Leopardstown Sat, 17th Oct, 2026  Snowing It was obviously a drop in class for her,. She had run in a couple of bigger races on her last couple of starts. She had a very good run around here in the Ingabelle on Champions Weekend. We thought she'd be hard to beat coming here. It was very straightforward and she hit the line well. All being well, if she winters well and comes through the spring, we'll bring her back here for a Guineas trial and see what she does. Chris Armstrong, representing

Leopardstown Sat, 17th Oct, 2026  Speckles . All being well, he'll come back here for one of the trials. Obviously his maiden couldn't have worked out any better this year. He was still pretty raw with Wayne, but I suppose with the way the track is set up today turning, he could never really get him balanced and into a rhythm. In fairness, when he asked him, he went forward nicely. The second horse helped him. There's still plenty of improvement in there and he's one that will make the winter a wee bit shorter. Chris Armstrong, representing

Leopardstown Sat, 17th Oct, 2026  Speckles He has the makings of a smashing colt for next year,. All being well, he'll come back here for one of the trials. Obviously his maiden couldn't have worked out any better this year. He was still pretty raw with Wayne, but I suppose with the way the track is set up today turning, he could never really get him balanced and into a rhythm. In fairness, when he asked him, he went forward nicely. The second horse helped him. There's still plenty of improvement in there and he's one that will make the winter a wee bit shorter. Chris Armstrong, representing

Leopardstown Sat, 17th Oct, 2026  Speckles She obviously had a couple of lovely runs coming into this, especially last time when she ran a nice race to get the black type at Doncaster,. So obviously, dropping back into a maiden, it looked a winnable race. Wayne said it rode a very good maiden. Chris Armstrong, representing

Leopardstown Sat, 17th Oct, 2026  Speckles She obviously had a couple of lovely runs coming into this, especially last time when she ran a nice race to get the black type at Doncaster,. So obviously, dropping back into a maiden, it looked a winnable race. Wayne said it rode a very good maiden. Chris Armstrong, representing

Galway Tue, 6th Oct, 2026  Direct Approach Kieron is a big supporter of Cullentra, is with us a long time and he has just told me that this is his sixth horse with us, and all have won. He is always there to buy one and I'm delighted for him. We might have had luck on our side as we got first run on the runner-up, but he had the experience and fitness, so we left him stride on. He is Flat-bred, but he's a gorgeous-looking horse and that's why we bought him, although he wasn't easy to train in the early days.

Galway Tue, 6th Oct, 2026  Direct Approach Kieron is a big supporter of Cullentra, is with us a long time and he has just told me that this is his sixth horse with us, and all have won. He is always there to buy one and I'm delighted for him. We might have had luck on our side as we got first-run on the runner-up but he had the experience and fitness, so we left him stride on. He is Flat-bred but a gorgeous looking horse and that's why we bought him, although he wasn't easy to train in the early days.

Galway Tue, 6th Oct, 2026  Direct Approach Kieron is a big supporter of Cullentra, is with us a long time and he has just told me that this is his sixth horse with us, and all have won. He is always there to buy one and I'm delighted for him. We might have had luck on our side as we got first-run on the runner-up but he had the experience and fitness, so we left him stride on. He is Flat-bred but a gorgeous looking horse and that's why we bought him, although he wasn't easy to train in the early days.

Bellewstown Thu, 1st Oct, 2026  Autocrat .We are going well now at the minute,. It is nice to get him in front. I put a big investment into a big gallop, deep sand, so it seems to be working. It is bringing the horses on and hardening them up. I'm right beside the Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence up in Convoy where the Donegal team train. Donegal excellence of horse racing now, hopefully!. Not really (worried about the ground) because he is working on deep sand all the time. We thought we should have been winning that race in Down Royal, but we are glad to get it (today). All we need now is new horses and owners!

