Quotes on Mr Vettori (IRE)

He ran a very good race the last day and the winner (Hawk Mountain) went on to win the Beresford. We trained the mother and sister, who won her maiden up the Curragh, and he’ll be a lovely horse going a mile and a-quarter next year. Shane (Foley) said he absolutely hated the ground and won despite it, so that always gives you a nice buzz.
After Mr Vettori (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Mon, 20th Oct 2025 1m Flat Maiden Heavy

Quotes on Truth Be Told (IRE)

He’d been working well. I’d be good friends with Kris Weld and he recommended him, which is always a help. I liked him watching his last couple of runs. He wasn’t long gelded then, when Dermot had him, and you could see on his last couple of runs that he was really starting to enjoy it. Dermot obviously thought plenty of him, he was his Galway horse. I just loved the way he won going away in Thurles, that’s why we bought him. Luckily enough Ken (Campbell) was looking for a horse. I thought he’d fit the bill ideally, instead of buying a yearling I said we’d buy a fun horse. He looks like he’s going to be that anyway. They went a nice gallop and you’re able to come off the pace here today, so it suited well. All the gaps opened up, and he got a lovely run through them. He won well and hopefully he’s a bit of fun for Ken. There might be something for him on Guineas weekend. He won over a mile-and-a-half around Thurles, but that’s an easy mile-and-a-half. When he starts stepping up in class we’ll see how far he goes but he’s bred to stay. He’s closely related to Royal Diamond, who won an Irish Leger.
After Truth Be Told (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sun, 10th May 2026 1m 2f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Immutable (IRE)

He’s a fantastic horse. We bought him as a foal and he’s been a great horse for us,. He has a screw in a pastern and we gave him a year-and-a-half off, but it never took from his ability. He’s a lovely horse to have. Now he gets into the Cesarewitch so that’s another plan. The one thing I do have in mind for him is the Hurdle in Galway next year. I’ll have two pillows to dream on!. We were worried about the ground, with his pastern, and we were 50/50. Luke decided there was no pace and he went on, we knew the horse would stay. It's wonderful to have a winner on Champions Weekend.
After Immutable (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sat, 12th Sep 2026 1m 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Latin America (IRE)

He is a nice horse. He was one of our better two-year-olds last year, got a few little hold ups. I was keen to run him this year early in the season on bad ground and he ran very well (second). I think it was a good race at the Curragh. This was a perfect race for him here today - a mile and a-quarter around Navan would suit him really well. Ben says when he hit the front, he's still learning a little bit, but he should come on a lot from today's experience and he's going to have to because we will probably step him up in class now. That uphill finish here and that's the first time he would have experienced that faster ground as well, so I think he will have learned a lot today.
After Latin America (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 25th Apr 2026 1m 2f Flat Maiden Good to Yielding

Quotes on Pillar Of Hope (GB)

He won well the last day and we thought he had improved from it,. That’s more his trip now and at the end of the year now he’s getting his ground. He’ll run on Sunday in the premier handicap (Leopardstown) and hopefully he’ll get us on the map. He’s been a good servant, but he’s getting on in years. We’ll maybe try him over hurdles and see how he gets on.
After Pillar Of Hope (GB) finished 1st at Roscommon on Mon, 12th Oct 2026 1m 4f Flat Hcap Soft

Quotes on Too Bossy For Us (IRE)

He did it nicely. It was a slow enough run contest and we’d have preferred a faster one,. He still has a bit of improving to do, he jumped the last very high which showed he has plenty left in the tank. Once he learns to come down and hurdle properly he should improve more. He has enough class for the Supreme (Novices’ Hurdle), but we’ll have a look and see what races he’s in and what he’s qualified for, we won’t make a decision at this stage. He’ll hopefully be a horse that will be dual purpose during the summer. He’s a horse we might try to qualify for the Melbourne Cup as well.
After Too Bossy For Us (IRE) finished 1st at Punchestown on Wed, 4th Feb 2026 2m Maiden Hurdle Soft to Heavy

Quotes on Handani (IRE)

He set the standard and he deserved to win,. He has been very consistent every time he has run. He did (roll home professionally today), but he was very professional at the Curragh the other day when he got beaten half a length and a head - and tried awful hard. He got his reward today - probably a slightly weaker race and he did the same battling performance. I'm very happy with him. We will move him through the grades slowly.
After Handani (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 5th Sep 2026 1m 2f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Thatwilldoso (IRE)

This was the plan and it was important,. She wasn’t coming into form and we gave her a run last week over a mile-and-five and she stayed the trip. It was a good run the last day and she likes this track, she needs an uphill finish and she needed every bit of it. It’s an important race to win for the jockey and I go back a long way with the Clearys. Tom and Kathleen ran the pony racing for long enough back in the early 2000s. We’re around a long time. It’s not a big race, but it’s an important one to win for them. Plans don’t often come off, but the filly was tough at the line and Rory knows her so well. It’s great for Rory, Tom and Kathleen and for Paul. It’s great for them all.
After Thatwilldoso (IRE) finished 1st at Roscommon on Tue, 30th Jun 2026 1m 2f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Arch Enemy (IRE)

She's unbelievable! She's just a very good mare, very sound and so easy to train. She got a great ride off Adam. He actually rang me a couple of weeks ago and he said he was interested in coming in to ride out. Fair play to him, he actually met me on the beach on Sunday morning when it was teeming with rain. Only he said he was going to be there, I probably would have turned the box around as the rain was that bad. He was in my yard on Monday morning, and he was saying about Arch. I said she wasn't going to get in as she was eight on the ballot. He was in the right place at the right time. I'm not actually sure where he lives, but I wouldn't say he is too close to Cavan. He is well able to ride. One of the lads in the yard spotted him and said to keep an eye on him, that he might be interested. Hopefully, that is the start of something because he is going to come into me a couple of days a week hopefully. He seems to be a good rider. The plan for a long time now has been to go for the premier handicap in Leopardstown. She won it a couple of years ago. She was out of the handicap that day. That is probably going to put her up enough just to sneak in at the bottom of it.
After Arch Enemy (IRE) finished 1st at Bellewstown on Wed, 30th Sep 2026 1m 4f Flat Hcap Soft to Heavy

