Leopardstown Tue, 3rd Mar, 2026  Joyau De Thaix He got up on the line to win in Limerick on bottomless ground as well, he just stayed at it really well. I thought when they came around him he was going to be third. I knew he’d stay at it, but I didn’t think he’d catch the winner. He was an unlucky faller in a beginners’ chase before. He jumped well today. He said he was grand and idle in second place the whole way around. He hit the line fairly well. It was a chase for horses rated 120 or less, so it was grand for him and it’s nice to get off the mark over fences with him. Hopefully he’ll make into a nice staying chaser on soft ground. We might try him with a light weight in better races and see how we go. I thought the ground would be a bit quick today but they went a good gallop on it. He definitely wants three miles, that’s not going to happen very often where they stop like that and come back to him. He stays at it well and jumped an awful lot better today. I thought for a big horse he was maybe lacking a bit of scope, but he jumped well today.

Fairyhouse Tue, 3rd Feb, 2026  Harwa He was a 50 grand purchase a couple of months ago in France and he doesn’t look too bad now at that. He needed a third run to qualify for the Boodles. We only have him a couple of months, he worked well the other day in his first real piece of work since getting him. We were hoping he’d run a nice race and if he got into the Boodles it would be great. I don’t know where we’ll stand now, we’ll see what kind of mark we get. He’s a forward type. He’s by Saint des Saints and would love that ground.