Hogan and McAuley win Dundalk's opening claimer

Gale strikes again at Dundalk

That's three wins now, it is actually unbelievable! These things seem to happen to me when I get going, things seem to fly early, so hopefully the momentum stays. I'm very lucky, Denis is very good to me and is putting me on the right ones as well, so the credit really goes to him and his work at home with all the lads. I think the penny really dropped today, Oxford Circus was probably still a little novicey the first couple of times, but still ran creditably. Back over the six (furlongs), I think just having that experience under his belt and it was a weak enough race today. He finishes really strong - he gallops into it beautifully and he hits a little bit of a flat spot, but he stays very well.

New diet helps lighter Lee to first success of 2026

Billy was available, which surprised me, as his agent rang to say he could do 8st 13lb, as he's on a new diet or something! He was strong on him there and it was a lovely ride. I just was worried he wasn't going to get there and even when they flashed by the line, you'd rather be on the near side here than the far side. A short head is as good as five lengths, though. He has been running well and I think there's another race here for him soon.

Memories of Monksfield follow McDonogh’s winner

Blanc De Blanc earns Guineas entries

Apprentice Holohan registers first double

I’m delighted Reese was able to ride a (first) winner for me, as he is apprenticed to me but has ridden winners for plenty others. That's his first double and he gave that horse a great ride, and knows him inside out. The owners (Up The Blues Syndicate) are a great bunch of lads and they love it. We have been unlucky with him, though, so the horse deserves it more than anything else. We were finishing second and third, and second and third, and had a few hard luck stories. Every time he was finishing placed, he was getting raised a pound or two so we said we would try something different and tried him over a mile and a-quarter the last day. He is versatile, but that is his grade. He has won on soft ground as well, so we don't know where we are going to go. As long as he stays running like that, we'll stay going. As long as he stays enjoying it, we will stay going. If he tells us that he has enough, we will pull the plug and give him a break and freshen him up and come again.

All-weathering hurdler wins 'as he likes' at Dundalk

Reappearing Sutton Hoo makes the breakthrough

As a two-year-old we thought that soft ground could have helped, but hindsight turned out it was probably a mistake running at Listowel. We have learned from these things. We liked him as a two-year-old, he was a little bit weak after the Listowel run and, obviously, we gave him his break. We were very happy with him throughout the winter and when he worked up here during the winter, he loved the surface. He has developed massively and has turned into a very big, strong horse now compared to his two-year-old physique.