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Sligo Wed, 5th Aug, 2026 Hi Corbett Court He's a nice horse and did that well. He ran well the first day (at Navan) and my horses were out of sorts when he ran at Curragh. I didn't run any two-year-olds for a couple of weeks after that. Then he ran well over five (furlongs) in a well-contested race at Cork. We felt he fitted into this race nicely and he was better back up to six today. If I'm allowed, I'd like to run him in a 0-80 nursery at the Curragh on the 16th, but we'll see what the handicapper does. He's in the Goffs Million and the owners had a runner in it last year and enjoyed the whole experience, so I'd say that might be his ultimate target.
Galway Fri, 31st Jul, 2026 Joga Bonito He's a nice horse and he had good form, and around here you need experience,. He probably needed to be a gelding, he wasn't a well-behaved colt. I'd say that operation has brought about improvement. When we gelded him, we had a few races that we thought might suit and this was the first of them. I think he's a horse that can continue to progress.
Fri, 31st Jul, 2026 Joga Bonito He's a nice horse and he had good form, and around here you need experience,. He probably needed to be a gelding, he wasn't a well-behaved colt. I'd say that operation has brought about improvement. When we gelded him, we had a few races that we thought might suit and this was the first of them. I think he's a horse that can continue to progress.
Galway Mon, 27th Jul, 2026 Trean He had a very good debut, I think he’s a very good horse,. Obviously the stable was just under a cloud around Ascot time, into the Irish Derby, and we just took back with the two-year-olds and gave them a chance. He had the option of coming here on Sunday for the auction series maiden but I said to Billy if he’s the horse I think he is he should be running tonight. He’s in the National Stakes, he’s in pretty much everything. I think Bayside Boy is a very good stallion and I think this is a very good horse.
Naas Wed, 22nd Jul, 2026 Big Negotiator It was her sixth run so she is good and hardy. She was unlucky here the last day against the colts. She was pushed across the track. She went off 15/8 the other day and she was 20/1, I couldn't believe it, today. I thought it was nuts. She is a good, tough filly and I'm very happy for her. The other lady (Concorde Landed) looked a bit fresh. Billy said she was a bit fresh going to the start and I just thought she took a bad step there maybe a furlong down if you watch it back. She'll come on from it. Hard to beat the six runs.
Wed, 22nd Jul, 2026 Big Negotiator It was her sixth run so she is good and hardy. She was unlucky here the last day against the colts. She was pushed across the track. She went off 15/8 the other day and she was 20/1, I couldn't believe it, today. I thought it was nuts. She is a good, tough filly and I'm very happy for her. The other lady (Concorde Landed) looked a bit fresh. Billy said she was a bit fresh going to the start and I just thought she took a bad step there maybe a furlong down if you watch it back. She'll come on from it. Hard to beat the six runs.
Curragh Sat, 18th Jul, 2026 Moody She’s a nice filly. She’s won her Listed race, her Listed race with a penalty and a Group Three now. She’s versatile. With Mr (Andre) Fabre she’d ran at nine furlongs twice. She’s just tough and I’d say she’s good too. She’s in the Prix Jean Romanet, she’s in the Yorkshire Oaks and she’s in the Prix Vermeille – she’s in everything.
Sat, 18th Jul, 2026 Moody She’s a nice filly. She’s won her Listed race, her Listed race with a penalty and a Group Three now. She’s versatile. With Mr (Andre) Fabre she’d ran at nine furlongs twice. She’s just tough and I’d say she’s good too. She’s in the Prix Jean Romanet, she’s in the Yorkshire Oaks and she’s in the Prix Vermeille — she’s in everything.
Curragh Sat, 18th Jul, 2026 Moody She's a nice filly. She's won her Listed race, her Listed race with a penalty and, a Group 3 now. She's versatile. With Mr. Fabre, she ran at nine furlongs twice. She's just tough and I'd say she's good, too. I liked the look of her form and we buy a lot of those fillies at that level. We can't afford, maybe, the better ones. Some of them win and some of them don't. I'd say she's just got ability. That's a good trip for her. She's not short of speed. When she won at a mile and a-half in Cork, the way she quickened, I knew a mile and two wasn't a problem. The other race just came up at a time in her training (Vintage Tipple Stakes at Gowran) when I thought it might suit to run her. We did that, but I doubt we'll be going back to 1m6f. She's in the Jean Romanet, she's in the Yorkshire Oaks, she's in the Vermeille. She's in everything. I ran her today because I kind of felt if I waited for the Give Thanks (at Cork in August), I'd be too close to all those races.
Killarney Mon, 13th Jul, 2026 City of Dubai He’s a nice horse. He’s a horse that we’ve had a lot of regard for all year and he just came here ready to run. I thought if he did things right, he could do what he did and if it went wrong, he could finish fourth, that’s exactly what I told the owners this morning. There is a good history in the race and if we can be half as good as some of the previous winners, I’d be happy. His mother is by Galileo and he’s by Mehmas, I think he’ll get a mile-and-a-quarter as a three-year-old. He’s a big scopey horse with a staying pedigree. Today was a start and I’d like to take another step, if we can, before I get into anything. I think he’s very much a three-year-old so we’ll see how we go.