Going - Good, Good to Yielding in places. Bright and showery
Jackpot Pool - 5,971.17 Not Won. Carried forward to Down Royal on Friday 1st September. Placepot Pool - 23,858.40 Dividend - 112.80 Winning Units - 148.04. Pick Six Pool - 52,110.85 Not Won. Carried forward to Down Royal on Friday 1st September. Days Aggregate - 176,976.00 Last Year 187,725.00
Low Sun sets on Bellewstown
Mystic Theatre seals double for Mullins/Walsh
Mezajy pleases Hogan and "the boys"
He did it well. He had good form on good ground and the ground suited him lovely. He ran a good race in Kilbeggan on that ground. Galway had gone too bad for him but, Galway being Galway, everyone wanted to run. . He was probably overpriced today, I couldn't believe it. I told the boys I would have been happy if he was half the price (of 14/1). He'll be entered in Listowel but he'll only go there if it is good. . John Mahon in the syndicate is a Longford man based in New York. He is represented by his son John today.
Rothwell's Rattler wins feature at Bellewstown
Turk making up for lost time
Thanks For Tea and a hard earned win
It was a brilliant ride and she's a real tough mare. She needs nice ground. I can't understand how the bookies never fancy her as she was second in Downpatrick off top weight to a good mare and the ground was very soft at the bottom of the hill. . She was beaten seven and a half lengths in a Galway Blazers on heavy ground that she hated, and she was second to a 140-rated horse in Tipperary in her second run back. Every day she comes out she will put up a good performance. Paul (Townend) said they were going flat out and he sat and waited. He knew she would come for him. . Ground depending there is a race for her in Ballinrobe - a valuable mares' handicap hurdle that I won with Kris Kindle before. She has to be under 123 and she is 118 now. He (the handicapper) might give her a pound or two for that. She is very versatile and easy to train. I contemplated putting her in foal but I thought she might earn more at this.
Birthday present for Russell
I'm about 10 years asking him to give me a horse to train and I was only third in line to get this horse! . We are friends for a long time. He told me he would give me a winner some day and he did. I'm delighted to train a winner for him on his 78th birthday. He'll go over hurdles now, he's more of a hurdle horse and wants a trip.