Sligo Sun, 11th Jul, 2021  State Of Fame It’s young Tom Harney’s first track winner. He’s from near me in Punchestown and he’s ridden three point-to-point winners. The dam of this one, Nirphania, had lots of potential as a racehorse but has been a bit unlucky as a broodmare, so it’s lovely to get a winner out of her. This horse had a good first run (fourth at Thurles) and then lost his way a little bit, maybe through a little bit of weakness, through the winter. In the last couple of weeks he has strengthened up really well. We were a bit worried about all the rain but he handled the ground well. He’ll probably get three miles over hurdles. I love coming to Sligo and it’s a lucky track for me.

Tipperary Thu, 1st Jul, 2021  Summer Tide That's great to get off the mark over hurdles and the horse jumped very well for Kevin. They went a good honest gallop, he is honest and stays going. I'm delighted for my aunt Patricia (McCarthy) and it is fantastic to get a winner for her and it is her first horse. My uncle (Pat Byrnes) bought him as a foal and point-to-pointed him (runner-up in a 4-year-old maiden at Stowlin) and that's how we came across him. There is no plan after today, we'll see where he gets in.

Downpatrick Sat, 12th Jun, 2021  Arizona Flyer Breeding breaks out anywhere through the eyes of a cat! She's a half sister to Tornado Flyer and Hurricane Run is close up in the family.

Listowel Mon, 7th Jun, 2021  Wouldn't You Agree He's not with me that long, about six weeks or two months and came out of Enda Bolger's. I'm delighted to have him and he is a lovely horse who showed a bit of form in point-to-points. With the way the ballot situation is at the moment, we entered him up thinking he'd be balloted out but he got in, and thought two miles might be a little short for him. I told Mark to be positive on him and he was very professional and with a step up in trip there might be more to come. He'll go for the summer and there is a 2m4f novice at the Galway festival for him and he'll improve for the run. It is Mark's 20th birthday today and his Mam is here as an owner today so they're delighted.

Tramore Fri, 4th Jun, 2021  Arizona Flyer She is fierce quiet everywhere bar the races. We were probably unlucky the last day in Downpatrick because it was a bad race. We didn't even get our money back off the bookies! . Donie rode her first time out two or three years ago and I'm delighted for him. If I had the choice of anyone to give a winner to it would be him. He is a great horseman. We can run her where we want now because we will get in. She was balloted out all over the country since she finished fourth in Thurles. She is a well-bred mare and the owner had Granny Biddy with us too so he is a lucky man.

Wexford Fri, 21st May, 2021  Mrs Underwood Jody got a right feel from her in Punchestown and begged us to come back for a bumper - she said going back to ordinary company you will be bang there so she takes a lot of the credit. We weren't sure about the ground and her owners deserve credit too, Ger Gubbins, Lisa Pyne and Jason O'Sullivan. When she wasn't showing a whole lot of promise as a young mare they told us to keep going and how right they were. She did a savage piece of work with (stablemate) Slainte And Thanks and she ran very well here last Sunday when not getting the good ground she wants. We were more confident after that.

Wexford Sun, 16th May, 2021  Magnor Glory Unfortunately his part-owner Barry Walsh died a few weeks ago. He was a cattle dealer and a very well-known man from Rathpeacon in Co Cork. I’d say half the country backed him. This is the first horse he had with me and he died sudden. It was a sad event. It was great that he was able to win for his family today. He has been a very difficult horse to train. He is a very hot horse and we tried him with the hood. The hard work early on has paid off with him now. He did that very well and I’m delighted with him. He will go for something similar now.

Kilbeggan Fri, 14th May, 2021  Imperial Sachin's It was a good opportunity and it was nice to see him get off the mark. He should progress during the summer and they (Imperial Racing Syndicate) should have some fun with him,.

Killarney Sun, 9th May, 2021  Judicial Law We thought plenty of him to run him first time out in a Listed bumper at Limerick but it ended up being very deep. We had a fair idea we had a nice horse going down there and when Derek was keen to ride him again, it gave us more confidence for today. He handled Limerick but would prefer better at this stage of his career and liked that ground. I'll speak to Mike (Tobin, owner) and he might sell him but we'd love to keep him. He'd be a lovely horse with a summer under his belt.

Limerick Mon, 19th Apr, 2021  That's Lifebuoy She had a couple of good runs in maidens. She was third in Fairyhouse behind Peter Fahey’s good mare (Royal Kahala). The ground is a little bit better today and we rode her wide to get better ground. Philip Donovan gave her a great ride. She’s a lovely mare going forward and will win again hopefully.

Wexford Wed, 10th Mar, 2021  Bythesametoken I'm delighted with him and he is a classy horse. He has stepped up from his run in Naas. He is a horse that had a little bit of a winter break and it suited him great. The main worry today was the ground and that's why he had a winter break. We have the spring and summer now to look forward to with him. You'd never know, he could progress even more in the spring time and somewhere along the line he will jump a fence because he loves jumping. It was a lovely pot to win today and he is a lovely horse to have. The smaller field suited him, he likes to be ridden patiently and to be passing horses. Conor thought he was going to win everywhere. He rode him for the first time the last day and he got to know him and it made all the difference today. He gave him a lovely ride and he said he is just a horse who is better following horses and he relaxes a bit more in his race then. It took a while to figure him out, but we got the hang of him and he has been a very consistent horse the last year. The plan was to jump a fence with him, but when he ran so well the other day we thought there might be another good pot in him over hurdles. He seems to have got better with time.