Easy win for Deploy The Getaway

Timely win for Two Shoe Tom

she's off to the Sales next week so it is nice timing although the owners might think about it again. On that run you'd think she could win again. She had a hard enough race on Saturday but came home well and previously wasn't getting home, so it gave her a bit of confidence. I probably should have held off on Saturday with the way the ground was in Navan, as she probably wants that nicer ground. But she was in the Sales so we had to go today. She could go up to 2m4f again and that ground was a big help to her.

Rodaniche rewards patient owner

Bythesametoken scores on second chase outing

he (Conor Orr) said he learned a lot from the last day in Fairyhouse. I was very happy with him at home even though it was a quick turnaround. He was fresh so we said we had to give it a go. It is hard to find those rated novice chases and you are nearly pushed into it so we had to give it a go. It is very hard to go into those normal beginners' chases taking on those 140-rated horses. Conor said he was very quick over his fences. He is a horse that is always ridden patiently and he should improve. There are a couple of those rated novice chases coming up that will suit him into March. I'm delighted, that is four he is after winning and he has a good attitude. He was late to go chasing but he had been very consistent over hurdles so we were slow about going chasing.

Mr Bercow bags first fences win

two years ago when he won his point-to-point at Ballindenisk I didn't think I would be standing here two years later but he was a late developer in fairness. I know he is only a low-grade horse but each year it has been after Christmas that he has done anything. Before Christmas it is all very uninspiring and that was his first day in headgear. He will stay beating away until the ground goes - we'll maybe throw him in a bigger rated handicap chase off 9-10.

History Of Fashion has lofty ambitions

he comes from the family of Height Of Fashion (runner-up to Arkle in the 1964 Irish Grand National) and I was trying to sell him one time and told everybody about this, but they wouldn't listen. I said 'I'll win the Irish National - we won't have Arkle to beat!' but they were laughing at me. It's very much on the cards now as needs a trip and if it was another mile. he'd just be coming into it. He jumps a bit to the right but he is a lovely horse and I'm delighted with that.

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