Limerick Thu, 22nd Jul, 2021  Forgetthesurprise She got a great ride and Aine gets on great with her. She loves quick ground and is a waste of time on soft. It's amazing, you'd see her cantering at home and you'd say she wants soft ground but I had to learn the hard way. She might jump a fence eventually.

Limerick Thu, 22nd Jul, 2021  The Getaway Star I threw her out in the field for two weeks after Kilbeggan (second to Ruaille Buaille in early June) and pulled her in three weeks ago and she is only riding out a couple of weeks. She goes and wins and that's her fourth win. She was only beaten a length in the Graded mares' novice hurdle at Down Royal last November and that race would be her main target running into the winter and we'll go from there. I know Shane well from riding in point-to-points, he is a good rider, has ridden a few winners for me and will be busy during Galway.

Limerick Thu, 22nd Jul, 2021  Whosgotyanow Henry (de Bromhead) had all the ground work done with her and I got her but she doesn't show a lot at home,. The only good bit of work she has done is when I brought her to the Curragh but she won easy at Kilbeggan and seemed to win easy again there. I was running her back a week too soon but this race really fitted in. She'll stay three miles and we'll hopefully nick a bit of black-type. She is a grand honest mare and will continue on for the summer. I have seven jumpers to run although a few of the point-to-pointers came in recently. I find the flat easier and there is a worldwide market for horses whereas you're either in the clique or not with the jumping market. Ronan has five horses with me and that's his fifth winner with me - he do be complaining about the bill but that'll keep him happy!

Bellewstown Sat, 3rd Jul, 2021  Say Goodbye She has enjoyed that trip, she is a gorgeous big Getaway mare. She handled Kilbeggan well so she was well able to handle here. She will be a fantastic mare over fences eventually. She did settle better today - she is intelligent, she was just looking around her a bit but she had the engine and power to put that behind her and get on with the job. They will all chat and see where she goes next but the world is her oyster at the moment anyway.

Roscommon Tue, 8th Jun, 2021  Gone Racing He did it well. The main reason he won is definitely the owners because when the ground wasn't right and balloting was a serious issue they didn't panic. They gave me the space to get him right for the right day and line up as many ducks in a row as I could. He'll probably go chasing now but we'll see what comes up.

Listowel Mon, 7th Jun, 2021  Annie G Unfortunately with the restrictions my brother Richard couldn't be here. He is half owner with us and I'm sure he's having a heart-attack at home at the moment!. We didn't expect much in Tipperary and then were disappointed at the end and she is named after my wife Ann Gallagher and we bred her. . It is quiet here but is great to be out. We'll head now and call to my brother Richard on the way home - we're from Kildorrery originally and live in Watergrasshill.

Punchestown Sun, 30th May, 2021  Apple Crumble I got her off Robert Tector about three weeks ago. He rang me this morning and gave me a good hand on how to ride her. He said don’t cover her up too much.

Limerick Thu, 27th May, 2021  The Getaway Star Her form was very good. She ran well behind Skyace and was second to Royal Kahala . She was then nearly brought down at Leopardstown and we decided to keep campaigning in the bigger races and wait for next season. She is still a novice and my claim is gone now - 16 years later!

Tipperary Tue, 25th May, 2021  Classic Getaway He is a beautiful-looking horse and I think he was a little bit more expensive than a Rolls-Royce Phantom! But I'm pretty sure Mrs Thomson will get more fun out of him than a Rolls Royce. He's a big baby and that's why I was keen to teach him and get him to stride out. He is a big baby at home for a five-year-old who had a point to point run and he's not a bumper horse. I imagine he'll go jumping later in the season - he wouldn't have run only the ground was so wet and we said we'd get a run into him. Willie didn't rush him and let him settle in - he didn't have to run this season but it just happened with the weather. I think he'll continue to improve mentally.

Dundalk Sun, 18th Apr, 2021  Getaway Queen She's in great form. She won in Wexford the other night and this was kind of the plan. Last year we hadn't enough points for this race and she was ready for it. We didn't think we'd get into this year and it was only after we entered we thought we had a great chance of getting in. We fancied her because she came on from the hurdles the other day. She is what she is but she loves it up around here and never runs a bad race. We're delighted, if I didn't have her sure I'd get nowhere. I'll have a look and she'll probably come back here before we go over hurdles again.

Wexford Fri, 9th Apr, 2021  Getaway Queen I didn’t think she’d handle the ground today as well as she did. She wants real nice ground. I walked the track and I thought it was a little bit dead in patches which she wouldn’t like. Sean said she got a blow early enough that he was able to fill her up. They got racing plenty early and she got back into it fairly easily. She’s a real summer mare. She’ll run away for the summer in both codes and is a nice mare to have around the place. I think she might come on a bit for the run as I didn’t think she was one hundred per cent today.

Cork Thu, 25th Mar, 2021  Glentruan He ran in a good race the last day (8th at Leopardstown) and is a lovely horse who will hopefully make a lovely chaser,. There's a lovely local syndicate involved in him. I have five or six mostly young horses for loyal owners but am struggling and finding it very hard, like everyone else. We can train them if we get them though. Hopefully things will pick up - we might get a few English owners!

Clonmel Tue, 23rd Mar, 2021  Joeswayornoway I don't know why she was such a big price - I thought she'd be favourite!. She is a grand, honest little mare and had a great run in a maiden hurdle, which worked out well, in Naas. I thought coming here today she'd have a right chance after her last run here. She is in a handicap on Sunday - I put her in just in case she would win, and she'll run if she's well. She's not a real summer mare and would like soft ground. I was looking for a 7lb claimer and asked Ruaidhri Tierney (jockeys' agent) and he recommended Philip who now rides out for me once a week. Philip is freelancing, with Edward O'Grady and John Ryan, and he rode that horse well, he did what he was asked and there was no more he could do.

Clonmel Tue, 23rd Mar, 2021  Different Strokes We ran him in point-to-points and he was very consistent but wasn't a point=to-pointer. We threw him in here out of curiosity and it killed the cat didn't it!. He is a nice type, jumps and travels and that's the first time he got a bit of nice ground. Mike Kelleher, representing

Wexford Sat, 20th Mar, 2021  Henry Box Brown That was my first runner on the track. He is a nice horse and is for sale. He has done everything really easy since we got him and we only have him since the start of September. He can be a bit enthusiastic so we popped the hood on him. He just wants to get on with it more than anything and you can't fault him for that,. Ray Beresford (brother of the winning owner) was the underbidder on him up at the sales, but he couldn't get him out of his head, so he went after him and bought him off of Aidan Fitzgerald (trainer of the runner-up here). He had to give Aidan a few pounds profit but it has worked out well. I turned twenty-eight on St Patrick's Day and I'm based near Aglish in Waterford. We put in a gallop there a year ago and things are going great since.