Florale flourishes late in Killarney opener

'This one is the real deal' - Ryan sweet on Georgina

This is a nice mare. I’d say she’s way better than the ordinary and she’s a winter-type mare. She’s out of a very good mare. This one is the real deal. It was only her third run over hurdles, although you could say it was her second (badly hampered and unseated early at Ballinrobe). I was forced to go for a bumper as she got an RPR of 120 after being second. Just pure greenness beat her in Kilbeggan, or she would have won that novice hurdle. I said to JJ that he was on way the best horse in the race and he said he’d make the running then and do it the hard way. He said it was easier than it looked. She’ll go to Cork next. There is a three-mile novice there and also a three-mile graded race.

Ryan doubles up with 'tough' My Gaffer

He’s brilliant around here. Kenneally gave him a savage ride. He thought he was beaten turning in but he’s as tough as nails. He was a good bumper horse, and bumper horses usually don’t stop. They are tough. He’s a very clear winded horse; he’s a little smasher. I think he has a 22 percent strike rate and I don’t spare them; I run them fairly often.

Special win for Quirke family in Killarney feature

It’s fantastic. It’s great for everyone involved, Cian and everyone. It’s a great pot and the lads wanted to come here for this race. She came out of Tramore great. Today she was particularly on her toes in the parade ring; she’s a nice mare. They’ve done a great job with the ground. It’s lovely and juicy, the way you want it for every horse. You don’t want any horse breaking down. I was just delighted. It’s the Dillon Quirke foundation and there is a big story behind the syndicate. Dillon unfortunately passed away but something good comes out of everything. They are carrying on his legacy here. They are a great bunch, most of Cian’s family. It’s brilliant.

Paddy two from two over fences

He’s a lovely horse and we hold him in high regard. It’s a great syndicate that owns him,. I just felt that he won his beginners’ very easy and going to Galway he just lacked that bit of experience. This fell in lovely and it’s all roads to Galway now. He’ll run in the Grade 3 novice chase there. He won four last season and two this season, he’s only a baby. We went to Aintree, we felt we’d be placed in a Grade 1, but he had a little heart issue on the day over there. That’s all sorted now and he’s two from two after it.

Quirke brings up 169/1 double with Ladies Well

She’s been working better. We brought her over to Kelso and she jumped terrible, but the schooling did her good over there. She got no run the last day. She’s a much-improved mare this year. She jumped from fence to fence, and he said she loved it. She’s in at Wexford next Wednesday and she may go there again. If she’s alright, I don’t see why not.

Cullenwaine keeps the locals happy in division two

Unquite Dreams gains last gasp victory in the bumper

She showed a bit of promise in a bumper in Cork, and it turned out to be a very good race. We gave her a bit of time and waited for a bit of nice ground. She’s after coming on leaps and bounds and I’m thrilled with it. I’m delighted for Padraig Clancy; he’s a good patron of mine and he hasn’t had it easy recently. I was down below and didn’t really see it. When she came past me, we had no hope. To hear she’d won it was actually twice as good.