Punchestown Wed, 18th Feb, 2026  Well Del That’s my first winner, I only have the licence since November, so it’s great. We only have five in at the minute and we’re only kind of winding up a few of the younger ones. It’s great to get the first winner under the belt. It’s a bit of a surprise. We know he’s a good horse but on the day you never know. He’s tough as nails,. He’s probably a better chaser than a hurdler and we’ll see know whether we go that way again. I’ve had a couple of point-to-point winners and a couple placed in hunters chases before but that’s my first one under rules. Hopefully I can get a couple more.

Punchestown Sun, 23rd Nov, 2025  Desertmore House He loves it now. It was his first (cross-country) run here in the La Touche in the spring and he was good. . We had him here the other day just for a pop around and he was looking for the next bank. He was just attacking the whole thing, and I thought he’d run a big race. . We’ll probably aim for Cheltenham in the spring, and I’d say he’ll love it around there too. 

Punchestown Sun, 23rd Nov, 2025  Desertmore House He loves it now. It was his first (cross-country) run here in the La Touche in the spring and he was good (finished second). We had him here the other day just for a pop around and he was looking for the next obstacle. He was just attacking the whole thing, and I thought he’d run a big race today. We’ll probably aim for Cheltenham in the spring and I’d say he’ll love it around there too.

Punchestown Sun, 23rd Nov, 2025  Desertmore House He was showing a nice bit of promise in the spring and we targeted this meeting as Sean and Bernardine (Mulryan) like to have runners here. . It got tight on the inside and I didn’t know whether I’d be saying well done or what are you doing?!