Legend shows Spirit to land Navan maiden under Blackmore

He's a lovely horse, he ran very well in a bumper last year. Kevin and Anna Ross sourced him for Chris (Jones) and they really liked him at one of the point-to-points last year. He has always done things nicely and I'm delighted. He really stayed at it. He'd be green so he would hopefully improve a bit as well. He jumps and travels well. I think so (get a bit further). We'll look at a winners' race.

Maxxum lands short odds with minimum of fuss

He'll step up from that there now. We'll have to look at something different the next day!. We thought he would win the first day, he was just a bit unlucky in running. He's won today so it is great. He did (travelled like a dream). I'd say he is alright and there is a good one (race) in him.

Hollow Games really impresses in chasing debut win

He has a great attitude and he always looked like he was going to be a chaser last year. Jack was good on him, we said we would make plenty of use on him. He wants probably a bit further to be honest. I love the way from the third last to the line he put his head down and galloped. He jumped well and I'm very happy with him. We have loads of ways to go now. He is (in the Grade 1 Drinmore) and we won't make any concrete plans at the moment.

Hercule Du Seuil makes all under Walsh in For Auction

We had him out early, he likes nicer ground. It dried up nicely here during the week when it stopped raining. He's a front-runner but a real good jumper. Watching him throughout the race, turning for home when they were all gathering up behind him, I said at least Mark has a length and a half in the bag. He jumped the third last and second last brilliantly and missed the last and I thought it was over as Imagine was coming and staying on, and I would say Gordon's horses are probably a little fitter than mine at the moment. But I was delighted the way our fellow stuck his head out and battled away to the line. I think he will improve from that. He does (look like a chaser in the future), he could very possibly be an Arkle horse down the line. I'd say that's where we might go next season. He is (very exuberant in his work), you don't have to tell him to go anywhere - he does it all himself. Mark said he was delighted. At the top of the hill, he wasn't so sure that he could do that. He was actually surprised how much he pulled out. To me that shows that he has a lot more under the bonnet.

Lee powers Home to shock better fancied Lismullen rivals

Guinness is good in Fortria at Navan

He had done a lot of work for this, we had targeted it during the summer and it seemed the right race for him. He's some horse to leap and she (Blackmore) is an amazing lady. Absolutely (a big day in him), he's a really good horse and was giving away plenty of weight. We've yet to win a Grade 1 (with him), it is something we would like to achieve. I think we will maybe enter him in the Tingle Creek, he seems to really enjoy it around there (third last year). We'll see, we will enjoy today most importantly.

McGill times it to perfection on Dollys Destination

She was very good now, she likes to come off the pace and, once she starts picking off horses, she keeps at it for you. She was probably as good as ever today. She came off a bit of a break with a bit of a leg injury - she's still improving yet, I'd say. It's good to get around here on a big day. She was in good form in herself at home and Gary kept her fresh.

Melody lands bumper for Byrnes and Barron

We were sure we would win a bumper last spring. He's a full brother to a very good horse I had called Von Humboldt who won a bumper first time out and who unfortunately got killed. He works very well at home, so I think he will make a proper three-mile hurdler or chaser in time. He's a massive horse and he'll probably go jumping hurdles soon. Definitely two and a half miles plus. Since Blazing Khal came along, I thought this was my next best horse.