Newtown Anner filly proves Astar for Weld in Fillies Maiden

It was as expected and the plan was to jump off and make all - keep it simple. We had two runners here last year which both won and that's the way we rod both of them. She has been a model of consistency, she ran an excellent race when she was second in Galway and is lovely-bred and locally owned by Newtown Anner Stud. Later in the year we'll try for blacktype with her, because she is so consistent.

Mullins charge on Song as Keane makes all at Clonmel

Beauparc completes a quick Clonmel double for Colin Keane

Simply Sideways another winner for in-form Tim Doyle yard

Gods are smiling on Mullins' Spirit in Clonmel repeat

Mine are running in-and-out and I was disappointed with her the last day in Killarney but the handicapper dropped her 4lb and this race was coming up. She was third-reserve and only got in late in the morning at 10.00am, after we had her given her a little blow-out. She is as fit as a flee though and being a slow starter, we gave her a jump (from stalls) before coming racing at 12pm and it helped. She got out well today but then ran away with the rider and I thought that was curtains! . She has got a cut today so will miss a couple of weeks.

Extensio slams rivals in Tipperary Cup rout

I’ve hit on a good horse. Up to the Curragh run, where the draw beat him, obviously, we always said we had a nice horse, but after that day we came home saying we have a good horse — and we have a good horse now. This has been a lucky horse to start with. You almost don’t want to believe you have your hands on a good horse because it’s so rare we get on them, but I think we have a good one here. Before he won in Roscommon, he was meant to go to Haydock with a view to the English Cesarewitch, but the ground turned up soft and we had to cancel that. Where I might go with him is to the Cesarewitch Trial in Newmarket. Needless to say, several jockeys’ agents were on the phone to me, but Joey Sheridan has been helping me all spring — I’ve been meeting him once a week — so I certainly wasn’t going to (go elsewhere). It was just a misfortune he couldn’t ride him earlier in the season, as he was injured. But I’m delighted to give Joey a winner. It was a nice team effort.

Molly Hall makes most under fine ride from Cal Shine.

She ran ok the last day when she got outpaced in Navan and I thought she was going to finish last but she stayed going. I saw this race (over 2m1f) last week and she was nine on the ballot to get in so I was lucky to get her in, especially being lowly-rated. She is a hardy devil, relaxed in front and Cal Shine gave her a good ride and did what I asked him to do. She'll jump hurdles in time but we'll look for a similar handicap next.