Quotes on Noli Timere (IRE)

Noli Timere is improving with racing and is probably getting a little bit quicker. She is one we have always liked although she has been quite raw, and because of that, I think she could be an even nicer filly next year. She has won her maiden and now a handicap, although her rating is going to creep up. There is the Autumn Fillies' Handicap (in Leopardstown) for her and then the Denny Cordell Lavarack (Gowran Park), if she relaxes enough to maybe stretch to 1m1f. That ground is key to her: she is a Starspangledbanner filly who just loves to get her toe in. We will probably have a shot at black-type before the end of the year because a lot can happen over a winter.
After Noli Timere (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Thu, 28th Aug 2025 1m Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Vega's Muse (GB)

Things didn't happen for her at Galway where she didn't handle the track, but she had been knocking on the door and we're delighted with her. She kept finishing placed so had been frustrating but we thought a lot of her last year, when her maiden form was very good. Things went wrong afterwards, she got sore shins and her head went a little bit but we have her back now and she is really doing things right. Shane said it was lovely to have another horse to aim at (clear leader No Such Thing) and she really enjoyed chasing, although didn't do much when she got to the front. I hope this is a step in the right direction and hopefully she can keep progressing.
After Vega's Muse (GB) finished 1st at Killarney on Fri, 22nd Aug 2025 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Queen Lioness (GB)

she has had her problems and I don’t have her too long but we thought a little bit of her. I thought the trip would be a bit short but that ground is important, as she likes a cut. As long as she stays sound, she is something to look forward to. She had been in pre-training prior to joining me three months ago and I’m delighted for her owners the Purcells. The lads picked her up to go breeding with her but decided to give her another crack at racing. Paddy (Harnett) was great on her and it probably wasn’t the strongest of maidens, so we might now have a nice handicap mark.
After Queen Lioness (GB) finished 1st at Limerick on Sat, 25th Apr 2026 1m Flat Maiden Yielding to Soft

Quotes on Calm The Jets (GB)

We knew he was a very, very good horse. We will probably aim for something like one of those Derby trials. He's green, he hung and he did everything wrong today, and he could just end up being a pretty smart horse. He's not a Derby horse, but he's up to landing in that black-type (Group 3) company - he might be better than that. I haven't had anything like him. He was just weak as a baby and we minded him. We were ready for today - he definitely needed today to learn. The family is very good. He does (show plenty at home) and I've nothing to go with him anyway!. He ran in that barrier trial in the middle of summer and he was so weak, it was just a day away for him. We think he has a big future. He is for sale, but we would want an awful lot of money for him because he is a very, very exciting horse. Open to offers, but we wouldn't be stressed. He's very sound and very easy to train. We'll probably step him up (in trip) the next day. He wants further, obviously. He will get further. He has a lovely action and I think he'd like a bit of nice ground (on turf). His next run will be on the turf.
After Calm The Jets (GB) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 10th Jan 2025 1m Flat Maiden Standard

Quotes on Dragon Of Malta (IRE)

He had won well at Galway and, while he didn't run so well at Roscommon, today he was perfect and I had a willing partner up the straight. I had previously ridden Free Solo at the Curragh, he led me and I found a nice run in the straight. I wasn't sure if we had won and Daniel King (denied in a close third on Brave Troop) has a valuable claim and I wasn't sure if he got up on the line. The O'Donnell family are from Co Limerick and not too far from here and I've known them for years, so it is great to ride a winner for them. Thank you to Pat Healy (Listowel committee) and Mark Enright (retired jockey) for organising this and it is great to be here. I spent lots of time as a child hanging around the weigh room wanting to be a jockey and to ride a winner here is a big relief. My mother (from nearby Killarney) is very excited and I'm sure she enjoyed this one!. Unfortunately I have other business commitments today and am at the Sales, but this is brilliant. The horse had good form and Mark (Enright, retired jockey) contacted me to say Oisin was available, so it was a no brainer to use him. I said to my wife that he was beaten turning in, but these good riders just find a way to win and he was fantastic. Oisin and my son Patrick go back a long way from when they went pony racing together, are friends and were also apprenticed together. The horse is owned by a great syndicate and this means an awful lot.
After Dragon Of Malta (IRE) finished 1st at Listowel on Tue, 19th Sep 2023 7f Flat Hcap Soft

Quotes on Earls (IRE)

He loves that ground. He had two runs earlier in the year and we thought he was coming to himself, but the ground was good on those days. Since Galway, we’ve been waiting for a bit of soft ground for him - the softer it is the better. When I was coming down the road, and could see the floods the whole way, I was thinking we could be in business here today. Martin (Sheridan, owner) has been a big supporter of the yard and it’s great for him to have a horse like this. He’s getting a bit older and I was thinking ‘does he still have it?’. It’s great to see him bounce back there. He’s been a good servant. He won a big handicap in Haydock last year and the year before he won a premier handicap in Cork. Soft ground is the key to him. We’ll see what the handicapper does and try and find something similar. It’s his time of the year now and hopefully he can go in again.
After Earls (IRE) finished 1st at Roscommon on Mon, 1st Sep 2025 7f Flat Hcap Soft

Quotes on Highbury See See (IRE)

It was a nice performance from a three-year-old to beat some hardened sprinters. He’s very consistent and we’ve a lot of options. He is entered in the horses-in-training sale at Newmarket and we’ve a good slot in that, three-quarters through the catalogue on the first day. That is an option and the owners will decide that. They’ve a very nice, fun, horse on their hands whatever they decide to do. He’ll go up in the handicap now. There is one race (Irish Lincoln) that comes to mind at the start of next season that could be an option for him now. We’ve been second and third in it a few years and we’d like to win it. All these Belardos keep improving. They like a bit of juice in the ground and the older they get the better they get. We’ve been very fond of the sire since we had Fiach McHugh that went on to win a Group 1 in Hong Kong after (as Red Lion).
After Highbury See See (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 4th Oct 2025 1m Flat Hcap Soft to Heavy

Quotes on Una Matata (IRE)

she's tough and was a cheap filly, so I’m delighted for her, Adam (Caffrey) and the lads (Mark Devlin, Mark McGuckin & Claire Wylie). She has won three here for us this winter, has been placed a few times and it is a great to get fillies like that - it keeps things ticking over. Adam said she might have a little bit in hand still. I've no real plans for her, she will keep plugging away and could come back here for finals' day or we could go across the water with her. We'll give her a little bit of an easy week because she has had two races on the trot.
After Una Matata (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 6th Feb 2026 7f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Monvoe (IRE)

I'm delighted with him. To be honest, I thought the 10lb for the last day might stop him. He was very disappointing last year. A lot of lads rode him and they didn't like him. For some reason, he's after turning the corner. He came back in this year and he probably got stronger. Even in Limerick, I wasn't too sure what to expect. The ground was probably a bit dead ,but he won well. Limerick just gave him that bit of confidence and the quicker ground today was always going to be in his favour. The quicker, the better for him. He's nice horse going forward and that'll do his confidence the world of good now, two nice wins in a row.
After Monvoe (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Fri, 15th May 2026 1m Flat Hcap Good