Roscommon Mon, 6th Jul, 2026  Rocky's Howya That was good. He’s had a grand campaign. When I saw the race, a three-miler claimer, it was perfect for him,. Any time he goes back into open company he’s not able for it. He’s at that level now. He’s nearly 11 and he’s finding things more difficult. To be fair to the Cody horse he wasn’t getting away from him, they were tired. It’s grand to be able to run him in races like that, he’s not going to last forever and thankfully he’s paying his way. He’s had a good year and has a lot of ones beside his name. He might go to Galway on the Sunday for the three-mile handicap but again he probably won’t be good enough. The owner might be want a day out there. We’re having good fun with him and he’s been a good servant. It think these claiming races are great for trainers that are up against it with horses that are too highly handicapped. You’re prepared to spin the bottle and take a chance. The next thing with him would be rehoming him as a riding horse so at least we can keep running him. They should throw in a couple of more claimers, Gordon (Elliott) likes them, I like them and Denis Hogan likes them.

Clonmel Thu, 14th May, 2026  Rocky's Howya I thought he'd run well going to Wexford the last day when he was in against nice novices, but it is just funny the way the 'levels' work. He was rated nicely for that Wexford race but couldn't compete and was dropping back down today. A big effort goes in at home in keeping him right, he goes swimming and has been kept sweet. He is hard to place as he is old and rated high enough, but there are a couple of races coming up for him.

Killarney Mon, 11th May, 2026  Senecia he has plenty ability but had a lot of issues although is back on the straight and narrow now, so hopefully he can get to the Galway Plate next. He had a recent wind procedure done which seemed to help a lot at home as his work had been very good. We also brought him to the beach but until they run, you don’t know what to expect. Coming into today’s race, I thought he was as good as ever and thought he would have a squeak. If you go back to his Webster Cup win or his run in the Fortria Chase a couple of years ago, he has put in big runs. He just needed that wind procedure done to help his breathing. He is as fresh as ever, still retains a lot of ability and he is just one of two horses I have at the moment — the other is a companion and point-to-pointer. I also work for trainer Eoin Griffin too and it would be great to get this horse to the Galway Plate now.

Killarney Mon, 11th May, 2026  Senecia he has plenty ability but had a lot of issues although is back on the straight and narrow now, so hopefully he can get to the Galway Plate next. He had a recent wind procedure done which seemed to help a lot at home as his work had been very good. We also brought him to the beach but until they run, you don’t know what to expect. Coming into today’s race, I thought he was as good as ever and thought he would have a squeak. If you go back to his Webster Cup win or his run in the Fortria Chase a couple of years ago, he has put in big runs. He just needed that wind procedure done to help his breathing. He is as fresh as ever, still retains a lot of ability and he is just one of two horses I have at the moment — the other is a companion and point-to-pointer. I also work for trainer Eoin Griffin too and it would be great to get this horse to the Galway Plate now.