Rodney Bay gets off the mark at 24th attempt

McConnell registers 60th winner this year

I'm not sure if I was the first Irish guy to use Kieran in England and he rode for me at the November meeting last year in Cheltenham. I watched him in the UK and he has a good brain and is a really good horseman. There was a gap in the market here and he has come over and he is making the most of it. I see all the good lads are using him - Gordon (Elliott) and Gavin (Cromwell), he is very good value and won't have the 5lb for long more.

Change of gear for retiring Smyth

training is a fun exercise and I'll be retiring very shortly. I don't want to do it anymore, I'm tired. I'm 85 and I'll be 86 shortly. I'm 40 years in this game, but it is only a fun exercise. It is not my living, I repair gearboxes for a living. It has always given me a kick - I don't drink or smoke, I have four horses and I live for them, that's all I do. It is hard to give up anything and I drove stock cars in the championship of the world three times. I was there for 25 years too.

Inclusion progressing for Mullins

Consecutive wins for Appian Way

Clonbury Bridge to mix and match after winning over fences

He was a nice little horse and he got a hard fall in his first beginners' (chase) at Fairyhouse. He lost his way a bit. We got his wind and that done and he seems to have come back. He was a nice hurdle horse, so I'm delighted and we will probably mix it with hurdling too. He's probably a horse where the bigger fences might not suit him. He's not over big. We'll see what's around and what he gets, but we'll definitely look at the hurdles as well.

More Sanibel success for in-form Hourigan