Dundalk Fri, 27th Jan, 2023  Higher Kingdom you can see Higher Kingdom is quirky, he is going diagonally up the straight. He doesn't find a lot for whip, he's more a hands and heels ride but has ability and obviously stays this trip. It was a really good ride and, unfortunately, Siobhan has got nine days for the whip last week. Really when you look at nine days at this time of year, it isn't really fair. The crime doesn't justify the punishment and the powers that be need to have a look at separating things between the all-weather and the turf. Nine days in May is a big difference to nine days here - for something a couple of smacks over the limit in a tight finish. I think she is suspended until the turf season starts - it is more than a month, which is very frustrating for her and very frustrating for me. I don't think there are any grounds for an appeal because they are the rules as they stand. Even if she could defer it or something like that, basically she will be denied her living for six or seven weeks. That can't be right for the crime.

Navan Sat, 21st Jan, 2023  Mahler Mission He's progressing all the time. We tweaked his wind after Cheltenham and it's done a great job. He just loves it. He's very clever for a big horse, he can go in and fiddle. He just gallops and jumps and he's just decent. We put him in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham this week and we'll certainly look at it, you wouldn't be averse to going after that. He's going to get a big enough mark so we're going to be restricted where we can go, but in a good way. He's won a lot of his races making the running and he loves doing it. He doesn't pull or anything, he just likes doing it and he's relentless. He's hard to peg back and he has a great attitude, he just likes to win. I was bottling it last night, thinking of taking him out, and looking at other alternatives. There is nothing in Ireland though bar a couple of Grade 2s. We could do that or could go straight to Cheltenham. All the big handicap chases are on the agenda as well, there are a lot in the UK worth a lot of money. There are loads of options with him, he's only a young horse.

Dundalk Fri, 6th Jan, 2023  Aces Wild He deserved that. We made a bit of a mess of him in the last couple of runs, but that was more like it. He's a fast little horse and he's lightly raced and those kind of sprinters improve with age. We are hopeful he will keep the ball rolling. He is still a colt so we will probably take those away from him at some stage . He's not colty but he doesn't need them. He's for sale probably, so hopefully somebody will come and swoop for him!