Dundalk Fri, 22nd Nov, 2019  Trish's Company she won like a nice filly and is still plenty green, she had an awkward head carriage there. Colin said she still feels like one that the penny is only dropping with. She had a lovely first run and then she got lost in Leopardstown in bottomless ground. We were a little disappointed but just decided to put a line through it. I wasn't sure whether she'd handle this surface or not. She's been a filly that's taken a bit of time and I'm delighted for the owner/breeder Michael Smith. He puts a lot into the game and has horses with several different lads. He's over the moon because Mooretown Lady was a good filly for him and it's the first winner she's bred. Hopefully she can do a bit more for him now in the spring. She'll probably be put away now.

Gowran Park Mon, 14th Oct, 2019  We'll Go Again I'm delighted. It took him a while to win this year but he was a weak horse, immature mentally and physically,. He's coming right now, he's learning all the time. I was really pleased as Cork went to plan and he came home with a lot of confidence. We kept him sweet in between. Coming here the ground was right up his street and Billy gave him a great — job done. We'll see how he comes out of it but I wouldn't rule out going again before the end of the year because he's in good order and he's enjoying his racing now.

Roscommon Mon, 2nd Sep, 2019  Mean Fomhair She was always a nice filly but had a lot of niggles. We thought a lot of her as a two-year-old but didn’t get to run her at all last year. Every time you went to run her she was lame,. Hopefully she will go on and she’s a full sister to a Guineas winner in Jet Setting. We might be aiming a bit high thinking about black type but we’ll probably have to try somewhere along the way. The owners lost her dam earlier in the year so at least they can keep her as a broodmare. It’s great to get her head in front, and Frankie (Duffy) is a neighbour of mine. Most of the Fast Company’s want it soft, and it was that ground that made Jet Setting a Guineas winner. She’d a nice run in Galway and just blew up for the want of a run, and that left her spot on.

Tramore Sat, 17th Aug, 2019  Hit The Rocks I thought he would have won earlier in the year and he was second in Limerick one day. He ran a shocker one day in Tipperary and I don't know what happened him. I went to Sligo and it was too fast and then in Ballinrobe it was pure mystery. He had about three stone of lead there though and I think it might have pinched him. I knew this horse had a lot of ability and even here wouldn't be his ideal track. Hopefully he'll go forward from here. We done a bit of schooling with him and he jumps a hurdle really well. He's an autumn horse on a bit of easy ground. He'll make a good hurdle horse down the line and could be a good dual purpose performer.

Sligo Wed, 7th Aug, 2019  Elite Trooper Grey I was keen to put a claimer on him but Shane said 'no I'm riding as I think he has a great chance' so I said 'fair enough, just win on him so'. He gave him a lovely ride. I had him in last week in Galway but I said we'd wait for this as it's good prize-money. They went fast enough and he likes a bit of trouble; he's been second to a lot of good horses and the horse that beat him in Limerick is now rated over 100. He hasn't had a bad run. Earlier this year the horse that beat him in Leopardstown was third in Royal Ascot while the lad (Sovereign) who beat him last year in Galway happened to win the Derby!. He has great form and I'm just delighted we can get a win for Mr Zhang. He's a Fast Company so he needed a bit of ease in the ground. I thought the handicapper had been a bit hard on him, putting him up 10lb for his last three runs I think that's unfair on horses in Ireland. I think if you finish second you should be dropped 2lb because it means you are trying.

Sligo Wed, 7th Aug, 2019  Sirjack Thomas it's some week for the Dooleys having won the Galway Mile last week. This horse had a hold up. We went juvenile hurdling with him in the spring and he had a little niggle so we had to stop with him.

Sligo Wed, 7th Aug, 2019  Sirjack Thomas it's some week for the Dooleys having won the Galway Mile last week. This horse had a hold up. We went juvenile hurdling with him in the spring and he had a little niggle so we had to stop with him.