Quotes on Collective Power (IRE)

It's good to win with him again. Sorcha was very good on him. I thought he'd gone a little bit moody and wasn't finishing out his races. She lights then up a bit, so we gave her a go on him. She's in with us a few mornings a week so it's great that she rode the winner. It was a very messy race, one minute 15 and change for good class sprinters.
After Collective Power (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 23rd Feb 2024 6f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Punk Poet (IRE)

Sarah rode him out yesterday and said he was in great form. We were afraid Brains might take us on and hassle us but Chris (Hayes) got him out good and sharp. He was okay until turning out of the back straight when another horse got carted with and hassled him a bit. Once they are going a good even gallop he enjoys it and that’s three he’s won this year. Aileen owns him and loves him and the girl that minds him, Winnie, adores the horse so it will be a happy team going home. Aileen sneaked off at the sales and bought him. I was wondering what she was doing but he’s better than the ones I was buying!. Once you go into the high 70s or low 80s you are kind of limited for options and that’s why there are not too many runners in these races because people don’t keep them in training due to the lack of opportunities. We’ll find another one for him and kick on.
After Punk Poet (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 10th Nov 2023 1m Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Gordon Bennett (IRE)

This fella can't go into a stable and we have a companion with him who goes into the stable and Gordon puts his head over and we're able to saddle him,. I think he is getting more professional. I'd love to be able to travel the horse, because he's got into that class now, but it's not easy to organise. Luckily the Curragh has a pile of races for him so he might spend his whole career here. People love the name and he's always too short a price. The fella that he was called after was a mad man in America. His father founded the New York Times and he spent all the money. He founded the Gordon Bennett race which is still commemorated here. The horse walks over the Gordon Bennett race course everyday going to work. There is a sign coming up the hill here, the Gordon Bennett route. We've decided that's it for the year. He's had a great time and there is nothing left. These sprinters seem to get better with age and he's not heavily raced. We'll spend the winter building him up and he could just be stronger again. The great thing is that he's learning to behave a bit. Gary said he was never as calm as today and we noticed it in the yard too. A lot of the quirkiness might be going out of him.
After Gordon Bennett (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 24th Sep 2022 5f Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on The Organiser (GB)

They are two nice sprinters. Nordic has lost his way but he’s shown signs on his last few runs. The Organiser is a new recruit in the yard and I’m still trying to figure him out. He’s getting quicker and physically starting to look like a sprinter. He was a little bit flat-footed last week and it was another home game here and I thought I’d roll the dice again and he’d learn more about sprinting. Wayne has caught my eye a few times and I rang Kevin O’Ryan (agent) on Tuesday and said I’d only run if Wayne was available as he had 10st7lb. He’s a good kid.
After The Organiser (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 20th Aug 2023 6f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Rathbranchurch (IRE)

He's been second four times this year. The owners are local so I'm delighted for them as they stuck with the horse all year, it's great to get a win with him,. We made a mistake as I thought he might get the seven in Fairyhouse, as it's a handy seven, but he doesn't seem to get that trip. This trip here is ideal for him. He's entered at the Curragh on Saturday and we might have to go again. Wesley is well worth his claim, I reckon he's the best apprentice in the country. Things just didn't work out for him, but they are now. There is a long road to go yet, but he's probably getting a bit more firepower now with Johnny (Murtagh) than when he was with me. He puts a lot of work in. That's 15 on the board for me this season and they are all newish horses. Hopefully we can keep it going.
After Rathbranchurch (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Wed, 4th Oct 2023 5f Flat Hcap Yielding to Soft

Quotes on Transcendental (FR)

Down in grade and they went good and fast which suited her fine. Robbie was good on her, he was nice and patient and when she hit the rising ground she stayed on well. I was a little bit concerned that the five might be a bit sharp, but it is a stiff five here and there was loads of pace in it which helped.
After Transcendental (FR) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 27th Apr 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good to Yielding

Quotes on Prisoner's Dilemma (GB)

