Roscommon Tue, 2nd Aug, 2022  Follow The Crowd He deserved that. He liked Roscommon, it's a nice galloping track,. He jumped well, he was wrong at the last and could have thrown it away but he did it well. Hopefully he can win another little one.

Galway Tue, 26th Jul, 2022  Enniskerry We hit the bar with him last year when we were second to M C Muldoon in the graded race,. He's by Jeremy, and there's not too many of them around, and they always improve for a jump. It was high run over fences and you couldn't be too confident coming here today as there were a lot of highly-rated horses in it. We felt he'd run a nice race as he was in super form at home and I'm not surprised he's won. I would have been disappointed if he wasn't in the first three. I think fences suit him as he's a keen going horse and over hurdles he's just inclined to over race. With the extra number of fences there it settles him. We only schooled him a couple of times up the strip in the Curragh. The two fences in the dip he jumped like a showjumper. I was a little concerned the highly rated horse, Midnight Run, came up beside him but Sean said he had been filling him coming down the hill. We had dropped him back to two-and-a-quarter, he was a two-and-a-half or two-six horse over hurdles. We'll enjoy today and hopefully we have a nice potential graded horse.

Limerick Wed, 20th Jul, 2022  Brave Way She isn't the biggest mare, was sticky early in the race and took a bit of time to warm up. Rachael really got her jumping the second time around and it worked really well. I'm delighted with her, she deserved to win one and you'd love to find black-type for her. I'll look for a staying black-type novice in the coming months.

Kilbeggan Fri, 8th Jul, 2022  Sargent Lightfoot We were expecting that he would run well today, he was in great form coming into the race,. I said to Denis before the race that I never had him as well. He gets himself worked up a bit and can lose his race through nervous energy. He was grand today. We might go to Galway with him now. We have him schooled over fences and after Galway we might go chasing.

Tipperary Thu, 30th Jun, 2022  Santa Rossa the plan was to jump her out - she was shuffled back the last day at Killarney and it didn't suit. They were well strung out at halfway and I thought they went too quick but he (O'Keeffe) said he had plenty of horse and said she jumped and travelled well. She is a quality mare and can be keen but is better in a better race like that. Maybe the way to ride her is with a good gallop and with a bit of light as she seems to settle. She will keep going until the weather changes and the Galway Hurdle might be an option for her and she'll get in now. We might also run her on the flat.

Punchestown Fri, 29th Apr, 2022  Scarlet And Dove I didn't want to go looking for a big one at the third last, I knew I had plenty left. She was quick to fiddle away. Funny, she usually goes right but maybe she was jumping out to Elimay a little bit today. She picked up well going to the second last and it was a fair performance. She did everything right (in Cheltenham), got the split and I had a little look at the last that day and maybe it was the winning and losing but she was 25/1 that day and it was a cracking run. I'm delighted to ride a winner in these colours (Gigginstown House Stud) again. They have been very good to me and it is great to be here. She ran really well in Cheltenham where she missed the last two fences and was still close to Elimay. We weren’t sure we’d beat her today but thought we’d give her a good run for her money. Bryan gave our filly a great positive ride today. She jumped brilliant apart from the third last. I was delighted with that. I suppose winning a Grade 1 would be the main objective next season. She’s a Grade 2 winner and a big mare so there is no reason why she can’t be even better next year.

Punchestown Fri, 29th Apr, 2022  Jezarus It’s great for the Cribbin family and especially the young man that rode him. It’s what Punchestown is all about, the joy he’s got from riding that winner. I told him to keep an eye on Barry O’Neill (rider of Alpha Male). He’s ridden about 700 point-to-point winners and he won’t put you too far wrong. This horse had leg trouble and was off for a good while. He’s run in a few point-to-points but is no star. He’s done what we hoped he might do and he could come back for this race again next year.

Punchestown Thu, 28th Apr, 2022  Broomfield Hall I thought she'd run well, it was her first handicap but she had a good bit of experience over hurdles. We were hopeful rather than confident. She won well in Naas and she's been consistent. Luke gave her a great ride and it's great to get it at a local track. It looked like she was beaten over the last, and she had to fight turning in, but thankfully she came out the better side of it. I'll talk to Ray (Fitzgerlad, owner) now but I'm looking forward to going over fences with her next season, there is a good program for these types of mares. I might give her a break but I'll have to talk to the boss. She's going the right way and is by a great sire (Jeremy).

Limerick Sun, 27th Mar, 2022  Santa Rossa She is a good mare and will improve a hell of a lot for that. He said it was hard to pull her up and she took a good blow after the second last. It was an ideal race to start her off in today and we might go for a Grade 2 hurdle at Fairyhouse next. I think she will be even better going left-handed. She got kicked out in the paddock, before Liverpool last year, by one of our own and cracked a bone in her joint. Hence she missed that time and she'll improve a hell of a lot for that and I couldn't ask for a better return. She sprinted at the back of the last. The owner likes to breed so he mightn't chance going chasing but it depends, as she does jump well.