Leopardstown Sat, 14th Sep, 2024  Economics It didn't look very nice but he got the job done. I loved his head carriage in the last furlong, he really put his head down,. I thought the other horse was going to come and beat him, but he beat him, thank God.

Gowran Park Tue, 3rd Sep, 2024  September Leaves she’s been threatening on her last couple of runs and it’s nice for her to get her head in front again. She’s in the new (HKJC World Pool Autumn) Fillies Handicap on Champions Weekend off bottom weight and even with a penalty there will possibly need a few to come out in order to get in. It would be nice if she did get in there as she loves fast ground and Leopardstown.

Gowran Park Tue, 3rd Sep, 2024  Greatest Drama she worked well during the week, so we thought coming here she had a chance. She was after having a good run against the colts and that looked a very good race, so we were coming here with a bit of confidence. Ben said she’s still a bit green, is still learning on the job and hopefully there is a bit more to come. I’ll have a chat with the owners and she should be able to do one more this year. It was a good battle to the line, and she should have learned plenty today. I’m delighted for the owners who have supported us over the last couple of years.

Curragh Sun, 21st Jul, 2024  Royal Dress I'm delighted with that, I wasn't so happy when she was an unlucky third at Epsom or when the ground got a bit quick for her at Ascot, but everything went perfectly today. I was hoping that the ground today was soft enough for her. We discovered at Ascot that it's not really that she needs the ground soft, she just needs a decent test of stamina. So although the ground wasn't that soft today, with Sparks Fly going off so quick, that played nicely into our hands. There's no way we'll be going back to a mile now after winning over nine furlongs today. A mile and a quarter would be ideal and on that kind of ground you wouldn't even rule out a mile and a half. I think it would be a bit greedy to go for the Nassau (at Goodwood on August 1). It was either this race today, or there were a couple of other options, including the Nassau. We've chosen this and it's worked out great, so we'll enjoy today and see what mile-and-a-quarter or mile-and-a-half Group Ones or Group Twos we can find on soft ground.