Going - Soft. Fine
Jackpot Pool - €345.71 Dividend - €50.50 Winning Units - 6.48. Placepot Pool - €14,932.46 Dividend - €8.30 Winning Units - 1723.23. Days Aggregate - €149,147.61 (8 races). Last Year €146,808.89 (7 races).
Dee Capo easily lands the odds on hurdling debut
Flamborough a second winning favourite at Cork
He hasn't put a foot wrong since we bought him just over a year ago and has been consistent and solid. He is improving bit by bit and on paper he was the one to beat and thankfully he won. He has plenty of experience now and hopefully he will scrape into the decent handicap hurdles now, as he'd run from low weights. I'm thrilled for Seamus (Kiernan, from Co Cavan) as well, as this is his first horse and his first venture into the game.
Consecutive wins for Conyers Hill
he certainly wasn't doing much when he hit the front and I thought he was going to get caught but he had jumped slick and well. He came there travelling well, but you saw how much he found. He got confidence from winning at Clonmel the last day and has turned inside out. Maybe he needed that little time and we ride him a different way but we don't do much with him at home.
Abi proves just Champ for Mullins and Townend
Letsbeclearaboutit impresses in Grade 3 Novice Chase win
He was very good and looks an out-and-out chaser. You’d have to be excited by him and it was very straight-forward for Sean (Flanagan); 11st 2lb is Keith's (Donoghue) minimum weight so he missed the ride. We’ll probably give him a Drinmore entry, it’s four weeks away, and that’s what’s on my mind at the moment. I don’t think he needs to go three miles, as he has plenty of gears and he loves jumping. it’s been a great few weeks. We’ll probably run out of ammunition at some point, but we’ll enjoy it while it lasts.
Sir Bob wins Cork Grand National in driving finish
That was grand and was great that it worked out as his jumping kept him in it. He is inclined to be lazy through his races but once he was there turning in, I thought he had a great chance. Staying is his job and he was unlucky in Punchestown (last April) when only beaten in a phot finish having been jumped across at the last fence. This is well deserved and he is tough. We were happy with his first run back over hurdles but disappointed with his second run although today's extra distance helped. This is my first time winning this race, it is a good pot and he is an 11 year old so it is great to get it. He is getting near the edge in handicaps now but we'll look to the Porterstown Chase and to longer-distance hurdles now.
Como Park just edges verdict in another Cork thriller
He toughed it out in fairness to him and I'm delighted for the guys, Gav, Tony and Jimmy who are a but a few who are involved. He jumped way better today. We felt he was more suitable to nicer ground but I'm delighted with how he ran.
