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Berry gets Ballerina home but only just
Grant excels on Isabella
I don't know where she'll go now but any of those two mile staying races are there for her. She'll most likely go for a hurdle again though as long as the ground stays fast. We feared there mightn't be a lot of pace here so we made it as she doesn't sprint. She is a battler though. It took a long time to get here but as long as they win it's not so bad.
Flash delights locals with Claiming success
Berry doubles up on Fammi
For a heavy set filly we thought she wanted a cut in the ground but she's won twice on firm now so what we thought doesn't count. If it stays fast she'll go for another flat race. The plan though is to make a three-year-old hurdler out of her. She is tough and robust with a great temperament.
Flynn & Grant make it two with the Prince
He is an improving horse and I think he'll be a real good hurdle horse though he won't be one for deep ground. He might go for a bigger flat race before then. He is a hell of a talented horse and it's only now that he is coming to himself.
The Fonze lights up Tramore
How did he win from there? We might make a flat jockey out of Shay yet! . I ran him too soon after the Galway Plate when he pulled up at Cork. He was going to get a break then, but I gave him a piece of work the other morning and he worked better than he had done before Galway so we let him take his chance. He was thrown-in here on his hurdle and chase ratings. He'll have a little break now and the aim then would be the Grade 2 (the Gowran Park Champion Chase) that the won in Gowran last year.
Mullins & Berry top off a great evening
We are always saying that he is dead reliable but the handicapper has him now in all disciplines. So we found what looked like a weak maiden and he took his chance well. He is a trainers delight as he always runs to his mark and is so honest. He is in a good chase in Killarney and he is such a hardy devil that he might just go there next week.