Dundalk Wed, 30th Oct, 2019  Vatican City I sat on him for the first time last week, I didn't know a lot about him, and he gave me a beautiful feel there today, I really liked him,. We were going slow and I didn't think there was any point tucking in behind one just for the sake of one horse and a bit of cover. He travelled really smooth the whole way but he's still raw. He changed his legs behind before he does in front, which is not ideal, but I'm sure once he learns he'll be a lot better. You can never tell (how good they will be). Anyone that tells you that they know straight away is a complete liar. He gave me a really nice feel today, he's by Galileo so you'd imagine he should progress next year. I think he's a smart horse but I can't tell you how good he's going to be. Some of the horses that handle nice quick ground you get to this time of year and there's nowhere to go except Dundalk so it's a good facility for that and Dad doesn't mind running a good one.

Leopardstown Sat, 26th Oct, 2019  Celestial Object I think the only other winner I've had by Galileo is Supasundae!. She's not very big but she's tough and hardy. All she wants to do is please you. She'll go home now and come back early in the spring. Shane said he's not certain that she wants that very soft ground. She won a barrier trial on good ground and loved it. We'll see next spring and I'd say we'll be looking at stakes company the way she won there and the way she's bred.

Naas Sun, 20th Oct, 2019  Solage She had a setback in the spring and did well to get back,

Leopardstown Sat, 19th Oct, 2019  Celtic High King he stepped up nicely from his first run and did things right, which was important, because he can sometimes be a little keen at home. Shane Hassett has been riding him out and he settled beautifully for me today. He travelled into the race nicely, handled the ground and stayed very well. It didn't look a bad maiden beforehand on paper with Jim Bolger's being rated 100 and we thought the runner-up (stablemate Nobel Prize) wasn't too bad either. It was nice improvement from him and hopefully he'll keep going that way.

Leopardstown Sat, 19th Oct, 2019  Amma Grace the ground has gone very testing, even for the first race, as we had plenty of rain overnight and this morning. The race fell apart and she was in front sooner than we wanted but she's very brave and honest. Oisin felt she was going away again at the line and it actually took him a while to pull her up. She'll want much better ground and hopefully will be a nice filly for next year. We'll bring her back next year now and hopefully she can continue to do the family proud.