After race at Dundalk Fri, 29th Nov, 2024 (1st)  Delighted with him. He just got a bit lonely in the end there. He ticked a lot of boxes there and, if he's not claimed, there is a nursery here in a couple of weeks and we will see what the handicapper does. If not (the nursery), we will put him away for next year and have a lot of fun with him. He'll get further, he's definitely a mile and a-quarter horse. We'll have a lot of fun with him - a nice, genuine horse and something to look forward to. G M Lyons

After race at Naas Thu, 19th Sep, 2024 (1st)  He's named after Willie Browne who I bought him off,. We were walking around the parade ring at the sales and if you look at this horse he's gorgeous on one side and then on the other side he's got a luminous white eye. Me and Kerry are looking at him and I said 'he's lovely, he'll do me — he's my type of horse' and then he comes around again and I go 'Holy God!'. Unknown to me Willie Browne was beside me and asked what was wrong. I said 'I can't do white eyes Willie as it never works for me'. He said 'don't be so stupid'. I said to him I'd buy him to prove it wrong and if I did I'd call him Willie 'effing' Browne. When the hammer dropped he came running over to me and he said 'do me a favour, add a bit of class to it and call it William!'. So that's where William F Browne came from. It cost me £60,000 to prove a point. G M Lyons