Going - Good, good to yielding in places CHANGED to good after 4th race.. Fine and sunny
Jackpot Pool - €4,019.74 Dividend - €854.60 Winning Units - 3.3. Placepot Pool - €51,767.77 Dividend - €38.40 Winning Units - 942.24. Days Aggregate - €751,384.18 Last Year €602,262.46
Sun Goddess shines to enter Ascot equation
She had a lovely run the first day. We got her out the first day in case she was an Ascot filly and ran so well that that is why she is back here. She could be an Albany filly if she knows enough, but Ryan said she is still very green between the two and the one (furlong markers) but then she started to go again after that. We have Neolithic, who is a fair horse as well by the same stallion and this is a big rangy filly who will definitely improve plenty as she goes.
Great Barrier Reef is a Marble Hill marvel
We pitched him into a deep piece of work the last day at home, which he got a bit lost in, so we weren’t sure if there was a reason but there wasn’t. He came out of the work very well and fresh but we weren’t sure about today. Ryan said he was very green in the stalls and that he missed the break, so gave him a chance in the first part of the race. He said he flew home, but that he had to get hold of him and to teach him. He is obviously very high-class and should get seven (furlongs). If he comes out of this OK, we could let him go to the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and you would have to be very happy with him. Wayne (Lordan, on Carry The Flag) let his horse roll along and his horse will be very happy going back to five (furlongs).
Green Carrera just holds on for the champion jockey
It was a nervous last few strides and the race itself didn't set up great for her. Dylan said he was going to Plan b, c and d through it, but I thought she came good and was impressed with her from the three to the one furlong marker. We think she is a nice filly going forward and the obvious race now is the Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot. We think she would be the type to potentially run well in that. . Simon and Isaac (Munir and Souede) have been great supporters of ours and all the horses are sourced by Anthony Bromley, who does an outstanding job.
City Of Memphis takes Lanwades crown
I like this race as it is a suitable one for the type of filly we train. This filly came from Katie Walsh as a breezer and, to be fair, the breeze-ups have been very good to us and I came from that sphere myself. Alan (O’Flynn, member of the family syndicate) said to target the breeze-ups from the get-go and he has been very lucky and is getting his reward. I actually had her in the Guineas in the winter (of 2024-25), took her out in April and then put her back in at the cost of €50,000, to get €15,000 for finishing fifth but thankfully he forgave me! She is a classy filly and it worked out today. After her Guineas run, I said that we’d leave her alone until her four-year-old year and I’d say she is now a Group One filly. She won’t go to Ascot but I’ll be looking at races like the Prix Maurice De Gheest, Prix Rothschild, the Matron, as well as the Breeders’ Cup Mile, those kind of races.
Almaqam delivers the goods in Tattersalls Gold Cup
Kieran was absolutely brilliant on him and has really got to know him. He is a horse who needs waking up and engaging, as he is so laid-back. I thought he gave him a peach of a ride. Fair play to the horse, as he hadn’t run for a long time and he dug deep. It is a sigh of relief too, as I have banged on about this horse for long enough now so it is great to finally do it. People were probably bored with me talking about him and not producing, so hopefully this is his year and we could aim high now. This is a seriously tough division and it won’t be easy wherever we go but he has bagged a big one now. This is my first winner in Ireland so at least I can come back with some confidence.
Precise turns the tables to take Irish 1,000 Guineas
She really stepped forward today and Wayne gave her a beautiful ride. In Newmarket, Ryan was on the 'wrong' side and when he made his move, she got tired, needed the run and Ryan looked after her in the last half-furlong. Roger (Quinlan), who rides her every day, said this morning that she was a different filly than the one going to Newmarket. Wayne gave her a beautiful ride and we're over the moon. We were talking on the way to the races and Annemarie (wife) said how much stamina is in the pedigree and she is out of a really good and genuine Galileo-mare. Obviously the lads (Coolmore syndicate) will make the decision regarding running in the English Oaks so we'll say how she comes out of today. There is a good chance she'll run and Ryan (Moore) felt today that she was running, to go to the Oaks. It is a very exciting and she has an incredible pedigree. It is very difficult on Ryan and we discussed riding arrangements before declaration time. It was very hard for him not to ride True Love and while he didn't ride her in Newmarket because we weren't sure she would get a mile, but she did. Precise was only beaten five lengths at Newmarket, which isn't that much for this type of filly but she is a serious one and is as good as we've had. It looks like she will have no problem going further.
Success for Tyrone at the Curragh
She had a couple of nice runs last year, but is a filly who we just held on to. Ben said she relaxed in front, that she jumped out as nothing was going on and it was a good performance. I was surprised as I thought she would need the run but she jumped well, got a nice position and just kept going. She had lovely runs last year but took a bit of settling and Ben did a good job with her today and knew what he was doing.
'Harvey' lands a touch in the last
He is owned by a lovely man John Breslin and friends of his, and we were a long time waiting with this horse. The horse has had a lot of hiccups along the road, but John is a patient man. I saw him at the sales in Arqana one day, had a go at buying him and we always had the belief from the time we bought him. He had some great runs, but it took a long time to get there with him. . We were getting the right vibes from him at home, so the boys had a few pounds on each-way and it worked out well.
