Tue, 13th Oct, 2026  the last evening in Roscommon was the biggest lift we got with that horse, as it took a long time for the penny to drop with him. I thought he was very disappointing for a year or two. I bought him from Jimmy Mangan and he said to me 'Oliver, you might find a better horse when he jumps a fence' and that's exactly what happened and he jumped very well in Roscommon. This evening was a good battle and he had to work. He's a good ground horse and if it doesn't change, we might get a run into him in Naas soon. It's great to win at my local track, which is only 10 or 15 minutes from home. Oliver McKiernan

After race at Punchestown Tue, 13th Oct, 2026 (1st)  the last evening in Roscommon was the biggest lift we got with that horse, as it took a long time for the penny to drop with him. I thought he was very disappointing for a year or two. I bought him from Jimmy Mangan and he said to me 'Oliver, you might find a better horse when he jumps a fence' and that's exactly what happened and he jumped very well in Roscommon. This evening was a good battle and he had to work. He's a good ground horse and if it doesn't change, we might get a run into him in Naas soon. It's great to win at my local track, which is only 10 or 15 minutes from home. Oliver McKiernan

Tue, 4th Aug, 2026  The horse has been a bit disappointing up until now, until he started jumping fences,. I was talking to Jimmy Mangan the other evening and he said to me that with this pedigree you normally see the best of these horses when they jump fences. I said ‘I hope you’re right Jimmy’ and he proved it this evening. He gave an exhibition of jumping; I couldn’t believe it. When he gave him a squeeze at the last, he went on fairly quickly. It’s great to get him going. He likes the ground and Phillip took the wider track for the slightly better ground. We’ve no plans, we’re delighted to win this. Oliver McKiernan