Down Royal Fri, 17th Mar, 2023  Longhouse Poet He needed to do that. JJ had a bit of a mishap with him in Fairyhouse in the Bobbyjo so we wanted to get them to gel a bit more. It would be (important) when you are going around there (Aintree). He jumped great and handles the ground and it was lovely to see. He was (value for the winning margin), you would never know how much you have left with him as he just only does enough. When something comes to him, he stretches them a little bit again. He did (run a cracker for a long way in the Grand National). He probably over-raced himself, he was very fresh on the day. That's why I wanted to get a race closer to the National into him, so he wouldn't be too buzzed up. Darragh (O'Keeffe) gave him a great ride (in the Grand National), he had a fantastic round of jumping and all roads lead back there now.

Leopardstown Sun, 5th Mar, 2023  The Yellow Clay The Yellow Clay is a nice horse and we think a good bit of him. I loved the way he hit the line. He'll probably go for the listed bumper in Limerick next but is a horse for next year and is one to look forward to. he is only the second homebred runner that the Morans (Bective Stud owners) have had and he is the first winner. They had three homebred horses this year - one was no good, one okay and one nice.

Leopardstown Sun, 5th Feb, 2023  The Goffer That was fantastic. He jumped from fence to fence., said Russell.Gordon really fancied him if he came back to his best. I kept asking him(for big jumps) and he kept responding. It's easy when horses do that for you. We thought he had a chance on the drying ground. He probably wants a bit further but he jumped great and galloped the whole way to the line. We're very happy. Davy was great on him. I told him to go out and take every chance, don't leave the paint. In those big handicaps that's what you have to do. We'll look at all those long distance races and he could be an Irish National horse.

Leopardstown Wed, 28th Dec, 2022  Conflated It was unfortunate that A Plus Tard couldn’t run. The race worked out well and Jack gave him a beautiful ride. Paul (Townend) steadied the pace down the pace and Jack let him stride on. He said the faster this horse goes the better he’ll be. I thought Jack was wonderful. He’s not an easy horse and he’s actually starting to settle now. He was very kinky and Jack said he wasn’t doing a stroke the whole way up the straight. He jumped perfect all the way. We don’t gallop him a whole lot and he just does his routine work each day. We left him very short in Down Royal and Jack was thrilled and said he’d come on an awful lot from it. I’d imagine he’ll come back here for the Irish Gold Cup but we’ll have to talk to Michael (O’Leary, owner) and Eddie and make a plan. It’s great for Michael and Anita as it’s their first time to come racing this season and they are big supporters of Cullentra. They have backed me from day one. There was a lot of talk last season about which race he would go for in Cheltenham but he’ll definitely be going for the Gold Cup this year.

Limerick Mon, 26th Dec, 2022  Longhouse Poet he is obviously held in high regard and even on his novice hurdle form was running in Grade 1s. Today looked an ideal race to get his head back in front but he is obviously a staying chaser. I presume all roads lead back to Aintree and this is a nice stepping stone in the right direction. It was a nice peformance considering it was only 2m4f and we hacked around. He is very slick to jump; he is a proper horse and all those horses have that — they know what they are doing. it is great to get another winner for Martin (Brassil) and the Mulryans and great for Paddy Aspell to lead me up on a winner. It is my first winner for the Mulryans, they are the big owners in Martin's yard so it is nice to be involved. J.J. (Slevin) is their new retained rider but on days like this I don't mind being first reserve.

Navan Sun, 27th Nov, 2022  Jungle Prose On her first run for Gordon she backed off her hurdles at Gowran and didn't really travel. Sam Ewing was on her that day and said maybe she's like a bit of room (towards the outer) and since she's been ridden like that she hasn't looked back. It’s great that she’s won again. She’s owned by a bunch of local lads, all good friends, who will really enjoy this.

Gowran Park Sat, 26th Nov, 2022  Dunboyne the Sun was in his eyes as the tape went back the last day and he just stood at the start. It was just one of those things. today is probably the first time he’s really got soft ground in the last year or two. I thought it was a good performance and he’s done it well. We bought him to be a big staying handicap chaser and it’s a great pot. It’s great for Stephen O’Connor who has been with me from the start. The first horse I had, Mr Nosie, was for him and was sold as a point-to-pointer. He could come back here (for the Thyestes Chase) over three miles in January.

Thurles Thu, 24th Nov, 2022  The Goffer He liked the better ground a lot better and jumped a lot better there today. He had a good run when he won a Grade 3 hurdle here last March. We'll try and find a little winners' race somewhere now and he is qualified for a handicap mark now so we'll see where we go.

Down Royal Fri, 4th Nov, 2022  Jungle Prose Jack (Kennedy) had the pick of the two of them and he picked the other one (Walking The Walk). We were worried about the 12lb we got for winning the last day. She won well again and a lot of thanks has to go to Gary O'Brien (broadcaster) who told me to buy her. Yes, something like that (Pertemps qualifier) - she is going the right way anyway. She is honest and tries.

Down Royal Fri, 4th Nov, 2022  Jungle Prose Jack (Kennedy) had the pick of the two of them and he picked the other one (Walking The Walk). We were worried about the 12lb we got for winning the last day. She won well again and a lot of thanks has to go to Gary O'Brien (broadcaster) who told me to buy her. Yes, something like that (Pertemps qualifier) - she is going the right way anyway. She is honest and tries.