After race at Leopardstown Sun, 1st Feb, 2026 (1st)  Mark Walsh was very adamant that he wanted them (cheekpieces) on and that he wanted to ride him his own way. All credit to Mark. He was terrific. You could see Mark was enjoying it and the horse was enjoying it with him. It was just poetry in motion down the back. I was afraid that he might not have enough left in the tank over the second-last, but Mark said to me there that he had plenty in the tank, he threw a terrific jump in at the last and galloped away up the straight. I was wondering over the first three fences if they were going to kill one another and leave it to Marine Nationale, but every jump he put in he was getting a half-length or a length off the ones behind him and it all paid off in the end. W P Mullins

After race at Leopardstown Sun, 1st Feb, 2026 (1st)  Mark Walsh was very adamant that he wanted them (cheekpieces) on and that he wanted to ride him his own way. We’d been telling him how to ride him one way and then someone else the next day. Mark said ‘I wanted to do it my way’. We failed so all credit to Mark Walsh. He was terrific. You could see Mark was enjoying it and the horse was enjoying it with him. It was just poetry in motion down the back. I was afraid that he might not have enough left in the tank over the second last, but Mark said to me there that he had plenty in the tank. When horses looked like they might swallow him up going down to the last Mark just gave him a squeeze and he picked up. He threw a terrific jump in at the last and galloped away up the straight. I was wondering over the first three fences if they were going to kill one another and leave it to Marine Nationale but every jump he put in he was getting a half-length or a length off the ones behind him and it all paid off in the end. We’ve had a few funny days, but Mark got the tune out of him today and it was fantastic. W P Mullins

After race at Punchestown Thu, 1st May, 2025 (1st)  He jumped today like we know he can jump. For some reason things didn’t go right for him in Cheltenham but he’s redeemed himself today. He’s a huge, big horse but he’s very light framed and is an athlete every time you look at him. Looking at him in the parade ring today, there wasn’t one ounce of spare flesh on him, and I couldn’t have galloped him one more time. He’s only five and hopefully he’ll mature this summer. I’m looking forward to what he could mature into over the next 18 months or two years. What he did there you are looking at the Champion Chase, but he has enough pedigree to stay a trip. W P Mullins

After race at Leopardstown Sat, 1st Feb, 2025 (1st)  It was very good, fantastic. I was looking at it from the stands, whereas everyone else was looking at it on the TV. The whole crowd were going ‘ooh and aah’ every time he got close to one but watching it from the side he never looked in danger, never looked like falling. The camera does lie now and again. W P Mullins

After race at Leopardstown Sat, 1st Feb, 2025 (1st)  It was very good, fantastic,. W P Mullins

After race at Cheltenham Fri, 15th Mar, 2024 (1st)  He’s a bit angular (at the moment) like all the French horses, but when he comes in from a summer’s grass he’s some beast. Who knows how good he could be? Sometimes with Triumph Hurdle horses, their juvenile year can be their best year, but this fellow is so untypical of that. He’s a big, jumping horse and normally you’d be going novice chasing next season. It’s not easy going novice chasing with a horse that young, but we’ll see. She travelled well and I was able to hang on to her a bit, but Mark’s lad hit a flat spot and got going late on. My mare was good and tough and galloped all the way to the line. It was a solid run, but I suppose Majborough was the one to take out of the Leopardstown race. It was a long way up that hill and while it might have looked like I was hanging on to a bit, you are never home until you’re home in Cheltenham on the New course. You have to hold on to something, but Mark found a bit more. W P Mullins