Prairie Dancer easily wins Cork opener

Copper Nation makes all in mares maiden at Cork

it was a very impressive win and he gave her a great ride. There's a mares' Listed hurdle in Killarney for her next. She is there or thereabouts every day and is a good mare who is from a great family. She has won a point to point, bumper and maiden hurdle now.

Irascible returns to form

Grand Paradis stays on strongly to win Beginners Chase

Melon wins Cork's feature

it is great for the horse and great to get a winner in these (Gold Cup-winning) colours. He got into a rhythm and really enjoyed it and this track seemed to suit him as there is a lot of jumping. He jumped fantastic and I was able to boss the race. He accelerated, I was always confident and it was a great bit of placing by Willie. These races take winning and he has won two races this year off his rating and it is now easy place him. I enjoyed it to be honest and it is great to win on him.

Bois De Clamart takes full advantage of lower hurdles mark

I had thought about running him in a handicap chase at Punchestown but I don't know if he jumps well enough on good ground so I have been following the weather, with hurdles and chases. I told Richie 'do not come off the left-hand rail' and he was excellent. It saved four or five lengths and you really have to go wide at Cork when it gets chewed. There is no point in saying 'I hope the handicapper won't be too hard on us' but if we were going to lose our novice hurdle status, we might as well do it today with this pot. He was won three E40,000 races for us this year and has been a great horse. He doesn't get too high over his fences but he might jump well around a Topham (Chase at Aintree) where they only have to flick through them a bit and don't have to get too high. He has great owners, one is in America, one is a Yorkshireman and I'm really pleased for them.

Sir Bob proves much too strong for rivals

Hartur D'arc shows smart turn of foot in Cork bumper