Nothing Peculiar about 1st victor on Plate Day

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She ran well in Wexford but she was a little 'short' as she'd had a growth removed from the back of her larynx. I felt the track here would suit as she's a grand hardy mare. I took a bit of punt running her back quickly but I felt she had an each-way chance. She got a beautiful, beautiful ride.

Shortall goes a place better 35 minutes on

We're very happy with that but we were a bit fortunate at the second last. Our jockey did the right thing and gave him a few strides to recover. He got a dream run down the inner the whole way and we had fortune on our side. Shane is some value for his 7Ib claim. It's great to have it . he won't have it for long but we'll make use of it whilst it's there. The horse is in again on Saturday and we'll see how he is on Friday morning first.

Whitey a special winner for Maguire

He's a small horse and I knew I wanted to claim off him. I've observed the rider and he's an exceptionally nice guy . a fine young man. I was very impressed by his professionalism before the race.

Road To Riches takes the Plate in style

This was Eddie's (O'Leary) plan. I thought he'd have top-weight if he came here and I was delighted to see Kid Cassidy (top-weight, unfortunately a fatality in the race) in. Willie (Mullins) was behind me when they started up the hill and he clapped me on the back. At that stage I wondered did he have a lead-cloth on him at all he was winning so easy. He was out of all the trouble the whole way and with Shane it's obviously a case of an old head on young shoulders. Michael (O'Leary) is not here but I'm sure he's watching in. They've had the third too in Willie's Balnaslow. Jonathan Burke, another young man going places, was on him. Being by Gamut, and Gamut is by Spectrum, most of them want good ground. Probably that's the key to him and he does want to come into a race fresh. He jumped brilliant. He went a fair gallop but he was always comfortable. He jumped so well he gave himself a chance, and every fence was a help to him. I think that was Shane's first ride for me. Ger (Fox) would have been riding him put for breaking his collarbone (at Wexford last Friday) but that's racing. We bought him off Martin Cullinane who only trains about six miles from here. That's the only one of the big races (at Galway) that I hadn't won. I've been second in it I think three or four times. I'm absolutely thrilled as the Plate is something you want to win.

Cairdiuil flies around Ballybrit again

Corby off the mark at the Galway Festival

Brooch a name to remember

She's a lovely filly and she did it very, very well. She's a smashing filly. She's big and raw and green. She's been a slow learner but patience pays dividends. I think she'll make into a mile and a quarter filly in time . she won't do a lot of racing this year and we'll see if we can get her a bit of black-type,.