Naas Sun, 15th Oct, 2023  Bottler'secret This was the plan after Galway. We took our time and the ground came for us.

Listowel Tue, 19th Sep, 2023  Dragon Of Malta He had won well at Galway and, while he didn't run so well at Roscommon, today he was perfect and I had a willing partner up the straight. I had previously ridden Free Solo at the Curragh, he led me and I found a nice run in the straight. I wasn't sure if we had won and Daniel King (denied in a close third on Brave Troop) has a valuable claim and I wasn't sure if he got up on the line. The O'Donnell family are from Co Limerick and not too far from here and I've known them for years, so it is great to ride a winner for them. Thank you to Pat Healy (Listowel committee) and Mark Enright (retired jockey) for organising this and it is great to be here. I spent lots of time as a child hanging around the weigh room wanting to be a jockey and to ride a winner here is a big relief. My mother (from nearby Killarney) is very excited and I'm sure she enjoyed this one!. Unfortunately I have other business commitments today and am at the Sales, but this is brilliant. The horse had good form and Mark (Enright, retired jockey) contacted me to say Oisin was available, so it was a no brainer to use him. I said to my wife that he was beaten turning in, but these good riders just find a way to win and he was fantastic. Oisin and my son Patrick go back a long way from when they went pony racing together, are friends and were also apprenticed together. The horse is owned by a great syndicate and this means an awful lot.

Fairyhouse Mon, 18th Sep, 2023  Siegel He goes alright. He was a cheap horse, and not very correct. I'd say that was an ordinary race,. If he's claimed he's claimed. He came home well, considering he was left.

Bellewstown Tue, 29th Aug, 2023  Buddy Batt All three are smart horses,. Sovereign City just didn't handle the undulations early and didn't get going until it was too late. Janzoor is a smart horse in the making and probably a little bit more juice in the ground wouldn't be any harm for him and a little bit more time too. On his homework Buddy Batt is very similar to the horse that was third in the Group 3 up the Curragh on Saturday for us (Chandigah). There isn't a whole lot between them at home and he's a smart horse this boy as well. We would have been disappointed if he didn't win to tell the truth. We knew all three would be competitive, that's why they came here. You'd have to be delighted with the three, we were only pipped for the one-two-three. Aidan (O'Brien) might be well used to it but we're not!. Buddy Batt had track experience as well and that's a big thing, he had a few runs under his belt. We got down to Cork with him the last day and the ground was a swamp. We let him have the run to get a blow into him and he wasn't knocked around on the day. He's a good ground horse so we knew our fate before the race that day. We'll have a look and see what's coming up for him and see how he comes out of it. He's a very tough individual and whether he's racing or working all he does is eat, sleep and drink. He's a very straightforward horse. If he's not sold we'll see what rating he gets but I wouldn't be afraid of running him in a Listed race.

Galway Sat, 5th Aug, 2023  Dragon Of Malta Before Colin hit the ground at Killarney he said 'Galway, lads'. He had looked at his previous form and he folded a tiny bit in Killarney (finishing third) but seven furlongs here was spot on,. His form is very solid and there were a lot of ducks in a row today. It is hard to get him early in the year but he comes to form in the autumn and that's just him. Peter Keogh, from Knocklong, who heads up the syndicate, is with us three or four years and makes the entries, decides on who rides him etc and we try him have the horses fit and healthy. I like to think we do things to a very high standard and it is a team effort. I have no idea where we're going next!

Galway Sat, 5th Aug, 2023  Bottler'secret He goes on any ground but really went on that ground today and Dylan was very strong on him and was teaching him as well. He was one we kept for Galway and it worked out beautifully,. I'm delighted for the lads who are from Portarlington and Kinnegad and bought him as a yearling and they came in with me. I have to compliment them as I didn't want to run him last year as he was backward and they said to do what I wanted. We brought him back this year, I told the lads we'd have one run before Galway and I really appreciate their trust in me to do that. This was always the plan, we couldn't have asked for any more and we haven't thought beyond today. He is bred to be a 1m2f-1m4f horse and we're very happy with him.

Navan Sat, 15th Jul, 2023  The Snapper He’s a mudlark and seems to grow a leg on that ground. He has decent form on good ground but really comes into his own on that ground. They went a good gallop, the race set up nicely for him and Gary gave him a great ride. A stiff six on that ground or seven on the easy side of good is fine for him. We’ll go to Galway with him now hopefully. My dad (John) bred him and owns him along with my sister Emma. It’s nice when it’s a homebred.