Downpatrick Mon, 15th Jul, 2024  Blacksmiths Forge She was difficult to break, she was broken when we got her. She was hard to handle when we got her first. She has settled down a lot in the last few weeks. We were expecting a nice run, but we didn't expect her to be there. She doesn't show that at home, she is very slow in her work. We knew she wanted a trip. We would be working them over six and seven furlongs on the gallops we use - she wouldn't show you a lot on that. It shows you can't go by homework!. We brought her to a schooling day over a mile and a-half in Navan and she did show a nice bit. We thought she would be alright. She just gallops and gallops, and the further she goes the better. That is actually Finny's first ride for me. Joey Dunne normally rides ours and he is away on holidays. Finny rang me looking for the ride. When you get the chance to use him, you might as well use him.

Downpatrick Sat, 15th Jun, 2024  Kalsman I think he has been actually crying out for a trip, I have never run him over further than 2m1f before. He travelled nicely. I've always had faith in him. It has just taken him a long time to mature. I thought Josh gave him a lovely ride, he thought he was there a bit soon, but it is what it is. I'll keep him at it all summer over that sort of trip and I'd love to run him over fences to be honest. Hopefully he will go on a bit more too and win another one for the owner (William Anderson) who has been with me a long time. He's a very loyal man and is from Scarva.