Goodwood Thu, 30th Jul, 2026  Ciarrai Abu He doesn’t make it easy for any of us, before or after, but he’s obviously got plenty of ability — we just need to direct it in the right direction. He’s obviously not straightforward so he then doesn’t want to arrive too quickly. He doesn’t make it easy but I thought George gave him an absolute peach. I’m not sure (how far he can go). He’s very much a horse we have to go very gently and softly with. It was a big step up today but off a light weight so we’re still very much in the handicap areas at the moment. He is owned by OTI as well and Tom Charlton and Tom O’Shea are due to receive him (in Australia) at some point. I suppose I could give them a call and see if we can hang on while there’s some summer ground around.

Cork Fri, 24th Jul, 2026  Alphonsus Liguori He is the shortest-price horse I've ridden and he was straightforward,. Donagh (O'Connor, on Fate's Gambit) wanted to go forward so I was happy to take a lead and he was a little bit lazy through the race. He was always responding for pressure though, and the more I got stuck into him he kept pulling it out. When he gets into a better race with something to lead him, you'll see a much better horse. He is also still very unfurnished and I think there is a lot more to come from him.

Cork Fri, 24th Jul, 2026  Alphonsus Liguori He is the shortest-price horse I've ridden and he was straightforward,. Donagh (O'Connor, on Fate's Gambit) wanted to go forward so I was happy to take a lead and he was a little bit lazy through the race. He was always responding for pressure though, and the more I got stuck into him he kept pulling it out. When he gets into a better race with something to lead him, you'll see a much better horse. He is also still very unfurnished and I think there is a lot more to come from him.