Smart proves tough in Dundalk claimer

Bears battles to second Dundalk win

Lee moves ahead in title race after brace on Beleaguerment

He can be ignorant enough at home but he had gone quiet which isn't like him. Much and all as I like quiet horses around the place, he needs to be at you and running off the end of the gallops. We ran him over five (in Bellewstown) specifically to sharpen him up. His whole demeanour has changed in the last couple of weeks. He ran himself into that mark when he was quiet at home, he was running okay without going overboard. I think the run over five definitely sharpened him up. I'd say Billy will be happy with a break when this is over in two weeks' time! He has earned them (tonight's winners), they weren't steering jobs. Anything he is available for, he can ride. The same with Colin (Keane), he was just chinned in the first (on Eglish). They are the best jockeys around and it makes sense to use them. Billy was available for those two and I'm delighted that he rode them.

Powell rides out 7lb claim on Wakai Umi

She's a very quick filly and she has been the whole year. She was weak early on and she had a couple of okay runs but, once we got her straight before Naas, she has been very consistent. There's no question she is going to improve. She's an out-and-out five-furlong filly. We were hoping she would like the surface here and she did. Probably better ground suits her. Listen, the handicapper didn't miss her the first day - she got 9lb. It probably stopped her in Down Royal. He dropped her 1lb so we felt coming here with the 7lb off (Jamie Powell's claim) we were in a good place. There aren't many options for her over five but we'll have a look at the programme book and we won't rush her out. She's in the Sale, I'm not sure if she's going there or not or what the owners are going to plan. Fair play to the owners, they have been patient with her and let me do my think and I'm delighted with the result.

Manaccan lands Mercury with late lunge

Obviously, you train on this stuff at home - we train on an all-weather surface and we know he is a faster-ground horse rather than a soft-ground horse. He has won on softish ground at home, but it is not his thing. The thing today, to start with we thought drawn two was a great draw and then as we've watched racing, they have all come over this (stands') side. I said to Stevie 'I don't know how you are going to get there, you'll probably need to think about it'. I don't give him too many orders, Stevie is a very professional rider and has ridden for a lot of years for me. He has ridden me a lot of good winners but not as good as that. He gave it a very professional ride. He showed the faith he has got in the horse, he has done a lot of work on this horse at home for us. We've got a similar sort of track at home that we train on and we have done a bit of practice with him coming around a turn on this surface. We knew that these guys weren't going to leave us alone, they were going to make us have it and they did. If you have got a horse that good, they need to prove it. I think we might have something very special for next year. Obviously, there is a bigger picture for next year and Ascot and the likes is probably where he is going to be aimed at because that is when the ground is probably going to be in his favour. We'll take today very happily and thank everyone for being so kind to us over here. I know everyone gets excited because the Breeders' Cup is around the corner, b

Londoner breaks maiden in style

Fawkner shines in finale