After race at Cork Mon, 10th Apr, 2023 (1st)  I work for Paurick's brother Derek (O'Connor) who goes through my races and gives me pointers on my riding, so it is great to have a figure like that telling me where I'm going right and wrong. This is brilliant for Grainne and Paurick who have a small team of mainly point to pointers and hopefully this helps me to keep the ball rolling in my career. he is quirky enough and had been out of form recently. We took him to the beach a few days ago and he was in good order but he wouldn't show you much at home. We changed things at home with him and the less you gallop him the happier he is. We go to the beach a good bit, not to gallop but just to have him in the water and it sweetens him up. I had a good run around and got two big jumps when I needed them. I kept it cool, didn't panic and the race unfolded in front of me and when I asked him he found for me, Everything has to happen right for him or he sulks. Mrs Grainne M O'Connor

After race at Thurles Sun, 18th Dec, 2022 (1st)  He has improved over hurdles and over fences and Diarmuid is riding out of his skin. He is a great lad who is looking for outside rides. He is learning his trade and was brilliant on that horse. If he is sound and well, he will run somewhere over Christmas. Mrs Grainne M O'Connor

After race at Naas Thu, 16th Dec, 2021 (1st)  That's our second track winner this year, and we had a point-to-point winner a few weeks ago, so the horses are in good order. It's mostly point-to-pointers we have, we buy three-year-olds and sell them on. This horse came out of Neilans and he just had a few issues. Grainne did all the work at home with him and he's got a few runs now so it's great. The owners are local lads as well so it's a fabulous day. We've tried him over a few different trips and the race the last day was a bit of a mess. We told Denis today to buck him out and go as hard as he could. He won it plenty well but we seldom have winners so we don't be messing around with them. Denis minded him and it's great that he rode a winner for me because he's been good to me down through the years and has bought a couple of horses from me. Mrs Grainne M O'Connor