Sligo Wed, 5th Aug, 2026  Canon Law It's great to be here on an autumn evening in Sligo, under the shadow of Ben Bulben. I read Yeats' poetry for my Leaving Cert, and that wasn't today or yesterday!. We were a long time in the wilderness, either with horses who just lacked ability or were out of form, but they're really well at the moment. It's great for the lads in the yard, my owners and my wife Shirley. I said to her a couple of weeks ago that I thought I'd have four winners in a fortnight, and she told me to lie down and that she'd call the doctor. These owners are great, they have six horses with me. Three of them have now won, and I think the other three are capable of winning as well. This horse had been running well. It was a bit quick for him the last day at Cork and he appreciated the easier ground today.

Fairyhouse Wed, 8th Jul, 2026  Floresta That was very good. I don’t know what happened her the last time (10th, Gowran Park), I really fancied her,. I thought she was in for a big year, you can see the size of her there. From three to four she did really well, she came back in great form. I couldn’t explain it, so I just gave her a bit of time. She was starting to come in the last couple of weeks. Her last piece of work wasn’t spectacular, but Ben rode her the day after and he said she had really bounced out of the work well. I think she is a good stayer. She’s won a Group 3 now so we’ll probably step her up. She ran very well in a Group 2 at Doncaster last year (Park Hill Stakes) and I kind of had that on my mind again this year. We’ll see how she is. She has the chance of being a real good one.

Fairyhouse Wed, 8th Jul, 2026  Floresta That was very good. I don’t know what happened her the last time (10th, Gowran Park), I really fancied her,. I thought she was in for a big year, you can see the size of her there. From three to four she did really well, she came back in great form. I couldn’t explain it, so I just gave her a bit of time. She was starting to come in the last couple of weeks. Her last piece of work wasn’t spectacular, but Ben rode her the day after and he said she had really bounced out of the work well. I think she is a good stayer. She’s won a Group 3 now so we’ll probably step her up. She ran very well in a Group 2 at Doncaster last year (Park Hill Stakes) and I kind of had that on my mind again this year. We’ll see how she is. She has the chance of being a real good one.