Going - Standard. Raining
Jackpot Pool - 412.14 Dividend - 288.50 Winning Units - .1. Partial Carry Over of 370.91 to Dundalk on Friday 6th December. Placepot Pool - 23,389.46 Dividend - 132.90 Winning Units - 123.21. Days Aggregate - 153,393.02 (7 races). Last Year 189,904.00 (8 races).
Money proves inspired for Ohmyviette in opener
A good first run, and he didn't settle at all the second day and he ran out of gas. When we got him back, he seemed to have some kind of mouth ulcer and we treated that. In fairness, he dropped him in today. He hung a bit right at the end but finished out well. He's a big, good-looking horse and is only going to get better. It was probably a bit of a poor race, but he has a bit of an engine for sure. I'd say he won't run for a couple of months, he's very big and I'd imagine a little bit of a break would suit him. We'll see what the owner (Leidiana Marques) thinks.
Comfort Line leads home a 1-2-3 for Ado in the claimer
I thought Sean Davis' horse (Sayifyouwill) would win it, but these claimers can be very funny. We were weighted to beat the favourite (Shoot To Kill) with Skontonovski and Comfort Line. Nikki Swango was weighted to beat the whole lot of them, so I thought she was the best one in, in the race. I wasn't expecting a 1-2-3 now to be honest, but it was great. I had one in Laytown one day and I think it is the only one I can remember. He has been a great horse, a great servant and is rock-solid in his grade. In the likes of claimers, he is in at a right price. He's a good horse and good old fun.
Juddmonte homebred Donna Nook opens her account
Delighted, did it lovely. James was very good on her, just floated through them. She pricked her ears when she got to the front. We started her in mid-summer and then she went through a growing spurt. We took our time with her, and she is after repaying us back in spades, so we are very happy with that. She'll go out with a smile on her face, and we will speak to the connections and see what we will do for the spring. As James says, she will want a mile next year. We will take that step next year.
Royal Ascot could be on the cards for Ja'marr next summer
I'd say the first two home looked pretty nice horses. Our guy quickens up well and is still not the finished product by a long ways. We'll see where he lands, he is a really nice horse going forwards. We had a wide draw and we had a wide draw the last day, and we kind of sat in and he was just trapped a bit wide. We were going to do the same tonight and then we just thought there wasn't an awful lot of pace, so we said to Luke that if he felt there wasn't going to be pace, just to get over there and he did. He probably could have done with just a bit more company a little bit further down the straight. He was probably idling. He's a very, very good ride at home. He's a Zoustar and a great action on him, wants top of the ground. The first day was summer yielding ground and he ran well up the Curragh in that good maiden, and then he ran two more times in pretty poor ground. We kind of thought he would get away with it, but he didn't. When I saw him moving down to the start the last day, I knew we were on the right surface anyway. He could progress into something like a Britannia or something like that. We'll put him away now for the year and bring him back with one or two runs and see if he creeps up to the high 80s.
Whelan shines on Nakasero for Conyngham Lodge
Hasiyna sprints to success for McConnell
It has taken me about a year to get her trip right, but we got there in the end! . She looks like a sprinter there, you see how muscly she is. That has come in the last six months, she has just started to fill out. That's her trip and she travelled well and kept at it well. Delighted to get her head across the line. Jamie gave her a nice ride and everything went smoothly. We'll give her another couple of goes I'd say and see if we can get another one.
Ryan completes 30/1 double aboard impressive En Or
John told me he was coming over so we tried to plot where we could run. He worked last week and I was very happy with him and I said to John I would be hoping for a real good run. Fortunately, it all worked out. The young fella that rode him is the up-and-coming Colin Keane. I don't tie them down to instructions, lads like that. His plan was to ride him two or three but they were going so fast he was last. That's what those good jockeys are for, so it worked out great. The whole thing is mapped around when John and his wife are home.