Listowel Sat, 25th Sep, 2021  Definiteadare I fancied him no end today, he was in great form at home and the bit of juice in the ground helped. He is a very consistent horse and hopefully he'll win again over hurdles before going chasing. Unfortunately there was a 0-102 2m6f beginners chase for him at Killarney (October 3) but he'll be kicked out of that bracket now.

Downpatrick Fri, 17th Sep, 2021  Hurricane Georgie I'd say the weight kicked in up the hill (on The Abbey).

Down Royal Fri, 27th Aug, 2021  Motion In Limine I hoped he would run well. He had a very good run at Navan earlier in the summer.

Ballinrobe Mon, 9th Aug, 2021  Oscer Romero We missed last summer because of Covid and he didn’t handle winter ground. He got beaten one day in Fairyhouse (in March) on soft ground and I was disgusted because I thought that he’d win. He got a bit of confidence here over 2m5f (in May) and I thought, given the way he won here the last day, that there might be more to come with a step up in trip. We missed Galway and waited for this race back here and I’m just delighted it worked out. He got the trip really well, so it looks like over a trip on nice ground he could be reasonably effective, so we’ll see to what level we can get. He’s an exciting horse.

Ballinrobe Tue, 20th Jul, 2021  Oscer Romero It's smashing to have a double for the Bardens. They are two lovely horses and appreciated the nicer ground. Things just worked out for them both. They went a nice gallop in front of them and the races suited. The lads gave them two very good rides.

Kilbeggan Fri, 16th Jul, 2021  Humps And Bumps She was very good there. In fairness to Adam Short he rode her the last day and suggested dropping her back in trip and trying her over fences again. It seemed to work,. It's the first time Jack has rode for me on the track and he gave her a peach, just dropped her on the line. She won a point-to-point, won over hurdles and she had been knocking on the door. She didn't have a great time at the back end of last year and started off a bit slow this year. On her last run at Roscommon she was fourth and she was showing a few signs of coming back to herself and we're happy with today.

Kilbeggan Fri, 9th Jul, 2021  The Big Lense I’m delighted for Jody who has been riding out of his skin and gave him a great ride,. He’s had a little problem and needed time off, but we have been aiming at this race for a while. Hopefully he comes out of this race well and I’m sure the Plate will be in the plans again.

Cork Fri, 9th Jul, 2021  Nibblers Charm He had a tough winter when he got a bad dose of laminitis and has suffered for a long time. He needed round-the-clock minding and Louise Williams really saved him and had a special boot for him which took the pressure off. We had to be patient and we were lucky we caught it early,. It has taken us a while to get him fit and his run on the flat really brought him on. I told Brian he'd see it out, as he is lazy and you have to work. He is never going to be flashy but he'll try for you. He will go to Galway for the 2m6f handicap on the Friday - I don't know would he have the speed early-doors for the Galway Hurdle. I'd like to think going forward he could be a horse for Leopardstown at Christmas and the Dublin Racing Festival. we're hovering around 10-12 horses, they're all running solid and one like him makes it easier.

Tipperary Thu, 1st Jul, 2021  Steps Match I wasn't at Kilbeggan but it was a nice run. He was due his turn although you'd often be due a turn and it'd never come!. He might go for the same type of race, we'll see what the handicapper'll do. He could jump a fence as well and he ran in point-to-points. He likes the top of the ground.