Boats back in winning groove

It's taken me a while to figure him out exactly,. He can be a bit soft at times and he's had issues with the stalls and things like that. It's taken us a while to iron them out but he's slowly gaining in confidence. I think seven is his trip on this surface and maybe a straight six with a bit of juice in the ground on turf. I'd imagine he'll win a couple more of these races and he should be competitive on turf as well. I feel he might be a little bit better with an ease in the ground over a straight six. I'm delighted to train a winner for the owner, he's a gentleman, and hopefully there will be plenty more to come.

Brace takes Smullen level at the top

Lily's Prince wins race number eight

He's been very consistent all year so he deserved that. He's creeping up the whole time and getting a couple of pounds for finishing second so it's hard for him. I'm glad he did win and eventually got it right. Colin rode him the last night but I just thought tonight we'd be better taking the 5lb off him and give him every chance. Dropping him back to six helped him as well. We'll keep him going.

Veteran Lane still more than capable

The horses have been running well up here. We've has three thirds, a second and a winner now from the last five runners,. They've just been hitting the boards so it's nice for him to get his head in front. He always gets a couple. They are old warriors the lot of them but they're running well so we'll keep them going.

Keane re-takes winter series lead

Smullen and Keane share winter series title