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Placepot Pool - 18,921.01 Dividend - 149.10 Winning Units - 88.8. Quadpot Pool - 2,699.32 Dividend - 4.00 Winning Units - 487.28. Days Aggregate - 183,483.00 Last Year 145,622.00
Consecutive wins for Hodd's Girl
sprinting is different as they have to learn how to sprint. She was always in a hurry but wasn't able to get home. She's enjoying this surface here now. We don't do a whole lot with her at home, she doesn't take a lot of work, but you could tell by her that she was in real good form. I thought she had improved a little bit and her form was advertised with the runner-up last time winning since. I thought she'd run well. When she's in that sort of form you keep them going. She's easy enough to keep ticking away. I have her in here next week over six but I'm sure whether we'd bring her back or not. We'll see how she is. There aren't too many opportunities over five but I'll see what's coming up.
Hassett to Heffernan: 'go down slow and come home fast'
Glorious Zoff another winner for late stallion
he did it well. I met a little bit of trouble halfway up the straight but he had plenty of gears to get himself out of it. He's won on the Flat now as well as over hurdles. He's a nice horse going forward and I'm sure Gordon will find something nice for him.
Mosala off the mark for in-form De Bromhead
he deserved that, to be fair to him, as he's after running well in defeat on his last couple of runs. The step up in trip obviously suited him and he's a horse that could even get a little bit further in time. He's not your typical Kodiac, he's a big scopey horse that goes a trip. I'm sure he'll even jump a hurdle in time and he's in the right hands for that. It's nice to get a winning bracket for them.
Irwin justifies favouritism for O'Brien & Crosse
Ewing and Elliott complete Dundalk double
Dundalk sees first dead-heat of 2021
we'd seen plenty of him in Denis Hogan's so we had a bit of inside info when we claimed him (from the Premier Racing Club). There were plenty of claims in for him so he wasn't going back to Denis' anyway so we threw a claim in. We're delighted with him. we have a vibrating floor in the yard now. Jim (Gough) spent €20,000 putting it in and it's made a huge difference to any of the horses with a few issues. I'd say that's had more to do with where he's at now than me. It's definitely helped with soundness and I'm delighted with him.
'Georgie' saves the day in Dundalk's finale
he got us out of jail - we had two beaten favourites and we said it was down to Georgie to save the day!. Declan (McDonogh) kept it nice and simple on him and he thinks he's getting a bit better. They went a good clip, he's sat back and galloped all the way to the line. He's doing well, he's developing and hopefully will win another one. We're happy to get off the mark for the year now.