Going - Heavy. Overcast
Placepot Pool - €12,904.46 Dividend - €21.80 Winning Units - 412.9. Quadpot Pool - €1,288.68 Dividend - €7.00 Winning Units - 135.83. Days Aggregate - €114,422.00 Last Year €155,528.00
Decimation but only after late drama
Nelly's Money puts deserved win on the board
La Chanteuse impresses at Down Royal
She loves those conditions and that race today conditions wise probably suited her,. I really wanted to go back to Fairyhouse for the mares' graded race which has obviously been rescheduled for Monday. A big factor in me coming here today was that I wanted JJ (Slevin) to ride her again. He got on really well with her and he has given her a good ride today. I wasn't going to be able to get him (in Fairyhouse). Hopefully we can look for something else. She probably deserves to go in and take a wee chance in one of those (graded races). I haven't really looked at what there is across the water for her but there are a couple of races here for her. We'll see what we can do. She didn't have to make the running today as I thought there was a bit more pace on. He was content to track them and he was handy enough. Once she got going at the top of the hill, unless she made a mistake, there was only one winner. The way she jumped she is cut out for jumping fences - she was ballooning them. Hopefully there is a future in her. She'll (mother Edith, owner) think it is easy now!. She was bought to sell originally and we didn't get her sold. We'll run away with her and see how we get on. She has a pedigree to make a good broodmare. A wee bit of black-type against her own name would fairly seal that.
Abernethy capitalises on late fall of opponent to ride 1st winner
Patience pays off with McManus home-bred Number
We'll talk to Frank (Berry, McManus’ racing manager) and see where we might go with him, there's a race in Leopardstown on March 8th that might suit him,. Today he looked like he might get a bit further. Good to get a winner.
Envol Pierji makes it 3 on the day for McManus
He made hard work of it. I thought the step up would really help him find a gear but he made very hard work of it. We might try and find a small bit of better ground for him. Same again I think, hopefully he will improve for it. He missed a few as well and he is still learning. The handicap thing is still coming to him. Hopefully there is a small bit of improvement in him.
Gambled-on and impressive Longque gives Hendrick 1st track winner
