Results Galway Tue, 30th Jul, 2013

Que Pasa beats the boys at Galway

This is unreal .it's something you dream of and I'm ecstatic. This mare lives out twenty four seven and she has four rugs on in the winter. She's had little niggly problems but she's always worked as well as anything I've had with the possible exception of Moyle Park. Davy was excellent on her . I thought he might have gone too soon but I think he just wanted to close the door on Ruby (Walsh on Shamar). The Grade 3 mares novice hurdle at Down Royal is the main plan for her and she could go to Cheltenham too. She's very good to jump and she's not ground dependent. I have twenty or twenty five riding out.

Russell and Rathlin a formidable team

He did it well. They probably didn't go fast enough early on. He had a look at one or two of the new aprons on the fences but he winged the latter ones and was very good in the dip. He could have done with a fence in the straight but Galway is Galway. I'd give my right arm to win a Plate owing to family connections to the place so we'll see about that in the future. He's doing alright at the minute but much like with women we'll see how things go!. He's a magnificent stead . an old fashioned chasing type. He trains himself. He had a little break after Punchestown and he'll have another one now.

Tarfasha impresses for Weld and Smullen

We have some lovely two-year-olds this year. Pat (Smullen) gave her his usual confident ride. She's a lovely filly . very talented. I think she's a Group filly. She has the potential to go right to the top. She's beautiful . a stunning mover with lots of gears and speed . a stayer with speed and she'll be a lovely staying filly for next year. She might go for a listed race next before taking on a Group one, the fillies mile in England in the autumn (at Newmarket in September).

So easy for Brendan in Topaz Mile

That was beautiful and a plan that came together. He's a listed/group horse running in a handicap and we were very confident. I'm delighted for Mrs Patino (Anamoine owner) and Patrick Cooper her racing manager. They've been very very loyal to the stable for the last fifteen or twenty years. This was the plan for the summer but Dubai is the main plan. He's a horse we always liked and he won like a Group 3 horse there. Colin is a lovely lovely fella. We told him to put his head down and not to look around when he hit the front. He rode the race to a tee and the horse loved the yielding ground.

More Galway joy for Newtown Anner Stud

She's a game filly and she had the experience. I'm delighted for Maurice Regan (Newtown Anner Stud Farm) and we put the draw she had in one to advantage (she made all).

Footprint tops in exciting finish

Tycoon sends favourite backers home happy

It looks easy but it's not. She's a good filly and did it well. She's grown and gotten stronger throughout the year. I think she'll improve another bit and she stays well. She's a real nice prospect. John (Breslin) is a good personal friend and a good supporter of the yard. It's great to have a winner here for him. This filly is in again on the flat on Saturday and in a hurdle on Sunday. We'll see how she is on Friday morning.