Kilbeggan Sat, 6th Aug, 2022  Esperti He's been running in very good maiden hurdles all along and after running well in Galway I spoke with Fergal (O'Neill) and we said we'd try and drop him into a lesser race and get a maiden out of the way with him,. He did it very well today and he'll tip away in handicaps now. He'll pay his way during the summer as he enjoys a bit of nice ground. The last while we were struggling to get a winner for Fergal and he was saying to me coming into the ring that's his 15th winner with me so it's great as he's only with me the last couple of years.

Limerick Thu, 21st Jul, 2022  Downtown Queen I'm sponsored by John Battersby, a very nice man from Dublin, who has a glass recycling business (Batt Glass). John owns the mare with a few lads and I'm delighted he kept me on the mare. He also has Frontline Worker with Henry and Eabha Grace with Willie Mullins.

Wexford Fri, 1st Jul, 2022  Champagne Gold I'm delighted with that and he jumped really well. He just got a bit lost when we set off chasing with him last autumn. He seemed to really enjoy himself today and I'm delighted for the Maloneys. Rachael gave him a super ride. I've no plan for him, we will enjoy today and see. There is a couple of nice novices coming up. There is a race at Galway over two mile two but it might be a bit sharp for him, we will see. There are a couple of winners' chases around that he could go for.

Kilbeggan Mon, 13th Jun, 2022  Dark Spark we were delighted with the result when he looked fairly spectacular in Listowel and we were thinking we might have to go beginners chasing. He didn't jump that well today but maybe the ground would want to be a little bit better for him. We'll play it by ear with him but we might now even look at the likes of the Grimes Hurdle (Tipperary). It might be aiming a bit high but if there were five or six runners you'd throw him in at this stage.

Wexford Wed, 8th Jun, 2022  Don't Tell Allen I think he had a few problems in the past. He is a well-bred horse and is a half-brother to Next Destination. They went very fast in front and it helped him. He will probably go over fences fairly soon and that'll be his game I'd say. He is bred to stay and we have no big plans for him.

Listowel Sun, 5th Jun, 2022  Dark Spark we have him two and a half months and James Sheehan pre-trained him and he came in in tremendous order. He is a big horse, with a good pedigree and maybe he needed time. We were delighted when the race broke up this morning as there was prizemoney for the first six. This is a bonus as we were here to compete for experience for Abbie. Abbie is a great girl and is with us full-time and David Christie is also giving her rides in point to points. The horse will go for a beginners chase next.

Kilbeggan Thu, 21st Apr, 2022  Huntingtown I'm delighted. Dermot O'Rourke was one of my first owners not long after I started training back in 1972. It's lovely to have him back as an owner in the yard,. He kindly bought this horse as a three-year-old. Today was his first handicap and I think the cheek-pieces made quite a big difference to him. It was probably a weak race. He's by Presenting and the better ground would suit him as well. I'll discuss things with the owner now and we'll see, he'll probably run again.

Cork Mon, 18th Apr, 2022  Its On The Line that secures Charlie the series so it was great to be able to help him pull that off. He was a recent purchase and we bought him online at the ThoroughBid Sale (for £8,000 last month) and it was good to get a quick return. He was a Presenting and I felt he may have been waiting for good ground in the spring. He has a great step to him, covers a lot of ground when he is walking and has a real staying pedigree. He just needed to get a bit of confidence and I'd say the better ground will be a big help to him. He will keep going in these hunter chases for the next few months.

Clonmel Thu, 14th Apr, 2022  Shanbally Kid I'm delighted with him and it was a lovely performance. A lot of the credit goes to Colm Ryan who works with me and does a lot of the breaking and pre-training. Colm really built the horse up after a break and he came to me three weeks ago and has been terrific since. It was a smashing performance and if you look back at his Thurles run, he was green and got tired but did show a little bit. He has only came to himself and blossomed since. You'd like to think somebody will come for him. John and Dan (Hayes, owners) are local to us and I'd be astonished if they keep him long-term - maybe one of the top three boys (trainers) might come and buy him. Eoin O'Brien gave him a brilliant ride and is a real sure pair of hands.