Quotes on Comfort Zone (IRE)

It’s fantastic, it was a great ride from Derek. We fancied him in the race last year and he didn’t run as well as we had hoped. Probably getting a bit of room on the outside there, he got very sweet. The slower ground maybe helped him as well. He’s run well here at Galway in the past so you might see him back here at the weekend. He’s won a November Handicap and a couple of graded races over hurdles so he’s been a great servant for us. He’s been running for big pots for the last while and he’s been knocking on the door and threatening to win one. I’m delighted that he did it here today, to win the feature race here on the Monday night is very special and it sets up the week well. Derek is a fantastic rider and it was great to have him on board. It looked a bit messy during the race and into the dip it looked to be a rough enough race. Derek got a wide run around them. I’d have to see it again but a few of them ran a little bit below par, but that’s Galway.
After Comfort Zone (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Mon, 27th Jul 2026 2m Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Counting Coup (IRE)

I actually thought we were done, and then I saw the replay and I felt we were up,. He's tough. I was training him for the GPT (Connacht Hotel Amateur Handicap), but I got a phone call last Friday to say he wasn't qualified because he hadn't had three runs on the Flat, so went for this. A bit of a difference in pots! . I was shocked when I saw the price (20/1) this morning. We made it pay well anyway!. It's only his fourth run. Jumping will be his game but we'll try and steal a big pot before we go jumping with him. I entered him in a Group 3 in the Curragh on August 22nd but it could be a bit too hot. It was closing so I threw him into it. He's a proper horse, the real deal.
After Counting Coup (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Fri, 31st Jul 2026 1m 6f Flat Yielding to Soft

Quotes on Galileo Dame (IRE)

she had a good run in soft ground last year and we thought that ten furlongs would suit her well. I was very pleased and looking at that you'd have to say she's a smart filly. I suppose the obvious thing now is to go into an Oaks trial of some sort. That's probably where she'll go. She's owned by a great group of lads, the Annus Mirabilis Synidcate, Sean O'Driscoll and Brian McKieran and it's exciting for them to have a real smart filly.
After Galileo Dame (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Wed, 10th Apr 2024 1m 2f Flat Maiden Heavy

Quotes on Helvic Dream (IRE)

Colin said he was going to sit a bit closer and have one go at him (Broome). He felt he went too soon for him the last day and he felt he did again today. He has an electrifying turn of speed but lasted it out. It was a brilliant ride. He’s been a pleasure to train and doesn’t take a lot of work. There have been plenty of people interesting in buying him but thankfully the owners have kept faith in me as I felt he could win a Group One. I’ve had a number of horses placed in Guineas, and a fourth in the Epsom Derby, but that is my first Group One. I can die happy now!. They are so easy to train compared to jumpers. I’m always joking with Flat trainers that they are getting away with murder. You don’t have to train Flat horses to stay or to jump and there is not nearly as many injuries. I’ve always said that Sheikh Mohammed should have sent Willie (Mullins) 200 horses years ago and got him out of the way!. I was afraid to even dream about it (winning a Group 1). I’m thrilled and it means a lot.
After Helvic Dream (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 23rd May 2021 1m 2f Flat Heavy

Quotes on Abbotsford (GB)

He’s a lovely big horse. He’s still very immature but he’s a horse with a future,.
After Abbotsford (GB) finished 1st at Galway on Wed, 29th Jul 2026 1m 4f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Madbadanddangerous (IRE)

He’s a nice horse. The ground was a help, it was easy ground which it was in the north the last day,. I said to Colin to try and ride him the same as Gavin (Ryan) did the last day, which worked out quite well, and he said it was spot on. He said he’d go further and two miles wouldn’t be a problem. We could maybe head for the Irish Cesarewitch or something like that, I don’t know if a three-year-old could win the Cesarewitch. Maybe he might. It’s worth a lot of money so we’ll go there. I would have kept him for Friday but he wasn’t going to get in. It was a good performance with the weight and we had the man of the moment. We’ll paddle on with the Flat for the moment. I’d say he’d jump hurdles, he’s a big horse, but we’ll see how far we can get on the Flat first. I’m delighted for Seamus (Hunt), unfortunately he doesn’t move around that much anymore but he gets a great kick out of watching them on the telly as well. He’ll be thrilled.
After Madbadanddangerous (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Mon, 27th Jul 2026 1m 4f Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Not Just Any Eagle (IRE)

I fancied him today but some of my horses were under a cloud and there were some with temperatures. I was worried but he was going particularly well. If it was two weeks ago, I'd have said he was a total certainty but this story is the same with a lot of yards this summer. He is a very nice horse and we might go up into a big handicap now. I've won this Tipperary Cup maybe seven or eight times, it could even be nine.
After Not Just Any Eagle (IRE) finished 1st at Clonmel on Wed, 16th Sep 2026 2m Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Whimsy (GB)

It was great to get it now. The race in Navan came a wee bit soon and the ground was a little bit quick for her. I was praying for the rain they got here the other night.
After Whimsy (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 4th Oct 2026 1m 4f Flat Hcap Soft

Quotes on Jabbar (IRE)

He is going the right way. We had him ready for a novice hurdle over Christmas but the winter heavy ground was a bit of a concern,.
After Jabbar (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 17th Jan 2025 2m Flat Standard

Quotes on Putapoundinthejar (IRE)

He was a bit big and starey early on, but jumped better in the second half of the race,. We'll try and get another run into him before the ground changes and the better horses come out. Then we'll give him a break for the winter. As long as there's some bit of good in the ground description, he's able to handle it.
After Putapoundinthejar (IRE) finished 1st at Sligo on Wed, 30th Sep 2026 2m 1f Chase Good

Quotes on Thisistheway (IRE)

Her dam won twice in Wexford and won three overall. She also got Grade 3 black type. This is the first foal out of her and while she is not a big mare, she is a lot bigger than the dam who was tiny. She was ready to run in May and we let her out because the ground went too quick. She is actually not that long back in and I thought she might need the run, but because it's so close to home we said we'd come here and maybe in three weeks time go to Ballinrobe for the four-year-old fillies bumper. She is after winning now so we might go for the mares winners' race in Down Royal or go straight to the Listed bumper at Gowran. If the ground is okay she will probably go to Down Royal before Gowran. My father (Charlie) bought the granddam (Party Woman) as a foal and she won three times before she chipped a bone in her knee. She produced Little Mitch then and it's a real fillies pedigree. We still have Little Mitch at home and hopefully there is a couple more to come along out of her.
After Thisistheway (IRE) finished 1st at Wexford on Fri, 11th Aug 2023 2m Bumper 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 Eben Zaabeel (GB)

He was very keen and free, and he had only one run over hurdles. The track's undulations might not have been in his favour. They have done a great job on the track; it is watered and credit to them as it is as good as I've seen all over Ireland. We were happy to run him and take his chance. It all worked out well. He was a bit keen, but during the race Dan got him switched off. He was a bit novicey but, overall, you'd be very happy and he won well. There is only one winning post and it is fair stiff from the furlong (pole) home, you see an awful lot of results changing at Downpatrick and Galway and all those places with a stiff finish. That man (King) is one of the best lads riding and he knows where the winning post is and that is what counts.
After Eben Zaabeel (GB) finished 1st at Downpatrick on Mon, 31st Aug 2026 2m 1f Maiden Hurdle Good