Going - Good (Good to Yielding in Places). Fine but windy
Jackpot Pool - 32,042.00 Dividend - 522.40 Winning Units - 46. Placepot Pool - 29,328.61 Dividend - 6.40 Winning Units - 3418. Pick Six Pool - 7,542.50 Not Won. Carried forward to Leopardstown on Thursday 29th December. Days Aggregate - 404,413.00 Last Year 255,698.00
How to Make Your Mark
Davy was very pleased with him. I told him not to worry if there was no pace as could make his own way home. He'll go the novice hurdle route. We were afraid earlier in the season that he would be too keen but he does seem to settle in his races. He'll move up the pecking order after that. He doesn't do anything flashy at home but when you ask him a question he answers it. I thought he might be more of a stayer but he shows more class than I thought.
Star Of Aragon shows his class
He's great, he's a right little horse and there's not a lot of him. Obviously he wants real nice ground and we took a chance here hoping it would be decent ground. He got bogged down in Fairyhouse the last day. The plan was to give him a break and come back in the summer. He has won at Galway and hopefully we'll get in at the bottom of the Galway Hurdle. Whether he gets an entry in the Boylesports Hurdle we'll decide in the next couple of days.
Last Instalment is foot perfect
Distance no obstacle to Voler La Vedette
She was in great form and came out of her last race very well. She has loads of options, she could go back to two miles ot have another three mile race. She's in tomorrow [Grade 1 Istabraq Festival Hurdle] but that's just an option in case something happened today. I would love to run her but it probably wouldn't be the right thing to do. I had my heart set on the race tomorrow since the last day but after the ground dried up there was no decision.
A Synchronised result for the bookies
Quiscover Fontaine delights the punters
AP was very good on him, he made his mind up for him. He had a lovely handicap mark and I didn't want to let it go. I thought this was the right race to start his season off in.
Treble for Willie Mullins