Quotes on Loughrea (IRE)

We thought he was very well handicapped at 91. Sure, you don't know until you try. You only think these things, but they don't always work out. I have him in Champions Weekend in the Northfields, but he'll probably come here for the Concorde now. Dropping him back to seven (furlongs) won't be a problem. He'll be rated 100 anyway, so I suppose handicaps are out. It's only his sixth run. His first run in Leopardstown last year, he was as green as grass. I only had him about two months. John was doing him himself at home and sent him on. He just done nothing but improve. He only won by half-a-length at Leopardstown the last day, but he could have won four. It was a comfortable half-length, an easy watch.
After Loughrea (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 29th Aug 2026 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Eastwatch (IRE)

You can see the size of him. He’s a very good horse, he’s a four-year-old all day long,. We ran him in Leopardstown and dropped him out the back, he still ran green there — he’s a big backward horse. I think the sky's the limit when he gets to four. I think he is a very good horse. He beat a horse rated 101 there and he said he was idling the whole way up the straight. He nearly got himself beat looking around the place, he’s just a big baby. We made the wrong decision the last day, he’s just a galloper. He wasn’t hard on him and he was running on in the finish. We were happy but disappointed with what we did ourselves, the way we rode him. We probably should have been second or third if we rode him more forward. Today around the track he didn’t travel early on, he’s just a big baby. I think he could be a Melbourne Cup horse. I think he’ll get a mile-and-a-half or two miles when he steps up. I would love to put him away for another while and wait until September or October. The owners wanted me to bring him back and run him, I didn’t want to run him until then anyway but the owners wanted to go again. I’ll give him another little break now.
After Eastwatch (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Sun, 15th Jun 2025 1m 1f Flat Soft

Quotes on Shaool (IRE)

I’d love to know where this improvement has come from, Ben says the ground is key to her,. She showed it here one night when Yudish rode her, on soft ground she really comes strong. She had been training really well, all the horses are going well. I thought she’d be very competitive here today but that was a very good performance. I was a bit worried where he was early on but he got a beautiful gap up the inside and she quickened up really well. I’m delighted, they are a great bunch of people. Vince O’Driscoll is after travelling over from America and the pressure is always on when he travels!. I don’t think there is anything left for her, she’s been busy. I thought today would tell us if she’d come back next year. She should, she’d going out on a high now. She’s a remarkable filly. She’s tough and hardy and works well every day. It was a brilliant performance.
After Shaool (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sun, 19th Oct 2025 1m 2f Flat Heavy

Quotes on Fixation (IRE)

It all went wrong for him in Galway at the start. He was messy. He was messy again today at the start, but he missed the start in Galway. He got back in behind a wall of horses. Ben said he never got a clear run on them so he'd an easy race. He came back and he seemed in great form at home,. This was the next logical step. I think a-mile-and-a-quarter, a-mile-and-a-half is good for this horse. He's not slow, but around here you need a bit of pace and he won very well. I think we'll wait until Champions Weekend now. There's two races there. A mile-and-a-quarter handicap at the Curragh and a-mile-and-five at Leopardstown, so we'll target one of those.
After Fixation (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Wed, 12th Aug 2026 1m 4f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Nil Bua Gan Dua (USA)

His focus was much better today with the cheekpieces,. Ryan (Moore) just felt he was waiting in front the last time (at Newmarket). I thought he won impressively today. It was a great run from the filly who finished second as well. Delighted to get some black-type with her. I'd say he'll go into a Group race now. I think there's more to come from him, he's quite a good horse. We've always tried him quite highly and always had good thoughts about him, and he's not finished yet.
After Nil Bua Gan Dua (USA) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Sat, 25th Jul 2026 1m 4f Flat Good

Quotes on Summer Is Tomorrow (IRE)

We were keen that he'd get a win after a couple of very good runs and he won impressively,. We'll see where we go from here. Delighted to get his head back in front, he deserves it. He could go for something on Champions Weekend. He was just beaten at the Curragh on Derby weekend, so we might go back there.
After Summer Is Tomorrow (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Sat, 25th Jul 2026 1m 1f Flat Good

