John The Soldier toughs it out

He was very unfortunate the last day [unseated at Bellewstown]. Ian gave him a great ride today.

Make Your Mark lives up to his name

Silk Hall causes surprise in Grimes Hurdle

he (Silk Hall) didn't become a bad horse overnight and was once third in the Scottish Champion Hurdle. He was well up to competing in races like the Swinton Hurdle but maybe he was getting lazy in his old age and the blinkers made him more focussed. I told Eddie (O'Connell) to be positive on him and that he'd definitely stay. He's a bit tubby and can be lazy so we put blinkers on at home last week and they seemed to work the oracle. He won't run in the Galway Hurdle as he is better over two and a half miles and will instead run in the 2m6f Grade C handicap hurdle on the Saturday at Galway.

Laganbank survives scare for Mullins double

Sizing Symphony calls the Tipperary tune

Slieveardagh books a Killarney trip

I'd like to thank the team at Tipperary for the extraordinary work they did watering the course. The drains are so good here now that some of the water was running straight off the course. They put 30,000 gallons an hour on and they deserve great credit.

Devils Bride saunters home in Mullins treble

He's a different horse on the track than at home. He wouldn't light any fires at home. I love horses like that, they keep it for where it counts. In fairness he probably needs good ground. We'll have to have a think about Galway now.