Galway Wed, 29th Jul, 2026  Venusienne She won nicely, she disappointed me in Kilbeggan the last day, but I was happy enough with her form coming into today’s race,. Harry was very cool on her. It was all about settling her and he settled her nicely. He got a great jump at the second-last, and I thought from there it was all over if she just jumped the last, and she did. I was wondering had they gone fast enough, and obviously they did the way she closed out the race. She’s a mare that’s going to improve and she’ll jump fences down the road as well.

Galway Wed, 29th Jul, 2026  Venusienne I couldn’t believe how well he was travelling, and jumping so well. He kept himself in the race without having any effort. He got over the last two and then just seemed to saunter up the hill. It was amazing how well he was travelling. I was disappointed with my other three, they just went out like lights coming up the hill. Some horses don’t handle Galway, but this is obviously a fella I’ll be bringing back to Galway year after year. It was a really open race and when people were considering that he was maybe our fourth choice you can see why he was 20-1.

Wexford Thu, 23rd Jul, 2026  Cotswold Blue The strong pace really suited and she settled better as a result. We bought her as a yearling and she has had her issues, so we aren't training her hard at home. I think she is improving from run to run and today really crowned her. She is out of a half-sister to Big Buck's and is a fine mare who we had ready to run in the Punchestown Festival before pulling a muscle. That's the regard we held her in and, being six, we weren't going to put her away and kept her going for the summer. I think a jump will help her settle more. She isn't slow either and is for sale.

Aintree Sat, 11th Apr, 2026  I Am Maximus It was a good call from JP, I’d been going down the Gold Cup route with him, but he said to stay in Aintree with him as he felt he was well handicapped. Paul just executed it so well. He’s a superb horse who got a fantastic ride and I think the most trouble he got was from his stablemates and his co-pilots, they didn’t give him much room. It is (hard to win off top-weight), but maybe the modern-day National is changing and we’re looking at it a bit differently. It’s the race we aspire (to win). It’s the race you want to win and be a part of — just to have a runner is a tremendous sensation. He is just a superstar — nothing fazes him. He comes out, does what he has to do and wins Nationals.

Aintree Sat, 11th Apr, 2026  I Am Maximus It was a good call from JP, I’d been going down the Gold Cup route with him, but he said to stay in Aintree with him as he felt he was well handicapped. Paul just executed it so well. He’s a superb horse who got a fantastic ride and I think the most trouble he got was from his stablemates and his co-pilots, they didn’t give him much room. It is (hard to win off top-weight), but maybe the modern-day National is changing and we’re looking at it a bit differently. It’s the race we aspire (to win). It’s the race you want to win and be a part of — just to have a runner is a tremendous sensation. He is just a superstar — nothing fazes him. He comes out, does what he has to do and wins Nationals.