Going - Good, Good to Yielding in places (Round Course); Yielding (Straight Course).. Showers, windy
Jackpot Pool - 6,905.20 Dividend - 55.90 Winning Units - 86.41. Placepot Pool - 43,887.74 Dividend - 79.10 Winning Units - 388.02. Days Aggregate - 353,706.00 Last Year 569,953.00
Aunty Bridy wins a dramatic opener
River flows smoothly for Heffernan
All the (Irish) Derby horses were led out this morning and seem fine after their runs yesterday.
Napa Valley makes it two from two
Johnson is the Strongest in Rockingham thriller
I’m a bit shocked to be honest. I know it was a handicap but it’s tough when you have a small yard and you're trying to compete against the more powerful yards who can win these races with frequency. Normally when you do get a chance you get beaten a short-head but today it’s gone our way.
Fourth Stakes win at Curragh for Speak In Colours
He’s a great consistent solid horse. He turns up every day and I thought Shane gave him a lovely ride. He’s not usually a horse that we go forward with, he always gets a lead, but we didn’t feel there was a huge amount of pace and he was able to control the race. You could argue that his best runs are all at six furlongs here. We left him in here after Ascot to see how he was and then decided to come here.
No tricks needed as Magical strolls home
Njord backers all the richer as he cuts down rivals
You would have to be delighted with that, a first time going a mile and a quarter. I thought Shane gave him a pretty ballsy ride. He sat nearly last and came up around them. He loved it and does like a bit of juice in the ground.
Slattery finds the gaps on 14/1 winner Highway
He’s a great old servant and he likes it here.