Lyons lands another Ingabelle via Maire Rua

It was no more than we’d expect her to do.

Lyons at double with Krasimir as Holohan earns plaudits

He’s been a model of consistency all year, he hasn’t been out of the first three. Fair play to the young man, I’ve been watching him from afar. I don’t normally ring agents, but I rang for him. At the weights, with his claim, I thought he would be well in. You wouldn’t normally say that with English horses coming over, but I thought he was. He’s just a good, tough, solid, horse that has grown into himself all summer. I think he deserves that win. I’ve been saying to my lads to swing in and go wide and late if you can. I didn’t say that to this kid, I just said ‘keep it simple and don’t get into any trouble’. He knows where the winning post is, the kid. I’ve been watching him all summer. Every year you see one and he’s the one this year. This horse was well over 550 kilos all summer and I couldn’t get the weight off him. I think he’s just maturing into himself and learning how to race. By doing that they handicap themselves and you get on the right side.

Darkness Falls 'very exciting' after Golden Fleece success

He does everything right. He jumped quickly and travelled very comfortably. We went a good pace early and he was always travelling very easily. It is only his third start and he had a look at the road when we were out wide, so he knows where home is, but he is a very straightforward horse. Loved him. He had a lovely run around here in a maiden and then was very impressive the last day. Obviously, he’s by Camelot which makes him extra special. Ryan said the trip is going to be no problem, a mile and he’s going to get a mile-and-a-quarter next year. He’s just has a lot of class. It’s an unbelievable race to have on here at this time. It’s a lovely first running of it. It’s going to be a very important race and all the good horses were there, all the good type middle-distance horses. I was very impressed and delighted with him. It’ll be hard for a classier Derby-type horse to come out than this, the way he did it the last day and they way he did that today. It was a proper gallop, there was nowhere to hide out there. Ryan eased out with him and he quickened up very well. He has a lovely nature, which makes him really special. He’s very exciting. He’s out of a No Nay Never mare so there is a lot of speed in there but he has the class. I’m delighted to have him. I think he can go anywhere he wants. You can go to America with him at the end if you want, he’s that type of horse. He’s not going to need soft groun

Arabian Crown sparkles in Kilternan Stakes

James knows the horse well enough, he rode him a bit of work last week. He went out to go and make it at Newmarket and only one horse got past him and that, needless to say, was Rebel’s Romance. He didn’t lose too much in defeat that day. He came here fresh, well, and I thought he looked great. James has gone out and just got on with the job, basically. He saw it well and it was great ride. James is a world class jockey and he knows what fractions he was doing. All I was thinking to myself was ‘I wonder when he’s going to get a breather in’ because I don’t really know the track very well, thankfully he does. He did have a bit to find but he just got a great ride. When you get the fractions right on the front end, with a horse that has half an engine, you have a great chance. They’ll all come back up the middle of the track, so whether the boys think there is better ground up there I don’t know but it’s worked for us anyway.

High-class Blue Bolt stamps her authority on Matron Stakes

It is becoming our biggest weekend for the year and I've had a strong book of rides coming here this weekend, so it is nice to get two on the board in these colours (Juddmonte) - very important. She's quick from the stalls, she's a high-cruiser and she lengthens. You'd be only getting in her way trying to do something different, so I try to keep it as simple as possible. It was an easy watch to be honest. You just have a little bit of jitters when you’re expected to win but, watching the race, we never really had an anxious moment. Colin was always in the right place. It was run at a true gallop and she looked very good. She was tough to train at two, we didn’t even get her on the racecourse. We started at Southwell, getting beaten at odds on and she hasn’t looked back since then. She’s pretty special, she’s just got better and better and she’s a beautiful physical to look at as well. She really is a lovely filly.

Doyle doubles up on Quddwah in Foxrock

Foley pays tribute to Harrington after Hotzahell lands Irish Champion Stakes

He's a very good horse, we didn't see the best of him last year and he has really tuned the corner this year. What a woman Jessie is! We have been having a quiet season for our standards - things just haven't been going our way and I actually thought I was done again, being honest. He's a very, very good horse and I think a proper, true run mile and a quarter race, you see the best of him. He dined at the top table all last year and he has been knocking on the door running well. Just things didn't happen for him, he was running on really firm ground last year. He has got a couple of runs on kinder ground and I'm relieved. It is hard, you are working every day - when things are really flying, and then they quieten down. Jessie still instils the confidence, doesn't tell you what to do, leaves it to you, and I'm so glad I can repay her with a Group One Champion Stakes. She has brought me to the next level. She has stood by me when I had no job and gave me her job, and we have had some really, really good winners together. She is a phenomenal woman. Kate (Harrington) is doing a lot there as well - she works really, really hard and I am so happy for them. I didn’t think he deserved to be 50/1, he’d won a Group 1 in Germany last time and came here in good form. If you look up all his form from last year, it was on ground that was too quick for him. He kept on trying, he got his conditions today and he went and did it. Shane is very strong, but the horse is very tough. H

Immutable has Murphy on an upward curve

He’s a fantastic horse. We bought him as a foal and he’s been a great horse for us,. He has a screw in a pastern and we gave him a year-and-a-half off, but it never took from his ability. He’s a lovely horse to have. Now he gets into the Cesarewitch so that’s another plan. The one thing I do have in mind for him is the Hurdle in Galway next year. I’ll have two pillows to dream on!. We were worried about the ground, with his pastern, and we were 50/50. Luke decided there was no pace and he went on, we knew the horse would stay. It's wonderful to have a winner on Champions Weekend.

Rebel Wave in full flow to seal hat-trick