Galway Fri, 29th Jul, 2022  Sit Down Lucy she is a lovely filly, is consistent and was unlucky one day in a good handicap at Ballinrobe when jinking left and unseating Shane Fitzgerald at the last. We always knew there was a good day in her. I don't know what it is but the last three or four weeks the horses have clicked into form. I worked her last week with Darren (Harrison) riding and couldn't believe the work she did. The horses couldn't have picked a better week to hit form. Padraic Ryan is a local from Tuam, always had horses with me so to come here to Galway and get a winner for him is great. He'll definitely celebrate it!

Killarney Thu, 14th Jul, 2022  Molly Wedger she bounced back after her bad run in Bellewstown - the trip might have been a bit short for her but she never carried him. Maybe she just doesn't enjoy the firm ground and we'll try and keep her on ground with a cut in it. This was great ground and was ideal. Brian gave her a lovely patient ride and maybe got first run on Jack Kennedy (on runner-up Hollymount), which was a help. We'll try and find something in Galway for her.

Wexford Fri, 1st Jul, 2022  Hazelhatch Lady Her work at home had been very good. We ran her in a Listed bumper first time out because we thought a bit of her but she let us down twice. Today was like a fact finding mission and when the rain came I was disheartened altogether but Derek said she handled it well and thank God everything worked out. She is a lovely mare and is growing the whole time. They will have plenty of fun with her over hurdles and fences. Frank breeds a few so it's even more important that she got her bumper win. Frank is a very, very good supporter and has five in with us. She was actually entered in the mares maiden hurdle today but when she wasn't getting into it we came for this instead and thank God it worked out. She will tip on over hurdles now. If she stays sound and healthy she will make a lovely mare over fences in time. I have thirteen riding out at the moment.

Downpatrick Sat, 11th Jun, 2022  Inchidaly Copper A lot of young horses take time to mature and maybe the latter season point-to-points level off a small bit. He has matured into being a stayer and a galloper. We had him for the banks race and the young man (Andy Burke-Ott) broke his collarbone and he went back point-to-pointing. Andy is a good worker and a good, solid horseman. He's gutsy and he puts his heart and soul into it. They won three point-to-points themselves with him. That's his first track ride and first winner.

Listowel Mon, 6th Jun, 2022  Molly Wedger The 12-member syndicate are all local to Dungarvan and are very happy!. She ran a very good race the last day in Killarney and we thought she was coming back to form but the ground wasn't ideal, although it was loose. She is tough and stays going. She was second in Galway last year so we might go back there. I'm a dairy farmer, I've two in training and the other one (Moresby Buoy) was second first-time out in Tramore on Friday night.

Tramore Fri, 3rd Jun, 2022  Highland Penny She has loads of ability but it's just getting it out of her. We left the blinkers off her the last day and Denis (O'Regan) came back in and said to put them back on her as she didn't do a stroke. He said he should have rode her handier as she just lost interest but it wasn't his fault as she had no blinkers on her. Denis would have rode her today but I think he's having surgery done on his back. The plan wasn't to make it, we told him to be good and handy, but Jack said there was no pace and she was in his hands so he may as well doddle away in front. He just had to fill her up and she loved it. They came to her at the second last but he said once he gave her a dig in the belly and grabbed hold of her she took off again. I fancied her in Cork but when we got there and I saw the ground I was fairly worried. She got bogged down in the ground and wants nice ground. She's a mare that will jump a fence as well. I'm delighted for the owners Rhona and Paddy, they are really good to me and they are good friends as well. That's their first winner for me. She'll probably go back handicapping, she's probably not badly handicapped off 98. I didn't think that would be good enough to win a maiden hurdle but it probably wasn't a strong race.

Limerick Sun, 27th Mar, 2022  Minx Tiara Sean (Flanagan) said if she put-down at the second-last, he wouldn't have been found for days!. she was bought broken-and-riding for just €1,000 as a three year old at Goresbridge — she'd have cost that just to break her, so was cheap. She jumped great and is a good leaper. We thought she'd win another hurdle before going back chasing but had little issues and was getting caught at the finish, so I got her palate fired. She loves going forward and going from the front and today's race was an ideal opportunity. They did a great job watering and it was safe ground. She is a versatile mare. She is better over fences, is heading the right way and maybe next year could be a Galway Plate mare.