Curragh Sat, 20th Jul, 2024  You Got To Me I'm a bit emotional to be honest, it means an awful lot. I've always had a tremendous amount of faith in her, she's a bit of a nutter but when she's good, she's very good. I can't believe it, it's unbelievable. I was a touch slow away and I had to take it as it came. She was very tough and very brave when I needed her. She was training well in the spring when perhaps we weren't clicking, and she did it the hard way at Lingfield. It didn't really work out in the Oaks and she went a bit hard in the Ribblesdale, a downhill start there over 12 furlongs at Ascot - it can happen there. A tongue strap on today probably helped, it just gave her something else to think about. Hector said he had to barge through everywhere to get a position and to keep his position. She's a very brave filly. The plan was to be forward and kick on from the top of the hill but you always have to have a plan B. Hector is not a man that panics and he knew what was going to happen after five strides and rode a race to fit her.

Limerick Sat, 22nd Jun, 2024  Harbour Wind It was a workmanlike, battling performance under a very good ride from Chris Hayes. Regarding future plans, we'll see how he comes out of this race and discuss with the owner. That race will sharpen him and I think he will be better over further. The Melbourne Cup is a long way away but is in my thoughts. It is early days though and he has to step up. It is a few years since I was last in Limerick and while I have been fortunate to win this race a few times, it is always special as Martin Molony rode my mother and father's first winner, in the 1950s.