After race at Limerick Sun, 18th Oct, 2026 (1st)  any race is good to win but when you're winning these races, it is extra special. It's wasn't a nice way to win with Anyway (who took an ill-fated fall) falling though. I thought we shouldn't have gone to Listowel as it is a different track to Galway, where he had previously won, but he won well today and it is lovely for the owners. It is good for Paul Lyons, his co-owner who is in Cyprus today, is important for the breeder Jimmy Lawler, from Kilkenny, and we bought the horse from Tony Costello. For small yards like us, it is not easy to find these horses but we have good supporters in the yard. I'm delighted. Danny has only arrived back from riding in Far Hills in America last night, where he was involved in the American Grand National, so fair play to him. People might think it is great flying out to ride a horse but it is a big commitment. It is always better when your own lads are riding these winners. He is a better horse racing right-handed and my dream would be to win a Galway Plate, so we'll look at that next year. Paul John Gilligan

Fri, 31st Jul, 2026  On home soil, it's lovely to win here,. . This race has been good to us, it's the third time we have won it. We hunted with the Blazers as we grew up. My kids hunted with the Blazers. They are all involved at home, and it's a credit to them really. My name is only on the licence, it's a real team effort. . I'd love to think he would have been a Galway Plate horse. We might look at that next year. He's very versatile ground-wise. I've probably had this in mind since Jack (Gilligan, son) won on him in Limerick. It was all about today and we'll see from here. It means an awful lot to us. We drew a blank here last year, and you'd be like a briar when you go home. . I would say we'll work back from the Galway Plate next year. Horses for courses. He's a course and distance winner now, so we'll strongly consider it. Paul John Gilligan

After race at Galway Fri, 31st Jul, 2026 (1st)  On home soil, it's lovely to win here,. . This race has been good to us, it's the third time we have won it. We hunted with the Blazers as we grew up. My kids hunted with the Blazers. They are all involved at home, and it's a credit to them really. My name is only on the licence, it's a real team effort. . I'd love to think he would have been a Galway Plate horse. We might look at that next year. He's very versatile ground-wise. I've probably had this in mind since Jack (Gilligan, son) won on him in Limerick. It was all about today and we'll see from here. It means an awful lot to us. We drew a blank here last year, and you'd be like a briar when you go home. . I would say we'll work back from the Galway Plate next year. Horses for courses. He's a course and distance winner now, so we'll strongly consider it. Paul John Gilligan

After race at Limerick Thu, 12th Mar, 2026 (1st)  He is a good horse, but didn't get the rub of the green for a while and he had surgery on a kissing spine. Since he started jumping fences, he is a different horse and he is entitled to win today's race with his run in the Supreme (Novices Hurdle of 2024). He will be better on better ground and his time of year is coming, so we'll place him as we go by. I would have loved him to go to Cheltenham, but one of his owners preferred to stay home with him and, with the slow year we've had, the horses are only coming back to form now. We're better off to get a winner here. Jack is at home with us three days a week, is now with Oliver McKiernan and other local trainers, but it is hard for these guys who are attached to small yards. Paul John Gilligan

After race at Thurles Tue, 13th Feb, 2024 (1st)  It didn't look the strongest race but that is always the worst race to watch! Off his Leopardstown run you'd have to say he'd win,. I have him entered up plenty since Leopardstown but was just waiting for nice ground and today's wasn't his ideal ground. He is a lovely honest horse and this is grand to get out of the way. Of course we would love to go to Cheltenham and the Supreme Novices is a month today, although today's performance wasn't good enough to win a Supreme. I wouldn't chance running him before it though. Tony Costello (consignor) mentioned him to me in Doncaster and in fairness to Paul Lyons, living in London, and Tom Quinn they bought him between them. Paul John Gilligan