Navan Sat, 17th Jan, 2026  One Big Boum First-time blinkers made a big help because we felt he just about was doing enough, that's all, before we put the blinkers on him. He seems to be able to cope with soft to heavy and he stretched away. He's big enough to jump a fence, so I'm sure we will end up over fences maybe sooner rather than later. His jumping was immaculate today, so we are very pleased. He ran at Christmas, so I'm sure it will be three to four weeks before we will ask him to go again. This place can test a horse, so you wouldn't want to go back too soon. He certainly wouldn't go on summer ground, so he will be out again before the season comes to an end.

Navan Sat, 17th Jan, 2026  One Big Boum First-time blinkers made a big help because we felt he just about was doing enough, that's all, before we put the blinkers on him. He seems to be able to cope with soft to heavy and he stretched away. He's big enough to jump a fence, so I'm sure we will end up over fences maybe sooner rather than later. His jumping was immaculate today, so we are very pleased. He ran at Christmas, so I'm sure it will be three to four weeks before we will ask him to go again. This place can test a horse, so you wouldn't want to go back too soon. He certainly wouldn't go on summer ground, so he will be out again before the season comes to an end.

Naas Fri, 9th Jan, 2026  Flicker Of Hope He was brilliant and Donagh gave him a super ride. He’s a joy to have around the place and jumps brilliant. He takes lengths out of everything over his fences, and he seems to be going the right way. I don’t know where we are going to do next. We’ll make a plan in the next week. We brought him over to Cheltenham last year and he was a bit disappointing. There are plenty of races at home, but we’ll see.

Fairyhouse Fri, 21st Nov, 2025  Flicker Of Hope He was tough and Donagh gave him a super ride. He jumped well and did everything right. He stayed well over hurdles, but they didn’t go much of a gallop there today and he did show a nice turn of foot. I’m not sure where we go now and we might jump in with the big boys in a graded race and see how we get on.

Fairyhouse Fri, 21st Nov, 2025  Flicker Of Hope He was tough and Donagh gave him a super ride. He jumped well and did everything right. He stayed well over hurdles, but they didn’t go much of a gallop there today and he did show a nice turn of foot. I’m not sure where we go now and we might jump in with the big boys in a graded race and see how we get on.