Michael Winters

Mixed day for Michael at Cork today.
Gets fined 6000 Euro for Churchtown Glen finishing seventh, the jockey getting a 21 Day ban and the horse 42 days.
Then Granny Biddy wins her third straight Cork race in three consecutive meetings there ( a first since Cork reopened in 1997 , maybe in my lifetime) off 124, having won off 87 at Tramore in August and Listowel also.
A 30,000 Euro purchase, Granny Biddy is out of a sister to Son of Flicka .

Michael intends appealing the fine.
 
Congratulations to Mick, some achievement running up the sequence with the mare.

A fine day all round for local trainers in Mallow with Terence O'Brien's Articulum defying a long absence & Jimmy Mangan landing the handicap hurdle with Conna Cross.

Finally Wilcosdiana relished the testing ground in the hunter chase for in form Lombardstown handler Eugene O'Sullivan with daughter Maxine on board. She looks a mare to follow.
 
I definitely think so. I was put off having a proper cut at her yesterday, however, because of the turnaround of only nine days since her bumper win. Needless to say, I needn't have worried; perhaps the fact she's already a 7yo allowed her to handle it better than a younger horse.
 
She is some mare to travel and jump. Hopefully gets the yard back in the spotlight.

As a side note how strong was the bumper she finished third in on her racecourse debut? So many subsequent winners. Carrigeen Lotus a smart mare too.

Great to see some smaller operators managing to hold their own, largely thanks to an improved mares programme.
 
Chatham Street Lad landed me a nice win in December. I was so impressed.

I've done him each way. Smallish stakes, sporting bet.

He must have an each way chance.
 
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