Bellewstown Thu, 3rd Oct, 2024  Eastern Wind She's on a great mark and hopefully she will get a bit of confidence back. We stopped trying to make it with her there the last while. If anything wanted to go mad, we would let them on. She was just getting a bit sick of getting taken on up front. She was second here yesterday and battled and ran a blinder. We'll just tip away with her on the grass. I'm not convinced she won't go on the all-weather. I ran her over six furlongs on the all-weather last year and she ran the year before in a Listed race. Her runs on the all-weather were off a different mark.

Cork Tue, 1st Oct, 2024  Smoke Them Out He was bought for €4,000 in Goffs (September 2023) and, from day one, was always lovely, although was a bit of a shell so was always going to fill up. He showed up plenty and while he initially had a lovely mark, I ran him in a maiden in Bellewstown and he almost ran too well. I was giving out to the handicapper but, as usual, he was proved right again. If the ground stays reasonable he'll run in the Birdcatcher and while he gallops like a horse who would appreciate a 'dig', I'm not sure if he is strong enough to handle it yet. Stephen Sweeney, from Ardee, bought into him recently and is also involved in Rampage. I bought five in Fairyhouse last week and the dearest was €6,000 so hopefully we can sneak a nice one out of them. I don't have owners for them but hope to later in the year and those are all qualified for the auction series races.

Dundalk Fri, 27th Sep, 2024  Rampage James had the choice between him and Thompson Gunner and I told him to ride whatever one he wanted. He just about got it right!. It's been a little bit disappointing this year that we didn't get a win with him. I thought his coat had gone a little bit on us in the last couple of weeks and I just wasn't sure where we were with him. He battled it out well. They can lead you astray a little bit at this time of year because it's getting colder and some of them start to coat a bit quicker than others. I'd love to go to Bellewstown with him, as local lads own most of him, but with a penalty it probably wouldn't be the right thing. His first run here was a real good run, when fourth, and he didn't run bad the next time either. I'd say as long as he's in form we'll tip away.

Navan Sat, 21st Sep, 2024  Inishmot Prince I would have been disappointed if he got beaten the form he was in at home. Since Bellewstown, he really came on very well. He is 21lb lower on grass than he is on all-weather, but he needed every yard of it. You don't want muddling pace, he has to have something fast and something to aim at. James said he had a job pulling him up, he only got going at the end. I was going to put him in at Fairyhouse on Monday, but I just don't think Fairyhouse suits him. It is six furlongs on a bend and is just too muddling for him, he needs room. Six up the Curragh in one of those handicaps if the ground stays dry and then back to Dundalk.