Going - Good To Yielding. Overcast, threat of rain
Jackpot Pool - 2,050.87 Dividend - 119.60 Winning Units - 12. Placepot Pool - 31,269.14 Dividend - 160.30 Winning Units - 136.49. Days Aggregate - 293,441.00 (7 races). Last Year 454,062.00 (8 races).
Constant Comment stays on stoutly to score
It was a little bit on the short side but we took a chance and it paid off. She gets a mile and we'll see if she gets further. We'll see what the handicapper says.
Grassick gets first Listed win with Texas Rock
I felt the ground was a bit quicker off the rail and it didn't look like there was going to be anything to make the running so we said we would play to our strengths. There were a few six-furlong horses and we knew our horse stayed well. Turning in he got two or three lengths on them and that's what won it for him. He's tough and was pricking his ears just doing enough in front. I'm delighted as I bred him and it means that bit more. We still have the mare at home. I was just hoping to get a bit of black type today but didn't expect to win. We will probably look for a similar type of race again or maybe take him to England for something like a Hunt Cup. He's entered in the Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown next month so that's a possibility, and he has more options now than he had before today.
Blue Moon is rising at Naas
Alpha Centauri mightily impressive in Naas
The great thing today was she got a bit of an education and she was behind for a while. She was very goo, and when she went she just went. She's so relaxed and takes everything in her stride. She hardly breaks sweat. If she goes to Ascot it would be for the Albany. She's such an easy filly to train and she has some stride on her. I don't think going further will be any problem as the further she went today the further she went away.
Caravaggio returns in style with Lacken win
He's an unbelievably quick horse. We said that we would come here and if everything went well we would go to Ascot for the Commonwealth Cup. I've never seen a quicker horse and that's why we went this way with him. He's showed nothing to say he wouldn't get a mile. We worked him seven furlongs and the petrol gauge never shifted, but I was afraid that he was so quick that it would be the wrong thing to do. We could train him for a mile and go back, but we didn't want to lose the brilliance. He was carrying plenty and was a good bit above what he was last year. A long way above. You couldn't be happier.
Simmonson and Feane Have A Nice Day
I thought he would come on for the run today. He ran a little behind the bridle and was a bit rusty but David gave him a grand ride. There is a handicap at the Curragh next weekend that would suit him, so if he comes out of this okay he could go there. He's won four times at the Curragh before. He's very versatile and can run over six, seven or a mile. Hopefully he can go on from here.
Allography sees it out well for McGovern
He was dropped a few pounds and we decided to claim five off him with Conor who gave him a very good ride. He kept it simple and is good value for his claim. The ground was too quick and the trip too far at Cork.