Sbraase in dominant form at Sligo

Master Matt puts in a lovely finish

He was working well at home but I wasn’t one hundred per cent sure what to expect. I bought him privately and he’d good form as a two-year-old. He’d one run this year and there was obviously something amiss looking at his two-year-old form.

Powersville a welcome winner for McCullagh

McCullagh grabs Sligo double through Noirvento

Mulvany's dart pays off with Ideal Pal

We came here throwing a dart. I was looking at the entries yesterday morning and there wasn’t too many in it, so I said we’d let him take his chance. I was hoping for rain all day as the ground was on the quick side for him. He’s a fine big genuine horse, and in time he should make a nice hurdler. It’s a great pot and I couldn’t understand why there weren’t more entered but I’m happy.

Foley lands Sligo brace on Maunganui

It’s great to get a win out of him as he’s home bred by Gerry (Callanan). He’s been knocking on the door and Shane said he liked the ground tonight. Shane said he’s a bit lazy and the ups and downs and twists and turns suit him to keep his mind on the game. Hopefully he can get a bit of confidence and follow up again. It’s 50-50 whether Sea The Lion goes over (for the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes on Friday). Up to this morning when the ground was good we were going. We were to travel tomorrow but we are going to see what happens and delay it until tomorrow evening. Soft ground will be a no go. A lot of rain is forecast for tonight and early in the morning. We’ll see how much does fall and what’s the realistic chance of it drying before Friday. We deliberately gave him a longer break as the targets we have for him are in the autumn. We didn’t see any point in having him ready in March and April as he wants good ground. He’s entered for the Irish St Leger, and we are contemplating going back for the Ebor if we can get into it but he has to prove his worth before then. He’s fit and ready and we had to start him somewhere. We didn’t want to run him in our own Premier Handicaps and have to carry top-weight, so that’s why we are going to England, and Ascot fitted in nicely.

Hayyel delights Brabazon in last at Sligo

She’s done everything right in her four runs. I’m delighted to get a win for the Rogers family because they are great supporters of my pre-training business and we go back a long way. My dad was apprenticed to Anthony’s great grandfather back in the 1930’s. He was in Crotanstown when Jack Rogers trained the five classic winners in 1935. She’ll be a handicapper at a mile and two and a mile and a half. It’s great to get a win as she’s by Dark Angel out of a Galileo mare. Mark Gallagher rode her work last week and he said she’d like it good. I thought she wanted a cut in it but the ground this evening was no problem.