Ascot Sat, 20th Jun, 2026  Lost Boys It’s time to celebrate now but we will make the plans down the line. Group races can’t be too far away,. Then after the first bend I had a little bit of hope because he looked like he was switching off really nicely, basically he recharged his batteries at that point to finish off the race. But what a finish, he was unbelievable. He’s an exceptional horse because he shows us different traits every time.

Ascot Wed, 17th Jun, 2026  Ombudsman Aidan (O’Brien) had a pacemaker and we thought we would have ours doing what we wanted to do as well so they wound up meeting as they came off the bend so they obviously agreed on the pace. A furlong and a half to go I thought ‘they are going to have to get to them’ but this horse has got a turn of foot, great acceleration for a mile and a quarter horse and he just showed that class. It was quite something to come away from the field like that. The filly (Minnie Hauk) ran great, the Arc winner Daryz ran great. Probably the horse that won in Ireland (Almaqam) might not have run his race today because he would usually have been in the shake-up but overall I thought it was one of the great performances of his career. He is very elegant. He is strong for sure. We will watch him for the next week to 10 days and the horse will tell you (how he is). You just watch them. You know their habits when they are right when they are 100 per cent, when they are full of it and when they are under par. The Juddmonte International would be the major target. He likes York. We are very lucky to have wonderful owners to send us those horses because you can’t train empty boxes. He is right up there with what he has done. Enable, she won everything. He is a lovely horse who will make a good stallion and he’s got a mind as well as a fabulous body and strength. He is too good to go a mile and a half!

Ascot Wed, 17th Jun, 2026  Ombudsman Ascot is enormous now it is so big in our season and the Prince of Wales’s Stakes is one of the jewels. To win these races is what it’s all about and it’s great to beat the best on this stage. Aidan and I are big rivals but we get on and we tease each other a lot. There’s no harm in that and it’s a little bit of banter. Ombudsman though is a wonderful horse and only Calandagan and Delacroix beat him last year and he’s shown his class again today. He quickened well and showed some dominance there. You had Arc winners and champion racemares in there and it was a champions performance. I was really taken by his acceleration. It’s thrilling to win this again for Sheikh Mohammed and Godolphin, it’s what dreams are made of.

Ascot Wed, 17th Jun, 2026  Ombudsman Ascot is enormous now it is so big in our season and the Prince of Wales’s Stakes is one of the jewels. To win these races is what it’s all about and it’s great to beat the best on this stage. Aidan and I are big rivals but we get on and we tease each other a lot. There’s no harm in that and it’s a little bit of banter. Ombudsman though is a wonderful horse and only Calandagan and Delacroix beat him last year and he’s shown his class again today. He quickened well and showed some dominance there. You had Arc winners and champion racemares in there and it was a champions performance. I was really taken by his acceleration. It’s thrilling to win this again for Sheikh Mohammed and Godolphin, it’s what dreams are made of.

Ascot Tue, 16th Jun, 2026  Bow Echo He’s very determined to win, this horse, with a great turn of foot and fantastic ability. You kind of have to adapt, and it was a case of getting him back relaxed and breathing again and in his rhythm, and once he found that he was powerful. I felt a little bit of pressure coming here today on an unbeaten Guineas winner, but thankfully we managed to get the job done. He travelled very powerfully and has a great turn of foot. Gstaad and Ryan (Moore) probably had a more economical route than we did, so we wasted a lot of ground, but he’s a very talented horse and was tough towards the business end. Obviously there’s pressure riding a horse like him, but it’s pressure you want and I’m very privileged to be in a position to partner him, and I can’t wait for the next couple of races to come up. It’s a pinch yourself moment, and I can’t thank George and the owners enough for having faith in me. It’s a dream to be training horses like this, to be trusted with them. To do it with Billy makes it even more special because he’s like a younger brother. To have that affinity with a jockey is amazing. I’ve been lucky to have a lot of good riders ride for me, but he’s an exceptional talent both on and off the horse. He is meticulous in his planning going to the track, to be able to send him to Royal Ascot on an unbeaten Guineas winner is as good as it gets.

Ascot Tue, 16th Jun, 2026  Bow Echo He’s very determined to win, this horse, with a great turn of foot and fantastic ability. You kind of have to adapt, and it was a case of getting him back relaxed and breathing again and in his rhythm, and once he found that he was powerful. I felt a little bit of pressure coming here today on an unbeaten Guineas winner, but thankfully we managed to get the job done. He travelled very powerfully and has a great turn of foot. Gstaad and Ryan (Moore) probably had a more economical route than we did, so we wasted a lot of ground, but he’s a very talented horse and was tough towards the business end. Obviously there’s pressure riding a horse like him, but it’s pressure you want and I’m very privileged to be in a position to partner him, and I can’t wait for the next couple of races to come up. It’s a pinch yourself moment, and I can’t thank George and the owners enough for having faith in me. It’s a dream to be training horses like this, to be trusted with them. To do it with Billy makes it even more special because he’s like a younger brother. To have that affinity with a jockey is amazing. I’ve been lucky to have a lot of good riders ride for me, but he’s an exceptional talent both on and off the horse. He is meticulous in his planning going to the track, to be able to send him to Royal Ascot on an unbeaten Guineas winner is as good as it gets.

