Going - Good; Changed to Good, Good to Yielding in places after Race 2. Overcast, threat of rain
Jackpot Pool - 941.06 Dividend - 582.90 Winning Units - 1.13. Placepot Pool - 17,982.81 Dividend - 147.20 Winning Units - 85.49. Days Aggregate - 166,124.46 (8 races). Last Year 110,054.40 (7 races).
Villanova Queen one to look forward to for connections
Experience stands to Good Heavens
Nectarine gets the gold at 8th attempt for Bolger team
"Loads to come" from Killavullan winner Glounthaune
Like so many others Keane has the key to Georgeville too
Moracana progressing nicely with experience
She didn’t really cope with the undulations and turns at Punchestown but I’m delighted that she’s gone and done it today,. She’s a homebred and after her first run in Navan an owner in the yard, Sue Chadwick, came in and bought her which is brilliant for me. I get to keep her but don’t have to pay the training bills!. All the family just take time and Sue should have plenty of fun with her next year. Robbie said she’s still green and very laidback but he’d trouble pulling her up in the end.
Keane moves on to 131 with Leopardstown 24/1 brace
That was amazing. He’s been running all year with blinkers and cheek-pieces but we took everything off today and maybe he’s better off without them,. I don’t know why he seemed to be so much better today. He picked up and quickened very well. Going even further will probably suit him better. I’d imagine he’ll try jumping again. He’s basically a summer horse so he’ll have a break over the winter.
Aggie makes it 2 on the day for Joseph O'Brien team at Leopardstown
She’s very laidback in her races but Mikey said every time you ask her she picks up. I thought he gave her a great ride because he could have stayed down the inner and might have got boxed in. He saw a gap and when she’s got to the front she wouldn’t let anything pass her. She just seems to do enough and she stays well. The handicapper put her up enough last time but she’s obviously improved again. It’s a good pot to win and it’s nice that the lads (Power Thoroughbreds) are here to see her today.