Going - Good to Yielding Changed to Good (Good to Yielding in places) after Race 4. Fine
Jackpot Pool - €1,892.71 Not Won. Carried forward to Roscommon. Placepot Pool - €17,237.37 Dividend - €54.60 Winning Units - 315.28. Days Aggregate - €140,448.45 (8 races). Last Year €142,044.29 (7 races).
Mordor belatedly opens his account with easy success
Torquay Road wins his maiden on debut for Cian Collins
The owner (Kevin McConnell) is a friend of Denis O'Regan's. Denis rode this horse work before we bought him and liked him. That was good enough for us. Kevin is a new owner for us and it's great to get a winner for him. He had been jumping very well at home, we hadn't done that much galloping with him but going on his bumper runs, I was a hopeful of a big run today. He probably idled in front and had a bit more left in the tank. We might go to Galway for a novice hurdle. I was with Gordon Elliott for seven years before setting up on my own. I've around 40 horses in and have room for more!
Ewing completes a brace of winners on Gone For Tea
On her last two runs she was a bit keen. Getting her switched off was a big help and she finished off very well. She's a handy little filly and can sometimes get a little bit intimidated if there is anything going on ahead of her, but she was good today and I like the way she picked up from the back of the last. It probably wasn't the strongest of races but if she got a couple of pounds, hopefully she'd get into the mares' handicap hurdle at Galway and that's where we'd like to go with her. We love going to Galway and myself and my wife Ber stay down for the week and enjoy it.
Gilligan doubles up as Ankud defies topweight
Steps In The Sand gives trainer Cian Collins first double
It's my first double, we've had a few chances for doubles before but they never came off, so I'm delighted to get it. I thought this trip would definitely suit her because in all her races she just seems to stay. She stays a mile and a half, mile and six on the Flat so I was confident she'd stay this trip and I think she can win again over it. She'll probably go back to the Flat again and we'll mix it with her.
Matt Smith continues good spell of form
This is our time of year and the horses are all running well (double at Bellewstown on Friday). Most of ours want summer ground. . This mare has won at Galway on the Flat so we might head there with her. It's nice to get that hurdles win with her. She's small but she's tough. I'm not sure about three miles, she's not slow and travels very strongly, so this kind of trip is probably about right for now. . I'm delighted for James, he works hard and deserves any success he gets.
Byrnes times it to perfection with well judged Spider Man ride
I was fairly hopeful he'd get this trip and I actually thought 2m4f might be too sharp for him before he won here the last day. But he won well that day and we were happy to come back here. It's three hours from our door but we love coming here and call it our local track. It's a track where there's a fair pull from the third-last, and again from the last, and the race can change complexion quite a lot. He was good and game for me after the last and we're happy to get another win with him.
Apple's Of Bresil wins Sligo nightcap for Connell and Maguire
He has very very good winter form but is not really a bumper horse. They went no gallop and it turned into a bit of a sprint. He hasn't run for a while so it was a good performance. He'll go to Galway for a maiden hurdle, probably the one on the Saturday, but he'll probably be entered for another one as well. Finny works for me and is a great asset to the yard. I'm delighted for his co-owner Tim O'Driscoll as well.
