Adela Icon makes her mark on hurdle debut

Runcok secures brace of winners for Mullins

Familiar Dreams set to mix and match after hurdle success

Sam (Ewing) said she wasn’t doing a stroke the whole way. She jumped a lot better there today, so we’re happy. We’ll have a bit of fun with her and mix it between the Flat and jumps. The ground is hard work and Sam said she wasn’t doing a stroke in front but it’s nice to win. She’s in Cheltenham, but I’d imagine we’ll pick and choose where we go with her. I’ll have a chat with the boys and see. She’ll do her job on the Flat as well.

Joshua's Daylami delivers for Fahey

A step up in trip and a jump, she’ll be a nice mare going forward for staying races. There is the Shannon Spray at Limerick (March 13th) and she might go there. If not we’ll see how the handicapper treats her. It was a low grade race but sure she did it.

Rokathir a ready winner under O'Keeffe

Without Exception times it right in Punchestown

We went up to Down Royal thinking we were going to get a dig in the ground, but it was like summer good ground on the chase course and he just didn’t act on it. The plan was to try and find a handicap chase, but there wasn’t one so we said we’d come back for a handicap hurdle. He loves soft ground and I think he’d be better on the main track here as he’s such a big lad. I said to Tiernan to stay out wide, he is riding with unbelievable confidence. He’s a great guy and I’m very lucky he’s associated with us. John (Leckey) is a super owner, he’s a great supported and is with me for years. He never interferes, just let’s me tip away at it. He has a huge interest and is a great guy. I’m very lucky with the people I have around me.

Rothwell and Power Roche at double with Johnny Cakes

He has a great bunch of owners. It’s a partnership that I put together between a few guys I know and met. It’s their first winner as a partnership. I thought he’d run well in Clonmel, but I’d say he got away with murder at home over Christmas. He races a bit lazy and we figured that out in Clonmel the last day and changed his training regime a little bit. I think it’s made a big difference. Tiernan is a free 5lb and it’s great to have him on side. I hope he feels the same and it’s good to be part of our team. The team of staff that I have at home at the moment are second to none, I have the most amazing bunch of people around me and I’m very fortunate. Tiernan is fortunate to have them around him too, and him and I are in a good place. The horses have been running very consistently for four years. We mightn’t have a good horse, but the horses are running very consistently. We are trying to build and find a better type of horse and get our level of quality up a little bit. It’s a slow burner and hard work, but I feel that we are getting there.

Elliott fires in double through Santo Sospir