Quotes on Sir Les Patterson (GB)

Lot of nice horses in there. We bought him in July, we took our time, and he ran a lovely race in the Bold Lad Sprint (third). We thought he would be a lovely fresh horse for the system. We paid a lot of money for him, we defied a lot of Middle Eastern money in the ring for him. Since the moment he came in, he showed us strong work and I'm hoping that this horse will hopefully develop into a little bit more than a premier handicapper next year. Time will tell. He has done that very nicely. All his wins have come on the all-weather, but he does have a split mark so hopefully next summer we will put a ring around something like the Scurry Handicap or the Bold Lad. We'll probably be heading for Newcastle now on Good Friday. I think we need one more run and we'll plot something there in February time with a view to getting him there fresh. He won't be seen much over the winter here. He's a top of the ground horse. We ran him on soft ground in the Joe McGrath (Curragh) and it was a big mistake. He's a horse that does bend his knee a little bit, but he definitely appreciates top of the ground. Hopefully, he is a nice horse to look forward to. Nice bunch of lads involved in him.
After Sir Les Patterson (GB) finished 1st at Dundalk on Wed, 26th Nov 2025 6f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Kerdos (IRE)

Exactly (arriving off a fast pace over five furlong suits him well) - he was very good at the July meeting (in Dundalk), we tucked him in from a wide draw and he stuck to the task fairly well. Applied a set of blinkers that day and it seemed to do the trick. Ran back up for the August meeting (in Dundalk) and we got no show out of him at all over the six-furlong trip. Maybe he just had an off day. We said we would take our chance here tonight. Obviously, Sir Les Patterson was the main one, but we knew this horse was a five-furlong specialist. We gave him a nice little break since the August meeting and freshened him up. It has certainly done the trick. That is Reese's first ride for me and we have been keeping an eye on him over the last while. I think he just lost his 7lb (claim) during the week, but he still looks very good value there even for the 5lb. He is a young lad that we will be keen to support. The other horse (Sir Les Patterson) was a little unlucky in-running. Jack (Kearney) was a little bit annoyed coming back in, but that is just racing. We have both entries made for the Mercury and more than likely we will bring them here in a couple of weeks time, and take it from there.
After Kerdos (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 2nd Oct 2026 5f Flat Standard

Quotes on Chicago Pope (IRE)

We were a little bit disappointed with him the last time in the Goffs Million. There were 30 runners and he was in (the stalls) a long time and missed the kick. You could put a line through the first half of the race, but he finished well. I thought dropping him back to six here, because he ran well here before, and put the cheekpieces on him. Ben said he pinged the gates and travelled really well. He got a bit lonely in front but he always felt like he was holding them going to the line. He’ll be a nice sprinter next year.
After Chicago Pope (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Sun, 12th Oct 2025 5f Flat Maiden Yielding

Quotes on City House (IRE)

He wasn’t winning out of turn,. He was a classy enough horse and he was a cheap buy, he cost 20 grand last year. He’s picked up plenty of prize money through the year, but wasn’t winning. You can get a bit frustrated with him sometimes. I didn’t know if he was seeing out seven, and I knew a fast six today would suit him. There was loads of pace on, I told him to sit and wait. It’s great for the lads, the Dooley brothers are great supporters of mine. They’ve been very lucky with me and it’s great to get a winner for them. We’ll tip away with him. He ran in Newcastle last year and we could go back there again when we’re finished here.
After City House (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 30th Oct 2026 6f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Caffu Zafeen (IRE)

He’s been kind of disappointing to be honest,. We were down in the bottom barrel this evening, and he had a light weight with the jockey claiming off him. It just went well and it was very good, he said that he enjoyed the ground. Maybe turning helped him, as his wind wouldn’t be great. He had an operation as a young horse. I went to do his wind, but realised he had an operation before, so we couldn’t do it. I think turning might have assisted him, kept him interested a bit longer. We were in a straight line all year. He ran quite well at Navan last time and he was probably over-priced at 22/1. All the lads had a few quid on him. I wouldn’t have backed him!
After Caffu Zafeen (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Mon, 21st Sep 2026 6f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on All The Girls (IRE)

She’s lovely. She was very unlucky the last day, she came out of the stalls and starting plunging,. She had a very small saddle on her, I don’t know what sparked her off. We fancied her the last day and James was mad about her all along. He got down to 8-11 there and that’s light for him. On pedigree I was hoping the seven wasn’t going to stretch her but she stayed every yard of it and quickened up very well. She’s a lovely filly to do anything with. I was saying to one of the owners that the phone could be ringing after the way she won. We’ll see, we won’t do a whole lot more with her this year. We’ll let the dust settle. She’ll be very nice for next year, she’s a big filly.
After All The Girls (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 10th Oct 2025 7f Flat Maiden Standard

Quotes on Eddie G (IRE)

He was caught wide on the outside in Leopardstown last time and it was a little bit quick. He just struggled. He had a good run previous to that in the north. He likes a little bit of juice but the ground is beautiful out there. It's riding really, really safe and even a horse that wants a little bit of juice, they are travelling on it. He's a tough little hardy boy. Where he was rated he wasn't going to get a run next week in Galway, that's why he is here. They are Galway lads that own him, the Connollys. He was 73, so he wasn't going to get in. We might find something for him before the week is out. There are entries closing tomorrow. If he is getting in and he's okay, he'll go there.
After Eddie G (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Wed, 22nd Jul 2026 7f Flat Hcap Good