Quotes on En Or (FR)

John told me he was coming over so we tried to plot where we could run. He worked last week and I was very happy with him and I said to John I would be hoping for a real good run. Fortunately, it all worked out. The young fella that rode him is the up-and-coming Colin Keane. I don't tie them down to instructions, lads like that. His plan was to ride him two or three but they were going so fast he was last. That's what those good jockeys are for, so it worked out great. The whole thing is mapped around when John and his wife are home.
After En Or (FR) finished 1st at Dundalk on Wed, 4th Dec 2024 1m 2f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Fallacy (USA)

I think he is a real nice horse. We told Basil (Holian, owner) he was a good horse and I'm glad it worked out. . He is a stayer; he'll stay two miles, I'd say. . Basil likes jumping, so I'd say that's probably what he'll end up doing. He is so big for stalls, he is 16'3. . He is a real quiet horse at home but he just acted up a bit today at the races. . He is in the Ulster Harp Derby actually and that's an engagement that we might take up. He only has seven stone-nine (pounds) at the moment. We'll get 7lb I suppose. If we got near the handicap proper, we might go.
After Fallacy (USA) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Fri, 12th Jun 2026 1m 1f Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Sir Jeremy (IRE)

I told Paddy to take his time, but he surely did! I thought he blew it to be honest but his 5lb claim was a big help and the horse stayed really well. He could go further as well and the first-time blinkers helped him. He would probably hurdle at some stage although when I schooled him, I wasn't delighted with the way he jumped.
After Sir Jeremy (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Sat, 1st Aug 2026 1m 3f Flat Hcap Good to Yielding

Quotes on Game Point (IRE)

My nephew Paddy Cody rode him to win in a common canter the last day but couldn't do the weight today. He had a lovely low weight today but I told Sam (Ewing) to keep a squeeze on him today as she can be lairy. Sam said he was lairy the whole way around but I knew it would take a fair horse to go by him. He is well able to jump but when he doesn't concentrate, he can be sloppy. He has a big engine, is a very good horse and going forwards, hopefully he'll be a graded horse. He has the ability but getting him out of it is the thing.
After Game Point (IRE) finished 1st at Listowel on Thu, 24th Sep 2026 2m Hcap Hurdle Good

Quotes on Rest Your Mind (IRE)

We were hoping for her to just come home well and have her for another day but Billy (Lee) said he had loads of horse and was happy to kick on, so it worked out brilliantly. She is great to break from the stalls so I told Billy that, but to then get her settled. He did exactly the plan, is a brilliant rider and has had a fantastic week. I'm not too far from the Gleesons and have been friendly with Damien for many years. He has been a great friend and, more recently, John has been calling to ride out and we're great friends as well. The filly came, I was delighted to keep her and she is a beautiful filly, is beautifully bred and is so placid. The kids even ride her in from the paddock, and she is that kind of filly. Today is unbelievable and is my first winner on the Flat so we'll have to regroup now. I have 12 in training, split between Flat and National Hunt, and I have a great team at home so I want to keep it that way. My dad Eddie puts in trojan work and 'Paddy the Painter' Patsy Leahy rides out, so we have a small, tight-knit team.
After Rest Your Mind (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Sat, 1st Aug 2026 1m Flat Maiden Good to Yielding

Quotes on Youcansaythatagain (IRE)

He's a nice horse. He was a very late foal and we had to just take our time with him, but he has a very nice pedigree. We always thought there was something in the tank, so we never really pushed too hard. This year he has come to himself and we think there is more to come. He's a horse that seems to be improving all the time, great attitude at home and is thriving really well. Very green (on debut) and even there when Billy pulled him out, he was a bit green and ran about a bit, but straightened himself and come home. Actually looked to have won it nicely enough in the end.
After Youcansaythatagain (IRE) finished 1st at Down Royal on Fri, 17th Jul 2026 1m 2f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Nermal (IRE)

The last day they didn’t go much of a gallop but three of them took each other on there and it was a big help to us,. He’s an okay little horse, he deserved that but he could be at the full of his handicap mark now. I'd say we’ll start popping him over hurdles. We’ll probably try him in another handicap but he could start schooling away there now.
After Nermal (IRE) finished 1st at Roscommon on Tue, 30th Jun 2026 1m 2f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Speckled Meadow (IRE)

She stayed the trip well. I also entered her in the apprentice race here and it was deciding then on what the options were for jockeys. We got Wayne for this race off bottom weight, so we said we’d take our chance.
After Speckled Meadow (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Sun, 12th Oct 2025 1m 2f Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Kimy (FR)

Kimy had the cheekpieces on today but I don't know whether they made the difference as she was coming along well. She had a lot of weight in Ballinrobe the last day and that was a good run. She never scopes clean, that's her problem but had nicer ground today and I knew she was getting better. She only needed to improve a little bit to win this race. Everything went sweet for Danny, there was no problems. She'll go to the Lartigue at Listowel but will be out of the handicap if Nurburgring (Galway Hurdle winner) runs. We'll stick her in it anyway and she where she is.
After Kimy (FR) finished 1st at Tramore on Wed, 18th Sep 2024 2m Maiden Hurdle Good