Limerick Thu, 16th May, 2024  Forlio It's a shame none of the owners could make it today and they have been very patient with him. Aubrey McMahon bought him for very small money (2,500gns) but he hurt his back last year and we couldn't get him back in time to run on turf. I didn't think he was a Dundalk horse and the time off has obviously done him good and he has strengthened up. He had some nice runs in the UK and there were some decent horses came out of a Beverley maiden he ran in so I thought he was well handicapped if we could get him back. He has done some amount of work but I did think he would need the run. He (Keane) said he didn't really love the ground as it was sticky for him so normal soft would be better for him. It is great for the lads who were patient and they backed him by the looks of things.

Sligo Sun, 5th May, 2024  War Thunder I didn't particularly fancy him. He's a grand horse and had a bit of form. He'd a few runs in Galway that were okay. One of them was behind a horse of mine, Golden Sandbanks, and even that run was probably good enough to win this race. I'm not allowed ride him, but I rode him a few times and didn't like him too much!. He showed more in the race than he has been doing on the gallops. He stayed at it well and we just left everything (headgear) off him for his first run (for us). It wasn't a great race, but he got the job done. The owner (Old Stock Partnership) has stuck with him and deserved some kind of reward.

Navan Sat, 27th Apr, 2024  Nostra Casa Dylan just said that he didn't help him because he doesn't like being boxed in and obviously with the draw, it was hard to get out. He probably likes a bit heavier ground. The boys like Galway and we will try and get into Galway this year, we missed it with a cut last year. He won in Thurles last year over two miles, so we have the option of the two-mile race in Galway. We'd love to get into the amateur race in Galway, but I think Dylan wants to keep him below and go another way!. The next race coming up is probably Killarney. There's a valuable race in Hamilton and I might go over there.

Cork Fri, 26th Apr, 2024  Solar Drive He is a grand horse and obviously Dundalk didn't suit him. I was hoping to go to Tipperary for a 1m1f race but it was called off so then had nowhere else to run. I came here and luckily he stayed (the distance) although I don't like running them from out of the handicap.