Quotes on Namiid (IRE)

I called him after a horse I rode called Namid, who won the Prix de l’Abbaye in 2000. This horse has plenty of speed but I'm not sure he'll win an Abbaye!. he's been second a few times, but Ben says he seems genuine, he just seems to run into one each time. I thought five furlongs here would suit him, and this is my lucky track! . He had the rating to win today but fought and that's exactly what Ben said. It looked like the runner-up (Xerling) was coming and the loose horse helped him motivate him.
After Namiid (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 16th May 2026 5f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Prairie Girl (IRE)

I had one winner and four seconds when I was away on holiday, so I was getting a few phone calls saying 'when are you back?! However, they were so unlucky as they were all beaten by heads and short-heads, so it wasn't anyone's fault. This is a game filly, she is going the right way, is tough and she will keep going. I'll be honest, I have to give full credit to Seamie Heffernan because I said she just likes a little lead and he didn't panic. His experience won it. There's a 0-90 next month, so we will go there and we will have a chat about going to either Lingfield or Newcastle on Good Friday. I'd love to go to the turf in the middle of the summer - you wouldn't know with this one.
After Prairie Girl (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 6th Feb 2026 5f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Cuban Grey (GB)

He enjoyed bossing them - all ours were a wee bit flat this past while. The one (Battle Borne) in the first race was second and ran a nice race, so they are coming back. What he does is break well from the stalls. He had a bad draw, so Luke decided to try and get him out and get him into a good position. He probably didn't realise he was as far in front, but he needed it in the end. He ran well to the line, so it gives him a nice summer scheme. We will follow the same route as last year and maybe go to the Curragh with him, that's the plan. That's a big boost for him, even a confidence booster for him and for us all!. He's a smashing horse and he gives it his all. Luke did the fractions well. He texted me earlier in the week for the ride and is a smashing lad. Conor (McKenna, son) never misses it. He'll be jumping around the bed in Australia, it's late there!
After Cuban Grey (GB) finished 1st at Dundalk on Tue, 26th May 2026 5f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Bad Boy Rizz (IRE)

We got him from Katie (Walsh, wife) and he's a horse that she loved. He was kind of showing that he had a good attitude and that he was a nice horse. She kind of thought that he would suit Eleanora (Kennedy, owner). Eleanora was looking for a horse to replace Warrior Brave and this horse came along. It was nice to have a bit of inside information from Katie!. I was very impressed with the way he quickened today and Colin said the same. I was worried about the ground, but Colin said that he handled it well. It is lovely to have him because he has a bit of size and scope to him, so could make actually a lovely horse for next year. It is (good to get the win as a juvenile) and put him away now. Hopefully, Eleanora will be back next summer to enjoy him. He could run in those better kind of sprints and things like that. Hard for a three-year-old, but there are a few options in the springtime that he can go for. Lovely horse to go for.
After Bad Boy Rizz (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Wed, 22nd Oct 2025 5f Flat Maiden Soft

Quotes on Smoke Them Out (IRE)

we thought he’d run well, we had a nice bit of work done with him and he acts on that ground. We were in two minds whether to claim off him but took (Tormey’s) 7lb off, as he hadn’t dropped since his last win. He’s a right old money spinner and an ease in the ground is important.
After Smoke Them Out (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 15th Mar 2026 6f Flat Hcap Heavy

Quotes on Buddy Batt (IRE)

You always think that when it is somebody else's horse (placings would be reversed) but, when it is your own, you are worried. On merit, I think he would have won and he is an improving horse. He went up 8lb, so it was a good effort. He's a very relaxed horse and he's a nice horse. We are hoping that he will probably have another run here, but we would also be hoping that would get a turf and an all-weather mark. He's a very kind horse and has a very relaxed attitude for a sprinter.
After Buddy Batt (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 5th Dec 2025 5f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Harry's Hill (GB)

That’s 10 races won now and to have a horse that can win 10 races in this country, it’s hard enough to win one. He’s a legend and we love him,. He loves it here, it’s maybe the stiff five. He had a couple of flat spots at the end of last year and the start of this year. When he’s on song he’s on song. He looks well and everything has been going well. We’ve run him over six once and he didn’t get home. I think there is a race in Bellewstown for him, he likes the fast five there. That depends on what the handicapper does. I had a fair idea that he’d overturn Mary Shoelaces today. Colin (Keane) felt he probably could have won the last day. Paddy’s 5lb helped. We’re trying to help Paddy and Sam Coen, they are all neighbours and friends so it’s not simple. I used to be slagging Paddy saying that he was the only one in Ireland that hadn’t rode a winner on him. There was no pressure on him at all. He said to me he was bouncing and I said ‘today is the day Paddy — ten wins’.
After Harry's Hill (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 16th Aug 2026 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Collective Power (IRE)

It's good to win with him again. Sorcha was very good on him. I thought he'd gone a little bit moody and wasn't finishing out his races. She lights then up a bit, so we gave her a go on him. She's in with us a few mornings a week so it's great that she rode the winner. It was a very messy race, one minute 15 and change for good class sprinters.
After Collective Power (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 23rd Feb 2024 6f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Bold Optimist (IRE)

Ben (Coen) was enquiring about the ride during the week, and I thought that was a tip in itself,.
After Bold Optimist (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 10th Aug 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good to Firm

Quotes on Treasured Royal (IRE)

She was drawn on the wrong side in the Curragh, but she did run well. Her work has been good all along and improving all the time. She went off favourite in the Curragh because we fancied her, I suppose. I think there is still plenty of scope for improvement. She was a bit green there and got there plenty soon enough and rolled around plenty. I think in a better race she could be better again. She's one of those ones that just keeps improving week on week. Hopefully, she will keep doing it. She will be for sale and whether that means she leaves the yard or goes away, I'm not sure. She is a nice filly that we would love to have for next year. She has loads of size and scope, and she's above average.
After Treasured Royal (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 6th Sep 2025 5f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Happy Henry (IRE)

I was giving out about Leigh a furlong down, he was being held up, but sure it is the way he finished. He loves that stiff five (furlongs) here. He has run well every time he has ran here. We reared him and he has been on the farm a long time, and he has owed us that. We have been persistent. I had him in a claimer and I took him out because I said he will win one, and I didn't want to lose him. He's a big, strong boy and he is only learning his trade now. I just thought with the blinkers, the minute he didn't see a horse, he stopped. He rocketed home, so I am going to keep the cheekpieces!
After Happy Henry (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sun, 7th Jun 2026 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Asdana (IRE)

She’s a grand filly and I’m delighted for Michael and Dymphna Deegan who also own Insinuendo. She showed good pace and I think she’ll be a little bit better on softer ground. They water well down here and it’s a beautiful track. I thought it was important to take a few pounds off her back with topweight.
After Asdana (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Thu, 14th Aug 2025 5f Flat Hcap Good