IT’S a year to the day since Mall Dini hit us hard and I couldn’t believe my fellow Galway man, Pat Kelly, managed to win the Pertemps again, this year with Presenting Percy.

I was told about this horse by a good source weeks ago but then I heard connections were complaining about the weight and, to be honest, I forgot about the horse. When he hit the front my heart sank and I thought ‘what have I done?’ but thankfully my team here had managed it well and it wasn’t too bad a result. If Mall Dini had won the last it would have been a total disaster. Lots of punters had doubled the two Kelly horses in our shops back home. It’s awful to be cheering against your own but business is business and, boy, was I glad to see Mall Dini finish out of the first four! The horse ran very well though. Pat is a great trainer.