After race at Naas Sun, 29th Jan, 2023 (1st)  a couple of years ago he was left at the start here over hurdles and almost won, but went backwards after that. He's difficult to handle and can blow a fuse very quickly. He's big and powerful so it's not simple and today we got him around the parade ring once, got the jockey on and luckily it didn't take too much out of him - it often does before the race. we're delighted and it was a great ride by Phillip. He was keeping better company, maybe too good, but it taught him how to race. He liked the ground and the track. We were hoping he'd do that but we were hoping before that he'd do different things. Hopefully he's developing and getting better now. He was better today than any day. I have no plans, he'll probably stay at the likes of that and will stay further in time. Oliver McKiernan

After race at Naas Sun, 23rd Feb, 2020 (1st)  We were concerned about the ground. I walked the track earlier and the hurdle course was a good bit better than the chase track so we said we’d run him.  Oliver McKiernan

After race at Fairyhouse Sat, 25th Jan, 2020 (1st)  I'm happy with that and he's improving. He's still a big immature type of horse and not that sure of himself. Today has showed us that the penny is dropping with him at least. Before this we weren't sure he knew how to win. Even working at home he'd be going up with horses not as good as himself but was finding it hard to go past them and we were finding it very hard to understand that. We changed a few things with him and brought him away from home and it kind of helped him. He has dropped his head a bit to gallop. Today though when he was coming to the second last and last, he was on his own, and I was thinking he wasn't learning a lot and would he stand up or fall when he jumps the last. Barry gave him a grand ride and he knows him well of course. It's good to get him there and he should learn a bit from that. Mentally and physically he has a good bit of filling out to do. If he stays sound he should be a grand horse jumping fences next season. He's 17-3 so he's big enough. The other thing is that the bit of nice ground helped him. The way he moves and travels that ground helped him. Oliver McKiernan