hard blow after that so we'll just have to wait and see.
A measure of compensation for Hughes
Lion Na Bearnai in National shock
I only have the five horses and this is unbelievable, just brilliant. The last day was the real shock (got a 27Ib hike in the ratings for that to bring him into the race) and we were confident coming here but we were afraid to say it. Andrew is a brilliant rider . much under-rated and he gave him a copybook ride, the whole thing was copybook. He is only a pony and anyone could ride him at home.
Top-weight no problem to Lucky William
I was very worried about the soft ground. We'll look at Punchestown now . maybe the Grade 1 novice chase. (MG & EM)
Don Cossack continues towards the top
If I was a horse I'd sleep with him, he's that good. That's him definitely finished for the season and we'll look forward to next season with him now (Paddy Power go 8/1 Don Cossack for the Neptune & the Supreme). (MG & EM)