Punchestown Tue, 13th Oct, 2026  Eastern Whisper it's great to get a winner for Syndicates Racing, I think she'll improve from today and might go to Willie Mullins' after this. We'll see what happens. She's a lovely straightforward filly, travels well and has plenty of gears. Patrick (Mullins) said she took a while to pull up, so wasn't falling in a hole. For a Flat-bred filly, she stays well.

Galway Tue, 6th Oct, 2026  Fire Coral She is a mighty mare and Philip said she is as tough as old boots. I thought the 8lb penalty might beat her but I was obviously wrong. I'd say the cheekpieces help her concentrate. She'll stay running as long as the ground stays any way right. She'll jump a fence next summer and I'd say she'll also win on the Flat next year. The seven-member syndicate are local, from Nenagh, but unfortunately are working today.

Dundalk Fri, 25th Sep, 2026  Quatre Bras He is (more than capable on his day) and here suits him. I don't know why - I don't think his form is better here necessarily but, the way the races work out on the flat track, he has a little gear and he can use it. The handicapper has been very fair to him throughout the summer. He has kept on dropping him and he had a chance off that mark. He just had to do things right. He can get himself a little bit out of his ground early. Billy is riding out of his skin and it is great.

Dundalk Fri, 25th Sep, 2026  Quatre Bras He is (more than capable on his day) and here suits him. I don't know why - I don't think his form is better here necessarily but, the way the races work out on the flat track, he has a little gear and he can use it. The handicapper has been very fair to him throughout the summer. He has kept on dropping him and he had a chance off that mark. He just had to do things right. He can get himself a little bit out of his ground early. Billy is riding out of his skin and it is great.

Listowel Fri, 25th Sep, 2026  Fire Coral we were hoping she'd run well but I was a bit worried when the rain came last night. She has been running well all year and Danny gave her a lovely ride today. She is fairly straightforward, makes the running and goes along at her own gallop. She is very tough and tries hard. She is still quite well handicapped on the Flat and is a great fun mare. It was unfortunate for Philip (Enright), who had been riding her all year but couldn't today, although I have excellent riders to choose from.

Listowel Fri, 25th Sep, 2026  Reaching High we can’t find a horse trained in either Ireland or Britain to have won a race in Ireland, since between the time of the founding of the Irish state in 1922, and until now. The Queen Mother had an Ulster National-winner trained in England (Laffy, 1962) and another of her horse’s Mascara was trained by John Oxx senior to win at Baldoyle in 1971. However, we couldn’t find a reigning British monarch’s horse to have won in Ireland since Irish independence in 1922, at the very least. David Summers, who manages the Royal Stud (on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk), is from Wexford and he texted me today with the relevant information. Both he and John Warren (who serves as the official Bloodstock and Racing Advisor to King Charles III and Queen Camilla) couldn’t find any Irish winners in the period since Irish independence.

Listowel Fri, 25th Sep, 2026  Reaching High Unfortunately the King and Queen aren’t present but would love to be here, as one of their stated aims is to visit every county in Ireland. They only have a few left and hopefully will come to ‘the Kingdom’ (as Listowel is known) some day. The horse got a fright at the last but he jumps well enough. He likes a flat track, but it can be a bit sharp here and he is a huge, big, long-striding horse so was inclined to get unbalanced around the bends. Other than that, he did it well.

Listowel Fri, 25th Sep, 2026  Reaching High Unfortunately the King and Queen aren’t present but would love to be here, as one of their stated aims is to visit every county in Ireland. They only have a few left and hopefully will come to ‘the Kingdom’ (as Listowel is known) some day. The horse got a fright at the last but he jumps well enough. He likes a flat track, but it can be a bit sharp here and he is a huge, big, long-striding horse so was inclined to get unbalanced around the bends. Other than that, he did it well.

Listowel Fri, 25th Sep, 2026  Reaching High Unfortunately the King and Queen aren't present but would love to be here, as one of their stated aims is to visit every county in Ireland,. They only have a few left and hopefully will come to 'the Kingdom' some day. The horse got a fright at the last but he jumps well enough. He likes a flat track but it can be a bit sharp here and he is a huge, big, long-striding horse so was inclined to get unbalanced around the bends. Other than that, he did it well. The ultimate plan is to go for the Turners Novices Hurdle (2m5f) at Cheltenham next March and I think he is more of a good ground-horse, so running in Leopardstown at Christmas would be fantastic. We'll take it baby steps first.

Listowel Fri, 25th Sep, 2026  Reaching High Unfortunately the King and Queen aren't present but would love to be here, as one of their stated aims is to visit every county in Ireland,. They only have a few left and hopefully will come to 'the Kingdom' some day. The horse got a fright at the last but he jumps well enough. He likes a flat track but it can be a bit sharp here and he is a huge, big, long-striding horse so was inclined to get unbalanced around the bends. Other than that, he did it well. The ultimate plan is to go for the Turners Novices Hurdle (2m5f) at Cheltenham next March and I think he is more of a good ground-horse, so running in Leopardstown at Christmas would be fantastic. We'll take it baby steps first.

