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Here’s a few from me:
BALLYBURN
After the Baring Bingham I said on the blog that Ballyburn had given the performance of the meeting so far and that it would need something special to challenge it. In terms of forward potential I don’t think anything else came close.
BALLYBURN won with a great deal in hand, the contest as good as over as soon as he eased to the front. There's little doubt that he could have won the Supreme had he been pointed in that direction given he beat Slade Steel by 7l in a Grade 1 at Leopardstown last month, and Willie Mullins' last four winners of this event have now been successful over 2m on their previous start. He's a high-class gelding who may even be a Champion Hurdle candidate in a year's time, but so could any number of the Mullins team and all options remain open. One thing we can predict is it's likely to be Punchestown next for him. Racing Post.
BALLYBURN could be anything. That was a Champion Hurdle performance in my book. You'd love to be going chasing with his pedigree and size and scope, but imagine - there you are, with Lossiemouth for the Champion Hurdle next year. I'll have to have a word with Ronnie [Bartlett] and David Manasseh, who own the horse. I don't know, we might just get on chasing and try to make a Gold Cup horse out of him, I don't know - Willie Mullins, trainer.
LANTRYLADY
Whilst Lossiemouth has obvious claims to cementing a place at the top table it was Langtry Lady who caught my eye running a very creditable fourth in the Close Brothers on only the third start of her career.
Lantry Lady is the one for the future, definitely. That was only her third start and Jack (Kennedy) said she just got a little bit lost at the start. She's probably a three-mile mare in time, so I'm delighted - Henry de Bromhead, trainer.
TEAHUPOO
Changing of the guard was finally completed by Teahupoo’s victory in the Stayers Hurdle and I can’t see him being beaten any time soon unless it’s by his stablemate.
TEAHUPOO beaten under a length despite slight interference on the run-in 12 months earlier, had been kept fresh for the race this time, having not run since winning the Hatton's Grace in December, and he stamped his authority in the straight, coming away nicely up the hill. He'd have been far less inconvenienced by the steady pace than most but is still getting better after 15 starts and sets the standard in the division, with stablemate Irish Point, runner-up in Tuesday's Champion Hurdle and also owned Robocur-owned, his biggest potential rival as things stand. Fresh for the time of year, Aintree, Punchestown and Auteuil will all be considered in the coming months.Racing Post
BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD
I was in two minds whether to include Brighterdaysahead. The Dawn Run was run at a slow pace and although she shaped well she couldn’t pick up enough at the end. It did look a bit as though she didn’t relish the battle, but I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt and put it down to the slow pace and the shorter distance that did for her. Even so, she should have won this.
Brighterdaysahead down 4f in distance but already a 2m1f Grade 3 winner over hurdles, emerges best at the weights as she had a 5lb penalty, and she didn't have the race run to suit. Tasting defeat for the first time, she remains a top prospect but would need a strong pace if kept to this trip. The 2m4f Grade 1 for mares at Fairyhouse seems the most logical next step. Racing Post.
We didn't go much of a gallop and Brighterdaysahead was a bit keen with me. I had to try to get her settled, which wasn't ideal, and it just didn't really work out, but she ran a good race. I knew I needed a good jump at the last, and I got it, but I was just beaten by a better horse on the day. I still believe in her 100%. She's talented and she has a good future - Jack Kennedy, jockey.
BALLYBURN
After the Baring Bingham I said on the blog that Ballyburn had given the performance of the meeting so far and that it would need something special to challenge it. In terms of forward potential I don’t think anything else came close.
BALLYBURN won with a great deal in hand, the contest as good as over as soon as he eased to the front. There's little doubt that he could have won the Supreme had he been pointed in that direction given he beat Slade Steel by 7l in a Grade 1 at Leopardstown last month, and Willie Mullins' last four winners of this event have now been successful over 2m on their previous start. He's a high-class gelding who may even be a Champion Hurdle candidate in a year's time, but so could any number of the Mullins team and all options remain open. One thing we can predict is it's likely to be Punchestown next for him. Racing Post.
BALLYBURN could be anything. That was a Champion Hurdle performance in my book. You'd love to be going chasing with his pedigree and size and scope, but imagine - there you are, with Lossiemouth for the Champion Hurdle next year. I'll have to have a word with Ronnie [Bartlett] and David Manasseh, who own the horse. I don't know, we might just get on chasing and try to make a Gold Cup horse out of him, I don't know - Willie Mullins, trainer.
LANTRYLADY
Whilst Lossiemouth has obvious claims to cementing a place at the top table it was Langtry Lady who caught my eye running a very creditable fourth in the Close Brothers on only the third start of her career.
Lantry Lady is the one for the future, definitely. That was only her third start and Jack (Kennedy) said she just got a little bit lost at the start. She's probably a three-mile mare in time, so I'm delighted - Henry de Bromhead, trainer.
TEAHUPOO
Changing of the guard was finally completed by Teahupoo’s victory in the Stayers Hurdle and I can’t see him being beaten any time soon unless it’s by his stablemate.
TEAHUPOO beaten under a length despite slight interference on the run-in 12 months earlier, had been kept fresh for the race this time, having not run since winning the Hatton's Grace in December, and he stamped his authority in the straight, coming away nicely up the hill. He'd have been far less inconvenienced by the steady pace than most but is still getting better after 15 starts and sets the standard in the division, with stablemate Irish Point, runner-up in Tuesday's Champion Hurdle and also owned Robocur-owned, his biggest potential rival as things stand. Fresh for the time of year, Aintree, Punchestown and Auteuil will all be considered in the coming months.Racing Post
BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD
I was in two minds whether to include Brighterdaysahead. The Dawn Run was run at a slow pace and although she shaped well she couldn’t pick up enough at the end. It did look a bit as though she didn’t relish the battle, but I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt and put it down to the slow pace and the shorter distance that did for her. Even so, she should have won this.
Brighterdaysahead down 4f in distance but already a 2m1f Grade 3 winner over hurdles, emerges best at the weights as she had a 5lb penalty, and she didn't have the race run to suit. Tasting defeat for the first time, she remains a top prospect but would need a strong pace if kept to this trip. The 2m4f Grade 1 for mares at Fairyhouse seems the most logical next step. Racing Post.
We didn't go much of a gallop and Brighterdaysahead was a bit keen with me. I had to try to get her settled, which wasn't ideal, and it just didn't really work out, but she ran a good race. I knew I needed a good jump at the last, and I got it, but I was just beaten by a better horse on the day. I still believe in her 100%. She's talented and she has a good future - Jack Kennedy, jockey.
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