After race at Listowel Sat, 28th Sep, 2024 (1st)  I gave Ross his first point-to-point winner a few years ago and that day, was standing next to his Dad, who I didn't know. When he asked how he'd run, I told him 'he'll win if he stands up but is a terribly bad jumper', so when he told me who he was, I said 'oh holy Jesus'!. I was able to say he was going out on a good jumper today and it was great. Tom Doran is a huge supporter and this has been a super horse for us. Fidelma (Elvin) normally rides for us but is out with an injury but I knew when Ross was available that his 7lb claim was invaluable, so was very happy to have him. P J Rothwell

After race at Leopardstown Fri, 29th Dec, 2023 (1st)  Very heavy ground the second-last day in Fairyhouse and he just didn't handle it. Hence he was out so wide today. I went to Cheltenham and I thought he was doing a half-speed down to the third-last, and just switched in and made a mistake at the wrong time. He did nothing wrong that day, I thought he was running a blinder. I just said to Tom Doran his owner that there is no Seddon in the race this year. Last year Seddon beat me 10 lengths and look what he went on to do. He was 4lb higher this year and we fitted blinkers for the first time not because he is ungenuine, but just to sharpen him up with what had happened in Cheltenham and before that. Going around the parade ring beforehand, he was on his 'A' game. I was very confident of a very big run. Thank God - now I don't look so stupid!. If you go back and look at his form last year and the horses that beat him, his runs were incredible. He just kept coming up against one. He is extremely genuine and such a gorgeous horse. Thank God he has won. I'd love to bring him back to the UK and try him on good ground over further. It is something I have in my head. I'd love to drop him in over three and a-half miles on good ground in a good chase over there to see what would happen. I love trying different things to see if you can find an edge. You can't stay what you are doing or you get to a level and you don't go further. That is my 33rd winner and has equalled my best season. P J Rothwell

After race at Ballinrobe Tue, 19th Jul, 2022 (1st)  We've had six or seven seconds in the last four or five weeks. The horses are running well but we'd a great run last year in handicaps but they all went up as a result, so we've been struggling a little bit to get anything over the line. Tom Doran (winning owner) has been a huge supporter of mine for the last 18 months and this horse won for him here last year. He's bought one or two new horses for the winter which is a huge help to me going forward. To get a winner for him here today is hugely important. We might come back here next month and, ultimately, he'll go jumping a fence. He slipped up here on the flat at the last meeting and probably got a harder fall than I thought at the time. He didn't really fire at Listowel a few days later. That's why I put cheekpieces on him today, just to help him get a bit of confidence back, and they'll probably come off in the future. Jack (Foley) comes into me a day a week and that's our first winner together. Himself and James O'Sullivan will ride most of mine and it's great to have them on my side. P J Rothwell

After race at Ballinrobe Tue, 4th May, 2021 (1st)  I rang Tom Doran after this horse had come recommended, and he wasn’t hugely expensive after winning a point-to-point,. He only won that by default, after the leader had gone the wrong side of a bale, but I knew he was one for the future given a patient approach. P J Rothwell