Going - Heavy. Fine
Placepot Pool - 11,458.95 Dividend - 12.70 Winning Units - 593.71. Quadpot Pool - 1,649.92 Dividend - 7.30 Winning Units - 166.47. Days Aggregate - 104,804.00 Last Year 139,609.00
Crassus gains deserved jumps win
Cottage collects on second 'track' start
I was pleased to see the other horse (Willie Mullins' overnight favoruite Rambranlt'jac) come out but I think he has some sort of future,. We are not going to go any place fancy with him for the time being and we'll see what sort of rating he gets for those rated novices or he could go for a winners' of one. Jumping fences down the road will suit him too. He is owned by Mike Neville who is locally based in Castleconnell.
Hayes grabs quick double on Buck
Allbarone digs deep on handicap debut
Costalotmore lands gamble on hurdling debut
He is a nice horse, is doing everything right at the moment and that is his ground,. .He might come back here again over Christmas for a rated novice, maybe over a bit further.
Rose strikes again for Faheys
This was the race we were hoping to win the whole time as it's Aaron's first ride over hurdles - not too many have their first winner on a first ride over hurdles,. We rode her out on Saturday morning, did a piece of work on Sunday and she was great so we said 'why not'. She was immature but is a smashing horse. It is always in the back of your mind to get black-type and if she could sneak into a mares Graded handicap, we could be in business. She is a chaser so the choice will now be to either stay hurdling or go chasing. I wouldn't like to go chasing at this time of year, because they are very hot and the owner wanted her as a chaser, so we'll discuss plans and see.
Patty claims bumper for Roche and O'Connor
She is not overly big but we always thought a bit of her,. She won in my mother's (Noeleen) colours and is named after my late grandmother Patty Dunne who loved the racing so it is great to get the win. She is well bred, loves that ground and there is a 2m4f mares' maiden hurdle back here at Christmas so we might have a look at that. We'll see how she comes out of this and take it from there.