Going - Yielding. Fine
Placepot Pool - 12,364.94 Dividend - 401.10 Winning Units - 19.7. Quadpot Pool - 1,929.61 Dividend - 186.40 Winning Units - 7.66. Days Aggregate - 83,813.00 Last Year 74,340.00
Great training performance from Mullins with Sapphire Lady
Kelly takes his opportunity well on Steer Clear
A big thanks to JP (McManus) and Frank (Berry) for giving Aidan the opportunity and that's his third winner. He is with me the whole time and is getting going now and is getting rides. He jumped great and he gave him a great ride. The horse burst in Clonmel (in March) but is living outside now and I'd say it is a great help to him. That's his level and it is great to get that win with him; we'll look for something similar next.
Last-gasp win for Ava Rose
that was heart-stopping stuff and is a big relief. She is a homebred; her owner Tom O'Brien is a vet in Midleton and himself and his wife breed off a couple of mares. Ava Rose is named after her owners' grand-daughter Ava who is in Australia. She has a lovely pedigree and is related to Watson Lake and the biggest problem with her is trying to get her to settle; she is very buzzy. We rode her completely different the last day because it wasn't working on any of her previous runs and we said we'd take a punt and drop her out last. They got away on her from the front end and today we took a punt again to ride her the same way but to ride to see what the pace of the race was. Philip gave her an absolute peach of a ride and that's why we have the likes of him riding for us with his experience as a senior rider.
80-year-old work rider and Blackmore for the win on Molly
Elliott wins 'memorable' Thurles hurdle
The Trix is to follow McLoughlin when the money is down
That's three times we've ridden her like that and she seems to enjoy herself in front and is game out. Danny said she keeps finding and finding. She can be a little bit tricky and stood at the start on her only chase run but is honest and will go back chasing at some stage. We'll look for something similar next. She is owned by Pat Macken, a retired butcher from Dunboyne.
Breeze impresses as Elliott doubles up