Quotes on Ribee (IRE)

I won this race previously with On The Go Again (in the 2018 renewal, at Naas) and we knew this fella would take a lot of beating. In those conditions, he’s a hard horse to beat and this has been the plan since last backend - the Lincoln was the goal. He was travelling all the way and I was just a little worried that he had hit the front a bit early, but we knew he’d get the trip well. He’s a grand big horse and that’s what you want for those conditions. I’m delighted for the owner/breeders (Lee Regan Partnership) and this is the first horse they bred, so they had to keep him, and he’s been lucky. We booked Declan McDonogh, as Gary Carroll couldn’t do the weight and I feel sorry for Wesley (Joyce) who is stable jockey but the owner wanted a senior lad. We’ll probably have to go again shortly with Ribee, while he has his ground.
After Ribee (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 15th Mar 2026 1m Flat Hcap Heavy

Quotes on Sunchart (GB)

He seems to be improving over hurdles. The handicapper was probably kind to us, I don't know if he'll be kind to us after that. He must have been around 125 as it was a rated race and he was around 5lb off the top. The Willie Mullins horse (Gaucher) who beat him in Tipperary is rated in the high 140s and there was only half-a-length between them. He is probably not as good over hurdles, but he won't run over them much. The problem is that he can't go on firm ground, as you saw the last day. I'd say Pat (Garvey, owner) would prefer if he never ran over hurdles. He is after winning the Devoy Stakes (In Naas) the last two years and he's a very good horse around Naas. I'd say that was a nice race today and I know where I'd love to go with him now, but Pat mightn't let me. He probably wouldn't get into the Galway Hurdle, but I'd love to go there. He won't be running much over hurdles though. He'll be going back to Naas or Leopardstown towards the end of the year and we'll be hoping for soft ground. He's just been a good horse for us and the first day he ever ran he was beaten into second by Santiago. From day one he has just been a good horse and we could do with another few like him.
After Sunchart (GB) finished 1st at Wexford on Wed, 28th May 2025 2m 1f Hurdle Good

Quotes on Shaool (IRE)

I’d love to know where this improvement has come from, Ben says the ground is key to her,. She showed it here one night when Yudish rode her, on soft ground she really comes strong. She had been training really well, all the horses are going well. I thought she’d be very competitive here today but that was a very good performance. I was a bit worried where he was early on but he got a beautiful gap up the inside and she quickened up really well. I’m delighted, they are a great bunch of people. Vince O’Driscoll is after travelling over from America and the pressure is always on when he travels!. I don’t think there is anything left for her, she’s been busy. I thought today would tell us if she’d come back next year. She should, she’d going out on a high now. She’s a remarkable filly. She’s tough and hardy and works well every day. It was a brilliant performance.
After Shaool (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sun, 19th Oct 2025 1m 2f Flat Heavy

Quotes on Iowa City (FR)

It is a great to give the jockey a winner on his first ride back and the filly is nice. I ran her in May at Killarney on ground which was maybe too quick for her in hindsight and I thought coming here today that she would run very well. I'm not surprised she won but was surprised in the manner she did it, as what she did is hard to do in Galway. I think she's not too bad and will go back into stakes company now.
After Iowa City (FR) finished 1st at Galway on Tue, 9th Sep 2025 1m Flat Soft