Identity Thief makes it two from two

I'm delighted. He jumped well. Bryan thought maybe a faster pace would suit him and we might drop him back and try the Deloitte here in February. We'll see how he goes after that. He was impressive in his bumper and kept the dream alive here today. He's a really nice young horse to have. The ground was pretty nice when he won his bumper and I'd say he pretty adaptable. Bryan said he didn't really want him winging the second last and getting there too soon so when he fluffed it he got a nice lead into the straight.

Smurfer bounces back to his best

€œThat was lovely. Coming here I was very much afraid of the ground. €œHe's much lighter over hurdles so we said we'd chance coming here. €œHe could go for the Pertemps at Cheltenham, we'll see what weight he gets. He might have to go for another one. €œWe'll stick him in a handicap and if he gets a nice weight he'll go straight to Cheltenham. The better ground in Cheltenham will be a big, big plus for him.

D'Antan looks good in beginners

Colonel wins Christmas cracker

He was very, very good. We thought that he stayed and I'm delighted. He was brilliant. He's very economical in his jumping. He stays well and has a bit of class - that's what you need in the three-mile Grade 1. Bryan was fantastic on him. I don't have to worry when he is riding. Christmas was very hard as you can imagine but this is fantastic for the lads in the yard and it's what we work for everyday.

Martin strikes again with Shemshal

“It's great. I'm delighted for the man who bought him. He bought him off Bill Moffett, who had a few too many horses. He recommended him to Dermot (Kilmurray) so it's worked out well,”

Road To Riches wins the Lexus

I'm thrilled. Things didn't go quite to plan as we thought we'd be able to make it. He was getting hassled up front early on but it worked out well in the end. We knew he was in great shape and he's been improving all the time since Punchestown. The way he came home I'd imagine it's all systems go for Cheltenham. You'd say he'd get the trip. He really stuck on well there. Bryan said they went very quick and if he had been up there he would have been going too quick. He stayed on really well and I'd say going further wouldn't bother him. I'll have to talk to Michael and Eddie. I don't know if he'll run again but obviously we're hoping to go to Cheltenham. We did the same with him that we did after Punchestown and left him off. It was never the plan to run at Gowran and he was a bit of work short. We learned a lesson there. Bryan rode him work in Navan last week and was delighted with him.

Review impresses on racecourse debut

I started working him in October and had him ready to run on November 1st but I just did too much with him and he went over the top so I decided to put him away. He was doing fantastic work at home and today he showed that work was right. He set a very, very strong pace. Patrick has a clock in his head and I knew that if he was going that pace he was comfortable doing it. He burned off his rivals and nothing had a chance. He has pace, he stays and he jumps. He's got everything and I think he's a really nice horse for Mr and Mrs Wylie. He's one to look forward too. We'll probably go the bumper route and go to Cheltenham. He's really a chaser in the making. He's by Presenting so his pedigree says he'll go on good ground and when you see him gallop at home he really flicks his toe out. The good ground at Cheltenham should suit.