Going - Good. Fine
The Antarctic on top in Naas sunshine
He's a fast horse, obviously he's a brother to Battaash. He has a lot of natural speed and is a high cruiser,. I'm delighted to get a second run with him and Seamus is very happy with him. He's a real sprinter, I'd say, he's very strong and he's as wide as he is long. I couldn't be happier with him. Seamus said the faster they go in a race the more it will suit him. He is fast and I wouldn't be sure he'll stay very far, he's probably a five furlong horse. The plan was to go for the Norfolk if everything went well today. I think that's the plan, if everybody is happy, that we'll stay on.
Brostaigh shows her speed in Listed victory
Her maidens have worked out pretty well and she had a really good run the last day in Cork. We were going to run in the Lacken but this race cut up and I thought we had a better chance of sneaking third here. She improved a bit more than I thought and probably improved for the drop back to five as well. She's a well-bred filly from a fast family. She'll run away in fillies sprints for the year but that's job done, a stakes winner.
Meditate on course for Ascot after Group 3 win
I'm delighted with her. She's very laid back at home so she's a hard filly to get a read on,. Obviously she won very nicely at the Curragh and stepped up in distance there, Wayne was delighted with her today. She's lovely and we're very happy with her. The Sioux Nation filly went a good gallop, she was good at the Curragh and we thought she was going to be a big danger. We were delighted that she was able to pick her up, we weren't sure that would happen and six furlong obviously suited her. We were hoping to come here and if everything went well then have a look at the Albany with her. We think that's what we'll do, obviously we'll talk to the lads but I think that's the route she'll be going.
Lust a game winner of Owenstown Stud Stakes
He's a good tough horse. His brother was a lovely horse and unfortunately we lost him last winter,. This lad is hard on himself and he's a hard horse to train, he's not an easy ride and Martin Mooney does a great job on him at home trying to keep a lid on him. Seven furlongs and stepping him up in class where there are fewer runners suits him and going round a bend suits him. Ideally he wants soft ground so they've done a fantastic job here on the ground. He's just tough out and gets that trip really well, he's really a proper miler but he doesn't help himself. We'll make it up as we go along and he'll tell us. Ideally his season might cool down now and we'll look at the autumn. He has a little issue with his wind and we try and rectify that this time of year every year. You're always looking at Champions Weekend and working from there. I had planned on giving him a semi-break as he's hard on himself.
Twilight Jet impresses for O'Callaghan & Roche
It was impressive and a relief as well. He missed six weeks in the spring, we just swam him for six weeks, and if this was three weeks ago he wouldn't have been ready. He's just come right and that makes it all the more impressive to me, knowing how his prep went during the spring. He always looked like one that could improve with time, he's a fine big horse. He has a bit of class and has a lot of natural speed. He's going to improve for the run today, I've no doubt Leigh is going to tell me that he had a blow. He took plenty of pulling up and galloped down to the third fence down the back before he got him pulled up. I think he has strengthened up enough this year to get six furlongs. In the Middle Park last year he showed his class but just didn't see out the six furlongs. I think this year he looks strong enough to go to Royal Ascot for the Commonwealth Cup with a big chance. The Cornwallis was his ninth run last year and he went to the Breeders Cup after that. Michael and Julia Iavarone, whose colours he runs in, used to own Big Brown who won the Kentucky Derby and they bought into 50 percent of him to go to the Breeders Cup. I'm just delighted that he's come out this year as a three-year-old and he's furnished and he's gone and done it. We always thought he was probably a Group 1 horse. He's trained on now over the winter and proved that he justifies being classed as something that's maybe a Group 1 horse this year.
Stealthy Tom a well-backed winner
Horses for courses and he got a lovely ride from Shane. He is a half-brother to Gilgamboa so didn't pick it up off the side of the road! . Hopefully he'll come back here in July but banks' racing will be his job down the road with obviously Punchestown next year a target.
Lyons & Keane double up with Hale Bopp
He's a nice horse to have around the place,. There is a big one in him and he could hit it or miss it depending on the luck on the day, he's that type of horse. He's rock solid and I think he'll get a mile-and-two. He's learning, he was very immature.
