Going - Soft (Hurdle & Bumper course), Yielding (Chase). Changed after Race 2 from Yielding to Soft (Hurdle & Bumper course). Raining
Placepot Pool - 20,754.04 Dividend - 36.10 Winning Units - 401.46. Quadpot Pool - 2,692.75 Dividend - 11.70 Winning Units - 169.14. Days Aggregate - 82,307.81 Last Year 147,776.00
Wojood stays on best under Shane Mulcahy
de Bromhead off the mark at local festival
Brideswell delivers under patient Hayes ride
Morrison land a touch at Tramore with Caridadi
I rode him a couple of times before,.
Twilight Girl fends off all challengers under Sexton
20 winners up for Ryan as Rippon Lodge hangs on
The ground on Friday would have been more to his liking. The edge is probably gone off him now because he is a very big horse, he is 17.2hh. He has had bleeding issues in the past but this year he has been trained out of the field and he has had no issues. We are delighted with him. It was a very unorthodox way of winning, but he won anyway. He had to run today because he ran way above his mark the other day (second to the 128-rated Ya Boy Ya in a conditions event on the second day of the festival). He probably didn't run within twenty pounds of that today but he got the job done. He will go for a handicap chase at Listowel now, we will give a chance after two quick runs.
Tasiteasai wins the bumper despite market weakness
She is a nicely bred filly (out of four-time winner Tasitiocht who is a half-sister to Ballymore winner City Island) and I suppose her pedigree just came out in the end. She was very green going by the stands the first time. I didn't talk to Patrick yet but once she got a bit of daylight up against the hedge she seemed to find another gear. I'm hoping she will improve. I might give her a little break now and just strengthen her up as she has been in training a while. I'm hoping with her pedigree that she could be decent over hurdles.