Gowran Park Sat, 9th Mar, 2024  Carlas Big Jim He’s easy to train, does his own thing at home and performs very well for us on the track. The horse is growing up, he’s a big shell really, and I think there is more to come from him. He probably got an easy lead, but he acts well on that ground. Cal knows him very well and he says he jumps better when he’s up there. We might run him next in a qualifier for the Full Circle Series at Mallow.

Clonmel Thu, 15th Feb, 2024  Carlas Big Jim I've ridden 15 point-to-point winners, with one this season. I'm based down in Cork and go to Louis Archdeacon, Eugene O'Sullivan, Daniel Murphy - I'd be there every day - and Michelle Duggan as well. I try to do all the locals. He was knocking on the door, is a good honest horse and Cal was fantastic and is great value for the 7lb (claim). I'd like to give the horse a break now as he has been busy and, if the ground goes, it'll be a field of grass next for him and he'll definitely be chasing next season. I'm delighted for his owner Derry Fitzpatrick who also had a winner on Tuesday for Brendan Walsh (Added Bonus) - we are all local to him and, in fairness, he always keeps his horses local. We have five or six horses to race, but I do a lot of breaking horses for people.