Experience pays off for Bamako Moriviere

Experience and race fitness probably played a huge part in that. We're happy to get our beginners out of the way. He's obviously not too bad but it's a long way up the ladder to get to graded company, I think, but we'll see. We'll just have to keep going to the next novice, wherever that is. These fences would be a lot bigger than he was jumping down the country. It was a different type of a test but he had race fitness on his side and sometimes you need little advantages.

Shattered Love off the mark over fences

It wasn't a great race and on ratings she was entitled to win it. Jack said she never really came out of second or third gear but she wouldn't have wanted to. She jumped well and did everything right but she'd have to up her game from that again to go to the next level. He said she jumped well the whole way; I loved how down over the last two she was straight as a die. We're under no illusions that she's going to have improve a lot from that run and we'll see what happens.

Fenlon's Hill in great nick at Fairyhouse

Fayonagh cosy winner on hurdling debut

It's job done. Davy was delighted that her jumping was so good and she was professional about it,. I don't think she could have done anymore than what she did. She's having a good blow and we know she is going to come on. What I loved was that down over the last two she was brilliant. I couldn't be happier and Down Royal is the plan now all being well. I'm a big believer in winning what you can win so at the moment the mares race is the plan with her. You never know what's going to happen but for me that's what I'd like to do. Keith Donoghue has done a lot of work with her. He rides her most days and has done all the schooling so a big thanks has to go to him. Davy got the easy job just getting up and riding her in a race but Keith is after doing all the work on her. She's been pretty good (schooling) but until you go and see them do that on the track you never know. She made the running in a few of her bumpers, although I know she didn't do it in Cheltenham. Just sometimes in those maiden hurdles when you have so many runners if something goes wrong you can end up getting knocked down. She doesn't have to make the running but I'd prefer to have them behind you than in front of you!

Dromore Lad makes most of his fortune

It's his first run for me. He's a grand little horse, were' just feeling our way with him to be honest and it's a bit of a surprise,. He only got in there late today and we said because he was local we'd run him. It's a new owner in the yard, Frank Reynolds, who came to me a couple of months ago so it's a nice start. Danny said he couldn't lie up early and when they came back to him turning in he picked up well and flew them.

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Biddy The Boss shows her acceleration

The last thing I said to him was keep it simple. I was cursing Jamie (Codd)! When she got to the front she pricked her ears. It was very impressive the way she quickened. Where from here I'm not sure, we'll look and see if there is a mares' winners' race. The mare that beat her the first day in Tramore (Classic Theatre) went and won a maiden hurdle and Henry de Bromhead thinks a bit of her.