Going - Hurdle/Bumper: Soft, yielding in places.. Fine
Jackpot Pool - 27,146.76 Dividend - 3,076.10 Winning Units - 10. Placepot Pool - 30,137.58 Dividend - 34.60 Winning Units - 608.94. Pick Six Pool - 9,588.67 Days Aggregate - 168,227.00 (7 races). Last Year (8 races).
Mount Ida looks to have plenty of scope over hurdles
Battleoverdoyen fires Elliott to an across-the-card treble
Portmore Lough gains second Galway chase win this month
you can't beat a bit of course form around here. They went a right gallop and his jumping kept him in the race and he has done it lovely. The dry night helped him definitely and he jumps great and it kept him in the race. He has had his problems over the years but touch wood he is staying in one piece and it is lovely to see him come good and win a few nice races. We'll tip away in handicaps.
Duhallow Paddy one for the Cronins
That is brilliant as he was unlucky two runs ago at Wexford when I hit the front too soon on him and I wanted to hang on to him longer today. He jumps great and that's my own first winner over fences. He is the owner Mike Moakley's (from Doneraile) first horse and I rode him in a few point-to-points and recommended him to Mike. He has been in the money every day and is a real fun horse who is really genuine. Mike and the ould fella (William Cronin senior) are friends for years and he'll get a great kick out of that. We have three horses on the go for the track and this fella is our main horse and will continue to mix away between hurdles and fences. Like everyone else we'd love to take a few more horses.
Foveros beats another stablemate for second Galway success
Gran Jeste back in a winning groove
He wasn't firing for me last year for whatever reason but he is in a better place this year and was fit and well. He needs soft ground so we had a nightmare year with him last year but I still didn't think he was 100% last year. He's much better this year and got a lovely ride today. We'll look for another handicap and he jumps a fence well so we'll go that way too.
Global Equity brings up O'Brien's across-card double