Navan Thu, 9th Jul, 2020  Pretty Smart She's not normally one I'd like to take out quick, and Sligo was only a week ago, but we haven't ridden her out and she's just swam. She's been eating good and we felt she was well. Conor liked the look of this race from the entry stage. The ease in the ground helps her and I think we'll probably stick to sprinting with her. We've been trying to get her to relax and go six but she over-raced at Sligo and it was the wrong track with hindsight. That was kind of what we hoped she could do. She battled very well as I thought the runner-up was going better than us at the furlong marker but she kept at it well. She's always showed us a bit. She's a half-sister to Aspen Belle (six-time winner) and if she can do as well as her we'd be delighted but she has a long way to go to catch up with her.

Bellewstown Wed, 8th Jul, 2020  Elegant Lass we stuck with her for a long time as she showed us loads at home. It was all in the head for her as she had to settle. She was never going hurdling but we went hurdling last year to try and settle her down and it's done a great job with her. She jumps well but I thought she'd struggle to get two miles to be honest.

Tipperary Fri, 19th Jun, 2020  Mi Esperanza In fairness she needs soft ground, . I came here very hopeful with the rain we got but when I came here I was surprised. Once I got down the road I thought she'd be in the first four but didn't think she'd win it. In fairness to Darren Bunyan (trainer of non-runner in the race Snow Patch) he rang me first thing this morning so I was able to go early and we needed that as well. I have only two horses in training at the moment; there's nothing I love more than training horses but it is hard when you are a small yard. You have to do the best you can with what you have because you don't always have good horses. I'm happy this lady has done that so hopefully we can get a bit of notice again and people might consider me.

Fairyhouse Thu, 18th Jun, 2020  Plough Boy I fancied him tonight because the ground was to his liking, as along as the rain didn't get into it too much,. He's a horse of a lifetime really, he's won a lot of races. That's his 15th win now. He's in again at Navan next Tuesday so he can run in that now. He takes nothing to get fit and he's the soundest horse I've ever had, touch wood. He's a dream. His owner is our next door neighbour and he's a great owner. He's not even in that long. We gave him a bit of a break after the all-weather, he was a bit sick of it. The grass lit him up a bit and got him going again. He's in great nick.

Navan Wed, 10th Jun, 2020  Boughtinthedark last year she was always on the weak side and she had been running okay without getting in the money. She did super over the winter and she was ready to run two months ago. It's great as they are lovely owners and really good supporters of mine. They love the filly, it's a pity they can't be here but it's the same for everyone and they'll be delighted sitting at home. It's their only horse and they absolutely adore her. I'll look for something similar now. I tried to put her in at the Curragh at the weekend but it was a 50-70 and she's only 44. Sometimes you want them low but it doesn't always pay to be that low. I think there is a race at Tipperary over five in two weeks.