Gowran Park Thu, 9th Apr, 2026  Rebel Ascendant He’s a classy horse, it’s rare one of mine will win first time out,. I’m probably known for training shorter distance horses but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the journey with this lad, I bought him as a yearling and we were patient. Whatever he does in the first six months of the year is always going to be a bonus. He’s a big angular horse, unfurnished, and he’s very exciting going forward. He was very green but credit to James he was in front at the line. He gave him a nice education down the back and just wheeled out for a clear run up the straight. It all went well. There should be plenty more. He’s a mile-two, and could even be a mile-and-a-half horse in the future as he furnishes. He’s just good and it’s a nice start here today. He’s in the Classic here. Eddie Scally thankfully text me a couple of days before it closed and I said this lad was working well and we’d put him in it, so we might come back here.

Cork Sun, 5th Apr, 2026  Bartholomew We liked him but I'd say he is still a bit immature. He is a stronger horse now though and has improved a bit. We'll enter him for the (Grade 1) four-year-old hurdle at Punchestown as he has beaten a horse rated 121 by ten lengths today, so we hope he is getting to that type of area. We were waiting for nice ground and he jumped well and was more professional today. We'll see how he is after his Punchestown race and he could come back for a late-summer, autumn campaign. On the Flat, he would want further than 1m4f but he'll have to have a break at some stage this summer too.