Going - Good To Firm, Good In Places. Overcast and showery
Jackpot Pool - 3,734.04 Not Won. Carried forward to Leopardstown on Thursday 16th August. Placepot Pool - 21,929.34 Dividend - 224.80 Winning Units - 68.26. Pick Six Pool - 5,408.82 Not Won. Carried forward to Leopardstown on Thursday 16th August. Days Aggregate - 100,902.00 (8 races). Last Year 240,455.00 (7 races).
'Very raw' Giga White makes the breakthrough
He's a very raw horse and very weak behind the saddle. I'd be very surprised if I ran him again this year,. He's never brought to the track what we're seeing at home, which is pure weakness. I'll discuss it with Mark because he was talking about coming over for Champions Weekend. Ideally he was to win here and have a look at a race for him there. My gut feeling is to put him away for the year and let him grow up. We know he has plenty of ability and I just think the more time we give him the better he will be. He loved the ground. Each run so far has been like he hasn't had a run as he's been very, very raw so I think with the maiden under our belt, once I discuss it with Mark in America, that will be the last we see of him this year. There is no such thing as a bad maiden in Ireland. You never know until you look back during his three-year-old career what you are after being beaten by or what you've beat. Those horses of Aidan's can improve from race to race. I like this horse but he's not there yet. He needs to round up. He's come on a long way and is even a better horse physically than he was the last day. If I can get him there he's by the right sire so we have a chance.
Face provides Sarah O'Brien with first win as an owner
Double for Keane as Girl bounces back to form
When I rode her in the Curragh the time before I probably made too much use of her and half sickened her. I rode her cold today and she loved coming through them, travelled everywhere and won well. In the last furlong I wasn't too sure as Kevin's filly is good and hardy and keeps pulling out but my filly would be a little bit classier I'd say. She won well. I think the difference was the ground and the track. There was a lot of rain before the race in Galway and the ground changed and didn't suit her. She wants this lively ground so we'll hope it stays dry. She'll stick to the Flat, I've no interest in going back over hurdles now. I'd imagine she'll go to the sales at the end of the season and we'll try and win what we can before now and then.
Hurry Harriet goes for export as Snowy just holds on
Mazzuri makes all under Lee for McCreery
She did that well and Billy gave her a lovely ride from the front,. We thought there would be no pace and we didn't want it to turn into a sprint but he let it turn into a sprint to suit himself which was good. She's improving the whole time. I thought the two of them the last day, Jessie's horse (Charcor) and herself, pulled away from over a furlong out and we didn't get penalised. We'll see where we go now. Billy thought she had improved another little bit and we might try and hunt for a bit of black-type for her now. If the ground goes though she could be in trouble a bit as she's too good a mover.
O'Brien doubles-up with well-backed Pedisnap
Shane and Donnacha have rode her the last twice and both said to try her going a bit further,. That was her first time over a mile-and-a-quarter. It was nice to see her get the trip well and that's probably where the little bit of improvement came from again. She's gone up a lot in the handicap. Shane gave her a great ride today, he was strong on her and didn't panic on her. I'm delighted for the owner John (Farrell) as she's after winning three this year. She's a nice hardy filly. If every horse won three races in the year you'd be happy.
Halpin rides first winner for Elliott on Enzani
Dabiyr justifies market confidence
It was workmanlike performance. He battled well and got a good ride from Declan,. He ran a good race in Galway and the experience he gained there definitely helped him today. He'll probably appreciate a little bit more ease in the ground. We'll see how he comes out of the race and then make a decision.