Wexford Sat, 13th Jul, 2024  Getaway Henry That's my first winner and I only have one horse. I have the licence about five or six years, and we were due a winner. My father and uncle always had race horses at home, we are farmers though and this is kind of a hobby. We are based in Tullylease on the Cork, Limerick border near Kanturk. He had been working well at home and we were hopeful today. The ground in Listowel the last day was too soft for him. He is family owned and my sister Christina bred him.

Listowel Mon, 3rd Jun, 2024  Cappacurry Ealu She isn't a bad mare, the trip was on the short side and Sean said he was still going ok and was staying on (when Russellsbelle fell). She was only beaten a couple of lengths at Cork in March and finished fourth in a Naas bumper. She'll only improve but the ground is getting as good as she'd want it now. The owners Tom Treacy and Seanie O'Connell are on the committee at Ballinrobe racecourse and previously won eight races with Cappacurry Zak for us. She has a good pedigree and her half-brother Now Is The Hour won a Haydock Grade 2 hurdle for Gavin Cromwell and the lads have a half-sister by Yeats going to the Derby Sale.

Limerick Thu, 30th May, 2024  Long Gone I got in contact with Gilmer (Bates, owner) through Jonathan Birkmore and Danny Fitzsimmons in the north who have horses with me, and I had success selling horses with Jonathan. We had this mare entered at a sale last week but felt we might be 'penalised' for not having gone for a bumper so I said to Gilmer that he would be mad to sell her. Her work since Wexford had been brilliant. She is a smart mare, probably does a bit more on the track than at home and we'll give her a chance now and see what Gilmer wants to do.

Downpatrick Fri, 24th May, 2024  Big Girl Betty She's on the go a long time. . She was to run in the autumn and it went from very quick to very soft overnight and she didn't actually get to run. . She went down to Cork after Christmas and was in the parade ring when the meeting was abandoned with wind and rain. . She went to Tyrella then and didn't jump well for whatever reason and made hard work of what she shouldn't have made hard work of. . Then she was to go to Cork and here, and Cork was heavy and this was abandoned. Then the Down Royal race was a stronger race than this and she needed the run. She came on nicely for it. For a big mare, she flew around here for whatever reason. She was second in this last year when only a five-year-old.

Downpatrick Fri, 26th Apr, 2024  Jumping Jet He has always said to me to put my head down, work hard and graft. He has shown me nothing but honesty. It means a lot and it is brilliant to get it. Garry Cribbin my agent has been a big help. I'm riding nice horses for good lads. The race panned out probably just the way I liked it. I rode her cold for a mile and gave her every chance. Luckily, it paid off. It is great to win it. Big thanks to Brian and Jayne McConnell, they are with me since before I got a trainer's licence, training point-to-pointers. It is great for Carl to win a big race like that. he wasted to do 10 stone and it made the difference. I thought the ground was too quick for her, but I said I'd roll the dice because it was a big race. She stayed going very well.

Cork Mon, 1st Apr, 2024  Backmersackme John said there was plenty of pace so he was good and patient and delivered him with a well timed run and it was straightforward. I was taken by his win in the point-to-point as he was the only one from the group to bridge the gap and galloped through the line, and did the same today. John said he was very green today and should come on again from it. He isn't the biggest, might get an entry in a winners' bumper at Punchestown and then possibly could run in a maiden hurdle in the summer.