Going - Good (Good to Yielding after 2nd race). Overcast and showery
Lady lands odds in opener
Brady treats crowd after Shabra victory
Article the Real deal
I have to thank the racecourse farrier as he travelled up badly and tore a shoe off. He did a great job with polyfilla!,. He did it nicely on ground that's softer than he wants. He'll go chasing in the autumn but could go to Galway for a hurdle, even though that might not be his track.
Soldier back to form for Hennessy
He wouldn't have the best lungs in the world. He hasn't been in a stable since his last run and I've trained him from a field,. If ever a horse deserved to win a race it's him.
Mary makes winning chase debut
She's a very good mare when she is right,. I was afraid of the favourite Our Gar. It's a pity my father (who owns her) wasn't here tonight but he's visiting his sister in Kent.
Harold benefits from Joe's blunder
Comet flies home in bumper
He's a nice horse and ran well at Cork last time. Jason said he came on a good bit from that run,. He'll probably end up being a Flat horse. I've tried him before in stalls but he panicked and I thought this was a good way to get him relaxed. He could go back on the Flat now.