Going - Good To Yielding (Flat), Good (Nh). Raining
Jackpot Pool - €5,000.00 Dividend - €1,750.00 Winning Units - 2. Partial Carry Over of €1,750.00 to No CoursePlacepot Pool - €28,020.22 Dividend - €1,102.50 Winning Units - 17.78. Pick Six Pool - €1,419.60 Not Won. Carried forward to Navan on Wednesday 22nd October. Days Aggregate - €203,111.00 Last Year €215,425.00
Well-backed Drama impresses on debut
He's a nice horse and we've always liked him. He's as big a horse as we've had come into the yard and we took our time with him. Coming from the camp he did, they know there stuff. He didn't make the breeze-ups for one reason or another but they told me he was as good as they've had. That's the way we were hoping he'd run but you don't expect it. He's a very, very smart horse. That'll be it for the season. He holds an entry for the Killavullan but that wouldn't be my style to run them back like that. We'll look forward to next season. I had him entered over seven but I like starting mine over shorter. Next year we'll start him over seven and step up quietly.
Odds-on Byzantium just prevails
On first viewing I thought 'oh dear we're beat' but she got home and won. Maybe I over-rated her but I thought she was very good. Pat still thinks she could be but she'd have to improve a bit from that. He said she's still very green but I like to see it in the form-book. Lets hope she's very good but it looks at the moment likes she's just good.
Captain claims Birdcatcher in style
He's a lovely big horse and was unlucky in the Curragh when he was drawn very wide,. He loves good ground and we were a bit worried that it might be a bit dead. He should excel over seven or a mile next year and will maybe even get further. He's a real nice horse and has always worked like it. Our two-year-olds have been very backward this year and that's my first two-year-old winner. There was talk of the Killavullan this morning and we are dying to try him over seven. The further he goes the better. He has a good cruising speed and loves his job.
Gabriel wins the Garnet for Deegan & Hayes
That's great. I'm delighted for James (Kelly) and Lady O'Reilly and their patience has been rewarded. Her best form was always on fast ground and we've always said she was better on it but it started to catch up with her. It took her a long time to get over the Pretty Polly as she came back not herself. That's a nice race to win before the winter and she'll go home for a holiday now. We won't be tempted to run on quick ground again. She'll be a good mare next year and could be a filly for something like the Matron. Her Guineas run was no fluke.
Nicholson aiming high with Forge
He's as good a horse as I've had in a long, long time. Chasing will be his game and he won't be too long over hurdles,. He might have one more run over hurdles. We've always thought a lot of him and gave him plenty of time.
Madden back among the winners with Logan
Just about! He nearly deserves it although he's been a bit disappointing really. He'll go for more of the same. He seemed to stay well and like that ground, although he won't see much more of that.
Rocky comes from last to first in Oct Handicap
He's named after a tough man and on the day he was named I said 'he's sure to be useless' so I was happy when he won his maiden! . In fairness to Mr Rooney he's been patient with me. He's at mass in Connecticut at the moment and must have been saying his prays! . He got a bit jarred up in the spring. We waited for his shins to settle and for an ease in the ground.He's on an upward curve. He's in the sales but won't go now.
Easy win for Lyrical in the Naas finale
She's never shown much at home and surprised me in Sligo, winning by 20 lengths from what I thought was an unwinnable position. I was wondering was that a fluke after Galway but that race worked out a lot better. Patrick changed a few things with the tactics today and it seemed to work. She looks to be as good as her pedigree suggests she could be. She's a half-sister to Bright New Dawn.