It was a lovely performance. I was a little bit worried turning him out again very quickly,. The idea of running the last day was just to sharpen him up. I have him in the Constantine Stakes at York and in the Ayr Gold Cup and he just needed to learn a little bit more as he's only started sprinting this year. I was very happy with the way he travelled and finished out in Tipperary and I knew it would wake him up. This was a little bit of an afterthought, when I saw the race I thought if he came out of his race well he'd be very alive from the five and hopefully he would do something like that. I'm very pleased but now I'm not sure whether we'll go to York or Ayr as I might put him away and train him for Dubai. It's a nice headache to have and we'll discuss it with the owners and see what way we want to do it. If you are going to Dubai you have to make a decision half way through the season and train him for it. I can't be taking on the big races and then going to Dubai as an afterthought to be fair to the horse. I think he is tailormade for Dubai, off a fast pace he comes there with one good run. He could pick up a lot of place money and, if they go hard, he could land on the line. If I've ever had a horse tailormade for Dubai, it's him. Dubai will be first preference.
After Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 13th Aug 2022 6f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Lady Arwen (GB)

she looked like she idled so Jake was dead right to keep riding and he kept her going. Losing any momentum would have given the runner-up a chance. I'm delighted. I only got her two weeks before her run in the Curragh and it was her owner's (Pat Rohan, from Killaloe) plan to run in the Curragh. I didn't know much about her but she is genuine and lovely to train. Six furlongs at the Curragh was a probably a little short but seven (furlongs) is ideal. Thank God we found a winnable race and maybe Galway will be on the horizon now.
After Lady Arwen (GB) finished 1st at Limerick on Sat, 24th Jun 2023 7f Flat Hcap Good to Yielding

Quotes on Nikki Swango (IRE)

She did it quite nicely and she has been in good form since her last race at the Curragh. Unfortunately in the Curragh the ground went a bit against her - over six and a-half furlongs on softish ground did stretch her a bit. The showers prior to the race ruined her chance. It is a filly that keeps improving and has a lovely attitude and is very laid-back at home. She does everything very nicely in her work. It is a filly that could possibly pick up some black-type here in Ireland. She would need fast ground and we might look for a Listed race here.
After Nikki Swango (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 22nd Sep 2023 6f Flat Maiden Standard

Quotes on Polar Bear (IRE)

We're very happy with him. He's been gelded over the winter and Shane felt that he really wants to do it now. He took a while to get his head in front last season but he's gotten an awful lot stronger over the winter. He was really brave there, he had a bit of experience around here as he was second to today's runner-up here last season. We'll step him up gradually and he's a nice horse for his connections to have fun with. Stepping up in trip will be no problem and I think he goes on any sort of ground.
After Polar Bear (IRE) finished 1st at Bellewstown on Thu, 6th Apr 2023 5f Flat Heavy

Quotes on Universally (IRE)

He's been knockingon the door and deserved it,. Five furlongs was just a bit sharp for him last time but he was third and second over six. We tried five and it didn't work. Back over six, he loved it. 
After Universally (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Mon, 18th Sep 2023 6f Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Winemaker (FR)

He is a horse that has never really felt as good as he has this winter. Diego has done a brilliant job on him. He's had plenty of racing and he has got his rub of the green a couple of times but, whatever has come into his head since he has got back onto the all-weather, he's a different horse. It has really rejuvenated him and he's probably running in the form of his life. We didn't think coming back to five (furlongs) was ideal but, because of the form he was in, we had to take a chance. He is a horse that has always operated on tighter tracks on the turf, like Listowel, because he has plenty of speed early on. He definitely has options.
After Winemaker (FR) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 8th Mar 2024 5f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Glamorously (IRE)

She battled the last day and she really battled today. She was under pressure a long way out. Blinkers have made a big difference to her. She seems to be one of those tough Mehmas’ that just love it. We’ll see if there is another nursery for her and judging by that she will go seven. She needed every yard of it today.
After Glamorously (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Sat, 14th Oct 2023 5f Flat Hcap Soft to Heavy

Quotes on Von Krolock (IRE)

He loved it (surface) - that's what Wayne said, he was always in his comfort zone. He's in the sales on Monday so if somebody wants fun for the winter, he is there for sale. We'll see what happens. He's a very good-actioned horse. He got bogged down in the Curragh last week, but he had a couple of good runs before that. It took me a while to learn that he didn't want soft. I ran him in Listowel and it was too soft for him and I still didn't learn, and I went back to the Curragh. He's a nice horse and he is only developing, he's a big raw horse so there is more improvement in him. We are flying it, they are in top order. One lifts the other, they are working together and they are all coming on. That's 19 winners for the year.
After Von Krolock (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 20th Oct 2023 7f Flat Hcap Standard