Quotes on Shoot First (IRE)

They went a good honest gallop and he stays well. He ran well here first time out and getting the 8lb bumper allowance made a big difference. He'll probably go handicapping now and that is Ambrose's first winner for me.
After Shoot First (IRE) finished 1st at Tipperary on Thu, 30th Jun 2022 2m 4f Maiden Hurdle Good to Yielding

Quotes on Balko D'ange (FR)

His best form is on soft to heavy ground. Mind you, it is no worse than soft today. I was delighted the way he travelled, and he jumped well. He did (Hayes produced him well) - he's probably a horse that doesn't find an awful lot. You think he (Hayes) has lots of horse underneath him and he was all out probably at the finish. I think Brian timed it right. I'd say around Christmas time (next). I had him in at Haydock next Saturday and obviously he won't go. Our preference was here because we were guaranteed slow ground. The ground was a bit too dry in Down Royal, but he had a good run in Tipperary on ground that was a little bit too dry for him as well. Ground is the key to him.
After Balko D'ange (FR) finished 1st at Navan on Mon, 17th Nov 2025 2m Hcap Hurdle Soft

Quotes on Open Secret (GB)

It was a good performance. He’d a good run the last day in Wexford (runner-up) and probably should have nearly won, but he stumbled at the back of the last. He stays well and Jack said he loved that ground.
After Open Secret (GB) finished 1st at Naas on Mon, 15th Dec 2025 2m 3f Maiden Hurdle Soft to Heavy

Quotes on Stumptown (IRE)

I was very concerned for a while to be honest, but he’s run out a good winner in the end. I think Keith thought he wasn’t at his best either, but we’ll take it. He obviously loves the cross-country racing and Keith is definitely worth a few pounds around that track, that’s for sure. We’ll aim him at the Grand National. It is coming soon enough, but all being well, he’ll go there. It is tight, but the race today was on nice ground and there’s a lot of twisting and turning. I don’t know if it takes as much out of them as a traditional handicap chase where it’s end-to-end stuff.
After Stumptown (IRE) finished 1st at Cheltenham on Wed, 12th Mar 2025 3m 5f Hcap Chase Good to Soft

Quotes on Hgranca De Thaix (FR)

All his form was on soft ground and I wouldn't have liked to run him on Wednesday on the rattling ground,. Lets Go Champ was second to him in Limerick and he won the equivalent race on Wednesday so the form was there in the book. He's been progressing away all season. He won his handicap in Galway and he got in off 131 which was a nice weight. His jumping was super and just kept taking him there without using any petrol. The first two pulled well clear. That will be his last run of the year. I want to give him a break as he's had five runs now. He's only seven and he could be a Munster National horse or one for the Paddy Power.
After Hgranca De Thaix (FR) finished 1st at Punchestown on Fri, 3rd May 2024 2m 4f Hcap Chase Yielding

Quotes on One Big Boum (IRE)

It was a good performance. It’s a great race to win, because Tommy Carberry was my hero when I was a young fella growing up,. He looked to be in control and he stretched out well to the line. He’s an improving horse and the blinkers certainly make a difference to him. He’s effective on that ground and it looks very necessary. He could go to Punchestown for the two-and-a-half mile opportunity race but it depends on ground. We’ll see how he is, there is no such thing as an easy race on very heavy ground. We’ll take our time with him as he likes to be fresh.
After One Big Boum (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Sat, 21st Feb 2026 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Heavy

Quotes on Sportinthepark (IRE)

The whole plan was obviously to go back chasing with him and the plan now is to go to the Troytown. I didn't want to run him in today's earlier chase as if he won he'd have risked picking up a penalty, so I said we might as well have a run over hurdles where he is rated 15lb lower. He had a setback after his last run and when I got him back later in the season, it was too late to run. He has grown up, matured and grown a lot stronger as he had been a big shell of a horse. His owner Philip Polly is in Dubai so hopefully he is watching on TV.
After Sportinthepark (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Sat, 25th Oct 2025 2m 5f Hcap Hurdle Yielding

Quotes on Carrigg Island (IRE)

that was badly, badly needed. We got a bug into the yard and it took us a long time to get it out and had snow which lasted for a week. Everything is back on an even keel now though and in the last three weeks, I felt we were going the right way,.
After Carrigg Island (IRE) finished 1st at Limerick on Thu, 10th Apr 2025 2m 5f Maiden Hurdle Good

