Quotes on The Mediator (IRE)

He's a horse for next year really,.
After The Mediator (IRE) finished 1st at Down Royal on Fri, 29th Oct 2021 2m Bumper Soft

Quotes on Sirius (FR)

I’m so thankful to Willie and his team, to Harold (Kirk) for buying the mare and for everyone’s advice. I’m just so lucky. I didn’t ride for four years. I had a family, came out of retirement and this was the dream. I was going to try and jump out and be handy, but the mare was looking a bit left and I missed the kick. I said I’ve got to relax now, and Willie said to try and find your way through. I edged out coming down the hill and it’s amazing when you ride horses for Willie how fit they are. It’s like you have Mo Farah in the last furlong!. To say the least!. David asked me to look out for a horse for him to ride in this race, to try and win it, and that was two years ago. I thought David had retired in the meantime but obviously he had come back and ridden a few. He rides out with Gary Moore to stay fit. He actually never sat on her before, he was supposed to come over and ride her out and never did. It's tremendous. David was champion Fegentri rider, which is European champion amateur rider, a few years back. He's a fitness fanatic and keeps himself very fit. He bought a horse and put it in with Gary Moore, he's had a few rides this year. Race riding would get you race fit. I thought it was an extraordinary achievement. I'm delighted for him. The start didn't go well for him, he wanted to be in the first four. He didn't panic and sat where he was. He had the nerve to sit there and see what happened. She won easy. She had some ni
After Sirius (FR) finished 1st at Galway on Mon, 29th Jul 2024 2m Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Enniskerry (IRE)

It's brilliant to have it here. At Christmas and the Dublin Racing festival that's where arguably the racing is most competitive, and obviously at Punchestown in the spring,. I love having winners here and that horse is special because we've had him for seven or eight years. He's kind of the pet of the yard. He turns up everyday . He's won on the Flat, over hurdles and fences. He's an iron horse. We've been mixing and matching. He ran on the Flat during the summer and won early on, then he ended up running in the Cesarewitch and it just didn't happen for him. He was still well treated over hurdles and had a very good run in Fairyhouse that left him spot on for today. He needed a jump at the last and when he got that I think the momentum was always going to take him there.
After Enniskerry (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Fri, 27th Dec 2024 2m Hcap Hurdle Good to Yielding

Quotes on Sign From Above (IRE)

He very seldom runs a bad race, he’s always running respectably,. That was his first time wearing cheekpieces over hurdles and I think that helped him out today. It probably wasn’t the strongest of races, we were considering whether to run him or not with the ground but he ran grand. He’s consistent but struggles a bit to get his head in front. Hopefully he’ll go on from there and he’ll keep tipping away in handicaps. I think once the ground isn’t too tacky he gets away with it. It’s definitely loose out there with the rain that came. He might go back on the Flat now and then we could give him another run over hurdles before the real winter ground.
After Sign From Above (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Fri, 3rd Oct 2025 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Soft

Quotes on Catalani (IRE)

Catalani is a real favourite at home, and everyone loves him. His form has been fierce good this year, he hasn't been out of the first three whether it be a point-to-point or on the track bar one day in Thurles. Rob was delighted with him, he said it is as good as he has ever jumped and he loves that good ground. The ground was important to him. He has a real good appetite for the game, and we'll keep him on the go now during the summer.
After Catalani (IRE) finished 1st at Down Royal on Mon, 4th May 2026 2m 7f Chase Good

Quotes on Downmexicoway (IRE)

Downmexicoway toughed it out well and I’m delighted for Basil and Bernie Holian (owners). I was concerned about the ground, but he didn’t seem to mind it, and we’ll look for something in the next couple of weeks. He’s a nice horse and is progressing all the time.
After Downmexicoway (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Sat, 8th Nov 2025 2m Hcap Chase Heavy

Quotes on El Cairos (FR)

It is job done and he never came out of second gear. Jack said it was his fault at the last as he said he should have either taken him back or asked him, but I loved the way he came back on the bridle straight away and you’d have to be impressed by that,. We came here looking for good ground so I was nervous, but it was either come here or to Navan or Punchestown next week, which was getting too close to Cheltenham. I don’t think he could have done any more and he is very fast. Jack said the boot he has is unbelievable. He’ll learn plenty from today and even racing in a big field will do him no harm. He’ll go straight to Cheltenham and he’ll be way better on better ground.
After El Cairos (FR) finished 1st at Thurles on Thu, 29th Jan 2026 1m 7f Maiden Hurdle Heavy

Quotes on Friary Road (IRE)

A good performance, jumped adequately and he stays well. He's tough and won a couple of bumpers well. . I thought I was going to get beaten and he got back up. . He has a future over flights and he has a future on the Flat as well too. I probably will (mix and match). . I left the tongue-tie off him the last day by mistake and he probably just needs it a bit - he plays with his tongue a bit and puts it out over the bit and that.
After Friary Road (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 20th Sep 2025 1m 7f Maiden Hurdle Yielding

Quotes on Murat (IRE)

I was up against two Grade 1 horses there, and the winner probably fell. It’s a learning curve for my lad and he’ll come on again for that,. He jumped a lot better today and I think I might step him up in distance after that, and let him cruise a bit further. We might go to Cheltenham and have a day out there with him. We’re close enough to the horses that are in the betting for the Supreme so why not roll the dice with him now, that’s if I still have him. I told Cian to try and get a fill into him, possibly two, and he gave him a fabulous ride. He got two fills into him. I said to try and get a fill into him before the turn in and then come up the straight with him and that’s what he did. Sean (O’Keeffe) usually rides him but he’s down in Limerick. We’ll see what happens the next day with that. I like taking on this opposition, all the big stables. Once you are competing and running well against them I look forward to it. It’s a bit nerve-wracking though. He’s nearly 18 hands high, if he’s sound in the morning we’ll dream of bigger days again. I might turn up here for the DRF. There are no real plans. Today was about seeing where we stood.
After Murat (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Fri, 26th Dec 2025 2m Maiden Hurdle Yielding