Going - Standard. Warm
Jackpot Pool - €1,131.00 Dividend - €791.80 Winning Units - .1. Partial Carry Over of €712.53 to Killarney on Wednesday 13th July. Placepot Pool - €18,222.76 Dividend - €25.40 Winning Units - 501.54. Days Aggregate - €218,124.11 (7 races). Last Year €156,519.18 (8 races).
Harry's Bar makes it 5 from 8 at Dundalk
Brushwork another for red-hot Levins
I've probably made two mistakes with this horse - first one is I took him out of the Scurry (at Curragh on Saturday) at the last minute thinking I would save money, foolishly. Second mistake was probably running him in this race because I would imagine I am going to lose him and he's a nice horse. My thinking was the yard is on a roll and we need to keep getting the winners. He was the class horse in the race and, if he turns up, he would win. We took the chance, we won and now we will sit and see if he is claimed. If he is claimed, best of luck to the next person. If not, we will be very happy. I had no problem (with the trip), I was reading the reports and everything but it was never a concern for me. Those good horses that try really hard, if you start picking one trip for them it makes the calendar very, very small.
J J Jumbo benefits from sun on his back
He's a horse that works like a trojan at home. He's very similar to a horse I had before called Grey Danube that won eight up here (Dundalk). He had a very good run here before I sent him out to Dubai. He was placed in his third run out there in Dubai on the dirt which is unusual for a European horse. He was beaten a head by the Guineas Trial winner out there. There were a couple of reasons for going to Dubai. I was adamant that he would handle the dirt. He was a little bit weak on us last year and he thrived in the climate out there. He's double the horse he was going out there. I believed he would be competitive out there which he was. They learn a lot in those Meydan handicaps, he came home a man. The dirt racing can be tough and we gave him a break. This is Sultan Saeed Mohammid Harib Alfalahi's first winner in Ireland. He's a brilliant owner and so enthusiastic. Delighted to get his first winner in Ireland. It was great for him to have his horse running out there (in Dubai).
Illuminazione beats Honey to follow-up on barrier trial success
The Bog Bank follows-up on Bellewstown breakthrough
Ceallach makes the breakthrough under Whelan
Crescent Lake strikes for Cleary & O'Brien
I was just afraid it might be a bit too far, to be honest.
