Sun, 8th Mar, 2026  That was a lovely one. He’s a nice horse and we’ve always thought a nice bit of him. The ground isn’t exactly what we’re looking for with him, but it’s drying all the time which is a help to him. He’ll probably be better on a bit of nicer ground. All going well now, we’ll probably keep him for the two-and-a-half mile handicap at Punchestown. He had a nice weight in that and, all going well, he should sneak into that race at Punchestown now. Patrick T Foley

Mon, 12th Jan, 2026  I thought Simon was class on him. He’s not the most straightforward horse in the world, he can be on and off the bridle. When he’s free, he’s very free, and then he can be hard to get going. His jumping was a lot slicker today, I was a bit worried with it being his first handicap. I think the third last was the only one he missed, other than that he was foot perfect. The ground probably isn’t as tacky as yesterday, so lucky enough that he was in today rather than yesterday. I’m delighted for Jim (Browne, owner), he’d be more used to the Flat than jumps. This is more of a novelty for him and it’s great to get a winner for him. We’ll see what the handicapper does now. We might have to look at a ‘120’ with him, something similar over two-and-a-half (miles). Patrick T Foley

After race at Punchestown Mon, 12th Jan, 2026 (1st)  I thought Simon was class on him. He’s not the most straightforward horse in the world, he can be on and off the bridle. When he’s free, he’s very free, and then he can be hard to get going. His jumping was a lot slicker today, I was a bit worried with it being his first handicap. I think the third-last was the only one he missed, other than that he was foot perfect. The ground probably isn’t as tacky as yesterday, so lucky enough that he was in today rather than yesterday. I’m delighted for Jim (Browne, owner), he’d be more used to the Flat than jumps. This is more of a novelty for him and it’s great to get a winner for him. We’ll see what the handicapper does now. We might have to look at a ‘120’ with him, something similar over two-and-a-half (miles). Patrick T Foley