Going - Good (Good to Firm in Places); Changed to Good to Firm after race 2. Fine
Jackpot Pool - 360.98 Dividend - 252.60 Winning Units - 1. Placepot Pool - 26,735.07 Dividend - 88.10 Winning Units - 212.21. Days Aggregate - 92,364.00 (8 races). Last Year 78,343.00 (7 races).
Braddish & Flynn on target with Brogine
She has had some minor problems but we knew she was back to herself after running at Ballinrobe last time and we expected a big run today. I haven’t really thought about where we would go next but there is a mares’ handicap at Killarney and there is also a race at Limerick. The ground is the key to her.
Venezia makes winning start for O'Grady
Perhaps the step up in trip helped him, and the ground didn't inconvenience him. It probably inconvenienced some of the others,. He's a nice horse and is very effective on fast ground. Hopefully he can win another, and I'd imagine he will be campaigned over the summer.
Dorma doubles up at Gowran
Madurai completes brace for Mullins & Walsh
Sharlanda overcomes lay-off for Bowe
Don does the business for Loughran
Polar delivers in Gowran feature
We felt that she had improved from the last day, and she did a good bit of work during the week. At the same time it was nice to see plenty of non-runners in the race. We were planning to come back here in September for a race that carries some black type. Three miles is her trip, although I wouldn’t run her on ground as quick as that again.
Mcgroarty impresses on debut under rules
Two and a half miles and dry ground is what he wants. He’s a good leaper, and I thought he would win a point-to-point on his first or second start. He was unlucky a few times and had mucus in his lungs a few times.