After race at Navan Sun, 16th Nov, 2025 (1st)  I wouldn't have minded which of them won really! Harley Street (finished 12th) probably just didn't handle the ground, but Denis was good - we knew he would handle it. He's back down in that grade. He hasn't been able to win out of a 0-100 over hurdles, but he did it there today anyway. This has been the plan since he came back in. The handicapper probably really has him, so we said go back to where we know he runs well. He's (rated) 120 over fences, so hopefully he can still run away. He's obviously just a better chaser. He's gawky in front and you're happy his ears are pricked and he's not killing himself. The Ladies National at Fairyhouse in two weeks' time, I'd say that is where we will go next. He was second in that a couple of years ago as well. Ian Patrick Donoghue

After race at Down Royal Thu, 26th Dec, 2024 (1st)  I was a bit worried when I saw all the money coming for Liam Lennon's horse (Cowper Hall), and I said to James that there's blinkers on (replacing cheekpieces) and go out and gallop them into the ground and that is what he did,. He does stay further. Even in Navan, he travelled into it very well and then idled a bit when he hit the front. Today was throw the blinkers on him and see what happens. He's a very honest horse - he doesn't actually need them (blinkers), but it just keeps him concentrating that bit longer. He's in on Sunday in Leopardstown in a 130 chase - if he is alright and the ground is slow enough, he will go. That's kind of the key to him, slower ground. He just got away with that there today. I was confident kind of in his ability over fences that he would go hard and burn them off and that's what he did. Ian Patrick Donoghue

After race at Down Royal Sun, 17th Mar, 2024 (1st)  I was very confident coming up here today - a few boys weren't and were saying why I was going up into this grade, but sure you have to. There wasn't much coming up for him so we took our chance and he did it well. He was a good winner that day (over hurdles in Navan) and it was a bit unexpected. Then Jack won two chases on him in three days. We freshened him up there for today. I think the plan is Cartmel in May - there's a bunch of boys will wreck the place win, lose or draw!. Even with Crawford's horse falling, we had him well covered but it would have been nicer to get a lead for a bit longer because he doesn't like being in front. I'd say Jack was happy I had the cheekpieces on him today. He had a bad run the last day in Leopardstown, but it didn't suit as they hacked and he just stays all day. He's not ground dependent, he was just too weak to handle the soft. He has strengthened up now and he can handle it. Good horses will go on any ground!. They are a syndicate from Clogherhead and they will enjoy tonight. Ian Patrick Donoghue

After race at Down Royal Tue, 23rd Jan, 2024 (1st)  I don't know what he beat today, they were an average bunch and while he's no world-beater, he's still weak and raw and will come on again. Jack was as cool as a cucumber on him. I think we'll stay chasing over 2m4f to three miles although will probably get a small break. He does get through that ground, but he'll go on better ground. Ian Patrick Donoghue

After race at Navan Sat, 20th Jan, 2024 (1st)  All the lads drink in Declans Bar in Clogherhead so they'll have a few pictures for the wall now and they are all happy men. He did it well and I was delighted. We were confident coming here, he's always jumped well. We were humming and hawing before we came to the track whether we'd run him in a point-to-point. He had jumped plenty of fences, he's probably jumped 200 fences by now, so we had no real fear that way. He made one little mistake and Jack said it was his own fault as he should have kept going forward on him. He did it easy and he might run under a penalty on Tuesday at Down Royal, we'll see how he comes out of it. Then he'll get a holiday, he'll be a stronger horse next year. Ian Patrick Donoghue