Downpatrick Fri, 6th May, 2022  Ottoman Style A lovely big horse. He had a promising first run and had come on from it. He likes nice ground and obviously he will make a nice chaser, he jumps really well. Whatever he does over hurdles is a bonus because he will be a better chaser. We might see him in the UK for a novice hurdle shortly. That will probably be the plan.

Punchestown Thu, 28th Apr, 2022  A Great View he won this race in the past and when you come here with one bullet to fire, you try and put it where you can do the most damage. We always had faith in him, he likes it here, likes that nice ground and it gives him a chance to travel and jump well. He had been running well, he had been second in a €100,000 race at Navan and was third in the Brown Lad over 2m4f. He's not getting any younger and we might have a look at a few of the summer festivals. He needs a bit of luck in running, doesn't like the argy bargy and if you can get a clear run and a bit of room he enjoys himself. Mark gave him a great ride today and things worked out so I'm delighted.

Clonmel Thu, 14th Apr, 2022  Say It Ain't So That was a nice surprise. He is a nice horse and was that when he was younger, but we've had to be patient. I was wrong with him last year and was training him too hard at home and couldn't keep condition on him. We've taken our time this time around so wasn't sure how fit he was but conditions suited and it was an ideal race to start off in. As big as he is, he just flicks along on the ground so once the ground is safe, he'll be out all summer. I'm delighted for Pat and Angela (Gleeson, owners) and the Kearneys as they had to be patient after buying him.

Cheltenham Tue, 15th Mar, 2022  Edwardstone He wears his heart on his sleeve, he jumps well, goes out and does his thing. I was only half-watching when we could easily have been brought down and I wasn’t sure if we had at one stage, but the gods were shining on us. Thereafter he looked to travel really well and never missed a beat. Full marks to Tom as well — that’s his first Cheltenham winner and he’s given him a cracking ride. Tom is riding out of his skin at the moment. I’ve been training 22 years and he’s only my third stable jockey. He reminds me of Choc (Robert Thornton) as he has the most laid-back attitude. If he’s nervous, he doesn’t show it. We’ve always trained the good horses this way. I don’t think Voy Por Ustedes or My Way De Solzen came here under-raced and his races have been reasonably spaced out. As I said the other week, he’s just been two or three years in the making. He used to over-race a little bit, but running him in those big handicap hurdles last year was the making of him. People have doubted his jumping, but I’ve never had any worries about it. He’s always had the potential, but these good horses don’t happen overnight. It’s a relief more than anything. It hasn’t really sunk in yet. Thank God it was the second race on the first day!

Leopardstown Sun, 6th Mar, 2022  Fighting Fit We're delighted with that. He jumped well, he nodded at one or two but in general he was good,. I was a little bit afraid the ground was going to dry out but he seemed to handle it well enough. He got the split and it opened up nicely for him. I don't know how strong a gallop they went as they all seemed to be there but he was good over the last. We'll see how he is after that and Frank (Berry) and JP will make a plan for him.

Cork Sat, 8th Jan, 2022  All Those Years He had a few years slip by and has had his problems but we were hopeful,. His hurdle run at Listowel (in 2019) behind Jeremys Flame wasn't half bad and he was pretty fit. The second horse jumped exceptionally well and at the last it was more a better jump by her than ours. It was basically a handicap and they were all running off their correct weight and we'll look for another two mile handicap wherever we get one - there's a race for him at Thurles in a few weeks.