Curragh Sat, 18th Jul, 2026  Celeron John Fleming was a massive supporter of our yard and me from a young age. None of this would have been possible without him. He kept me going through thick and thin and this is for him. Any day you can get Oisin is a bonus. He gave him a great ride. I was a little bit worried about the trip today; six furlongs looks like his minimum now. He won his maiden over six furlongs but, when this horse steps up to seven furlongs or even a mile, we'll see the best of him. Oisin said it was only because of his class he got through. He found the pace mid-race a little bit hot, but he said the horse has plenty of class and took plenty of pulling up. His next race will be over seven furlongs and he could be a horse to go a mile next May.

Fairyhouse Wed, 8th Jul, 2026  Bamako Beach It’s a big relief. He’s a horse that we hold in extremely high regard and obviously we pitched him in at the deep end last time. You’d always be a little bit nervous with a horse that is highly rated running in a maiden. Colin kept it simple, he said the ground was as tight as he’d want it and he was a little bit lonely when he got there. He was a little bit green, he’s never been in front. We’re actually figuring him out too, he’s still a bit immature horse. He said he’s a seven-furlong horse in a good race with a bit more kindness in the ground. He said he could be a good horse and he’s better than the winning margin. I’m very pleased for everyone involved because he’s always been held in high regard. This is his fourth start to win his maiden, but he’s rated 102. It’s a big box ticked. We’ll start to pick some targets now, from a month’s time on. The autumn is probably his time. We’ll look at some seven furlong targets with him and we will travel, he might go to France and places like that.