Down Royal Fri, 22nd Jul, 2022  Fine Distraction Great to get him off the mark. I bought him last October and let him out in the paddock for six months and brought him back a few months ago,. I was trying to get him to stay a wee bit, try him over seven furlongs. Colin rode him in Bellewstown and he said if I was you, in my opinion, drop that horse back to six or even five because he has enough pace for that. He said to keep him fresh and I'll ride him for you in Down Royal and hopefully he will win, and he did. One thing for sure, he won't be going to Galway.

Sligo Tue, 21st Jun, 2022  Band Width We ran him back quickly after his maiden win here and it didn’t work out, and then we decided we’d geld him. I wasn’t quite sure if he’d be fit enough. He’s only back cantering two or three weeks and this was a race I only spotted at the last moment. Conditions suited us and he has won here before, so it all worked out well. He seemed to miss the break but he came home well and when he got to the front he just did enough. It should bring him forward as well and hopefully there’s a bit more to come.

Sligo Sun, 1st May, 2022  Band Width he’s well-bred so we expected a bit from him. I trained his half-brother Shatharaat who I bought cheaply off Mark Johnston and he won well on his first start for me, but had issues afterwards and they caught up with him. Another half-sister of his won a Group 3. he showed us a little bit last year, we haven’t done an awful lot with him this year and he’s improved from his first run. I like the way he fully got the trip (six furlongs) and it looked like he needed every yard of it. He has the toe for six and stays further so it gives us plenty of options. We were quite hopeful today but it’s easy to say that after the race!. Part of the reason we’re lucky here is that we train on a right-handed track going up a hill so our horses tend have a natural advantage.