Going - Soft, Yielding in places. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - 3,730.65 Dividend - 1,653.70 Winning Units - 1.58. Placepot Pool - 49,933.31 Dividend - 131.10 Winning Units - 266.47. Days Aggregate - 211,209.01 Last Year 199,225.55
O'Brien's juvenile always in his Comfort Zone
He stays a mile and a half well on the Flat. His last run at Leopardstown when he was third to Zoffman was a good run.
Grangeclare West very impressive on hurdling debut
He impressed me considering he was so keen early on and jumped a bit big during the race.
Dawn Rising lands the Monksfield
Jungle Prose completes a four-timer
On her first run for Gordon she backed off her hurdles at Gowran and didn't really travel. Sam Ewing was on her that day and said maybe she's like a bit of room (towards the outer) and since she's been ridden like that she hasn't looked back. It’s great that she’s won again. She’s owned by a bunch of local lads, all good friends, who will really enjoy this.
The Big Dog outstays Troytown rivals
I was telling the lads (Damien and Colin Kelly, owners) going to Limerick that he would improve a good bit from it but when he won I was thinking how am I going to improve him from this.
Fil Dor strikes gold on chasing bow
I was always very happy and down to the last he really pricked his ears. He can be a little bit lazy but he measured it up, popped over it and galloped away to the line. I pressed Saint Roi a bit after the fourth-last and tried to get him under pressure early. This lad stays very well so I was always happy that I had him covered. It's been a mixed day but any day you have two winners is a great day. Jack said it rode a proper race. He was foot perfect apart from one down the back that he landed on top of it.
Well-backed Jetara wins Listed bumper
It’s some family and you can’t beat breeding! She’s tough and we kind of got it wrong in Gowran where she stayed on really well and we didn’t make enough use of her.