Wexford Fri, 9th Aug, 2024  Sunchart I thought he would win everyday he ran over hurdles. Even that win today is still disappointing for him. There is a group race at Naas on the Flat and that's the plan for him now. He needs soft ground on the level. We are just running him rather than having him doing nothing at home. There is no big plans for him over hurdles. I'm not saying he won't run again over hurdles before Naas but there is no big plan. He is obviously not as good over hurdles. When we started him over hurdles we were thinking bigger than this. When he got beaten at Thurles we gave up on hurdles for a while. He runs terrible at the Curragh, he is bet before he comes out of the stalls. The handicapper is surely not going to mark him high because he isn't running to a high mark. Unless he improves there is no big future for him over hurdles. Willie Slattery, representing

Leopardstown Thu, 8th Aug, 2024  Crystal Black There is a bit of interest from Australia in him and there are negotiations going on that he might go for the Melbourne Cup. The lads want to hold onto half of him but we’ll know more in the next few days. If he was in the first three today that deal was on the table. It’s a kind of a fairytale really. He just keeps improving and improving. He had issues when we got him first with allergies and this year has just been amazing. You are always afraid that you are one run away from going over the top.

Gowran Park Mon, 17th Jun, 2024  Glor Tire We very seldom work her at home and she keeps it all for the track,. On the odd occasion that we'd work her I'd always ask 'would she get to 100' and the answer was always 'yes'; she is getting close to that now. She is very straightforward and we'll have a look at the Ulster Derby on Saturday. Rory (Cleary) is very happy that she would stay the 1m4f so we'll see how she is.

Leopardstown Thu, 6th Jun, 2024  Glor Tire I'd say she'll run again on Saturday (at Navan). It's a long time since I won three in a week!

Curragh Sat, 25th May, 2024  Crystal Black He's a good horse, it's great to get a good one. The ground was obviously a bit of a worry today. I thought a furlong out we were in trouble, he didn't get a run until very late. They are all great rides when they work out!. Last night it was just lovely ground, it was supposed to rain and it didn't. We were worried but he seems to go on any ground and if you are going to run him anywhere you'd run him here. He has to be a black-type horse now. The boys want to go to Ascot, it will be either one of the big handicaps or the mile-and-two Listed race. He'll be entered in two or three of them. I don't know what these boys are going to do when he gets beat!. He's improved all year, he was wrong early last year and it took him a few runs to get him right. This year it's been a clear run the whole way with him. We train him out of a woodchip paddock where he has a shelter in it, he isn't in a stable at all. It seems to work.

Gowran Park Wed, 8th May, 2024  Glor Tire She’s done well over the winter and got a bit stronger. The trip helps as well. I didn’t think she would handle the ground but I took a chance.