Limerick Thu, 29th May, 2025  Gatehouse Boy he had been disappointing, as his work at home had been good so it was head-scratching why he wasn’t delivering. I was hoping he’d be in the shake-up today but the race fell apart and he stayed going. He is a big raw green horse but seemed to come forward with every run and my 5lb claim was a help. He is still very raw and backward.

Punchestown Tue, 29th Apr, 2025  Ascending Lark It didn't go to plan really at all. She didn't travel. She jumped okay but I was flat to the tin all the way. She just started to come alive when we turned to face two out I guess, maybe half-a-mile out. She picked up really well from there. She was quick away from the last. I thought it was a good performance. The ground is just on the easy side of good. It's lovely. There is not many that win six never mind six in a row!. We didn’t plan on being that far back but she’s a good horse. He said he was going to ride her to come home and come home she has. Will (Watt) gave John (Lalor) half of her as a wedding present so it was quite the gift!. A couple of times last year I was on the verge of retiring her. I couldn’t get her right and she didn’t run to her mark, but her owners were very patient and thank God they were as she’s some mare.

Cheltenham Tue, 11th Mar, 2025  Lossiemouth As a trainer and as a professional I didn’t see the work (the other day) to run her in the Champion Hurdle, which disappointed me on the day, but we had the alternative to come here and that worked. You have to look at Rich Ricci’s team – he hasn’t had a great year this year and we all sort of gauge ourselves by Cheltenham. I’m not sure he has another live chance of a winner this week and she was a live chance of a winner in this race. It was disappointing to change our minds from a two-year plan, but it was the correct decision for the connections, I think. For these owners that we have, it’s all about coming here and having a winner, and Paul wasn’t going to ride this mare in the Champion Hurdle. When Paul said he wasn’t going to ride her in the Champion Hurdle, that was enough of a pointer for most people. I was happy with where our horses were placed in the race. Danny (Mullins) said he was going to make the running on Jade De Grugy, she ran a cracker as well and there’s more big days in her, too.