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Placepot Pool - 32,370.27 Dividend - 94.00 Winning Units - 240.9. Days Aggregate - 161,108.18 (7 races). Last Year 205,360.00 (8 races).
More juvenile success for O'Callaghan & Roche
Exciting Limiti Di Greccio overcomes troubled passage
I was concerned when they turned in and she seemed to meet every bit of trouble she could. I was confident if she could get any bit of light we'd run well anyway and she exceeded my expectations. Her owner wanted to go to France for the Group 1 and the Breeders' Cup but I managed to talk him out of it. We won this last year and I wanted to come here. I think it's a perfect stepping stone for the Guineas. She's come to me, won her maiden and finished second in the Ingabelle Stakes with trouble in running. I thought the extra furlong would suit her today and the slower ground didn't seem to inconvenience her. The plan would be to go for the Guineas. The owner would very much like to go for the Breeders Cup but the trainer is trying to put the brakes on.
Keane breaks record on Power
It was great to level it for the boss and then to go and beat it for the boss is even better. It hasn't sunk in and probably won't until we start on zero next year and we're looking back on it. We try to beat every year's tally, we mightn't have a year like this again for a while so we'll appreciate it while it's here. Colin is a credit to himself, his family and the whole racing industry. He's a fine example of what a champion jockey should be. He keeps himself to himself and lets his riding do the talking. You see Billy Lee going over to shake his hand after the race and that tells you all you need to know about the huge respect he has in the weighing room. He's just a genuinely good guy. The industry is full of people trying to make heroes out of x, y and z but Colin has done it his way, the old-fashioned way, his riding doing all the talking. . Every winner he rides from now until the end of the season is going to be a record and, you know what, next season he will want to better whatever total he finishes with this season so he is going to keep us on our toes!
Keane 'not resting on his laurels' as he bags number 128
It's great, I can always relax in the morning when I know Colin is on board as there are no instructions to be given,. The horse has just been waiting for a bit of juice in the ground. He's been running consistently all season but he's just better when there is a bit of juice. I think there are two more options for him before the season is over although I see it's due to be another dry week next week. I'm the only one praying for rain!. It's great to get that today. It's so lovely because last season when he won, none of the owners were here. We were here on our own all the time so it's lovely to have Gerry and Alicia here. It makes all the difference.
Kiely enhances fine record in Irish Cesarewitch
He wasn't the bravest of jumpers and he always had that little bit of class so I was aiming for this and praying that we'd get in. I was afraid we were a little low in the handicap but it came right at the end and it was just what we hoped for. I've had the race in mind for him since last year. When you're thinking about it for a while it's great when it happens. I've been associated now with three winners of this race. I won it in 1969 under my father's name and we won it with Clara Allen in 2005. We had our first runner in it in 1953, which finished fifth. The race has been very good to me.
Cullen plots the right course again on Loingseoir
We actually thought the ground was drying out a bit for him as the times aren't that bad. It was the end of the season and I took a chance dropping him back to a mile thinking with it being an apprentice race they would go good and hard. He was on the ball in fairness to him. I told Annalise (Cullen) to try and get him on the front foot coming out as he's inclined to be a little bit slow away. He jumped and travelled really well. There was a race for him in Naas next weekend but he's probably not going to be qualified for that now. I think there is a 50-80 in Naas on the very last day of the season for him but he's also in the horses-in-training sale at Goffs a few days later and will probably go there. The lads have bought a yearling and are looking to move on and try to upgrade. I wouldn't like to see him go but the plan is to go to the sales.
Avagardner steals the show at 80/1
Nobody is more surprised than me or Robbie. I've always liked this filly but I've been kind of struggling with her. I just thought if I threw enough mud at the wall it might stick. She's just disappointed, I don't know if she's trying to do it all on one breath. I said to Robbie I was going to run her over six and just see. She was behind the bridle the whole way and Robbie earned his fee. She has tons of ability and I really do like her but I haven't found the key to her yet. She's a fast ground filly and I'll look at the programme now. Because I like her so much I didn't put her in any of the sales and we'll see where she goes from here.