Portarlington puts himself in shop window

It was good, we actually kind of bought him off one of his runs - I think he ran around here once over two miles or two miles two furlongs. He was off the bridle the whole way and looked honest. That made up our mind to ring and try and buy him, so we knew he would handle the track. Up in trip suited him well and Josh gave him a great ride, he got to dictate things and he did it snug. The handicapper just had him kind of caught. That was obviously a weak-enough race, he's honest and he tries. He's for sale. I put him to a few lads in England and they are all texting me now and I said he is still for sale. He'll be a fun horse, he can run on the Flat, he can run over hurdles and he can run over fences.

Persian Daughter powers home to land the odds

Kamikaz Du Plessis records second win this month

He was leaning off the rail a little bit. He showed a bit of greenness with Jack (Kennedy) the last day in Wexford, so he's still a baby but he has got plenty of pace. He probably won snug enough at the line. Probably wasn't ideal making the running, but it just looked like there was going to be no pace. I told Finn if he was to make it to go steady and he did, so he got his fractions right. He jumped very slick; he's a good jumper. He obviously was point-to-pointing, so he has loads of experience. I actually don't think he is slow, he's not a slow horse. He could run over any trip really. The horses are flying, thank God. Obviously, the summer horses are probably running a little bit dry now and all the winter horses start coming in in the next couple of weeks, so it is exciting times.

Georgia Celena continues McConnell's winning run

She ran some good races last year. After her last run, we found an issue and she needed a bit of time off, so she went back to the owner (Brenda Cunningham). I was keen on getting her back because I did think we had left a race behind us. Fair play to the owners, they have been very patient and very loyal to me. They gave her back to me and Brian Hamilton has done a great job with her, he was doing a lot of the pre-training with her. She came back in super shape. I'm delighted their patience and faith was rewarded because I kept telling them she would win. She hasn't had that many runs and there's not that much of her. She is probably better under-trained but I'm sure she will improve a little bit for it. We are still learning about her, but delighted. They (Ben and Alex Harvey) are both excellent jockeys and lucky to have them both in the yard. They should be getting more rides externally - very tough in this country if you are not with the 'big five' or whatever, you struggle, but they are as good as any of the lads.

Change of tactics just the tonic for Woodstream Lad

When I got him, we dropped him in and he won two hurdles for us. We went over fences, he lost his confidence a little bit. He turned in going very well in Tipperary the last day, but from a slow pace just stayed going. We said we would make the running and try and change his mind a bit. His jumping at the top of the hill and at the last, he still wasn't brilliant, but I think that will give him a bit of confidence. He won well, but maybe an ordinary race. It is another winner, very happy. Calum is a very nice chap and a good rider.

Murray/Buckley axis remains unbeaten as Hurricane Honey scores

I love it (National Hunt racing). She had a little bit of wind surgery over the winter and it is after really turning her around. She'll go chasing, the owner is adamant to go chasing. It was a struggle to get him here to go to a hurdle!. She could (go on to better things), she did promise plenty and she wasn't just finishing out her races. She was good today.

Closutton scores on debut for team Mullins

Very green early on. She's very small, probably the smallest in the yard, and we have been training her very softly. Her dam (Screaming Witness) was my first ever ride on the racetrack and she's the eighth bumper winner from eight runners - one of them (foals) never ran. We have one more, a Jukebox Jury four-year-old sister, and she's the last one. Hopefully, we can bring up the nine-timer!. It is a great pedigree. They are natural racehorses, and want to win.