Quotes on Amazon Lady (IRE)

Willie(McCreery) said 'when you get done to the start have a look up and if it makes sense to keep over on your own, do'. He said you would only be wasting your time trying to get over from (stall)1. When I started to pick up I had a little glance across and I knew I had them. She was drawn one and there was six metres of fresh ground for the Derby horses, so it would be fresh for the last three furlongs so I said to get over on to that. She doesn't mind racing on her own, she won in Navan the last day on her own. Billy has a good clock in his head and got her into a lovely rhythm. She broke from the gates and was gone, she didn't see anything. She's improving every race but unfortunately the breeder decided to put in her foal!. She's in foal to New Bay and might have one more run in the Sweet Mimosa (Naas July 24th) before going home.
After Amazon Lady (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 30th Jun 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Ano Syra (IRE)

Jamie has ridden five winners for me now from eight rides with two seconds and a fourth. He's doing well for me at the moment anyway,. We got her before Christmas, Charlotte and James were kind enough to send her to us, and she's kept improving. In fairness to Kevin Manning he's done a lot of work with her as well. We thought she'd get a bit of black-type in the future and we'd plot a course through the year with her. We were a little bit worried about the ground but she was brave, she has a big heart. I know she had a light weight but she was a three-year-old taking on older sprinters. She travelled really well and she's just a good filly.
After Ano Syra (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 26th Jun 2022 5f Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Bellaphina (IRE)

She was good the last day on ground she wouldn’t like. She was coming back after a lay-off as she had sore shins last summer as a two-year-old. We knew she would come on loads from the last day and were confident that she would put up a good performance. She quickened up well and Conor said he was there a little bit too soon but she’s good and tough. She has plenty of gears and I’m delighted for a small place like ours to get a winner here on Guineas weekend. We have 15 in training and she’s the best older horse. There is a couple of nice two-year-olds.
After Bellaphina (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Fri, 26th May 2023 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Dance Night Andday (IRE)

It's great to have Colin Keane on your side, he was brilliant on her. I didn't realise that it was only a nose,. It was a good performance carrying top-weight. She came out of Naas really well and she's a lovely filly to have. She's an improver and has a good temperament. She's lovely and relaxed. I walked through the barn last night and she was lying panned out, there wasn't a budge out of her. Colin said when he got to the front she pricked her ears and parked, she got idle. He knows her well, the three times she's won he's been on her. She'll probably dip her toe in a Listed race now and see where we are from there. There are a couple of different options for her. I stuck her in the Ballycorus at Leopardstown to have a look, as she's won around there before, but I'd say that will be tasty. I'd nearly go Listed before that. She has a good mind and definitely wants good ground, that's the key to her. It's lovely to have a really nice filly like her.
After Dance Night Andday (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Fri, 24th May 2024 6f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Little Queenie (IRE)

She's a legend. I had her entered a good few times in the last few weeks but jus tpulled her out because of the ground,. We said one way or the other she was going home after this. She'll go home to Christmas anyway and might comeback here before it finishes. . She'll keep going next year and if we got a bit of black-type next year the owner would be delighted. . She surprised me today, she's just tough.
After Little Queenie (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 3rd Nov 2023 6f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on So Majestic (IRE)

she had to win today to see what route we'd go down and I'm actually going off on my honeymoon for two weeks so she'll have a two-week break! . When I get back I'll line something up again - she'd go on firm ground but she'll go on softer as well, her preference though would be this ground. we always thought an awful lot of her and she was heavily back the first day (last March) but ran with the choke out and held her breath. Chris (Hayes) rides all her work at home and got on her the next day and she did the same so we were both very disappointed. We decided to drop her back to five (furlongs) to teach her how to breathe and how to run a race. She had been a breeze-up horse in my yard and obviously learned to only do two furlongs but the penny is after dropping and she's coming together. He (Leigh Roche, winning jockey) had no cover today and I thought we'd be in bother getting the five-and-a-half here but she didn't.
After So Majestic (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Wed, 28th Jun 2023 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Apricot Ice (IRE)

You can see by the size of her she's still on the leg. We ran her in a Listed race at Leopardstown last year, that's what we thought of her. She's only going to get better with age. She's turned a wee corner there, she won her maiden and she's backed it up today. I'd say we only got away with it on the ground. She's all about top of the ground and, if the race was in two races time, I'd say we would have been in trouble. Colin still maintains that she'll get seven, but we'll keep doing this with the hope that she improves as a four-year-old. Obviously, the aim is that they grow into black-type fillies and I'd say that will happen at four.
After Apricot Ice (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 29th Jun 2024 6f Flat Hcap Yielding to Soft

