Gowran Park Mon, 19th Oct, 2026  Venetian Star He has been a very frustrating horse. There were a couple of times we were sure we had the race sewn up but he always managed to get caught on the line or something. It's not that he's ungenuine but he probably barely just gets seven(furlongs). When you go back to six the horse just doesn't seem to enjoy it. To me he's a proper six-furlong horse but it doesn't seem to suit him. All we can do is keep him at seven now. Paddy (Harnett) got the fractions spot on there today. He doesn't have to be in front but he travels so well it's kind of hard to get him to settle. I said to Paddy to try take a pull coming down the hill and fill him up to come with one run. I'm delighted for the Brannigan family; Tony, Aileen and their son Luke. They gave me the horse at the start of the season and I'm delighted to have him. There might be a race for Galway in him. He likes the soft ground. We'll see what the handicapper does and if that worked out for him, he'll probably go to Galway.

Gowran Park Fri, 2nd Oct, 2026  Gino Bella That was very good. The weight was a big help, off 10-2,. We had her in the Listed race tomorrow, but she would have been completely out of it on ratings, so it was an easy decision to come here today. Alan knows her well and gave her an ideal ride. She doesn’t have to be in front, so he took a lead for as long as he needed to. She looked to have them off the bridle from a long way out. It was very straightforward. She’ll get a break now and all being well she’ll come back for the mares’ handicap hurdle at the DRF. She’ll go chasing after that.

Fri, 2nd Oct, 2026  Gino Bella That was very good. The weight was a big help, off 10-2,. We had her in the Listed race tomorrow, but she would have been completely out of it on ratings, so it was an easy decision to come here today. Alan knows her well and gave her an ideal ride. She doesn’t have to be in front, so he took a lead for as long as he needed to. She looked to have them off the bridle from a long way out. It was very straightforward. She’ll get a break now and all being well she’ll come back for the mares’ handicap hurdle at the DRF. She’ll go chasing after that.