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Roscommon Mon, 12th Oct, 2026 Pillar Of Hope 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.
Mon, 12th Oct, 2026 Pillar Of Hope 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.
Bellewstown Thu, 1st Oct, 2026 Autocrat .We are going well now at the minute,. It is nice to get him in front. I put a big investment into a big gallop, deep sand, so it seems to be working. It is bringing the horses on and hardening them up. I'm right beside the Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence up in Convoy where the Donegal team train. Donegal excellence of horse racing now, hopefully!. Not really (worried about the ground) because he is working on deep sand all the time. We thought we should have been winning that race in Down Royal, but we are glad to get it (today). All we need now is new horses and owners!
Down Royal Mon, 28th Sep, 2026 Pillar Of Hope he had a nice run in Galway, but we thought he was a wee bit ‘short’ after it. He ran then in Punchestown and the trip was a wee bit short for him, but ran a nice race. The ground suited and he does all his work at the back-end of the year; everything worked out alright. He will probably go for the November Handicap (Naas) now if he can sneak in at the bottom of the weights. Patrick lives beside me and was down on Saturday morning riding out for us. I like giving the young apprentices support.