Quotes on Almaqam (GB)

Kieran was absolutely brilliant on him and has really got to know him. He is a horse who needs waking up and engaging, as he is so laid-back. I thought he gave him a peach of a ride. Fair play to the horse, as he hadn’t run for a long time and he dug deep. It is a sigh of relief too, as I have banged on about this horse for long enough now so it is great to finally do it. People were probably bored with me talking about him and not producing, so hopefully this is his year and we could aim high now. This is a seriously tough division and it won’t be easy wherever we go but he has bagged a big one now. This is my first winner in Ireland so at least I can come back with some confidence.
After Almaqam (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 24th May 2026 1m 2f Flat Good

Quotes on Hotazhell (GB)

He's a very good horse, we didn't see the best of him last year and he has really tuned the corner this year. What a woman Jessie is! We have been having a quiet season for our standards - things just haven't been going our way and I actually thought I was done again, being honest. He's a very, very good horse and I think a proper, true run mile and a quarter race, you see the best of him. He dined at the top table all last year and he has been knocking on the door running well. Just things didn't happen for him, he was running on really firm ground last year. He has got a couple of runs on kinder ground and I'm relieved. It is hard, you are working every day - when things are really flying, and then they quieten down. Jessie still instils the confidence, doesn't tell you what to do, leaves it to you, and I'm so glad I can repay her with a Group One Champion Stakes. She has brought me to the next level. She has stood by me when I had no job and gave me her job, and we have had some really, really good winners together. She is a phenomenal woman. Kate (Harrington) is doing a lot there as well - she works really, really hard and I am so happy for them. I didn’t think he deserved to be 50/1, he’d won a Group 1 in Germany last time and came here in good form. If you look up all his form from last year, it was on ground that was too quick for him. He kept on trying, he got his conditions today and he went and did it. Shane is very strong, but the horse is very tough. H
After Hotazhell (GB) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sat, 12th Sep 2026 1m 2f Flat Good

Quotes on Minnie Hauk (IRE)

We thought we'd be sitting second and Dylan got the second position so Ryan had to make a decision, he was either going to sit second on Dylan's inside, in behind Wayne, or pull back out of it in a way that he wouldn't have been boxed in. Obviously that's a decision Ryan had to make quickly and it was the right decision. It wasn't over-fast. We knew Joseph's filly was a good filly and Dylan gave her a very good ride. Ryan was very happy. He was out so he could go whenever he wanted. You couldn't be happier. She's one of those fillies that you're probably never going to see the best of her until the tempo is very strong and very high. She cruises through her races. The boss (John Magnier) asked Ryan where to go with her and he said to go to the Yorkshire Oaks. The boss said 'what about if we give her a break and train her for the Vermeille and give her a French Arc prep?'. All those things are open and we'll see how she is. I think she can do either of those things but if she's going to the French trial she'd have to have a couple of easy weeks. Obviously if she's going to York she wouldn’t have those couple of easy weeks. She had a very easy race today, I'd say. The tempo wasn't very strong so she should come out of it well. I'd imagine in the next week or that we'll have a fair idea but they are her two options. Looking at her she'd probably love York. She has a big stride and it's a Flat track too. Obviously the boss will decide with Derek and Michael.
After Minnie Hauk (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 19th Jul 2025 1m 4f Flat Good

Quotes on Gstaad (GB)

He’s a lovely uncomplicated horse and Ryan gave him a beautiful ride. He’s very straightforward and genuine. All the team around him do a great job, there are so many people involved with him and thanks to them. Obviously, he was in Coolmore as well from the time he was a foal. He’s a lovely horse and we always thought that he would end up even getting a bit further than a mile. Ryan was very happy today, he said he was a little bit lazy through the middle of the race but when he got him opened up he went to the line very well. We’re delighted. He got beat in three Group One's last year and we felt that he was a little bit unlucky in the three. We were delighted that he held on to go to America, and he won his Group One. Sometimes when that happens horses don’t get it back, but we felt there were circumstances every day he got beat. He’s very straightforward, he just needs a little bit of room to get going. Sometimes if it gets too tactical or if he gets caught up in pace that wasn’t strong early (it doesn't suit). He’s probably stronger now and the Curragh was lovely. Ryan was drawn wide, and you’d say that would be a disadvantage to some horses, but it was lovely for him because he was going to get a clear run and the pace was nice. Ryan said the best feel he ever gave him was when he won the Coventry, so you’d hope that he’d be very happy to go back to Ascot. The horse we ran in the French Guineas (Puerto Ri
After Gstaad (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 23rd May 2026 1m Flat Good

Quotes on Isaac Newton (IRE)

That's what he was showing us all the time and we weren't believing it. If you see him how he goes through a race, he canters through a race. He is fast. I'd say he'd even come back shorter if we wanted him but I'd say he's a miler. He'll come back here for the Boomerang.
After Isaac Newton (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Thu, 6th Aug 2026 1m Flat Good to Firm