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Down Royal Fri, 30th Oct, 2026 Heads Up You were coming here with the way the ratings were set and the penalty - we were up against it. Obviously, two horses came out, but there were still some good horses in it,. He wouldn't like the kind of quicker ground that is here, he eats soft ground. He was very good to go through it and to handle it. Everything had gone really well at home. We found a problem with his knee last year after Fairyhouse and Ger Kelly (vet) did a good job in getting it right. We haven't had a moment's worry with it this year. I'd say the problem was niggling at him the whole year and finally came out in Fairyhouse. Danny said he's a different horse to what he rode even when he won last year. Probably a minimum trip for him as well. He's a tough horse and he was going away at the line. We had a plan to go to Punchestown over fences in three weeks, so we'll see. Obviously, he is going to go up to probably 140 now. There are good discussions to be had. He's a very high-class horse and that run against No Drama This End (Cheltenham) when things didn't go right, and the Listed win (Punchestown), were very good runs. We were fighting with a little injury the whole time that was under the surface. The horse has been very relaxed at home, so great job to the team at home. He's got special casts on his feet this year. It has been a big team effort to get him here and this fit. He will still improve for the run, but delighted.
Fri, 30th Oct, 2026 Heads Up You were coming here with the way the ratings were set and the penalty - we were up against it. Obviously, two horses came out, but there were still some good horses in it,. He wouldn't like the kind of quicker ground that is here, he eats soft ground. He was very good to go through it and to handle it. Everything had gone really well at home. We found a problem with his knee last year after Fairyhouse and Ger Kelly (vet) did a good job in getting it right. We haven't had a moment's worry with it this year. I'd say the problem was niggling at him the whole year and finally came out in Fairyhouse. Danny said he's a different horse to what he rode even when he won last year. Probably a minimum trip for him as well. He's a tough horse and he was going away at the line. We had a plan to go to Punchestown over fences in three weeks, so we'll see. Obviously, he is going to go up to probably 140 now. There are good discussions to be had. He's a very high-class horse and that run against No Drama This End (Cheltenham) when things didn't go right, and the Listed win (Punchestown), were very good runs. We were fighting with a little injury the whole time that was under the surface. The horse has been very relaxed at home, so great job to the team at home. He's got special casts on his feet this year. It has been a big team effort to get him here and this fit. He will still improve for the run, but delighted.

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Down Royal Fri, 30th Oct, 2026 Heads Up

You were coming here with the way the ratings were set and the penalty - we were up against it. Obviously, two horses came out, but there were still some good horses in it,. He wouldn't like the kind of quicker ground that is here, he eats soft ground. He was very good to go through it and to handle it. Everything had gone really well at home. We found a problem with his knee last year after Fairyhouse and Ger Kelly (vet) did a good job in getting it right. We haven't had a moment's worry with it this year. I'd say the problem was niggling at him the whole year and finally came out in Fairyhouse. Danny said he's a different horse to what he rode even when he won last year. Probably a minimum trip for him as well. He's a tough horse and he was going away at the line. We had a plan to go to Punchestown over fences in three weeks, so we'll see. Obviously, he is going to go up to probably 140 now. There are good discussions to be had. He's a very high-class horse and that run against No Drama This End (Cheltenham) when things didn't go right, and the Listed win (Punchestown), were very good runs. We were fighting with a little injury the whole time that was under the surface. The horse has been very relaxed at home, so great job to the team at home. He's got special casts on his feet this year. It has been a big team effort to get him here and this fit. He will still improve for the run, but delighted.

Fri, 30th Oct, 2026 Heads Up