Roscommon Mon, 11th May, 2026  Cisterna He was knocking on the door. . He was second in a nursery, but then disappointed a bit and we were doubting his resolution at times. Another owner had him, and I told the lads to buy him as he’d win a race for them. He’s done that. He’ll tip away. That was a 0-70 and he’ll still get into another one. He would have got into a 0-60 but there wasn’t one for him. John Quinn, a member of the (Alltheblues) syndicate, lives in Monaghan now but he’s born and reared two miles up the road from here.

Roscommon Mon, 11th May, 2026  Kitty Bear She got no run in Gowran the last day. In those 0-60 handicaps, when things go your way, you have a chance. . That’s three she’s won now. I bought her for two grand so we’ve had a bit of fun out of her. She probably should have won more, she was hitting the front too soon in Dundalk. I had to tell her to hold her up a little bit and take her time, she was idling in front and probably got beat a couple of times she shouldn’t have. She’s in the 70s now so she’s going to find it a bit tougher. We’re running her every week and we’ll keep running her until she tells us to stop. Orla gets on well with her, they are a good team.

Mon, 11th May, 2026  Cisterna He was knocking on the door. . He was second in a nursery, but then disappointed a bit and we were doubting his resolution at times. Another owner had him, and I told the lads to buy him as he’d win a race for them. He’s done that. He’ll tip away. That was a 0-70 and he’ll still get into another one. He would have got into a 0-60 but there wasn’t one for him. John Quinn, a member of the (Alltheblues) syndicate, lives in Monaghan now but he’s born and reared two miles up the road from here.

Mon, 11th May, 2026  Kitty Bear She got no run in Gowran the last day. In those 0-60 handicaps, when things go your way, you have a chance. . That’s three she’s won now. I bought her for two grand so we’ve had a bit of fun out of her. She probably should have won more, she was hitting the front too soon in Dundalk. I had to tell her to hold her up a little bit and take her time, she was idling in front and probably got beat a couple of times she shouldn’t have. She’s in the 70s now so she’s going to find it a bit tougher. We’re running her every week and we’ll keep running her until she tells us to stop. Orla gets on well with her, they are a good team.

Naas Sat, 9th May, 2026  Bint Majestic Roi We were worried about the ground. She'd probably have been a very unlucky loser if she got beat as she got no run. She just lacks a bit of toe on that ground. Probably 7f she wants really; that's her trip. Andrew didn't want me to run her. He said the ground was too quick. I said that I wanted to see if she was one for the Scurrys over six-and-a-half. She had to win today to go for that. That's the plan now.

Gowran Park Tue, 5th May, 2026  Aurora Mist We fancied her the last day and she ran stink. We found out that she had an entrapped epiglottis and she had an operation for it. That explains the improvement,. She got a lovely run down the inner and she gave her a lovely ride. I’m hoping she’ll improve from that, I don’t think she was fully straight today and she said she had a blow at the furlong pole. The handicapper can’t do much to her for that.

Wed, 22nd Apr, 2026  Kitty Bear Orla was hitting the front too soon on her in her last few runs so I explained to her today to hold her up,. The filly wasn't helping her by stopping out in front and running around the place, and probably should have won at Dundalk two starts ago. She is versatile and is great for Orla, who is with me full-time and is a great worker. The owners (Kerwins and Kehoes, relations from Laois and Tipperary) had a few horses who were out injured, so I told them to buy this one. She only cost the lads 2,000 euro and has now won twice.

Wed, 22nd Apr, 2026  Kitty Bear Orla was hitting the front too soon on her in her last few runs so I explained to her today to hold her up,. The filly wasn't helping her by stopping out in front and running around the place, and probably should have won at Dundalk two starts ago. She is versatile and is great for Orla, who is with me full-time and is a great worker. The owners (Kerwins and Kehoes, relations from Laois and Tipperary) had a few horses who were out injured, so I told them to buy this one. She only cost the lads 2,000 euro and has now won twice.

Curragh Sun, 19th Apr, 2026  Bint Majestic Roi She was bred to be a mile-and-a-quarter filly and we were training her that way,. Then we started working her this year and she was leading a few horses. Suddenly they couldn’t get to her so we said ‘maybe this one is a sprinter’. We bought her for six grand last year in the Newmarket sales. She has a good pedigree, she’s by Ghaiyyath and it’s all stamina. The dam is a half-sister to Hi Riyal, who was second in a Guineas. We’ll keep tipping away and see where she ends up. We own her ourselves, she runs in my nephew William’s colours. If someone comes for her we’ll never refuse money!

Leopardstown Wed, 15th Apr, 2026  Exceeding Exceeding is what he is although I want to get him up in the handicap, as he’s very lowly rated and is probably better than his mark. I have a few girl apprentices who haven’t ridden yet so I want to get him rated higher, and not suspended from running, so they can have a few spins on him. He’s also actually worth having as a lead horse, as he’s very good to lead the two-year-olds. He’s actually better than what he lets on he is!. The seven furlongs today definitely helped, he looked like he needed every bit of it there. I’d say an ease in the ground is a help to him too.

Wed, 15th Apr, 2026  Exceeding Exceeding is what he is although I want to get him up in the handicap, as he’s very lowly rated and is probably better than his mark. I have a few girl apprentices who haven’t ridden yet so I want to get him rated higher, and not suspended from running, so they can have a few spins on him. He’s also actually worth having as a lead horse, as he’s very good to lead the two-year-olds. He’s actually better than what he lets on he is!. The seven furlongs today definitely helped, he looked like he needed every bit of it there. I’d say an ease in the ground is a help to him too.

Tue, 14th Apr, 2026  Royal Hollow She is over-brave and at home we have to keep a lid on her. We did a good bit of schooling with her but we couldn't do too much either as she is too brave - she is not a married man's ride.