Curragh action begins with a bang as Andab impresses

Classy Lady takes First Flier in style

She’s a lovely filly, Colin was very impressed with her,. He said she has plenty of speed. He said ‘I did my best to get her beat’. At this minute I’m still thinking of Naas (Group 3 Juvenile Fillies Sprint Stakes). I’ll sleep on it and talk to Colin about it but I’ve no problem with her getting six but she has plenty of speed and will learn plenty from that. I’ve never took this filly off the bridle so I don’t know what the limit is with her. At the moment I’m interested in Naas and I know that would suit Tally-Ho. I delighted for them because training for them is a pleasure. I thought long and hard about starting her in Dundalk because I liked her, no disrespect to Dundalk. They gave me the horse to promote the sire, they didn’t give her to me because they like me, so I ran her. Tony (O’Callaghan) said to me today that the minute she won the bookings went out the door so she’s doing the job and that means we’re doing our job. Sometimes you have to think of the bigger picture. Tony would like to go to Naas. She’s very smart and Colin mentioned Babouche there so if she’s mentioned in the same sentence as her as a two-year-old that’ll do me.

Guineas now for Officer after cosy Tetrarch win

Fresh out of maiden company and Murkala comes good in style

I didn’t think it would take as long for her to win,. She’s a very nice filly. She travelled well today and Rory had her in a nice position. There was plenty of pace on and she relaxed. The last day Ben (Coen) rode her and we put cheekpieces on around Gowran and she was way too keen. I’d say fast ground, seven furlongs, is ideal. It was nice and smooth today for her. There is a fillies handicap here on Guineas weekend. It’s a mile though but I think she should have no problem getting a mile. I thought she wasn’t a bad filly at the start of the year. You could put a line through the last run, the way she behaved, she just didn’t settle at all. She settled well today and Rory gave her a great ride.

Atsila going up the ranks at pace

Free Solo continues to serve connections well

It was well deserved, he’s an honest horse and he tries every time,. He’s obviously not as good as he was in his younger days but still he’s a nice fun horse. He’s often in the money. Wayne said they went a good lick today. We said we’d ride him from the middle, we didn’t want to make the pace as sometimes he might do a bit too much in front. We said we’d switch him off a bit and it worked out grand. A strong pace over seven suited him perfectly. It’s a lovely place to get a winner, we’ve had a few winners up here. He ran well in a big handicap here a year-and-a-half ago. We’ll see what the handicapper does and we might come back here again.

Prime Sign surprises as high drawn runners dominate