Downpatrick Mon, 31st Aug, 2026  Eben Zaabeel He was very keen and free, and he had only one run over hurdles. The track's undulations might not have been in his favour. They have done a great job on the track; it is watered and credit to them as it is as good as I've seen all over Ireland. We were happy to run him and take his chance. It all worked out well. He was a bit keen, but during the race Dan got him switched off. He was a bit novicey but, overall, you'd be very happy and he won well. There is only one winning post and it is fair stiff from the furlong (pole) home, you see an awful lot of results changing at Downpatrick and Galway and all those places with a stiff finish. That man (King) is one of the best lads riding and he knows where the winning post is and that is what counts.

Curragh Sat, 22nd Aug, 2026  Acula She had a nice debut and she came on nicely from that. It was hard going against the boys but we wanted to come to a nice track. We'll see how she pulls up and make a plan from there. I'd say the ground was probably sharp enough for her. We think that hopefully she's a filly that long term black type will be on the agenda but maybe she's just not there yet.

Tramore Sat, 15th Aug, 2026  Rakki He has a great pedigree and ran well in Galway. Billy Lee said just to drop him back a little bit, he thought he didn't get home. I said to Ben before he went out that he was a small, little, nimble horse, and I said he’d go around here like a greyhound. Ben said he really enjoyed the track and the ground. David Casey, representing

Dundalk Sat, 15th Aug, 2026  Touch The Moon He was very unlucky in Galway, he was probably going to be placed in the race on the Friday and got interfered with late on. He wasn't beaten overly far on kind of poached ground which wouldn't be ideal for him. It was a small entry for this, and he had only ever run once on the all-weather. He's done it quite well, so I'm delighted for the lads. He ran in Leopardstown and made absolutely ridiculous fractions that day in front in the ladies' race and still ran a great race. He's a great money-spinner and he's very honest. He will go back over hurdles - he wants top of the ground, and he never really got it over hurdles. He was third behind Talk The Talk in a maiden (Limerick). He's a nice horse. He's a very happy horse and he likes getting out to the field and maybe just enjoys our smaller establishment. We'll go as long as the ground is fairly quick. When the ground kind of goes on us, we will stop with him.

Gowran Park Wed, 12th Aug, 2026  Star Performer She has done nothing wrong. She won nicely on debut and this was an obvious stepping stone. You'd have to be impressed with the manner of her victory. She's a stakes winner now. A daughter of Sea The Stars, good-looking filly.

Leopardstown Thu, 6th Aug, 2026  Wall Street He is obviously a good horse - he just took off. For him to do that, he had to be good. They didn't go very quick. He's a big horse anyway, but he will come on tons I'd say.

Leopardstown Thu, 6th Aug, 2026  Wall Street He is obviously a good horse - he just took off. For him to do that, he had to be good. They didn't go very quick. He's a big horse anyway, but he will come on tons I'd say.

Leopardstown Thu, 23rd Jul, 2026  Alpha She won obviously. It was a bit messy at the start. She was a little bit slow away. Ryan said he just gave her a little root to wake up and then she came on the bridle and was doing a little bit too much. And then Wayne got away and it was just a mess really. Anyway, she won and it was grand. She got a little bit tired as well. We are training her as the races are work rather than races if you know what I mean. If they are not really wound up and it goes wrong at the start it can be difficult. I thought she did well to win. She will be fine. I look forward to her the next day. The plan will be to go for the Debutante at the Curragh.

Curragh Sun, 19th Jul, 2026  Star Performer She came from the breeze-ups. She did a satisfactory trial last month and we thought she'd run a nice race here on debut. It probably set up well for her. The thought would be that we'd go for probably smaller steps for now, rather than aggressive steps. She's a daughter of Sea The Stars and you'd have to like the way she won today.

Curragh Sat, 18th Jul, 2026  Johanna Walsh It was a huge performance from the filly. I thought Dylan gave her a fantastic ride because he controlled the whole race. He felt like he'd be able to do that from a mid-pack position and he really did. She came on the bridle between the three and the two. We knew that she'd love the fast ground and we felt like she was in good shape coming here. It's really special to win a Classic here in Ireland. This is what we are in the game for and this is why we do what we do. We'll enjoy today. She's had a busy first part of the season. We'll probably give her a little freshen up now and focus on an autumn campaign.

Roscommon Tue, 30th Jun, 2026  Elusive Echo It was lovely to get that with her. She’s a lovely, honest, filly and Shane gave her a smashing ride — kept it simple. She stayed at it well. She’s nice and tough and genuine. It’s very important with her pedigree to get a bracket with her and we’ll see where we go from here.