Going - Good to Yielding, Good in places. Overcast
Placepot Pool - 7,707.75 Dividend - 134.82 Winning Units - 62.89. Days Aggregate - 69,308.04 Last Year 78,060.00
Longacre Square lands claimer under Cooper
Wickla winner for Rothwell
this is wonderful as Paddy Dowling, who was a very good friend of mine, passed away two years and I bought this mare with him and his wife Anne and the family have carried her on. Glenmalure Lodge is a hotel they have and Paddy was from Wicklow, hence this mare's name. This is a lovely day for them. I didn't think this would come today — I thought she might need the run. She had a really hard fall at Kilbeggan when running a super race and was very stiff and sore for a month. We have had her on the back-burner and she ran a nice race back at Ballinrobe the last day and it gave her confidence. She is a summer filly so we'll run away wherever we can find ground that isn't too soft.
Treacy wins for sixth time on Fleurys Fort
He has eight hurdles won now and is still only rated 87! He was coming home well at Listowel the last day and the ground will dictate where he goes now . He wouldn't want it much worse than that but hopefully we'll tip away for another month. Not too many horses win eight races.
Gault rides first track winner on his own mare
Russell overcomes 'inconvenience' for Clonmel win
Cooper doubles up on Smith's stayer
He is a little bit tricky and it was the tactics today to make the running. The last day Bryan thought he wouldn't go by the horse in front so we said we'd make the running on him today and it worked out well. Bryan gave him a great ride and I'm delighted for Klaus (Koentopp) as it is his first winner in his own colours. I had Lord Schnitzel for him but couldn't win and he is in horses a while so was probably getting a bit frustrated. I'm delighted for Klaus, who is German and based in Galway, more than anything else . I don't think he is a winter horse but he is a huge big horse and who will jump a fence.
Treble for Elliott as Sam's Choice takes bumper