After race at Fairyhouse Sun, 30th Nov, 2025 (1st)  Donagh was kind of able to force me along and make my lad do a little much. To be fair to him, he was fairly tough up the straight. He actually met the last lovely but, for whatever reason, he spent a bit of time in the air. He was good and tough from the back of the last. I thought I was after getting back up. I think I got headed at one stage, but I was confident I got back up. That was great. He probably did everything wrong, Jack said he was keen enough in front. We weren’t sure if there was going to be pace in the race so we said we’d just keep it simple and go on, but Jack said he was keen enough. He was very gutsy to come back. I’d say looking at that he probably wants a bit further. I’ll talk to Michael and Eddie (O'Leary, Gigginstown House Stud) and see but we won’t say he definitely wants two-and-a-half, but he could be one to maybe keep and go to Naas (Grade 1 in January) with. The only problem is that we have so many for it, so we’ll have to see. The horses are running great so we can’t complain. Gordon Elliott

After race at Fairyhouse Sun, 30th Nov, 2025 (1st)  That was great. He probably did everything wrong, Jack said he was keen enough in front,. We weren’t sure if there was going to be pace in the race so we said we’d just keep it simple and go on, but Jack said he was keen enough. He was very gutsy to come back. I’d say looking at that he probably wants a bit further. I’ll talk to Michael and Eddie (O’Leary) and see. We won’t say he definitely wants two-and-a-half but he could be one to maybe keep and go to Naas with. The only problem is that we have so many for it so we’ll have to see. The horses are running great so we can’t complain. Gordon Elliott

After race at Punchestown Thu, 13th Nov, 2025 (1st)  Koktail Brut was very good, he was a lovely horse last year and I think he’s matured since the summer break. Danny (Gilligan) said he had a bit of a blow from the back-of-the-last so should improve plenty. He’s always a horse that we’ve really liked, he’s straightforward and professional about what he does. Danny was impressed by how well he picked up in the home straight. He should be capable of stepping into graded company. Gordon Elliott

After race at Fairyhouse Sun, 1st Dec, 2024 (1st)  Koktail Brut is a nice horse. We thought we had a few nice ones at home and that was a good performance. He's a bit faster than his half-brother Gevrey and shows a bit of class. I'd imagine we'll look for a graded bumper. Gordon Elliott