Quotes on Shadow Rider (FR)

Aidan said he was a bit sticky and he gave him a great ride in fairness to him,. He gave him a great hunt around and his bit of class got him home after all his errors. He's a lovely horse to have and it looked like an ideal opportunity for him. He's already won one this year and been touched off in a Listed hurdle so he had a good oul year. That's probably as quick as he wants the ground. I'll talk to Frank and JP and see what they say but for a ten-year-old he's had a good year.
After Shadow Rider (FR) finished 1st at Wexford on Thu, 25th Apr 2024 2m 3f Hcap Chase Good to Yielding

Quotes on Franciscan Rock (IRE)

That wasn't before his time, but they still have to go and do it. In all his races, all he looked like doing was staying and had been beaten by better horses on the day. He seemed to handle today's ground well, but the ground might get a bit tight for him from now on. I'm more looking forward to next season with him for jumping fences.
After Franciscan Rock (IRE) finished 1st at Thurles on Thu, 23rd Feb 2023 2m 7f Maiden Hurdle Good

Quotes on Macs Charm (IRE)

I'm delighted with that. It was a big ask for his first run in a handicap, saying that it's a pity he wasn't in the race before it. He didn't actually qualify for it (Irish National) as he hadn't three runs at the time. He wants soft ground and he's been fortunate this year to get soft ground at this time of the year. We'll keep him in for Punchestown and see what the weather does. Unfortunately you just can't plan for soft ground at this time of the year and he's probably more a Thyestes horse. He's very ground dependent. He's been a right horse and that was only his fourth run over fences so it was a fair performance.
After Macs Charm (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Mon, 10th Apr 2023 3m Hcap Chase Soft

Quotes on Karl Des Tourelles (FR)

we had no great expectations coming here with his lack of experience but he looks a nice horse. He never ran in a schooling hurdle so probably has a bright future. Most of the others had either run on the Flat or over hurdles and it came easy enough to him and won well in the end. We might look at Punchestown now and see how that goes.
After Karl Des Tourelles (FR) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Sat, 17th Feb 2024 2m Maiden Hurdle Heavy

Quotes on Desertmore House (IRE)

It was a late plan after he won in Kilbeggan and we saw he was gone to 135. He’s a novice that jumps like a handicapper and we just wanted to get more experience into him whatever the ground was like. There are plenty of races coming up like this — the Munster National, the Troytown at Navan and the Paddy Power - so there are lots of options for a horse that jumps like that. He got in as a reserve. Gordon (Elliott) rang me this morning and said you should put your horse in the box as I have one out and we will walk the track and if we’re not happy we’ll take a second one out. It was a real sporting gesture. He’s finished second but he’s won plenty of these races!. We’ve had some lovely winners with these colours and Numbersixvalverde is the one that sticks out. This fellow might start us dreaming again. He’s eight and has had a good time to mature. Denis Leahy won a point-to-point with him and I’d say did an awful lot of schooling because he was always good to jump. It makes the job easier for us. They went a bit steady and I said to Ricky if you are still travelling jumping the third last they are not after going fast enough. I said make sure you are in the van as they will quicken up from there but they are going to have to stay as well. He said it rode a bit slower than they were expecting but he handled it well.
After Desertmore House (IRE) finished 1st at Listowel on Wed, 20th Sep 2023 3m Hcap Chase Yielding to Soft

Quotes on Talk In The Park (IRE)

A good run the last day and I suppose he deserved to be the price he was. . Loads of experience and I'd say when he came to us his work had been nice. I really fancied him the first day he ran and he ran terribly and was beaten 50 lengths on very heavy ground. . His best runs have been on this surface and I presume that's what he likes - he was second the last day in Ballinrobe on good ground. . I'd say the key to him probably nice ground so we will keep him going now for the summer, the fact that he is handling it well. . He had a couple of real good runs with Mags (Mullins) and a real good run behind Harvard Guy in Navan one day. I spoke to Mags the other day and she thought the same that a nicer surface just helps him. . He stays well and probably wants a trip, I'd say three miles is right up his alley. Today was even sharp enough for him - it didn't look plain sailing and I was getting nervous, but he won really well in the end. . He'll be good fun for the summer and he might go to Galway.
After Talk In The Park (IRE) finished 1st at Downpatrick on Sun, 16th Jun 2024 2m 5f Maiden Hurdle Good

