Going - Good. Fine
Jackpot Pool - €6,174.91 Dividend - €72.40 Winning Units - 59.71. Placepot Pool - €52,791.30 Dividend - €39.60 Winning Units - 931.63. Days Aggregate - €424,525.48 Last Year €489,308.59
Albany plan for 'lazy' Matrika
French import Transcendental records first Irish win
it was like three races in one and it was hard to know what was the right place to be. She’s run over all sorts of trips — five, six and seven — fast ground is obviously ideal for her. It’s great to win here and we’ll look for something similar. We bought her in France last year and had her for a few months before getting this syndicate together to buy her.
'He's not for kids' - hardy Luxembourg is tops in the Tatts
that’s hard work from so many people and the lads put so much in day in day out. We are just a small part of a big team and I’m delighted for everybody. that was a masterclass from Ryan - he’s confident, mature, dedicated, passionate and he’s very strong. He has everything and is a great fellow to work with. He was happy to make the running and happy to take a lead. The horse gets 1m2f very strong. The last day was his first day and we were happy to sit in. When a horse is happy to make the running they are very independent and you are not at the mercy of anybody. Ryan guided him through all the fractions. He went to the (Irish) Champion Stakes after a terrible preparation. He then went to the Arc on bad ground after that hard preparation and it was always possible that he would be as good. The lads had the patience to leave him alone and he’s a very serious horse. He’s not for kids, he’s a hardy customer. He’s tough and has loads of class.
Just Beautiful lands the Lanwades
I’m delighted for the filly, it’s great to get her back on track. We had an interrupted campaign last year and I asked Moyglare could they leave her with me. The fact she ran at all last year was amazing. She was third to Art Power on soft ground (last September), it told us all we needed to know. She needed the run the last day and on soft ground she can’t function. She’s in the Duke Of Cambridge (at Royal Ascot) but anything from six and 1m1f on fast ground suits.
Weld & Hayes win consecutive renewals of 1,000 Guineas
she was in a pocket but when you have a very good horse they have the pace to get out of that pocket. I was always comfortable. The plan was to hold onto her and ride her for speed. My only concern was whether she would let herself down on the quick ground. They have done a good job here. We’ll see how she comes out of this race and obviously we will think about the Coronation Stakes (at Royal Ascot).
Drumroll awarded Gallinule Stakes in stewards' room
O'Brien & Moore complete Curragh four-timer
Dame Rapide causes 40/1 upset in Curragh's closer
she’s relaxed more and grown up a lot. She was always a bit buzzy and keen but she’s relaxed more at home and is finishing her races real well now. She jumps hurdles well but was in season the last day in Cork and never showed up. We’ll probably mix and match it with her and hopefully we can go back and win a hurdle with her. We’ll probably look for a bit of black type as well. She loves that ground and also loves it here. There is room to race and it’s a fair track.
