Punchestown Sun, 15th Feb, 2026  My Immortal We ran him in Galway in October and it’s usually bottomless there, but I ran three horses and they all came back jarred. I ran him back in Leopardstown and the ground was grand for horses that want good ground but he just didn’t like it, minded himself and pulled himself up. The way that he’s been working at home I was expecting a big run from him today. All we needed was the ground – he’d stay any trip. I might enter him for the Midlands Grand National National (at Uttoxeter, March 14). He’s going to get 10lb for winning today, so that would make him 135 and he’d probably get in off bottom weight. I might stick him in the Leinster National as well, that closes next week, and he could be one for the Welsh National next year.

Punchestown Sun, 15th Feb, 2026  My Immortal We ran him in Galway in October and it’s usually bottomless there but I ran three horses there and they all came back jarred. I ran him back in Leopardstown and the ground was grand for horses that want good ground, but he just didn’t like it, minded himself and pulled himself up. Last year we had a couple of horses, him and Hgranca De Thaix, that were never right. The way that he’s been working at home I was expecting a big run from him today. All we needed was the ground. He’d stay any trip. I’ll probably enter him for the Midlands National. He’s going to get 10lb for that so that would make him 135 and he’d probably get in off bottom weight. We are going to run out of places for soft ground fairly soon. I might stick him in the Leinster National as well, that closes next week. He could be one for the Welsh National next year. Finny gave him an unbelievable ride, he got him into some rhythm. It’s great to have him in the yard, Sean rides most of them but we try to give Finny as many chances as we can.

Navan Sun, 8th Feb, 2026  Staffordshire Knot It is a lucky race for us. Navan is a great track and we love it here. It’s great to win it again,. I thought it was a good performance by Staffordshire Knot and he had fitness on his side. We couldn’t get him to finish races last year but this year he has just turned the corner. Even looking at him, he is a different horse. We’re very happy with his run. He’s qualified for the Pertemps in Cheltenham, so he could end up somewhere like that. We’ll see as there are Grade Twos and Grade Threes around Ireland that he could pick up a cheque in every day.

Navan Sun, 8th Feb, 2026  Staffordshire Knot we couldn't get Staffordshire Knot to finish races last year, but this year he has just turned the corner. Even looking at him, he is a different horse and I was very happy with his run. I thought it was a good performance and he had fitness on his side. He's qualified for the Pertemps in Cheltenham, so could end up somewhere like that but we'll see as there are Grade 2s and Grade 3s around Ireland where he could pick up a cheque every day.

Navan Sun, 8th Feb, 2026  Staffordshire Knot we couldn't get Staffordshire Knot to finish races last year but this year he has just turned the corner. Even looking at him, he is a different horse and I was very happy with his run. I thought it was a good performance and he had fitness on his side. He's qualified for the Pertemps in Cheltenham, so could end up somewhere like that but we'll see as there are Grade 2s and Grade 3s around Ireland where he could pick up a cheque every day.

Punchestown Sun, 23rd Nov, 2025  Staffordshire Knot To be honest he’s been disappointing. He came with a bit of a reputation, but I don’t think he was right last year. He never held his condition or looked great all year and this year he looks a lot better.