Friary Road strikes on hurdling debut

A good performance, jumped adequately and he stays well. He's tough and won a couple of bumpers well. . I thought I was going to get beaten and he got back up. . He has a future over flights and he has a future on the Flat as well too. I probably will (mix and match). . I left the tongue-tie off him the last day by mistake and he probably just needs it a bit - he plays with his tongue a bit and puts it out over the bit and that.

Ragmans has really turned the Corner for Keane

He has just kept improving all year and I don't know why. He's a lovely little horse and some attitude, so he has. . We will probably go to Naas now for the two-mile handicap, I used to call it the November Handicap, I think it is in October now. We had planned to go there and he is entered in it anyway. If he gets in, he will probably take his chance. . He has been an unbelievable horse for us all. . He has a serious pedigree, but as an individual he wasn't much to look at. I remember when he came to the yard one day, the fella took him out of the box and one of the lads said 'what is he by?' He says 'by Kalanisi' and the lad said to put him back in the box and take him with him! I remember the next morning, when I saw him, I was inclined toagree with him as well! . It is what is under the bonnet that counts. It is just unbelievable. . He was third in the big one at Galway(GPT) and then second on the Sunday and he didn't run his race on Sunday because he never travelled. I thought he was going to be tailed off and the next thing he finished second. Whatever it was, the ground being dead, but he just never travelled. . Eoghan rode as an amateur for us and he won on him as an amateur in Punchestown. I thought with the size of him (Ragmans Corner) the 7lb off would help. Looking at it there, we probably didn't need it!

County Final a facile winner under Hogan

Sceptred Isle gains first win over hurdles

She was starting to look very well handicapped, obviously.

Bearami Creek up and running for Fahey

She did (enjoy that ground) - we always thought she was a nice filly and she had a great run in her first run at Ballinrobe (third in April). She ran a cracker that day and came home well. For whatever reason, she kind of never put it together. I suppose stepping her up to two and a-half really suited her there today. She has a lovely pedigree and, in fairness, Sam gave her a great ride. He was very patient on her. Hopefully, she will improve away and go up through the ranks in the handicaps. It was funny, it was early enough this morning when Gordon's (Elliott) office rang and said the first two reserves weren't running. It worked out even better as Sam knew the filly and his horse didn't run, so it allowed him to get in. It worked out great. She's not the biggest in the world, we will stay tipping away with her there and see what happens. I don't know if she would go on real heavy ground, but she handled that well there today.

Eclipse Chaser 'going the right way' for Mullins

Younger rivals have no answers to Big Debates

The white hurdles (first time to be used at Navan) seemed to bring out the best in him because he jumped like a buck today.

Ade Boy another smart bumper winner for Slattery