Going - Heavy. Fine and breezy
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Golden Flowerpower shines in Roscommon
We were fierce disappointed with her the last day in Gowran. We loved her going there and came away scratching our heads. We’re back on track now. Robbie (James) said then that she missed the break and never got going. We were worried a bit about the ground coming here but Mark stayed off the rail and she got away with it. She’s a nice filly and might go for a Listed hurdle.
Death Duty starts out well over hurdles
He’s a nice horse. He was a bit fresh and gassy early but we can plan where we want to go now. I’d say he’ll stay further but he’s not slow either. We’ll look for a novice hurdle for him in three of four weeks time and see how we go. I’d say he loves that ground.
'Fresh' Forjoethepainter in great form
Dreambaby brings up Walsh's double
Monbeg Worldwide gives Elliott a brace
Space Cadet blasts home a treble for Elliott
It probably wasn’t the strongest race in the world but I’d say he wants three miles. He done it well and it’s great. I’d say jumping a fence is his game. He was jumping hurdles too carefully and making mistakes. He was bought to be a chaser and he’ll win plenty of races. He’ll take a massive step up in trip from there.
He Rock's in dominant form
He’s been in great form since Galway. Sophie who has been riding him out said she couldn’t hold him anymore. I rode him out then and to be fair to her she was right. He seemed to come alive on the way to Galway and since we put the blinkers and tongue tie on him. I said to Tom ‘imagine you made me run him on quick ground here in the summer’. But Tom (Quinn, owner) said at the time he wasn’t worth worrying about and he was frustrating. I’ve always held him in high regard and ran him in the Troytown last year. I’ve always thought he was in the same bracket as Prince Of Tara, who won the Troytown. We could look at that again and he’ll campaign in those three mile races over the winter. I feel sorry for Keith Donoghue. The horse lost his confidence in the past jumping and he got him going again. I was even going to let him carry 2lb overweight and I suppose I could have let him carry 7lb over today the way he won.
