Purse Price makes breakthrough in good style

Back-to-form Harmonya Maker gives Elliott and Kennedy a double

Allaho delights connections in Thurles

Allaho looked back to himself having not quite got home in the King George. He isn't getting any younger,  it took him a while to warm up into his jumping (at Kempton) and he is better going left-handed. . Paul was a little worried that he got a hard race in the King George and was coming back quite quickly but the further he went, the better he travelled and jumped. He is a big, big horse who likes better ground and going left-handed at Cheltenham suits him down to the ground. I'd imagine it is all roads back to the Ryanair (Chase) now. Today's race was a Grade 1 in all but name, with all being Grade 1 winners, so is great for Thurles and it is a brilliant race to target every year.

Falco Blitz scores at 16/1 for McNamaras

I'm delighted for Shane Carmody (owner) who is a great supporter of ours, so that winner means an awful lot to me. I'm really delighted to win for him. The horse had been a solid, consistent horse who deserved his day and, thankfully, it came. He was bought the same day as Real Steel (Paddy Power Chase winner), but unfortunately took longer to win. He has been a solid and sound horse though. If he hadn't won today, we were thinking of the veterans' chase at Limerick in a month's time, but he is entered in the Leopardstown Chase so we can think bigger now - if you're not in you can't win!

Mullins and Townend double up with a High Class Hero

Hogan back on National Hunt scoresheet through Little Mixup

I thought the handicapper had this lad and I asked him to drop the horse a pound to get him into a 0-116, but it looks like he was right. The race cut up though - the favourite tipped up and it probably wasn't the strongest race. He is game, Mark (McDonagh) gave him a lovely ride and thanks to the McDonaghs who support me well and Lorraine (Mark McDonagh's mother) looks after the horses when they return home on breaks. I have to thank all the owners who all stood by me (during the suspension) as it was a tough end to the year. It was messy and I advised owners to send horses here and there, and thankfully I got them back. . My horses have been running ok, but I have been running a lot of ordinary ones too so we're thinning them out now. We are very busy, I have a lot of youngsters of my own which I hope to sell and have 15 point-to-pointers. I have a bunch of yearlings too, so hopefully we'll drive on now.

All roads lead to Cheltenham for Ferns Lock

He had to give away 7lb and 10lb, and in that ground that is very tough. The only time he has run on nice ground was here last year and, while everyone thinks he is a big strong horse who likes soft, he is a beautiful mover who wants better ground. After finishing races on heavy ground last year, he would make a palate noise but it was nothing major so we put on a tongue-tie as a safeguard. On nicer ground he wouldn't really need it, but I'll leave it on as he is happy and relaxed with it. Cheltenham is his goal, he is coming on all the time and I'm hoping he'd step up from that again now. . He has an awful size of an engine but is very immature although is learning in every race. We'll build for Cheltenham now.