Going - Soft. Fine
Jackpot Pool - 3,258.07 Not Won. Carried forward to Navan on Wednesday 6th October. Placepot Pool - 10,277.29 Days Aggregate - 110,879.94 (7 races). Last Year 90,613.00 (8 races).
Blazing performance from Khal on hurdles debut
It was a nice effort and he loves the soft ground. It was a good solid performance and hopefully he'll come on from it. He is a fine horse and it is early days so we'll give him a chance after that.
Pour Pavore bounces back to form under Dempsey
He was tough as I thought he'd only finish third or fourth jumping the last but he put his head down and looking at that you'd have to say he'd stay three miles. He'll keep going for the winter as he goes on that ground.
Admiral strikes on debut for de Bromhead
Ilikedwayurthinkin brings up Cromwell double
His jumping let him down a fair bit and he had to dig deep enough in the end. Maybe something like the Troytown Chase would be an option but he'd be lost in a handicap jumping like that today. He made four or five fair mistakes and would want to improve a lot.
Noble Yeats shows battling qualities under Hayes
Bridge goes a place better twelve months on
That is fantastic. We were worried about the ground and the weight but in parts, the horses weren't going into it much and the race panned out perfectly for her. She jumped so well and Jordan's five pound claim is a big help as he is a fantastic rider. He kept everything simple. She is a brilliant servant to have in the yard and we'll have to look at something bigger now as we're in bonus territory. She will be covered next spring and hasn't got black-type yet so we will probably look for that - we have nothing to lose now by throwing her into something bigger.
Smooth Player provides O'Neill with landmark success
He is only a baby and is a horse for next year. He is very big and raw and won't do much more this year, maybe run once over hurdles and then we will put him away. It's good for Lisa as it's her 100th winner between the track and point-to-point's. With Jamie (Codd) riding most of the horses, it is hard to give her as many opportunities as she used to have but she is a great girl and obviously a big part of the team.