Quotes on Letherfly (IRE)

She’s a lovely filly,. I was trying to get her to jump out of stalls a bit quicker yesterday but by the time we were finished I thought we have blown this completely because she had nearly gone the other way. It was very much a learning process but it’s great that she’s won. She’s a big filly and can only improve. . She’s by a good sire and has been doing things well but is big and backward and needs time. I’d say she should get seven (furlongs) or a mile. 
After Letherfly (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 7th Oct 2023 6f Flat Maiden Soft

Quotes on National Lady (IRE)

Maybe I ran her back a bit quick (last time),. She's a big honest filly and Kerri reminded me that I was hard on her at two. You can see the size of her and she's grown into herself. James (Ryan) said she got a bit hot down at the start the last day so I put the hood on her just to do something different. The first thing Colin said was that she didn't need a hood, it's the last thing she needs. She's as quiet as a lamb, is very honest and six or seven are no problem. I'd have no problem stepping her back up to seven at this stage if we need to. More of the same I'd say. Black-type is always on the agenda, but is she good enough? It's one thing doing this but another stepping into that grade. They've to earn it but with a filly it's very important. It's nice for Mark having a double today, he deserves it as he puts a lot into the game so I'm delighted for him having a winner in the first with Johnny even though it beat us!. The horses are running well so I'm delighted. We'll make hay while the sun shines because it won't last forever.
After National Lady (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Sat, 6th Jul 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Navassa Island (IRE)

She's a filly we've always liked and I'm delighted for her owner Abdullah. He bought this filly after her debut run at Naas,. We went to Ascot thinking we had a live one and things just didn't happen for her, with the way the race panned out. That can happen with a two-year-old, being so inexperienced going there. Things didn't work out the last day again but she's come out of that, back to six and she's finished out her race lovely. Dylan gave her a lovely ride. She looks like a filly that will continue to improve, she doesn't over-race and she settles and relaxes. She came home well and we're delighted for everyone. Dylan said he was going to get her to relax, get her behind something, and if he was happy with what was in front of him he was just going to follow. She's in the Debutante but it might be a little bit soon because she's actually starting to grow a little bit. We'll see what happens, we might step up in grade and stay at six. A faster run race might suit her. She's has black-type already, she's won her maiden, so now it's about trying to win a stakes race. Something like the Firth Of Clyde could be a race for her, she handles a little ease in it. She should be able to go and win her stakes race, she's a sister to a Group 1 winner (Lezoo) so it's all about adding to that now.
After Navassa Island (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 13th Aug 2023 6f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Over The Blues (IRE)

Over The Blues did that pretty well and as Luke (McAteer, winning jockey) said it a matter of getting from A to B with her. She was green first time and while she is normally pretty good coming out of stalls, she was in there for a long time and missed the break a little bit. Luke had to get after her then to hold a position but that lit her up and then she maybe didn't see out the six fully from being keen. She gets six (furlongs) no problem but in saying that you could easily drop her back to five. They are a speedy family, four have won maidens for us but this is the only one which could go over five. They are all very different although this is very different to the rest of them as she's probably the strongest and being a sprinter, all she'll do is improve. It's a fair broodmare that Jim (Browne, owner/breeder) has. there is a conditions race in Tipperary next week but I'd say that might be a bit quick for her and there is a Listed race back here in a month's time over this trip so that would seem to be ideal for her. We don't mind stepping her up in class and that's probably an ideal option.
After Over The Blues (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Wed, 26th Jun 2024 5f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Pearls And Rubies (USA)

We thought that she was very smart, we had it in our head could she be an Ascot filly. Obviously, she needed experience badly. We came here to see if she would be forward enough for Ascot. Ryan rode her accordingly and left her alone and educated her. She could be an Albany filly. She has won there and she doesn't even realised she has raced yet. She just kept coming and finished off very strong. She's obviously a filly with plenty of class.
After Pearls And Rubies (USA) finished 1st at Navan on Sun, 11th Jun 2023 5f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Shandy (IRE)

I thought she might have been an Ascot two-year-old this time last year but she had a bit of an issue so spent a long time out in the field. It was a rush to get her ready to run so she had no foundation going to the Curragh last October. Colin (Keane, then jockey ) liked her, said she was weak but it was just that everything was a rush getting her to run. This is Seamie's first winner for me, he comes in a couple of times a week and had ridden winners (three) for my father. He, Joey (Sheridan) and Andy (Slattery) will all ride for me this year.
After Shandy (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Sat, 30th Mar 2024 5f Flat Maiden Heavy