Quotes on Orandi (FR)

This is absolutely brilliant and is great for the lads involved, so it couldn't have worked out any better. CJ (Murtagh, owner) has been through the mill recently and lives for this horse, so we made a plan to come here and fortunately it has come off,. He ran very well in this race last year, finishing third, and appreciates an ease in the ground. What a rider Robbie Colgan is - he is the most underrated rider in Ireland. Everyone makes plans and sometimes they don't come true, but luckily enough this happened for us today so it was like Mayo (All Ireland win) on Sunday.
After Orandi (FR) finished 1st at Galway on Tue, 28th Jul 2026 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Perry Mason (GB)

I’m delighted. He’s due that and he was knocking on the door in some big premier handicaps. He gave me my first winner here last year. I’m training exactly 12 months and he’s been good to me. I have a couple of jumpers but I like the Flat. We had to move out of Cork because of rapeseed and I’m based in Kildare for the last four or five weeks. It affected us big time. They came out of it, but there are still a few that wouldn’t be right and we had to let them off. I’m right next to Kildangan Stud. We have good facilities, a swimming pool and a deep Wexford sand gallop. We have use of all the Curragh gallops, which is gold. I’ve 14 in training and looking for more. There are plenty of empty boxes and plenty of horses there for people to get involved with. I bought this lad in Tattersalls last July for 3,500gns. He had a real good maiden run against good horses. I went to look at him and said ‘he’s coming home’.
After Perry Mason (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 23rd May 2026 1m 2f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Amadeus Mozart (IRE)

They are lovely big horses - they were never away, so they are going to come forward plenty. Ryan liked him (the winner). He said he was a lovely horse and he wouldn’t mind stepping up. He’ll be a lovely horse next year, he’s a very big horse. He was very green.
After Amadeus Mozart (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Wed, 4th Jun 2025 7f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Ribee (IRE)

I won this race previously with On The Go Again (in the 2018 renewal, at Naas) and we knew this fella would take a lot of beating. In those conditions, he’s a hard horse to beat and this has been the plan since last backend - the Lincoln was the goal. He was travelling all the way and I was just a little worried that he had hit the front a bit early, but we knew he’d get the trip well. He’s a grand big horse and that’s what you want for those conditions. I’m delighted for the owner/breeders (Lee Regan Partnership) and this is the first horse they bred, so they had to keep him, and he’s been lucky. We booked Declan McDonogh, as Gary Carroll couldn’t do the weight and I feel sorry for Wesley (Joyce) who is stable jockey but the owner wanted a senior lad. We’ll probably have to go again shortly with Ribee, while he has his ground.
After Ribee (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 15th Mar 2026 1m Flat Hcap Heavy

Quotes on Iron Fist (IRE)

It was a nice performance as he was carrying plenty of weight. He enjoyed the ground and Shane said he won despite not handling the track. We thought an awful lot of him as a two-year-old, but he took a while to do things right although is doing things right now. It was a good performance, is an improving horse, and he really loves that ground.
After Iron Fist (IRE) finished 1st at Clonmel on Thu, 11th Sep 2025 1m 1f Flat Hcap Soft

Quotes on Alice Monet (IRE)

She likes nice ground and this was an ideal race for her. Tactics still win races and that was the plan,. It was a great opportunity, a lot of money, and we had to take it. She’ll be a stakes filly with a bit of luck. She’s progressing, coming forward nicely. She’s getting better with each race and building her confidence. I see her getting black-type.
After Alice Monet (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Thu, 24th Jul 2025 1m 1f Flat Hcap Good to Yielding

Quotes on Mr Vettori (IRE)

He ran a very good race the last day and the winner (Hawk Mountain) went on to win the Beresford. We trained the mother and sister, who won her maiden up the Curragh, and he’ll be a lovely horse going a mile and a-quarter next year. Shane (Foley) said he absolutely hated the ground and won despite it, so that always gives you a nice buzz.
After Mr Vettori (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Mon, 20th Oct 2025 1m Flat Maiden Heavy

