Going - Good (good to yielding in places on straight course). Overcast and breezy
Jackpot Pool - 1,989.00 Not Won. Carried forward to Tipperary. Placepot Pool - 13,857.26 Dividend - 3,983.00 Winning Units - 3.5. Days Aggregate - 207,235.12 Last Year 205,745.77
Expanded makes winning debut to lead home O'Brien 1-2
Giselle gives O'Brien and Lordan opening race double
Oujda lands the Brigid's Pastures Stakes for Foley and Murtagh
Lismacbryan springs 40/1 surprise
She's learning on the job. She had a lovely run the other day and we're running out of time so I said we'd let her go again. The horses are running well now so we need to be running them. We were quiet enough all year and everyone has been patient, it's paying off now thank-God. She's in again on Wednesday at Navan and I'd imagine she'll go again. I thought she wanted slower ground but the young lad got off her the other day and said don't be afraid to run her on nice ground. She got a very good ride from Paddy McGettigan two days ago. He educated her and wasn't hard on her so that had a big part to play in it as well. Robbie Colgan couldn't do the weight today, he rode her in her maidens and was good on her as well so it's a big team effort.
Benson strikes again in Ladies Trophy
Apache Outlaw guns down Curragh sprint rivals late on
Presence gains quick compensation for recent defeat
Selective just has enough Power to hold on at the Curragh
The plan after Galway was to come here because of the good pot,. I actually really fancied him, I thought at the furlong pole he was going to come home on his own. James has done two pieces of work with him in the last week and we were confident. Fair play to the Curragh, for a small trainer like me to run for 20 grand is a big thing. My Dad hasn't been well and he actually shouldn't be here as he's had treatment but we expected him nearly to win so it was hard to keep him away!. He'll keep going and we'll give him a run in ten days or so before the season ends. He probably would want a little bit more juice but got away with it.