Leopardstown Thu, 25th Jul, 2024  Aeronautic He won well. He won nicely in Dundalk the last day and it was an impressive performance today, he quickened up well and he's a progressive horse,. He was much straighter today and the rail was a help. I thought he quickened up well, they went a good even tempo and there was no hiding place. It's nice to have a nice horse for the Newtown Anner team. I suppose he's heading for stakes race now, or at least a good handicap. I think anything like that (ground) or better is fine for him. I don't think he wants it too slow.

Killarney Mon, 15th Jul, 2024  Galen Galen was impressive and he stretched right out to the line. They went a good even gallop and he picked up. Dylan was very happy with him, said he was still babyish in front and said that he will be better in a better race with a lead. He looked pretty good. His debut run has turned out to be a very good run and he is now going the right way. His win at the Curragh the last day was on slower ground but Dylan thinks he loves the quick ground so going forward that will be key for him. A mile seems to be suiting him for now.

Fairyhouse Wed, 10th Jul, 2024  Four Blondes It was lovely to get a maiden with her, she's a filly that had good form last year at the Curragh. She finished fifth at the Curragh last time, Shane had ridden her work and was fairly confident with her. She had come on a good bit from the Curragh. You'd imagine that Curragh form was going to stand to her today as this mightn't have been the strongest of maidens. Aidan's came out and Joseph's came out so you could understand why she shortened in price. She deserved that on last year's form. She's by Gleneagles and wouldn't mind a little bit more ease in the ground. She's out of a six-time winning Exceed And Excel mare but seven furlongs to a mile would be fine. She can be a little bit saucy and has a little bit of a funny head carriage but she could be progressive. She came out of the breeze-ups here last year and it's brilliant for John (Bowden) to get a winner, she's a grand filly to have. She has a nice pedigree and to win a maiden with her will help.

Curragh Sat, 29th Jun, 2024  Galen We're really happy with him. We've always thought the world of him, he had a setback after this run here last year and he ran a good race here on his comeback and he came forward since then. I don't think they are his conditions, but I'm delighted that he won well and you have to say he was very impressive. I'm delighted for the owners Ger Fitzgerald, Paul Redmond and Barry Fowler. They had to be patient with this guy and hopefully the patience will be rewarded between now and the end of the season.

Gowran Park Sun, 16th Jun, 2024  Tachos Adam Caffrey was having his first ride for me and I thought he gave her an excellent ride,. We've got some good apprentices in this country. James Ryan rode a winner for me on Friday night at Fairyhouse and gave the one there a very good ride and Adam Caffrey gave that filly a lovely ride. They are very promising young riders. He rode exactly as we thought the race might pan out. I think jockeyship is excellent. She ran an excellent race in Leopardstown and I thought on that run she'd be hard to beat today. All she had to be was the same filly to win today and she was, she reproduced it perfectly. She's a gorgeous filly, lovely attitude and a very laidback filly. That's probably her right trip, she's a mile-and-a-quarter filly. During the summer hopefully there is another one for her.

Cork Fri, 14th Jun, 2024  Bold Optimist that's my second winner and my previous win was also for this horse's owner Chris Mullins, who has been good to me and has also been lucky. After I gave Bold Optimist a break at the end of last year, he was showing loads of speed but at Naas (in May), he was on his head the whole way but still came home well to finish fifth. I ran him at the Curragh then but he 'gassed' it early and got knocked about. I knew with today's smaller field that at least he wouldn't get knocked down and he got to show himself. I entered him in the Rockingham at the Curragh (Derby weekend) in the hope he'd win today so we'll keep going and go with that race in mind.

Navan Sat, 27th Apr, 2024  Unavoidable He did it very well to be fair to him. He's a lovely big horse and just took plenty of time to come to himself. He has a big frame so I thought he would be a bit green today, and he probably was, but he toughed it out. Nice to win first time. He doesn't have a whole pile of experience, so I'd say he just got a little bit lonely when he got there. The other horse (Rock Of Ireland) seemed to fight back as well. He'll be a lovely horse going forward, hopefully. Yes, no problem (stay 1m4f). I think ground is probably important enough to him. He's a real nice mover, so I'd say quick ground is probably important to him. We will look for some kind of winners' race now and see where he stands.

Cork Sat, 30th Mar, 2024  One Look She did exactly what we were hoping she would do. We got her out, got her some exercise and education and it has gone to plan, so I’m very happy,. We had the plan in our head that we were coming (regardless of the heavy ground), she settled and quickened and it was pretty straightforward. I don’t think I’ve trained many 1-20 shots!. That was her first piece of work for the year, so we’ll sit down and make a plan. We have a couple of more fillies to run, so we will see where we go but she is in the Irish, English, French and German Guineas. If she runs in Newmarket (English 1000 Guineas), she would go straight there, but if she runs in Ireland, she might run again. She is a lovely-actioned filly, was ready to run today and I think she’ll progress plenty.

Cork Sat, 30th Mar, 2024  One Look She did exactly what we were hoping she would do. We got her out, got her some exercise and education and it has gone to plan, so I’m very happy,. We had the plan in our head that we were coming (regardless of the heavy ground), she settled and quickened and it was pretty straightforward. I don’t think I’ve trained many 1-20 shots!. That was her first piece of work for the year, so we’ll sit down and make a plan. We have a couple of more fillies to run, so we will see where we go but she is in the Irish, English, French and German Guineas. If she runs in Newmarket (English 1000 Guineas), she would go straight there, but if she runs in Ireland, she might run again. She is a lovely-actioned filly, was ready to run today and I think she’ll progress plenty.

Curragh Mon, 18th Mar, 2024  Brilliant I think she probably had the best form in the race and, on her first run of the year, I’m delighted with her. She’d been working nicely and is a hardy filly. It’s a big call for three-year-olds against older horses on that ground at this time of the year. She’ll step up and a mile is good for her. That will be her trial and she’ll go into one of the Guineas now after that. She might end up going to Newmarket and back here. She doesn’t really want that ground but she went in it. A mile is probably her trip and she’s a sister to Alcohol Free. Ryan is heading to Australia for the Golden Slipper tomorrow and we didn’t want him dropping down too low this time of the year. It’s a long year and he has a long trip.

Curragh Mon, 18th Mar, 2024  Brilliant I think she probably had the best form in the race and, on her first run of the year, I’m delighted with her. She’d been working nicely and is a hardy filly. It’s a big call for three-year-olds against older horses on that ground at this time of the year. She’ll step up and a mile is good for her. That will be her trial and she’ll go into one of the Guineas now after that. She might end up going to Newmarket and back here. She doesn’t really want that ground but she went in it. A mile is probably her trip and she’s a sister to Alcohol Free. Ryan is heading to Australia for the Golden Slipper tomorrow and we didn’t want him dropping down too low this time of the year. It’s a long year and he has a long trip.