Quotes on Donkey Years (IRE)

We're delighted with that. He's been a good servant over the years and he's so much better handicapped over hurdles than fences so it was nice to get one with him,. He had promised a couple of times when he was placed but he was just very disappointing the last day. It's good that he's back and showed a nice bit of sparkle there. Mark said he was even keen at one or two points in the race. It's great to have a winner in those colours. I'd like to have one crack at the Munster National with him. Maybe before today I might have struggled to be allowed to enter him but he will be entered in it now, that's for certain.
After Donkey Years (IRE) finished 1st at Listowel on Wed, 25th Sep 2024 3m Hcap Hurdle Yielding to Soft

Quotes on Real Steel (FR)

We are just having a fantastic time of it and to win that race is very special,. I won it previously in 1999 when today’s clerk of the course Paul Moloney rode Kaselectric to win at Cork (with Limerick being developed), but that was a good while ago, so we were due another!
After Real Steel (FR) finished 1st at Limerick on Sun, 20th Oct 2024 3m Hcap Chase Good

Quotes on Slanagaibhgoleir (IRE)

He’d been a bit disappointing, and I’d say the step up in trip suited him today. I thought he’d thrown it away at the last, but he picked up again. He seems more in his comfort zone over that trip.
After Slanagaibhgoleir (IRE) finished 1st at Punchestown on Mon, 15th Jan 2024 2m 7f Maiden Hurdle Soft

Quotes on Sir Bob (IRE)

We are thrilled to get that as we were worried about running him back so soon after Limerick. When the ground was like this I said I'd keep going and three miles suited,. The minute he jumped the third hurdle I knew he was on song and was loving it. He really likes around here, seems to love the hurdles here and won here three years ago when it was like the river. He'll probably go for the 3m6f handicap chase at the Punchestown festival now as he finished second in it last year. There is a three-mile hurdle here during Easter but it is 0-116 and he might be out of it now.
After Sir Bob (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Thu, 21st Mar 2024 3m Hcap Hurdle Soft to Heavy

Quotes on Whatsavailable (IRE)

I thought he’d make a lovely chaser and he’d two very disappointing runs. I then ran him back over hurdles and he didn’t seem to get home so we said we’d try a tongue tie today and it seems to have worked. He won here before, so he obviously likes the track and he jumped well today. He’s grand at home but gets very worked up when he comes racing so we put the red hood on him before the race. I’m not sure if he’s still qualified for the novice races for another week or two so we might find something.
After Whatsavailable (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Sat, 3rd Dec 2022 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Yielding

Quotes on Will Wilde (FR)

He's a lovely horse by Martaline who's my favourite stallion. He was badly wrong in Punchestown. I went there because he was a good horse but he scoped wrong afterwards. My horses were suffering from the rape at the time. I had a bad dose of it and a lot of horses that ran bad have run well since, so that gave me confidence that this fellow would go well. He's a beautiful big galloping horse. John (Gleeson) said there was going to be no pace, so I said you're on a big galloping horse with a big stride, so on you go and keep it simple. He'll probably end up needing a trip when he goes hurdling.
After Will Wilde (FR) finished 1st at Sligo on Fri, 27th Oct 2023 2m 2f Bumper Soft

Quotes on Doitforjane Sid (IRE)

I thought 11lb was harsh for Killarney and was worried that the ground might have gone for him with the rain, but he did it well and seems to be able to handle good and easy ground. I was never worried about the longer distance, he wants this trip.
After Doitforjane Sid (IRE) finished 1st at Sligo on Fri, 25th Oct 2024 3m 1f Hcap Hurdle Yielding