Going - Good. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - 184.91 Not Won. Carried forward to Curragh on Sunday 26th July. Placepot Pool - 26,975.97 Dividend - 103.60 Winning Units - 182.15. Days Aggregate - 94,391.00 Last Year 79,256.00
Second win around Tramore for Bridge Native
The distance was a little bit short for her and the ground was a little bit faster than we thought. She jumped herself into that position and when she got out in front she wanted to stay there. I'm very pleased with her and with Conor (Orr) too. We find it hard to find the right race for her because really two mile two would suit her. Today was planned and it worked. She might come back here next month, she likes it around here, she is a good battler up the hill. We asked Conor to sit in second or third but they weren't going fast enough in front so he got the opportunity to go out in front and dictate it and that suited her really well. She's not good at sprinting at the end, but she is very honest and a great jumper.
Waitnsee delivers on first start for new owners
Mark Fleming and Jeff Bruce already had a mare with me who wasn't up to the standard of this one. I talked to them about this mare and they purchased her and are keeping her in training with me. They (Danny Mullins and Paul Townend) were sensible enough not to cut each other’s throats out in front. Her dam cost a lot of money and she is very good. It's a top class pedigree and I had a half-brother to her called Bitview Colin. He won plenty of prize money and got some black-type too. She go to Listowel for a novice chase. I love that place.
Woodbrook provides Hanlon with another success
Getaway Glenda scores at 66/1
It was surprise. She is a nice mare and worked like a nice mare at home but I just thought she wasn't experienced enough.
McNiff's long journey pays off with Gone Racing
His first run in a handicap was a good run and if he repeated that I felt it would be good enough to win this because it was a lesser race. He'll probably run in Sligo now next month.
Basil brushes off rivals to score for Cusack
He ran well here before and we had a good seven-pound claimer aboard so it's not much of a surprise. He ran a bit fresh at Tipperary on his first run back and he needed that run. He has been more relaxed at home since and has been in a better frame of mind. I was hopeful that we might get a bit of place money as it read a good race on paper. Eoin (Walsh) got him nice and relaxed and got him into a lovely rhythm. He obviously came on for the Tipperary run and he won nicely. The plan was to see how today went and sure there might be another one of these in him. Hopefully we can get that man on board again. I'm delighted for his owner Basil Whelan. He is an elderly man and I'd say it's his first winner in his own colours.
Bliss in the bumper for Slevin and Barry
She was third first time out. She is a very hot filly and the last day we hadn't killed her with work and she probably needed the run more than we thought. We would never have said she was a 'good thing' today but she has improved from her last run and kept at it well. I've no plan for her now. She is tricky enough, she is light-framed and takes a bit of minding. We will take our time with her. We have twelve in at the moment, a mixture of horses for the Flat and the jumps. None of them are going to Galway, it's too competitive for me there, I prefer the country tracks.