Naas Thu, 17th Sep, 2026  Luca Brillante She did that well. I'd say it was a fair contest,. Twenty-one ran and the second was six-lengths ahead of the third. You can argue maybe she was unlucky at the Curragh. She put in a very good performance and she's built on that today. Hopefully we'll get black type with her before the year is out. She's pretty adaptable trip wise. She has a lot of pace. In fairness to Chris, that's why he held onto her the last day because he knew she had an awful lot of pace. He was very happy with her today. He said she did everything very professional but he would have loved if he had something to race with over on the far side. She likes a bit of ease and is a very genuine, kind filly. Lots to look forward to.

Naas Thu, 17th Sep, 2026  Luca Brillante She did that well. I'd say it was a fair contest,. Twenty-one ran and the second was six-lengths ahead of the third. You can argue maybe she was unlucky at the Curragh. She put in a very good performance and she's built on that today. Hopefully we'll get black type with her before the year is out. She's pretty adaptable trip wise. She has a lot of pace. In fairness to Chris, that's why he held onto her the last day because he knew she had an awful lot of pace. He was very happy with her today. He said she did everything very professional but he would have loved if he had something to race with over on the far side. She likes a bit of ease and is a very genuine, kind filly. Lots to look forward to.

Gowran Park Tue, 1st Sep, 2026  Solana Beach Solana Beach ran well here the last day but I haven't been able to run her, as she needs a bit of an ease in the ground. She's been on a summer holiday. She might improve away. She's a big filly and might strengthen up a bit too next year. Hopefully, she keeps improving.

Gowran Park Tue, 1st Sep, 2026  Solana Beach Solana Beach ran well here the last day but I haven't been able to run her, as she needs a bit of an ease in the ground. She's been on a summer holiday. She might improve away. She's a big filly and might strengthen up a bit too next year. Hopefully, she keeps improving.

Naas Sun, 23rd Aug, 2026  Zoar Speaking after the race, O’Brien said, .He’s a grand horse. I don’t have him that long and, in fairness to the Halleys, they did a great job with him,. I only did one breeze with him last weekend and it went nicely, so we said we’d come here. He’s a nice horse to get. I think he’s still a little bit green, he pricked his ears when he got to the front there. I think he’ll get another furlong, but I’m not convinced he’s going to be a seven-furlong/mile horse. I’d say he’ll probably get quicker as he gets older. It was a nice performance. I’d imagine we’ll have a look at stakes company next time and see where he stands at that level.

Naas Mon, 3rd Aug, 2026  Never The Same It’s nice to win her maiden with a well-bred, good-looking filly,. said O’Brien. We’ll see where we go with her now. I’d say we’ll go back (in trip) rather than up again.

Killarney Wed, 15th Jul, 2026  Loyal Touch He’s a lovely horse. He has had plenty of issues,. We bought him cheap out of Mark Johnston’s at the July Sale last year and we thought he’d have something done before now but it’s taken a while to get him right. He’s a stayer and we thought he’d be a hurdler but he’s not a natural jumper. I had said we might make the running but the man on board is just a natural rider and he put him in the place he should have been in the race, regarding the pace. He sat back halfway; after is saying we might make the running, and that’s why he’s top class. I saw Tony Martin saying it two weeks ago, we’ve known this for a long time. Dan King should be in a big job, he’s very good, but the jobs are not there. I’ve been blessed, I’ve had Sean Bowen, Joey Sheridan, Dan King and a couple of more young lads coming along but he’s as good as there is out there jumping. We got him to do 10-2 in the race before and I rang him back and said ‘could you do 9-13 in the last race?’ and he said would, thank God. He’s just well worth to have in the saddle.

Fairyhouse Wed, 8th Jul, 2026  Nail House He did well to win, I thought it was a messy race. He was a bit keen and it was a bit rough early for his debut. He looks like a nice horse and you’d like the start he made. I suppose he’ll probably be sticking to six (furlongs) for the moment. He was green and it was probably hard to get him organised. We probably ended up a place further forward than we expected to be.