Going - Soft, Heavy in places - hurdle/bumper courses; Soft - chase course. Cold and dry
Jackpot Pool - 674.33 Dividend - 472.00 Winning Units - .15. Partial Carry Over of 573.18 to Naas on Sunday 31st October. Placepot Pool - 21,263.32 Dividend - 28.60 Winning Units - 519.55. Days Aggregate - 151,701.33 Last Year 139,962.00
Fil Dor a juvenile hurdler to note
He's a fair horse and he will be good over juvenile hurdles this year.
Elliott doubles up as Russell takes a fall
Eskylane gives Elliott another treble
I thought the two of them had good chances,. This horse was obviously fifth in the Cheltenham bumper and was very disappointing all last season. We tweaked a couple of things with him and it just showed that it looked like he was well in there. He ran very well (in Listowel) and came on a lot from the run. Jack gave him a wonderful ride, it is unfortunate for David (Russell) that he couldn't ride him. He's bred to stay, and has won a nice pot so that is great. He's in the Greatwood but we'll see, we might just keep him away for Christmas. The runner-up (Magic Tricks) deserves to win a big one but his day will come.
Frodon beats Galvin in Down Royal thriller
I always preach about his determination and that it is infectious and that you can beat anyone when you are on him, but you really can because he believes he can. The feeling that when you think you are beaten the world swallows you up. Have you gone too hard on him? Have I got any legs left? You give everything to him and you see if there is anything left as we need it now. He answers you because he wants to. What is that 18 races he has won in his lifetime? It's just phenomenal. Testimony to Paul (Nicholls) to have a horse coming out every season again and again with the same enthusiasm. It is exactly what he is a master of. How cool is it to be a jockey that has . It's a great track - a big, galloping track. The ground is a bit tacky. The fences are alone and the inside is a lonely place with not many rails so you need an honest horse. He goes slightly left as well and there was a couple I got in tight. I think that was just him trying to work it out. It took me halfway around to realise 'ah yes Bryony sit still and let him do it'.
Envoi Allen gets back on track
It's brilliant to have him back. Obviously, things just didn't go right for us sadly - obviously at Cheltenham and then at Punchestown as well. I had never seen it before but he must have hit the fence so hard. He had a little chip that Gerry Kelly removed and it is fantastic to see him back on track and I'm delighted for Cheveley. He was brilliant. To be honest I thought he was mighty going to Cheltenham, possibly too well - too fresh and well. It was just unlucky and Punchestown again just didn't fall right for us. It is lovely to start afresh and to start back like that. He jumped brilliant and you can tell by the smile on Rachael's face the buzz she got off it. He will step forward from that. I was so focused on this I hadn't really discussed anything but the John Durkan would look a very obvious race for him.
Donoghue judges the pace well on Mindsmadeup
We are probably better off running him off a higher weight in a lesser race as he is well able to carry it. It was (a fine front-running effort) on the ground as well. I wouldn't say we were worried about the ground but we were a bit iffy about it. He performs well during the summer on better ground. Keith (Donoghue) went out with a plan to lead away and he jumped brilliant for him. I'm delighted for Keith as he's a good help to me. He won the (Galway) Blazers last year so he has some decent form. I'm not going to run him on deep, heavy ground. He jumped a little bit to his left so he probably would be better off going the other way.
Seventh winner in two days for Elliott
He won his point-to-point really well and his work at home had been really, really good. Gordon aims his nicer horses here and he's nice. There is (a big engine) and he's only four and he's going to improve. That's what you are looking for, you are looking for the next stars. Fingers crossed he can be another one for Noel and Valerie. I think he is a nice horse. Jamie, who doesn't say too much, was full of praise. He's definitely one for the future. We thought he was showing us the right signs in his work during the week. We have a lot of nice horses coming through and we are looking for the next champion. He might not just have the speed Sir Gerhard (last year's winner) had but he's a proper horse and I'd imagine we would go to Navan next for a graded bumper.