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Down Royal Fri, 29th May, 2026 Carmers He was good. I took off the blinkers, I said it to his owner during the week that I thought that he has gone a bit cute. When he couldn't see them behind him, he didn't really care about them. I thought if I put in the slits (visor) and he saw what was coming, he might be more interested, and it looks like it. We trained him a little bit (with the visor), I'm actually training him on his own now and he's enjoying that better. I tried the visor at home and he could see the horses behind him in the distance and he just seemed to be a bit more alert. You are trying to do the best you can for every horse and you want to get the best out of them. I think he enjoyed himself today. He looked to be comfortable behind Donagh (O'Connor, Dallas Star) who looked keen to make it. We were happy to sit in behind him . There's high-quality horses in it, but he looked to travel well. When they came across the top, he looked to be comfortable and enjoying himself. I think the Gold Cup will suit him well. I thought this was a good step in going there. I think the quick ground tonight is important to him. I'd say all roads lead to Ascot. We are probably working back from Australia in November, but Ascot is on the way. He's a high-class horse and he's a stayer, and he hasn't many miles on the clock. The campaign is pretty obvious for a horse like that - Ascot, Irish Leger, Australia. He has beaten Scandinavia before. I think when you have a horse that is that good and they go down to the start in
Curragh Sun, 24th May, 2026 City Of Memphis I like this race as it is a suitable one for the type of filly we train. This filly came from Katie Walsh as a breezer and, to be fair, the breeze-ups have been very good to us and I came from that sphere myself. Alan (O’Flynn, member of the family syndicate) said to target the breeze-ups from the get-go and he has been very lucky and is getting his reward. I actually had her in the Guineas in the winter (of 2024-25), took her out in April and then put her back in at the cost of €50,000, to get €15,000 for finishing fifth but thankfully he forgave me! She is a classy filly and it worked out today. After her Guineas run, I said that we’d leave her alone until her four-year-old year and I’d say she is now a Group One filly. She won’t go to Ascot but I’ll be looking at races like the Prix Maurice De Gheest, Prix Rothschild, the Matron, as well as the Breeders’ Cup Mile, those kind of races.
Leopardstown Sun, 10th May, 2026 City Of Memphis She’s a very good filly. We haven’t raced her much and I’m hoping we’ll make up for lost time this year,. She’s in the Group Two Lanwades Stud Stakes on Guineas weekend and I think the mile will be no problem. She’s a filly that will do very well later in the year, over seven or a mile. I’ll keep her to better tracks.
Leopardstown Sun, 10th May, 2026 City Of Memphis Billy said he’d like to drop her in and I said ‘do whatever you want’. She has a lot of class,. It was maybe trainer error last year, I stretched her out to a mile-and-four in the Ribblesdale and I’d say she has too much speed for that. I said to Billy that we’d start back at a mile. She had a setback after she ran in Ascot so she was just ready to start back when she ran in the Park Express and I thought she’d come forward well from it. I think she can step up to ten furlongs no problem but she has pace for a mile. Her new connections were keen that we win a Listed race before stepping up the grades. She’s done that today so I think we’ll be allowed to do whatever we want now. I doubt she’d go for the Lanwades as we have City Of Memphis and One Look as well for that. Two weeks times would seem very soon for her. I’d imagine a race like the Pretty Polly would be right up her street.
Cork Sun, 10th May, 2026 Arouet He did it very well, improved from his experience the last day and it was a good performance. Dan was delighted with him, he jumped and travelled well and said if he hadn't gotten so close to the last, he felt he would have won easier. Paddy was keen to go jumping with this horse during the winter and while he wasn't over-schooled, the experience should bring him on. I'd say running both over hurdles and on the Flat is the plan for the summer.
Gowran Park Tue, 5th May, 2026 Dark Lucinda She’s a nice filly. She worked well the other day and I thought she’d run a good race,. I was keen to come for this race because she’s in the Gowran Classic in three weeks and that’ll be where she goes. The connections, Ballylinch, are obviously local as well.
Gowran Park Tue, 5th May, 2026 Moody She’s a filly that hasn’t a lot of racing done,. It might have looked like a bit of an odd idea to come with a penalty into a Listed race having won a Listed race but I felt that it was only her fourth run and I wanted her to learn a bit more. I thought she’d stay, without absolutely relishing the mile-six. I thought she had the class to stay. She was here to learn and hopefully we’ll go for the Munster Oaks next.
Mon, 4th May, 2026 Velozee Billy thinks six furlongs will be no issue to her, so we might look at maybe the Albany. She could go back to Naas in a couple of weeks and, run again,. She is a strong filly. She has had one bit of work since she won in Cork. She's uncomplicated and, I think she's good.
Mon, 4th May, 2026 Velozee Billy thinks six furlongs will be no issue to her, so we might look at maybe the Albany. She could go back to Naas in a couple of weeks and, run again,. She is a strong filly. She has had one bit of work since she won in Cork. She's uncomplicated and, I think she's good.