Delta made to Work hard to land Risk Of Thunder

Jack said it took him a while to get going, he said he was very sticky early until he got down over the double down the bottom,. It's a bit trickier here than it is in Cheltenham. It's hard to place a horse like him now so we said we'd see how he took to this. It's job done. The runner-up is good around here and those horses are real specialists around here. He kind of pulled up from the last home, he pricked his ears and didn't do much. He used to wear cheek-pieces over fences and I wouldn't be surprised if they were back on him again at some stage. We try to do different things with him at home, we take him away to a lot of different places to school him. He's very good around Cheltenham but he still has a bit to learn over the banks here. Jack was happy so if he's happy I'm happy. He'll probably have one run between now and Cheltenham all being well.

Nusret another smart juvenile for Joseph O'Brien

Large scores for Meade and Cooper

Bryan is riding well and he's been very lucky for me over the years. He's a very good rider and it's great to have him on your side,. We bought him as a two-year-old in France and he's taken a while. He's a bit lazy as you can see in his races. He was going well in Galway and he made a very bad mistake at the third last on very heavy ground and it knocked the bottom out of him. He still ran a very good race that day (fourth on his comeback) and I quietly fancied him each-way today. I would think he'll probably run in the Paddy Power at Christmas, I'd imagine that will be his next port of call.

Darrens Hope causes 20/1 upset in Florida Pearl

That's mighty, it's the best win she ever had. We knew that she was in great form,. She has to be out in front, if she's in behind she doesn't want to know anything about it. I've milking cows all my life and I've always had love for horses. Since I was a child I loved horses and I'm lucky to have a good mare like her. Her mother was a great mare but she's every bit as good as her and I'm wicked lucky to have her. It was great to be able to come up today and run in a Grade 2, for me to breed her and train her at home. I ride her out every morning. She's a great mare to eat and we don't be too hard on her. When she's fit, she's fit.

State Man announces his arrival as Champion Hurdle contender with Morgiana win

I was delighted with that, it was a nice start to the season,. The race worked out perfectly for him and Paul asked him a nice question down over the last two hurdles. Sharjah had been working well at home and he put him to bed when Paul asked him. We wanted to get a good run into him. If he's going to go down the Champion Hurdle route he needs to be asked those questions. He was nicely keen in behind Saldier, he got a good lead and did everything that was asked. Thankfully all the hurdles were left in and he got a bit of practice because he needed it. He's probably not Champion Hurdle class jumping-wise yet but that will come in a bigger field with more competition. I think there is plenty of improvement left in him. Looking at that I don't think Henry, Michael Buckley or Nicky Henderson will be too worried but we're going to improve too and I think he is the horse that has improvement in him.

Doyle dreaming big with Monbeg Park

We've never had anything like him, he's very special, and when he jumps a fence we'll see the best of him,. We're selling men and it's just by default we still have him. He jumped the last in his four-year-old maiden and sprained his front joint. He couldn't go to the sales then and we just got left with him. Donnchadh and Eamonn (brothers) have a share in him as well and it's grand to have him. He's really one to look forward to. If the barrel runs dry we might have to sell someday but we'll dream big with him. A step up in trip won't be a problem and he's by Walk In The Park and everyone wants one. We'll work back from Cheltenham and we'll probably go to Naas in January (Grade 1 Lawlors Of Naas Hurdle). That will tell us where to go. It's grand to win today anyway and it's a grand day to have a winner.

Shewearsitwell lunges late to score under Townend

I don't think the mare helped Paul at all in the first mile, she got herself out of the race,. Paul said he tried to get her back interested again and get her on an even keel. He took a chance coming through the inside and it worked but he had to take that chance to get through. She was a great help to him from the second last hurdle, over the last, and she just really put down her head in the last 50 yards. I didn't think with 100 yards to run she'd get back up but she was very brave when push came to shove. She stays well and I'd imagine now that she's qualified we'll have to have the final as our main aim for the season. I'm not sure we need to run here again. We'll have a look at what her likely weight would be in it. It's very seldom I have a runner in that race and I don't feel any need to run her again before it.

Capone gets last in stewards room after enquiry

They are two very good horses. My fella is a tough horse and he's really a jumping horse, he's a real nice horse. They are two tough horses, it's never a nice way to get a race but I thought we deserved to get it. He might go over hurdles now.