Going - Good To Firm, good in places. Overcast and warm
Jackpot Pool - 5,000.00 Dividend - 1,750.00 Winning Units - 2. Placepot Pool - 18,754.45 Dividend - 410.30 Winning Units - 31.99. Pick Six Pool - 19,182.43 Not Won. Carried forward to Bellewstown on Friday 6th July. Days Aggregate - 103,526.00 (7 races). Last Year 268,450.00 (8 races).
Bailly lands a gamble in the opener at Bellewstown
I thought that was impressive for five furlongs around here,. Colin (Keane) deserves a lot of credit as he rides her every day. She's not easy and is more mentally not there than anything else. I didn't think she'd have the speed that Colin always said she had. I think our fillies are better than our colts and she was always in my top batch of them. We used the Curragh, without the Curragh she wouldn't have won here. She's a long way from being the finished article. We'll see how she comes out of that. We'll do her like we did Blue Uluru, we'll let her build up slowly and she could be a cracking filly next year with plenty of speed. I hope Colin has a winner down in Tipperary because he deserves full credit, but in saying that Gary does a lot of work for him at home as well so it's swings and roundabouts. I'm delighted to win with her on her second start. She's after doing everything right there. Gary said he thought he was in trouble as they were going some speed and then she went away and won four-and-a-half lengths. I think she's as good as we thought she was but only time will prove it. There is nothing wrong with coming here and winning but you need experience to do that and she learned enough the first day to do that.
Plough Boy records his fourth win of the year
It's nice to get a local winner. I thought it might play into his hands with Abstraction going fast and he'd come home well,. He ran in the Curragh on Saturday and didn't disgrace himself in the Rockingham. He seemed to be fine all week so we let him take his chance. The lads are all local and it was a good pot. He's only getting the hang of sprinting now, it's takes a horse a while to get going. He pays his way and he's had a great season all year. We brought him to Ayr a couple of weeks ago because I thought the track would suit him and it was another good pot over there. He won there and as long as he keeps picking up money it makes my job easier. If he got a little bit of luck in one of the premier handicaps he might have his day in one of them but if he can pick up these ones here along the way it's happy days.
O'Brien doubles-up with debutant Dooneen
Ball bounces back in race marred by casualties
I'm delighted. He lost his spark and we don't know why but he came back to himself there,. He was so disappointing the last day in Ballinrobe and we just don't know why, it was deplorable. He loved that ground but the ground was quick in Ballinrobe as well so there was no excuses that way. He's in here on Saturday night and I might run him. I'll have to chat to the bossman first.
Mulvany & Carroll double-up with Nails
The bossman went to Tipperary and he doesn't like driving so that was a tip in itself for that one!. This filly has been knocking on the door all year and her last two runs have been very promising. We were a little worried about her getting the trip tonight but she's stuck at it well and we're delighted with her. I don't know what the future plans are yet but there will probably be a handicap in Galway for her. There could be a seven-furlong race for her there if the handicapper isn't too hard on her.
Trade lands trebles for Mulvany and Carroll
Rock wins on debut for Elliott
He'll be alright and he'll do a job. He could be a horse for the Ladies Derby or something like that.