Quotes on Manton Bay (IRE)

Nothing kind of went right in the early part of the race. He's very raw and we haven't a lot done with him. Lovely eye-catching run in the Curragh, he stepped forward from it. We haven't really done much with him since the Curragh, to be honest. I'd say he has a lot of scope, he grew a lot in the last sort of month, and he is definitely going to make some helluva three-year-old. I think he is going to be a good horse. No, he's not in the sales. We sell the odd one privately. He's a real three-year-old type and is one we are looking forward to. He is by Ulysses and will get further. Fingers crossed, he might get into a nice horse next year.
After Manton Bay (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 7th Nov 2025 1m Flat Maiden Standard

Quotes on Pierre Royal (IRE)

Barry Potts was with me when we bought him. We liked him, he was very lightly raced and had a nice profile. We thought there was a good bit of improvement in him. He cost 48,000 and he was well bought as usually those horses are making treble that. They are not easy bought. He looked a nice model, and we’ve been lucky out of Mr Weld’s before. It was nice to get another one. He’s a big horse and he needed a bit of time. We love Ballybrit so I’d say that will be our next port of call. Then Champions Weekend and then we might have to get our suncream!
After Pierre Royal (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 28th Jun 2026 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Touch The Moon (IRE)

He was very unlucky in Galway, he was probably going to be placed in the race on the Friday and got interfered with late on. He wasn't beaten overly far on kind of poached ground which wouldn't be ideal for him. It was a small entry for this, and he had only ever run once on the all-weather. He's done it quite well, so I'm delighted for the lads. He ran in Leopardstown and made absolutely ridiculous fractions that day in front in the ladies' race and still ran a great race. He's a great money-spinner and he's very honest. He will go back over hurdles - he wants top of the ground, and he never really got it over hurdles. He was third behind Talk The Talk in a maiden (Limerick). He's a nice horse. He's a very happy horse and he likes getting out to the field and maybe just enjoys our smaller establishment. We'll go as long as the ground is fairly quick. When the ground kind of goes on us, we will stop with him.
After Touch The Moon (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Sat, 15th Aug 2026 1m 2f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Lips Freedom (GER)

I suppose the ground has been against him over hurdles, he was keen and took a few runs to get going and just settle. I think he was getting his tongue over the bit, so it wasn't the case that he was nervous and I had the tongue-tie on him but he has no wind problems. I know this track well and had a good mare, Hidden Land, who was keen and here suits those type of horses. You can let them roll and they get a breather up the hill. Hopefully, he will show his potential as he had good form in Germany and actually finished seventh in a German Derby (of 20 runners in 2023). He is just a work in progress and, on better ground he can mix it between Flat and hurdles. He had run in a couple of schooling races and we were hoping that the track and better ground could bring out improvement. Donagh gave him a lovely ride and it worked out. Hopefully, he can be a nice horse who can progress and he could be competitive in some of those nice (Flat) handicaps, so we could bring to England. We wanted to get that winner on the board because we weren't busy last winter.
After Lips Freedom (GER) finished 1st at Downpatrick on Sun, 29th Mar 2026 2m 1f Hcap Hurdle Yielding to Soft

Quotes on Truth Be Told (IRE)

He’d been working well. I’d be good friends with Kris Weld and he recommended him, which is always a help. I liked him watching his last couple of runs. He wasn’t long gelded then, when Dermot had him, and you could see on his last couple of runs that he was really starting to enjoy it. Dermot obviously thought plenty of him, he was his Galway horse. I just loved the way he won going away in Thurles, that’s why we bought him. Luckily enough Ken (Campbell) was looking for a horse. I thought he’d fit the bill ideally, instead of buying a yearling I said we’d buy a fun horse. He looks like he’s going to be that anyway. They went a nice gallop and you’re able to come off the pace here today, so it suited well. All the gaps opened up, and he got a lovely run through them. He won well and hopefully he’s a bit of fun for Ken. There might be something for him on Guineas weekend. He won over a mile-and-a-half around Thurles, but that’s an easy mile-and-a-half. When he starts stepping up in class we’ll see how far he goes but he’s bred to stay. He’s closely related to Royal Diamond, who won an Irish Leger.
After Truth Be Told (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sun, 10th May 2026 1m 2f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Lord Massusus (IRE)

