Going - Hurdle/bumper/flat: Good to yielding. Chase: yielding, good to yielding in places. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - €1,983.65 Dividend - €318.40 Winning Units - 4.36. Placepot Pool - €37,681.22 Dividend - €69.40 Winning Units - 379.87. Days Aggregate - €121,462.00 Last Year €144,649.00
Gigginstown dominant in Galway opener
Lord Scoundrel keeps unbeaten chase record
he has turned inside-out since going over fences and that is what he was bred to do. He was a bit careful today but is actually better going left-handed. He'll be in the 130s now and will have to step up to Graded company but he'll pay his way.
Boru shows his Battling qualities
Tracks like here or Navan suit him, with their uphill finishes, and he is a great horse around this 109, 110 mark,.
Deputy Marshall scores for Fahey/Lynch
Progressive Copy has good pay-day
He was getting all the allowances being a four year old and also was at the bottom of the handicap,. It was nice to get it and he's a nice four year old having just his fourth every run. He's learning all the time and we'll see where we go next but he'll probably run on soft ground next - it's been so far so good at present.
Genuine Jennies wins 5th race
We knew there'd be no pace in the race so we said we'd do the donkey work. She's as genuine as they come and kept galloping and finding,. She has been a great mare and this will probably be her last season as she'll be covered in the spring. She definitely won't run again over fences and I'll speak to the owner but she could have another hurdle run or two. John (O'Neill) rides work and point-to-pointers for me and that's our first winner together although he has ridden a winner for my brother Peter.
Champagne impressive on debut
He came to me from Thomond O'Mara,. The third time he went up the gallop I couldn't pull him up and I said to Nina (Carberry, today) that he was a machine but on his home work you wouldn't give a fiver for him.
