Quotes on Pink Oxalis (IRE)

It’s a great weekend to showcase Irish racing and just to be part of it is very special; to get one on the board in my first full season as a trainer means a helluva lot. I’ve got a great team of people behind me. My assistant Stephen Mooney is a great part of it, and I owe him plenty. I feel very sorry for Jack Kearney. When we saw the draw for this race we swapped him off this filly, who he has won three times on, and put him on the other filly. It’s just the way the races have been materialising all day, the middle to stands’ side is where you need to be. She’s a real hold up filly and David has given her a perfect ride. To start life off 59 in the wintertime at Dundalk has given her a lot of confidence to come into the turf season. These races aren’t easily won but she’s won like a helluva good filly there today. In Galway from stall 19 she showed that she’s more than capable off top-weight. She ran a cracker. The last day the Cambridgeshire just didn’t work out. There was no pace in the race and Wayne wasn’t hard on her, so she was nice and fresh for today. She’s Saudi owned by a couple of new owners into the yard and hopefully they will be re-investing with us. I’m super proud for them and the support they’ve given me. They sent me this filly before I even had a runner so hats off to them. They picked her out themselves in Goffs, five-and-a-half grand. She must be one of the most progressive h
After Pink Oxalis (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sat, 13th Sep 2025 1m Flat Hcap Good to Yielding

Quotes on Mallavelly (IRE)

We're delighted with both fillies and James got a great feel from Mallavelly today. They went a good strong gallop, she loves that top of the ground and loves that distance. She is progressing all the time and obviously with fillies, the objective is to get blacktype. She is a little off it yet but that would be the ultimate aim. Unfortunately Empress Artemis keeps getting put up for finishing second so is detrimental to her own success. She is very genuine but we might now drop her back slightly in distance.
After Mallavelly (IRE) finished 1st at Tipperary on Fri, 8th Aug 2025 7f Flat Hcap Good to Firm

Quotes on Noli Timere (IRE)

Noli Timere is improving with racing and is probably getting a little bit quicker. She is one we have always liked although she has been quite raw, and because of that, I think she could be an even nicer filly next year. She has won her maiden and now a handicap, although her rating is going to creep up. There is the Autumn Fillies' Handicap (in Leopardstown) for her and then the Denny Cordell Lavarack (Gowran Park), if she relaxes enough to maybe stretch to 1m1f. That ground is key to her: she is a Starspangledbanner filly who just loves to get her toe in. We will probably have a shot at black-type before the end of the year because a lot can happen over a winter.
After Noli Timere (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Thu, 28th Aug 2025 1m Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Glory To Be (IRE)

That was great. It was a bit of a tactical race. They didn’t go over fast and she was a bit keen with him. He (Lordan) said he wasn’t too sure if she was comfortable being pinned on the rail - she’s a very small filly, but she’s as tough as anything. He said he was always comfortable, although he looked under pressure. He felt they weren’t getting away on him and that he’d be able to get one run. She just does what she has to do when she hits the front, so it was ideal the way it panned out for her. She’s a great filly. I put her in the Scurry in the off chance it would come up good, but they probably need rain there. This track does the best job of watering of any track in the country. The ground is a credit to them.
After Glory To Be (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Wed, 8th Jul 2026 7f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Duchess Of Kenli (FR)

We weren't sure what to expect today,. We liked her going to Dundalk for her debut, but she didn't really show up on the day. She had a nice break and, in fairness to her owners John and Janine, they have been patient with her because it just took us a while to get back to where we wanted her. Even today, she exceeded our expectations. So hopefully, she is now back on the right track. She's a sister to (Group 3 winner) Princess Child, that the guys have, so hopefully she can go on to do something like she did.
After Duchess Of Kenli (FR) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Sat, 25th Jul 2026 1m Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Kirkland Sioux (IRE)

She's progressing and gets the mile well. Very happy to win another one with her. How deep the race was, it's hard to know, but she had a nice light weight on her back. There might be something for her in Galway.
After Kirkland Sioux (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 19th Jul 2026 1m Flat Hcap Good to Firm

Quotes on Thrifty Of Digby (IRE)

She’s some tough, brave, filly. She wasn’t going to get beaten, she kept on putting her head down. They took her on early on as well. She really is great. She only got it on the nod and for once it’s gone the right way for me!. She’s actually in the online sale, but we might keep her now. She loves Roscommon and here, and she goes from seven furlongs to a mile-and-a-quarter. There might be another day in her but she’s getting her rating up now.
After Thrifty Of Digby (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Mon, 1st Jun 2026 1m 1f Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Marmeladova (IRE)

She didn't get a truly-run race at times. She has to be ridden for a bit of luck too, and things fell her way today. I was half-slagging Billy on the way in, that he went too soon! As he says himself, she seems to like just getting in behind and having something different happening. . She obviously has a bit of ability because she quickened up well, and then she seemed to think she had enough done. 
After Marmeladova (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Thu, 16th Jul 2026 1m 2f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Rebel Wave (IRE)

I'm delighted with that. She did nothing wrong in Limerick and has come on from that. If you don't win the next day, you're going backwards. She's won and I thought she fought well there to win. She's a hardy filly and she tries, she's going the right way. She loved the ground there. The last day was soft ground, today was quick ground. I'm happy with that. We'll keep her in a fillies' handicap or look around for a bit of black type. We won't run her too often because she's not an over-big filly, but she tries very hard.
After Rebel Wave (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 18th Jul 2026 7f Flat Maiden Good to Firm

Quotes on Bella Colombia (IRE)

That was good. Sam (Coen) gave her a lovely ride, something similar to what he did in Killarney. The lads bred her, so I'm delighted for them. She's going up through the grades.
After Bella Colombia (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Thu, 6th Aug 2026 1m 1f Flat Hcap Good to Firm

Quotes on Tachos (IRE)

She’s American owned by Greg Ryan and this filly has been a model of consistency. Chris was a long way back but they had gone pretty quick and she’s a very genuine filly. There is a fillies handicap here next week and she could very well be back for the same course and distance.
After Tachos (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Thu, 5th Jun 2025 1m 1f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Never The Same (IRE)

It’s nice to win her maiden with a well-bred, good-looking filly,. said O’Brien. We’ll see where we go with her now. I’d say we’ll go back (in trip) rather than up again.
After Never The Same (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Mon, 3rd Aug 2026 1m Flat Maiden Good