Le Coq Hardi off the mark over fences in fortunate circumstances

Ol Man Dingle defies topweight to land Galway Plate Trial

He’s been a great horse for us and I’m delighted to get that,. It’s after taking a little bit of time for him to find his feet in handicaps so it’s nice to get that. The Plate has always been the target in the back of my mind so it’ll be on to there now. Ideally we would probably have liked to have gone straight there but off his rating today he’d have missed out twice in the last ten years. We just didn’t want to take the chance and that’s why he was running here today really. He’s won around Galway, he handles the track. It’s been one of the races that I’ve always wanted to win, I haven’t had many runners in it. Like a lot of people I’ve been going racing to Galway since I was a child. We’ll try and keep him in one piece between now and then.

Carmel's Phoenix makes winning start to hurdling career

She did it very well, she took us by surprise,. She does jump well but she still shows a bit of greenness. She got all the allowances, she was getting 15lb off JP’s filly there. Where we go next, we don’t know. We might look at a novice hurdle in Galway for her. She’s a good filly, the boys gave her loads of time — John and Pat. Tom gave her a great ride, he rides her out every day. She gives him plenty of hardship every day and he deserved to win on her today. We didn’t think we were going to be coming up here with her but there is a break in national hunt racing coming up and there is no maiden hurdle for about three weeks. We said we’d fire her in here and it would be a good experience for her, it worked out great for us. She got left in front far enough out and then at the last two hurdles she was running around a little bit due to greenness. She’s a good filly and if we can keep her sound the boys will knock good craic out of her.

Silly Mongoose lands maiden at third time of asking

I’m delighted for the syndicate more than anything, they’ve been very patient with this fella as he’s been mentally and physically backward,. They actually sent him to me as a two-year-old with the view to running on the Flat with him, but he was a monster at two and I said to them they were going nowhere and to bring him back at three. At three he was still a big baby. He came back at four and I said they’d be as well to go for a bumper with him. They went that route but he’s a very backward, big, horse. They’ve had patience with him and they deserve it. You can see with him he’s a bit lairy in front and he’s not the most straightforward. David was good and positive on him and that’s what he wants. We’ll see what the handicapper does with him now and keep him going over the summer. The syndicate would love a day out in Galway.

Step up in trip sees Island McCoo open account over hurdles

He was a bit unlucky in Sligo, he missed the break and ran into traffic,. He had a lot of ground to make up and finished fourth and then he ran a blinder the last day in Limerick. The ground probably went against him there, it turned up soft. That’s his ground and he’s all out to get three miles, two-and-a-half miles is probably his trip. He’s obviously won over fences so we’ll be able to mix it. There are plenty of races to pick. He’s a nice horse.

Ryan's Love Like This a maiden no more

It’s not before time, she had been second seven times,. She’s a real genuine mare and a lot of kids had their first ride on her as she’s really easy to ride. Tommy James and myself have her and in fairness we’ve been giving opportunities to young riders, and I’d say that’s contributed to her taking so long to win. I’m pleased for Brian Barry, he’s a good kid. She really deserved it. She has lots of ability and she could win a few now, please-God.

Ad Caelum brings up Kilbeggan doubles for Ryan and O'Sullivan

She was very unlucky in this race last year, she had the race won and unseated at the last,. She’s a gorgeous mare. She hasn’t got going over fences yet, but she will. She’s going to make a smashing chaser. The dam is a half-sister to a Grade 1 winner (Spirit Of Adjisa). We bred her ourselves and she’s by the mighty Cloudings.

Johnny Rambo lands finale to double up for Duggan and Doyle

He’s a nice horse, I wasn’t expecting him to win quite so easy,. I’m not sure what we’re going to do now but I’d say he’ll probably get a bit further the way he galloped through the line there. He came home well (first time in Clonmel), Declan Queally fancied his as well even though a lot of the nice horses were put out of it. I’d say the winner is a good horse. It worked out fierce well, David gave him a great ride and did exactly what he was told. He’ll improve again, he’s still very green. He was never away from home, he was never at a schooling race as the ground was too hard and there were none one. The most horses he’s been with at home is four. Clonmel was a big introduction for him. I was in Limerick but I’m in Co. Cork now, only about two miles down the road. When I’m full I’d have about 18 or 20 but I have only 10 at the moment. The point-to-pointers will come back in July. If anyone wants to send me a horse I’ve no problems taking it.