After race at Navan Sat, 3rd Jun, 2017 (1st)  I wanted to win the premier handicap today and it was him or Lightening Fast but we are protecting Lightening Fast (handicap rating) as he is going for the Britannia (at Royal Ascot). I said to myself there is much of a muchness between the two of them but he (Gold Spinner) is very much ground dependent and is also hopefully a Britannia horse, so I said we'd stick to the mile against running in the 1m2f race today. If he is a Britannia horse, he had to win this and win it like he did. He wants 10 furlongs but has the pace for a mile. He needs not quicker than that ground which we might not get which will be the deciding factor on whether we go across. He'll hold an entry in the Britannia alongside Lightening Fast - the team is getting stronger for Ascot. G M Lyons

After race at Cork Sat, 15th Apr, 2017 (1st)  We're very happy with that - he ran greener than we thought for one of ours at Naas but was always going to improve and again was a bit green today. He'll improve over a bit further but we're delighted he won over a mile today, knowing he wants further. He has a little bit of class and we like him. Colin said he doesn't want extremes of ground and we've nothing in mind for him next. G M Lyons