Sligo Wed, 5th Aug, 2020  Royal Aide it's a big blow, but life goes on. It happens and it was just a pity that this time it was a superstar. It'll happen again and we just have to live with it.

Leopardstown Fri, 31st Jul, 2020  Federica Sophia She progressed from her Cork run. She was drawn 18 then and it's nearly impossible to win from there. Hopefully she'll develop into a stakes filly later in the year. She came home really strongly there and I'd say a mile-and-a-quarter looks good for her at the moment.

Galway Mon, 27th Jul, 2020  Flying Scotsman He is by Galileo so the step up in trip suited and the bit of juice also helped; the ground was on the quick side over seven (furlongs) the last day. It wasn't the greatest race in the world but has got his head in front now; he is in tomorrow so we'll leave that to Joseph and see what he is like (in the morning). He is back over a mile tomorrow (entered in the 6.15 on Tuesday). Brendan Powell, representing

Gowran Park Sat, 25th Jul, 2020  Never Forgotten It was a nice performance and she has improved. She's laid back, such a relaxed filly, and typical of a Galileo. Brendan Powell, representing

Cork Fri, 24th Jul, 2020  Galuppi He's like a lucky bag as you never know what you'll get!. Michael Kavanagh, who owns him, hasn't been well so he'll be over the moon and really stuck with him and there were days when the horse didn't want to start. We take it every day at a time and I'm particularly delighted for the owner.

Gowran Park Wed, 8th Jul, 2020  Southern Cape Fancy Blue has come out of her race well. We’re still not sure where she will go next but the Nassau at Goodwood is a strong possibility at the minute.

Limerick Mon, 29th Jun, 2020  Great House He did it well and looked entitled to do that after his run at Gowran. It is nice to get a winner on turf. It is not easy for three year olds, especially if they are running from level weights against geldings, some which are ten. I think he is a decent horse. I might see that the handicapper does but I don't really want to run him in handicaps and could step him into Stakes class. Whether or not he can compete at Stakes level we will find out, but if he did turn out to be that level, he could go to Australia. I think if he could run as a three year old out there. He'd be on level weights with other three year olds and if he turned out to be that class, I'd think about something like that. I have never come across a horse born at that time of year and it's one of those things that he isn't a three year old, but he is a fun horse.

Curragh Sun, 28th Jun, 2020  Hudson River All the (Irish) Derby horses were led out this morning and seem fine after their runs yesterday.

Curragh Sat, 13th Jun, 2020  Peaceful Donnacha (O'Brien) loved her when he won on her in Thurles last year and then she went to Newmarket and couldn't walk a yard in the heavy ground but still kept fighting and wasn't beaten far at the line. That's the sign of a really good filly, she just wouldn't lie down. She's obviously very good. She loves the ground, skipped along, and is very uncomplicated. We always thought she'd stay a lot further than a mile. Epsom has to be a possible, the lads will decide, but it has to be a possible for all those fillies. We knew he had nice fillies. They are Galileo fillies and we are just so lucky to have them. They are beautifully-bred, big, rangy, scopey fillies and they get better and better.

Curragh Sat, 13th Jun, 2020  Lancaster House she's a lovely mare; we had her in at Ascot but we were afraid of the ground getting soft and didn't want to wait. It was a lovely race for her here and it's nice to get her started back. She could go to the Eclipse or the Pretty Polly. She's an unbelievable mare. She hadn't run over a mile since her debut. She has a lot of class, she's a great mare and I'm delighted with her. Up to now she has travelled a lot but that was all cancelled so she's been kind of waiting there a while so that's why we just wanted to get her out. She loves that nice fast ground, she doesn't like soft ground.

Curragh Sat, 13th Jun, 2020  Snow she's tough and hardy. She stays well and she's a sister to Kew Gardens. We thought that these were going to be Oaks fillies and they'll probably turn up in a trial next. They will love going a mile-and-a-half.