Galway Mon, 9th Sep, 2024  Jesse Evans I'd say the mistake in Killarney did him good as he was absolutely foot-perfect the whole way around (third on chasing debut). All his schooling had been excellent, so that was his first time making a mistake. He had a little injury in the spring which held him up and while I had intended to put him over fences at the big meeting in the summer, with the Hurdle being worth so much money we put a claimer on, but he wasn't as sharp this year. He is a good ground horse and I'd love to think he'd be back next year for the Plate - that would be my dream with him if he stayed right. While the ground is dry, we'll continue until the beginning of the winter and the Cheltenham October meeting is in the mix. He has been fantastic and was initially sold by the Bleahens, in a year when they sold many horses for over €100,000, but I got him for €15,000 and turned out to be the best one.