Going - Soft To Heavy, soft in places. Showery
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Berry just prevails in Naas opener
Townshend completes quick Mullins double
It was very straight-forward. He's not big but he's a fantastic jumper. He has an awful lot of scope for a small horse,. Thanks to Rich (Ricci) for letting me ride him. Myself and Jamie (Codd) are quite tight in the championship and I think that puts me one ahead. I imagine he's a horse they'll have a bit of fun with in the spring festivals and he could probably even go on during the summer. He won in Perth last year so he probably handles good ground. He'll be a right little summer chaser.
Rathpatrick a welcome winner for Griffin
I'm delighted to get that. He hadn't been running too well up until this and we gave him a bit of a break after his last run and freshened him up. He had a few niggly problems, nothing serious, but just things that were holding him up a little bit. We decided to just take a pull and give him a couple of weeks off. It seems to have worked. We'll see where we go from here. There is a race at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, a 2m 6f handicap hurdle, and there are a couple of options over in Aintree. The ground will very much dictate where he will go. He does want an ease in it.
Ball D'arc wins the 'Gigginstown race'
Duty gets the job done under Meyler for Tyner
He was only idling. He looked like he was going to go away and win very nicely and then the next thing all of a sudden he stopped. He picked up nicely going to the line and went away and won nicely. There was no gallop and it wasn't the plan to be in front before three out. That's why he took it up so soon and I suppose he was just idling a bit more than we expected. We'll look for something over two-and-a-half miles for him.
Holden & Blackmore land Leinster National
Princess upsets odds-on Mystic
She'll go to the Punchestown Festival now for the big mares bumpers. She's very good I'd say - the best we have anyway. . She's a good mare. She's back from a leg injury so hopefully she'll be in one piece after this.