Cork Fri, 13th Jun, 2025  Suzie Songs She has been a queen, has been ready for a while but we took our time with the fillies this year. The only one I've started is Lady Iman (Group 3 winner) and I've let the others come, but this one is a lovely filly and did today what we had seen at home. There should be plenty of improvement in her and, as with her pedigree, she wants seven furlongs. Colin said the ground is on the easy side of good.

Listowel Sun, 1st Jun, 2025  White Clover it was her first time racing around a bend like here and while she had one maiden run in Leopardstown, today’s course is tighter. She had been well fancied a few times and hadn’t won but just needed another year under her belt. She had been threatening to be a good filly for a while, so we’ll find out shortly if she is or not. She is in Wednesday so we’ll see what the handicapper does, but the intention had been to run her a second time. We’ll take a punt and put her in a valuable seven-furlong handicap at Cork later this month as she might have a squeak off bottom weight: she had to win today, and might have to win on Wednesday, to get into it though.

Gowran Park Wed, 21st May, 2025  Prince Of Eyeries The last day at the Curragh I figured out seven furlongs on a straight line doesn’t suit him. He loves whipping around a bend and we’d a lovely draw today, so I said to Luke to make plenty of use of him. When he got stuck into him, he really put his head down and finished out well.

Cork Tue, 6th May, 2025  Oh Cecelia That was super and she is a good filly. I ran her the first day (of the season) on heavy ground where she was just touched off and performed so well just on ability. She is a fast filly who wants today's fast ground to show her speed and gears. I thought she won cosily enough at the line and would benefit from a stronger pace. We have two runs now and I would love to have a filly for Royal Ascot. She wants fast ground, she is fast and is improving so we will consider the Queen Mary Stakes.

Naas Mon, 28th Apr, 2025  Two Stars He’s fast. If anything is in front of him, they are going too quick!. Joey said where he wins his races is between the two pole and the one. I was a little concerned about the ground drying out, but I walked it and was happy enough. It is what they are calling it and is not a summer good to yielding. There is plenty of juice in it. Five is his thing and I wouldn’t like to take on Ger’s horse over six. We’ll keep him going for a little bit and then give him a break and maybe aim for the Flying Five which has a habit of coming up soft.

Gowran Park Wed, 23rd Apr, 2025  Scott Key I was hoping he’d do that as we’re going for a premier handicap at Naas on Monday and that will get him into the handicap. He’d three runs in maidens last year and was always big. He ran well on his reappearance at Cork where he was a bit green, and I thought he’d improve a lot. I always thought he’d handle that ground, and he did it well. Hopefully he’ll climb the ladder.

Cork Sun, 6th Apr, 2025  Bodhi Bear He didn't get seven furlongs last year so rather than trying to stretch him out, we decided to keep sprinting. We'll see what Mr O'Gorman's (handicapper) opinion is and there's a Premier Handicap at Naas before the Punchestown festival and a Listed race at Navan for him, hopefully he will make into that level. He won on easyish ground at Navan but wouldn't want soft.

Bellewstown Sat, 5th Apr, 2025  Tam Lin It was a great ride. He's a funny horse; he probably got a bit fed up in Dundalk. He only had to make up a length on the favourite. I said to Shane, 'outside draw here and sneak away', but I have to say an exceptionally good ride there. The horse is thriving and is going into a big horse now. He was racing in December off 450kgs body weight and today we threw him on the scales going racing and he's 480kgs. Shane said to me that he is well handicapped, and he will win again. This will keep my mother happy!

Curragh Sat, 29th Mar, 2025  Pickersgill Robbie (Colgan) said she wasn’t doing a tap out in front and then spooked at the 200-yards yellow marker: she then picked up and went on again. She’s been training very well but is just a bit opinionated when around the parade ring. I think she’s an awful lot better than what she showed there. She was a bit fresh and buzzy today on her first run (of the year). She is going the right way, and I think she will keep improving.

Curragh Sat, 29th Mar, 2025  Two Stars he’s improving with age, he’s just one of those late maturing sprinters that is filling into himself the whole time. He’s a big striding horse and you don’t need to get into a row with him. He ran well in Doncaster last year but you won’t see him running over six furlongs again. He likes that ground, will probably have to go up in class now and could go for one of those races at Naas, either side of the Punchestown festival.

Dundalk Wed, 12th Feb, 2025  Tam Lin Tam Lin doesn't go for the stick so I said as soon as Colin Keane gets one ride on him, he’ll win. I thought he was beaten a furlong down but Colin got him back up: he's a brilliant jockey. he's a grand, big horse who will progress from thatm although Dundalk is probably a bit firm here and he would want a little cut in the ground. There's plenty of hope and he'll be out early on the turf as soon as the grass opens. I'm sure my mother (winning owner) is beating the couch at home!