Quotes on Prophet's Corner (IRE)

We wanted to go to the Punchestown Grand National Trial but he met a setback and the last day, he probably needed the run. He is a good honest horse who runs well most days and he dropped in class today, so maybe was entitled to win. He needs soft ground and the plan is to run again if he gets it, as he hasn't had a hard season.
After Prophet's Corner (IRE) finished 1st at Limerick on Sun, 22nd Mar 2026 3m Hcap Chase Soft to Heavy

Quotes on Teed Up (IRE)

He has a serious appetite for racing and is an unbelievable horse to have in the yard. He loves it here. It might not have seemed that likely in the dip but as soon as he meets the rising ground, he grows another leg. He’s had a tough week and he could tell you what the traffic has been like coming up here this week! I’d imagine he’s earned a little break now and we can start planning for next year. Horses for courses, he loves it here and it’s a special place for the Mees. He’ll definitely target it again next year.
After Teed Up (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Sun, 6th Aug 2023 2m Hcap Hurdle Yielding to Soft

Quotes on Zoffman (IRE)

Good things come in small parcels. He was bred by the starter (Joe Banahan) and he’s a half-brother to Sheishybrid. His other half-brother (Athlumney Warrior) won for Michael O’Callaghan on the all-weather. It’s a good family and has been lucky for us. He’ll mix it between the Flat and jumping and I’m hoping he might get one of the good Flat handicaps somewhere during the summer. He’s not very big but he carried 11-12 there and he jumps brilliant. I always said he was too small to be jumping but the first day we schooled him all he wanted to do was go. I’m sure the better ground will be a help to him.
After Zoffman (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Thu, 3rd Apr 2025 2m Maiden Hurdle Good to Yielding

Quotes on Stay Gold (IRE)

He was entitled to do that after the last day and on ratings, he just done what he was supposed to do. I'm not sure where we'll go now because he is pretty exposed, wherever there is three miles plus. Galway could be on the agenda as Paul (McKeon, owner) likes to have runners there. It'll be either there or he might go elsewhere. He has always been consistent and has always run a nice race. I'm not sure how far he can go in the handicap.
After Stay Gold (IRE) finished 1st at Wexford on Fri, 4th Jul 2025 3m Maiden Hurdle Good

Quotes on Mystic Malina (IRE)

She struggled in Naas the last day and Phillip just pulled her up in time. He said that was the saving of her today. He looked after her. She needs nice ground and she put up a nice performance there. From a long way out I thought she was travelling and jumping very well, she was really enjoying it. It was an ordinary race she won in Clonmel and we were a bit disappointed in Naas but in fairness Phillip said ‘don’t worry about it’ as she needs a bit of nice ground. I have to give him the credit. I might go to Fairyhouse with her, there is a three-mile novice handicap there and she might get into that now. She hasn’t ran that often. That’s only her fourth run over hurdles and she’s won two races now.
After Mystic Malina (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Thu, 19th Mar 2026 3m Hcap Hurdle Yielding

Quotes on Lough Nigara (IRE)

He is an interesting horse to train, he is a quirky devil and I have to go to the start every day with him,. He has had his issues at the start in the past and Natalie Bradley, who rides him every day and led him up today, does a great job with him. She has transformed him, as he was a very difficult horse when he first came to me. and gets on really well with him. He was much better behaved today and whether the (first-time) blinkers helped, I'm not too sure. It can be a contradiction in him wearing a hood or blinkers, but it seems to work. This is his level, he loves that testing ground and we'll save his chase mark for next season.
After Lough Nigara (IRE) finished 1st at Thurles on Thu, 5th Mar 2026 2m 6f Hcap Hurdle Soft to Heavy

Quotes on Burru (IRE)

This horse had left me for a while but his last two runs for me were when he won at Cork (November 2024) and then when he finished second in a good handicap at Navan, and I thought if he could just reproduce that Navan run, that it would put him in today's picture. Having left me for a period of time, I was a little in the dark with the horse but he was in off near bottom weight on his favoured good ground, so I did fancy him. This horse actually means a lot to me as he won at a time when my father was unwell, so he is a horse close to my heart. That's my third winner, I only have two horses for the track at the moment and had one point-to-pointer last winter. I'm based in Kilmeaden and I mostly break and pre-train horses, but can train one when we get them.
After Burru (IRE) finished 1st at Killarney on Mon, 11th May 2026 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Good to Yielding