he got a little bogged down in the ground at the Curragh the first day where seven furlongs probably didn’t suit him either. We expected a better run that day but were very disappointed coming home. We put the hood on and he settled better today: he has been over-racing through his races a little bit. we’ll keep him to Listed and Group 3s here and maybe come back here on Champions Weekend for the Boomerang Stakes. He’ll be a solid horse in all those Listed and Group races here and at the Curragh for the season. We tried him in a Group 1 last year and he’s just not quite that level but he’s very solid at this level and he’s able to carry the penalties. People say he’s effective on soft ground but that was in a nursery and in a conditions race as a two-year-old, but this - and quicker, is his preferred surface.
After Lord Massusus (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Wed, 9th Apr 2025 1m Flat Good

Quotes on Apercu (IRE)

She’s a tough mare, she’s improving and Billy knows her well. He gave her a great ride,. She seems to go everywhere he wants her. She got it handy up front and he said himself that he probably got there a bit earlier than he thought. She was enjoying herself and was going sweetly. She battles and when the horse came back at her she just kept finding. She was tough out, she’s a great filly to watch because she wears her heart on his sleeve.
After Apercu (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 24th May 2025 1m 2f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Yousaynothingatall (IRE)

She had a good run here last time and we felt she'd like going back up to 12-furlongs. She quickened up well. Dylan is riding great and it's a fantastic day for him. It's no surprise as he doesn't make many mistakes.
After Yousaynothingatall (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 22nd Aug 2026 1m 4f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Booyea (IRE)

The easiest part was looking at him out there. He's a real handful as you can see with him coming in there now. We had some job tacking him up. I wasn't on the ball today, I should have had earplugs or something on him. He got really upset before the race and I honestly thought that was it, race over. Fair play to him he's a good horse., he's tough. He's very revved, that's the way he is. He actually hasn't been that revved in a long time, last year he was very difficult but he settled down a lot and we thought we were past all that. He got very revved up today but I suppose it is Derby Day. Like I say I just wasn't thinking ahead. It fantastic, we had a winner at this meeting on the Saturday last year. To have a winner at the Curragh is fantastic anyway and on Derby Day is even extra.
After Booyea (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 30th Jun 2024 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Retracement (IRE)

He’s a horse with a lot of ability but he’s a little bit tricky. He’s starting to settled into the place now. He’s a bit keen and he was running with his head up in the air a bit. I think he’s really grown up mentally more than anything else. We fancied him a few times but riding him the way we rode him it was always going to be tough to win. I thought coming today he was in good shape, he was after growing up. He’s in the mile-and-a-half handicap (at Leopardstown) on Sunday and we’ll see how he is. We’ll decide it over the next few days.
After Retracement (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Thu, 16th Oct 2025 1m 2f Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Alphonsus Liguori (GB)

He is the shortest-price horse I've ridden and he was straightforward,. Donagh (O'Connor, on Fate's Gambit) wanted to go forward so I was happy to take a lead and he was a little bit lazy through the race. He was always responding for pressure though, and the more I got stuck into him he kept pulling it out. When he gets into a better race with something to lead him, you'll see a much better horse. He is also still very unfurnished and I think there is a lot more to come from him.
After Alphonsus Liguori (GB) finished 1st at Cork on Fri, 24th Jul 2026 1m Flat Good to Firm

Quotes on Bay Colony (IRE)

We knew the distance was a bit short for her over a mile at Naas the last day but thought we might get away with it, although the two who finished in front of her are quite smart. Today, she looked as though all she does is stay. Her pedigree has plenty speed in it but when I looked at it properly this morning, the second-dam finished second in a November Handicap. We'll try to get her black-type now although she wouldn't want firm in the going description.
After Bay Colony (IRE) finished 1st at Limerick on Fri, 25th Apr 2025 1m 3f Flat Maiden Soft