Cork Fri, 14th Jun, 2024  Babouche She is a nice filly, is obviously well related and had been doing everything nicely at home. She has had to do it the hard way which wasn't fair on her but in fairness, she did it with her ears pricked. Colin was brilliant on her as he didn't take any chances. We'll see how she comes on - she'll tell us, and she is in the Balanchine (Airlie Stud) Stakes in two weeks time. We'll speak to Barry (Mahon, racing manager) and the family and will fill them in on how she is.

Leopardstown Thu, 13th Jun, 2024  Transcending That was her four star race for me when I was looking at entries about five weeks ago. We made the fatal mistake of entering her last Thursday and when I'm happy with them I run them,. You are always prone to walk into a superstar in an open maiden and I think we walked into at least two. I thought she'd win a race like this. The other side of it is if we didn't run last week we'd be walking away from here thinking you are a great lad but at least we know where our level is. She's a nice honest filly, to a level. We'll bring her home now, she has her maiden ticked. She's a nice filly and sold herself to us in the sales ring. She wasn't on our list but kept catching our eye. She has a gorgeous head and is a great walker. We'll let her mature now and see where it brings her. I wouldn't be surprised if her next run is over six.

Fairyhouse Thu, 30th May, 2024  National Lady It's been a great night's work, I'm absolutely delighted,. She did that well and well done to the lads, they called it right (with the trip). Kerri bought her for Mark Dobbin and I'm delighted for him as he's become a big supporter of the yard. He's got horses with Joseph (O'Brien) and Johnny (Murtagh) and myself and he deserves a lot of luck because he's putting plenty in. Obviously we'll start thinking about black-type but she's a long way off that at the minute. We'll bring her home and make a plan and see how she progresses. She shows me nothing at home though so it's hard to read.

Fairyhouse Thu, 30th May, 2024  Vivienda She's a lovely honest filly and whatever she has she gives. She's a work in progress, she's light and she's only going to start thriving now with the weather. Seven to a mile (is her trip) on top of the ground and hopefully she'll win another one. I'd say she'll have a date in the July sales so we'll run her up to that point and then decide whether she goes or not.

Fairyhouse Thu, 30th May, 2024  Alto Sax He's just learning on the job and he's going to mature,. His future is in front of him and he's put in at a claiming price, but since the McAuleys have stopped claiming we're in a bit of no man's land!. He gets the trip and he should do a nice summer hurdling job for somebody. If he's not claimed it'll be more of the same. He needs the blinkers as he just got there and parked but, as Colin said, in his own grade he's a grand horse.

Tipperary Wed, 29th May, 2024  Himalayan Heights That is lovely for new connections into the yard, who had horses with Gerard Butler some years ago. It was beautiful summer ground at Leopardstown the last day but we didn't think he let himself down on the ground, behind Highbury. He is a big horse and Colin said he didn't enjoy that ground either - he wants just a nice ease. Colin has no rules and when the horse became a bit 'chewy', there was no point fighting him as he has had three runs, and he did the right thing by letting him go to the front. He is an autumn horse and is definitely a next-year horse so we'll enjoy making a plan with him.