Helvic Dream stays on best to make breakthrough over flights

That was great. The danger was getting home in the ground and then the last didn't help. He actually stuck at it well in the ground. Finbar (Cahill) was in Mexico and Tom (Hendron) was in the Canaries and I said to them that I thought he'd win and then I started to worry about the ground. I nearly would have preferred if it stayed raining and it was kind of loose. We'll see what happens, it's taken him a while to get the hang of it. First we had to get him to settle, which took a long time. He's jumping very well at home and he is very good. I'd say he will be better when he gets a little bit better ground, he does like it soft but a little bit better than that. He's still novicey for anything big, so I would have thought we'll try and get another run into him somewhere and then tip along. He will go back on the Flat again this year. I said the other day that if he was in a Group race (on the Flat) I'd fancy him because he's that well in himself.

Brighterdaysahead all class in Navan

She's a good mare, a proper mare. She's is very, very good - I don't say that about too many,. Jack said he couldn't get a lead any longer on her and he said she wasn't doing a stroke in front. She'll come on from it too as we missed a little bit of time with her, nothing serious just niggly things. She's got a pedigree to be nice and her future is in front of her. She looks like a chaser. I'd say at the moment she doesn't want that far, she's got a bit of boot for a big mare, but we had nothing else to run her in because I missed her last engagement and I didn't want to go to England with her.

Shrewd placing reaps Grade 2 dividends for Hiddenvalley Lake

Aodhan May exploits lower hurdle mark in Navan

She does go on the ground and that's the secret. She was getting into it in Fairyhouse and got badly interfered with at the second last. She would definitely have been closer. She was off 82 and was 92 (91) over fences.

Elliott and Kennedy double up with American Mike

To be honest, he's probably one of the horses that makes me scratch my head more than any other. He keeps disappointing me and then he comes back with a good one again. He has obviously a big engine on his day, when he's right, but he's not easy to train. I thought Jack gave him a great ride. I don't know what I'm doing or where I'm going with him, he's a horse that baffles me. We've just tipped away with him steady at home and haven't over-worked him as he was very fit going to Christmas, but just didn't get home. He's in a few of the novice chases at Cheltenham and he could go for an Irish National. I don't know what I'm going to do with him to be honest. We'll enjoy today, he's won a graded race for Noel and Valerie (Moran, Bective Stud) at their local track, they are big supporters of Navan and the whole game.

Young Dev relishes testing conditions in Navan

Cantico seals across-the-card double for Mullins

We were disappointed to get beaten at Christmas and I think he improved from it. He could be a horse for nicer ground, he shows more gears at home than he has on the track and maybe that's just the soft ground blunting his speed. We hope that he's even better than the bare result there, even though he was very good. He was on his own there as well and he is a raw horse, he has been that way since we started, and I think he'll improve for racing.