Going - Good To Yielding. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - 8,450.00 Dividend - 1,166.60 Winning Units - 6. Placepot Pool - 38,542.00 Dividend - 302.40 Winning Units - 89.2. Pick Six Pool - 25,000.00 Dividend - 17,500.00 Winning Units - 1. Days Aggregate - 313,898.00 Last Year 321,899.00
Analifet looks the part again
It was a good performance and I was delighted with her. It was a quick time on quick ground and she's able to handle that. Soft ground won't be any barrier to her either. She did everything like a good mare and we'll probably look at Leopardstown at Christmas for her. It's going to be tough keeping the horses apart in the three-year-old department. I was particularly pleased with the runner-up (Noble Inn) who jumped a lot better today. He's going to improve more as he came from a flat yard. The ground was very quick for him and Paul (Townend) said he was going as fast as he could. As we move further into the winter the slower ground will suit him better.
Don shows his true colours in the Drinmore
We've liked the horse all along and I'm delighted he's won a Grade 1. Punchestown (2nd to Morning Assembly) just knocked the edge off him. He's a smashing big horse and I've been very lucky that Gigginstown has given me a lot of nice young horses to train so it's nice to win a Grade 1 for them. He won't go anywhere over Christmas but he might go to Leopardstown at the end of January. I'm not sure he's an out-an-out three miler myself. He done it well . he battled and he jumped great so we're happy with him. It mightn't have looked before that he was a battler but he did that today. I'll chat to Michael and Eddie (O'Leary) but we've no plans for him at the minute.
She's Got Grit lands big prize
Hatton's Grace goes to odds-on Jezki
Thelobstercatcher shows his staying power
When I saw this race I said we'd enter, not thinking we'd get into it. I couldn't believe there were so few entries and he got in perfectly. He needs the big fences and at Thurles they were hurdling over them and he got left. Today they had to jump those fences and he enjoyed it. I said I'd wait to put the blinkers on him when we got a good pot and it couldn't have worked out better as he was so sweet today. I'll see what he gets but I wouldn't mind going for some of the big handicaps if we can get into them. I'd love to go for the Thyestes and even to come back here.
18 and a half to one Fairyhouse Fenton brace
He looks like one for the future. He's a grand stamp of a horse. Next stop is Leopardstown all being well if it doesn't come too soon. He's only four and we don't want to rush him. He done it the hard way today and it's a good sign of a horse. He probably wants soft ground . he's a big horse and he's got big feet. We pulled him out at Punchestown, that was too dry, and we ended up running here on ground that was probably better. He looks a nice horse . he's a good jumper and he's a chaser in the making. He could be a very good horse and we'll just stick to bumpers with him this season. I think Cheltenham would be on his agenda . that could be a way to ruin him!