Ascot Tue, 16th Jun, 2026  Bow Echo I was feeling pretty good a furlong out, but then Ryan started coming back. I did sort of think that Aidan had always said that his horse would get further so huge credit to the runner-up as he was gallant today. I think that was the first time he’s got into a proper battle. Obviously I’ve only watched it once, but it was quite a scrap early doors, he was almost keen at one point, William’s horse (Buick, on Talk Of New York) came past and I think we’ll see a better horse now that he’s been in a scrap like that. He’s done everything we’ve hoped; it’s fine margins in this game and luckily he was on the right side of it.

Ascot Tue, 16th Jun, 2026  Bow Echo I was feeling pretty good a furlong out, but then Ryan started coming back. I did sort of think that Aidan had always said that his horse would get further so huge credit to the runner-up as he was gallant today. I think that was the first time he’s got into a proper battle. Obviously I’ve only watched it once, but it was quite a scrap early doors, he was almost keen at one point, William’s horse (Buick, on Talk Of New York) came past and I think we’ll see a better horse now that he’s been in a scrap like that. He had to be dynamic today, he got into a battle and I think Billy would say himself that he got to the front too soon. The horse was coming back to him, but he needed to get into a scrap, he’s got a lot ahead of him. I was really impressed with his tenacity today, he showed a great turn of foot to go and hit the front. He’s done everything we’ve hoped; it’s fine margins in this game and luckily he was on the right side of it.

Leopardstown Thu, 11th Jun, 2026  Cromac Quay Cromac Quay never ran last year, as we gave her the time and she bumped into two quite good fillies, I think, on her first two runs. The last day, when she got beaten by Jim Bolger’s filly (Sparan Nua), she pulled off a shoe so there was an excuse as to why she kept going up and down in the last furlong. Today she showed she had the acceleration and it's nice to have one like her. She did that well. She's in the Brownstown Stakes (Listed) here, so she'll probably go there next and I also put her in the Group 2 at the Curragh on Oaks day.

Gowran Park Tue, 5th May, 2026  Moody She’s a filly that hasn’t a lot of racing done,. It might have looked like a bit of an odd idea to come with a penalty into a Listed race having won a Listed race but I felt that it was only her fourth run and I wanted her to learn a bit more. I thought she’d stay, without absolutely relishing the mile-six. I thought she had the class to stay. She was here to learn and hopefully we’ll go for the Munster Oaks next.

Limerick Sat, 25th Apr, 2026  Electric Night The switch to the grass was a big help for her and the easy ground wasn't a concern, as the feeling was that she mightn't have been loving Dundalk. We came to find out, she won very well and it was probably a fair effort against older horses. When she started off, we were hoping she'd win a Dundalk maiden but she was disappointing and had also been slow to come to hand. She is a well-bred filly and hopefully she can progress. Kevin Blake, representing

Leopardstown Sun, 12th Apr, 2026  Skydance She’s a highly-rated filly so I’m delighted to get the win. I was a little bit worried about the ground, because to me she needs good ground. She’s a very easy moving filly. She hit the line very well so you wouldn’t be worried about the mile now. I was a little bit worried about it but not after that. We’ll think high with her and then see where we aim then.

Leopardstown Sun, 12th Apr, 2026  Skydance She’s a highly rated filly so I’m delighted to get the win,. I was a little bit worried about the ground, whether it would be okay for her, because to me she needs good ground. She’s a very easy moving filly. They did a great job with the ground here and there was a nice bit of drying. She raced on her own there and I was very happy with her. She hit the line very well so you wouldn’t be worried about the mile now. I was a little bit worried about it but not after that. We’ll think high with her and then see where we aim then.

Leopardstown Sun, 12th Apr, 2026  Skydance She’s a highly rated filly so I’m delighted to get the win,. I was a little bit worried about the ground, whether it would be okay for her, because to me she needs good ground. She’s a very easy moving filly. They did a great job with the ground here and there was a nice bit of drying. She raced on her own there and I was very happy with her. She hit the line very well so you wouldn’t be worried about the mile now. I was a little bit worried about it but not after that. We’ll think high with her and then see where we aim then.

Cork Sat, 4th Apr, 2026  Moody She is a nice filly, it is great for connections and this is the first horse I've had for him. She had two runs in France, looked to have a positive profile and the operation she came from sell them when they are three-year-olds and it has been a lucky source for us.

Curragh Sat, 28th Mar, 2026  Shaihaan He's a beautiful big horse. He had good form last year and he developed well this year. It’s nice to get a win into him. Going up in trip, I think, suits him. Obviously he’s by Night Of Thunder, so I don’t know how far they stay in general, but he’s out of a Sea The Stars mares so there is plenty of stamina on that side. We’ll maybe look at the Derby Trial in Leopardstown, and then maybe the Irish Derby if that went well. That would be plan A anyway. . You can see the size of him, he was never going to be an Epsom horse. If he was that class, you could see him pitch up here, but we’ll see.