Going - Standard. Dry and bright
Jackpot Pool - 1,715.52 Dividend - 1,200.80 Winning Units - .14. Partial Carry Over of 1,478.80 to Clonmel on Thursday 16th February. Placepot Pool - 25,825.13 Dividend - 18.40 Winning Units - 980.21. Days Aggregate - 171,299.05 Last Year 169,102.38
Dancer scores for McNally
Hour strikes again for Kingston
It is great. We just gave this fella a spin on the beach and he was well, and then I gave him a spin on Skyrne gallops and he felt as good as he was on Monday morning. I just threw Chris up there and thankfully he won. He was clever enough and he dropped back further. He didn't win too far and he needs the blinkers. He's a nice horse if everything is right. He works well and he is a good horse. I would assume he will be up here again soon, I haven't looked any further.
Poet on song for Marnane
Dabana gains maiden victory for Fahey
She ran great, it probably wasn't as strong a race as it was the last night. She deserved to get her head in front and it is nice to get her maiden win out of her. We will go straight into handicap company, I don't know what is left for her up here for the end of the year. If there is something there, we will keep her going. She probably wants decent ground (on the turf). It is great that Richie (Scahill) and Stan Begley both picked her out at the sales. It is her second run for them and she was bought very well. Jack is great value for his claim and we have been very lucky together. He gave her a brilliant ride and got the splits up the straight. I've one in on Friday (Daonethatgotaway) first-time out. He's a nice horse and he goes well and we are hoping for a good run.
Malacanne proves tough for Kelly
Ryan shines again on Revival
Easy again for Satono as Kearney doubles up
He has absolutely turned inside out. I don't feel entirely certain as to why he has turned the corner to the extent that he has, but the trip seems to be suiting him really well and he is loving the surface. Physically, without doing anything, he seems to be much happier in himself. He would always have been a horse that tended to be a little bit on the stiff and the sore side. Everything seems to have come together for him in the last four or five weeks. He is making hay and we are delighted with him. He is a terrific young rider and I'm delighted to have made the connection with him. Hopefully, we will have another day or two. We'll see about turf, but there might be an interesting prize in England to maybe look at because travel and things like that wouldn't be any bother to this fella. Exactly (Lingfield or Newcastle), the surface is probably important to him. He has a pedigree that would suggest he could jump a hurdle, he has the size to do it but I'm not entirely certain it is the job for him.
Blue back to winning ways in finale
He is a horse that has been out of luck in plenty of his runs. Things haven't gone his way, but you can't keep making excuses for them either. He has let us down a couple of times as well. I do believe there is plenty to come with him too. He is a lad that has had plenty of runs but he's only really learning to run at the moment. It was the plan (to dictate), we said we would jump and let him make his own pace and don't disappoint him. Dean is a very valuable member of the team at home as well. It is great to get him a winner there. He deserves it because he's a great kid. Any winner is welcome for me. We'll see how he comes out of this, whether we come back here or freshen him up for the grass.