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Trifecta Not Won. Pool of 646.25 carried forward to Sligo on Tuesday 19th June. Jackpot Pool - 1,547.19 Not Won. Carried forward to Sligo on Tuesday 19th June. Placepot Pool - 26,774.27 Dividend - 17.60 Winning Units - 1063.32. Pick Six Pool - 4,726.83 Not Won. Carried forward to Sligo on Tuesday 19th June. Days Aggregate - 110,593.00 Last Year 267,468.00
Lethal an easy winner of the Naas opener
She's after learning so much from the two runs. She's a lovely filly and she's maturing,. I think she went up 6kg in the last three weeks which you'd love and I just love her attitude as well. The hood is just helping her but she's learning all the time. We'll look at the race in Tipperary (Listed Tipperary Stakes - 5th July) or the Group 3 fillies race on Derby weekend at the Curragh (Grangecon Stud Stakes - 1st July). She's growing and she's really a filly for next year so we won't be too hard on her. She has loads of pace.
Grogan on the mark with Katla's half-sister
It's great to get a win on her card for breeding, that's what it's really all about. I'd say she handled the good ground well. We were just hoping that she'd run well. We'll run her again in a handicap. We'd love to get a bit of black-type - whether she's good enough or not we don't know. That was a good handicap and the handicapper will probably give her plenty for it. She's a Shamardal mare for breeding and it's great to get that win on the card.
Dali takes the feature Midsummer Sprint Stakes
Blastofmagic just prevails for Coakley & Joyce
My horses weren't right and I haven't had any runners in a long time,. Even when he ran the last day he wasn't right. When he won the first day I thought he'd go and win a few races in a row but he obviously wasn't right. He was back to himself today so we'll tip away with him now. We have a few nice two-year-old's to run and we're back in shape again. He'll run again at Tipperary next Thursday. There is a five furlong in the same rating again. He loved the ground and Ross gave him a super ride. He just does enough but he did enough today.
Lee doubles-up on impressive Memories
She's a real nice filly and we've liked her for a while,. She's been doing everything well at home. We were hopeful of a good run but you never know until you get here. Billy gave her a lovely ride, kept her nice and settled, and she put it to bed very easily. We'll take baby steps, see where we go from here, see what there is coming up for her and see which direction and how quick we go with her. She is entitled to come on from that as she's having as good blow. We do think a lot of her but first time out you've got to let her progress as she's able. I was very impressed. Because I thought she might go in tonight, and that's rare I would think that, I have looked up the program book a bit but it's very tentative and I want to talk to the owners. She should be okay for Derby weekend but we have to see whether or not that's a bit soon. There are several options but I want to talk to connections first. We'll see if the handicapper gives her a mark after that. The premier fillies handicap at the Curragh was one thing I was looking at but it just depends on the mark. To win five lengths here she might be already too high for a handicap. We'll see.
Darkness comes to life on handicap debut
Disclosure rounds off memorable evening for Lee & Oliver
That's great. He owned by Frankie Campbell who is a very lucky owner and a very good supporter. Unfortunately he's in Spain at the moment. He's been a very frustrating horse. He's had plenty of bits and bobs wrong with him. We ran him with a tongue-tie and he just wouldn't go at all. We were about to give up with him and I used him as a lead horse, took the tongue-tie and all the apparatus off his head, and the other horse couldn't get to him. So I thought right one more go. This was the last chance saloon. He did it well and Billy gave him a great ride. We'll have to keep going now and he might turn up at Down Royal on Saturday if he gets in. I'm delighted for the owner. At least we've got a wee bit of payback.