Going - Soft. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €160.43 Not Won. Carried forward to Tramore. Placepot Pool - €18,022.43 Dividend - €32.30 Winning Units - 557.07. Days Aggregate - €113,152.04 Last Year
Gainford judges it to perfection in Tactical Affair
Readin Tommy Wrong leads home Mullins 1-2 in Cork maiden
Some of ours are taking a run at the moment and I think he can build on that. Often Willie's (Mullins) biggest problem is he has other horses in the race which can beat them but this was a nice starting point and there is plenty to build on. He jumped big over the last two and it was nice to hear his number being called - I was hoping I wasn't beaten and in fairness the other horse (Lisnagar Fortune) has probably improved. Lisnagar Fortune was dropping back in trip which probably suited.
Winner for Stone-Walsh on jumping start
Union Park gets up late under well judged Flanagan ride
There wasn't a suitable chase for him until Christmas but it was always the plan to go back over hurdles. He has won five races and Oliver and Marie are fantastic owners who leave me do my own thing - if there is a mistake made, it is due to me. The horse has built on promise and we let him improve away over fences. That has given him confidence and we are using his hurdle mark at the right time. We might even look at going across the water with him at some stage as I think English racing - where they go a gallop in front, will suit him. One or two of my horses had underperformed in the last fortnight and it is hard to regain confidence all the time but he had been working very well during the week. It is two weeks since we had a winner - it feels like two months, but we were hoping for a big big run.
Elliott completes cross-card four-timer
Percy Warner completes across the card double for De Bromhead
Meetingofthewaters lands major punt in finale at Cork
. Paddy thought he'd win, he had been working well and was confident coming back to a 0-116 beginners, which was a big drop in class. He was confident enough he'd do the business. I was behind the leader Ideal Du Tabert but I had a look behind and the others were a long way behind. I knew it was an exaggerated gap and I was happy I'd pick up the leader. He had a small scare at the last, that was all. I think he is entered in the (Paddy Power Chase, at Christmas) but this was a 0-116 at the end of the day.
