Malina makes her mark for Murphy

She is a grand mare and hopefully can go forward from that. She had won a point-to-point and had run well in a bumper and won easily enough today,. Someone was sure (she'd win) but it wasn't me who backed her. I told Harry to tip away and to keep an eye on the favourite (Justatan) as I thought he was the one to beat. It worked out well. My brother Matt bred her and she is owned by a local publican Anthony Smart from Ballincurrig. The family goes back years for us, as long as I can remember and back to the 1970s. My father and John Magnier had the base mare Even More between them. I don't know how many steps she goes back but it is a long time ago.

Patience pays off with Finnicky

She’s a cracking filly who was bred by one of my owners Tommy James and while I previously leased her to a group of lads who then got tired of her, I wouldn't blame them,. I had to take her back myself and I'm delighted she has won as she is from a great family and her half-brother Piccolo Player won in Limerick recently for me, and he is a very good horse. . It is a proper family although I'm not a fan of Sageburg (her sire). She is a cracking little mare so will make a broodmare for somebody. She is difficult to train and to mind but we have great patience, that's one thing I have with horses and I give them every chance. If this mare had been in another yard, she'd have been scrapped long ago. She will be way better over fences.

Knot strikes again for Millar

Testing ground proves right up Parnell's Street

He is a grand horse and Pat (Morrissey, owner/breeder) sold his two half-brothers, one of which Twinjets won a chase by 10 lengths for Paul Nicholls the other day. Pat wanted to hang on to this horse and chasing is his game, as you see by the size of him,. We thought he wasn't right in Listowel when the ground was too quick for him, so we were confident we'd reverse form with That Danny Feeling. We knew he'd go on the heavy ground as we ran him on pure muck in a schooling bumper one day in Tipperary. . We think going up to three miles will suit, he is a nice horse and Pat wants to keep him, which is handier. He is in a long time but we will keep him going now, having won a maiden hurdle. He has been schooled over fences as a three-year-old and is brilliant to jump. He'll tip away over hurdles this season.

Island revels in the mud at Clonmel

He had his ground as the day he previously won in Gowran, it was almost unraceable. He had a good run back following a break the last day and just improved a little bit from it,. We were confident enough coming here although these (William Hill Series) races are becoming very competitive as trainers are targeting them for the points. . We'll look at Limerick over Christmas next, as he loves heavy ground. If we got traditional Christmas ground, it would be right into his barrow.

Jet comes good for Donohoe

I'm delighted to get that as he had been knocking around a while and Richie gave him a super ride,. He had run well in Wexford in October but he raced prominently and with the choke out the last day in Punchestown. He didn't finish his race as a result but we learned from that, dropped him in today and arrived late. Richie gave him a super ride. He jumps well and off his hocks, so we might go for a chase next. . I'm delighted for Seamus (Tobin, owner/breeder), who is a man I've known all my life and this is the first winner I've had for him.

Beau a welcome winner for Cromwell

Gorgeous gets off mark in Clonmel finale

He had a lovely first run over fences and everything about this year was great but it had taken two years of nurturing him to get him to where he is now, as he never had muscle on him. Luckily enough, I had the owners who gave me the time,. He started thriving towards the end of last year and the whole plan was to go chasing, which has worked out great. He handles heavy, we know he can go on good ground and I'll have him well entered up for Christmas, where he'll probably run at Leopardstown. George (Moore) couldn't make his way over from Cardiff last night as there were floods on the motorway. I'm raging, as he is very loyal and without those lads, small trainers wouldn't survive. I couldn't survive without the likes of George and Ray Minion (joint-owner).