Going - Good to Yielding (Hurdle); Yielding (Chase). Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €2,900.30 Dividend - €1,657.40 Winning Units - 1.23. Placepot Pool - €24,043.21 Dividend - €73.70 Winning Units - 228.18. Days Aggregate - €195,388.07 Last Year €157,879.15
Minella Crooner driven home by Kennedy
He’s a grand horse. We’ll probably head for Leopardstown over three miles and I’d imagine the further he goes the better he will be. He could be an ideal horse for a National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham because he doesn’t do a stroke. We were probably handed the race because the other horse jumped left but Jack said he has a great attitude and gallops the whole way. He’s very straightforward and was probably a bit fitter and sharper than the last day.
Townend gets a winning tune out of Whiskey Lullaby
Jody was very happy there was going to be plenty of pace in the race, so she took her time and may have even come a little too soon. She saw a great stride going to the last and took her chance. She doesn’t like being in front too long as we saw coming up the straight. When she was passed, Jody got another tune out of her to get her back up on the line. Jody and Paul (Townend, brother) have now won a race each on her and she’s a fun horse for the Blue Blood Racing Club.
Sil Ver Klass picks up plenty of gold in Fairyhouse
He’s owned by local boys and it couldn’t have worked out better. He’s won here before and jumps well around these fences. His strong point is his jumping and it’s a nice prize to win.
Joyeux Machin shows off a good turn of foot
We got held up at just the wrong time but they have turned a corner. They just weren’t one hundred per cent and we had a few coughing. We always thought he was a good horse and was a good bumper horse last year. He loves nice ground and Sean said the difference in the feel of him today compared to Wexford was like two different horses. He’ll step up in company now and we’ll talk to Sam (McCauley, owner) about whether we run at Christmas or Naas. It looked like a truly run maiden to me and Sean said he was hard to pull up.
Facile Vega in cruise control on hurdling debut
I was very happy how he jumped for a horse first time out and making his own running. He hurdled like a handicapper and it was a fantastic performance. I’m not sure what happened at the third last and Paul thought something just caught his eye. He just gave him a squeeze and he took off up the straight. We’ll see how he is after this and maybe look at Christmas.
Elliott and Kennedy fire in double through Landrake
He’s a nice big horse and doesn’t do anything at home, he’s very laidback. He has a good attitude and you’d like what he’s done there. He’s a big chaser looking at him and will get further.
Gamble landed with Whatsavailable
I thought he’d make a lovely chaser and he’d two very disappointing runs. I then ran him back over hurdles and he didn’t seem to get home so we said we’d try a tongue tie today and it seems to have worked. He won here before, so he obviously likes the track and he jumped well today. He’s grand at home but gets very worked up when he comes racing so we put the red hood on him before the race. I’m not sure if he’s still qualified for the novice races for another week or two so we might find something.
Elliott brings up treble in race named after his uncle
We’ve been trying to win this race for a few years. A lot of the family are here, so it’s great. This is a nice horse and looking at that he may go for another bumper.
