Dundalk Fri, 15th Oct, 2021  Firstman Siobhan did everything right and fair play to her. She’s been lucky for us. I’m delighted for the man that owns him, Eric Carson from Comber in County Down, and the syndicate is named after his late wife (Elizabethcarsonracing Syndicate). He’s a horse that should have a few races won before now and he’d run well here before.

Tipperary Mon, 4th Oct, 2021  Maker Of Kings He is very effective on that ground and has been a superstar for us all season since the Lincoln (finished second) and ran really well at Leopardstown last time on ground which was quick for him. This is his ground and as Colin says, he is probably better than a Group 3 horse on this ground. First and foremost, we'll be speaking to his owner and making a plan but it'll all be about next year because this lad is only improving with age. Shane Lyons, representing

Gowran Park Sat, 18th Sep, 2021  Astadash she loves Gowran and ran a blinder here last time. She was very good today and I’m delighted that she’s now got big black type. She’s big and took a long time to come to herself. The dam (unraced Starfish) is not around any more so the owners (the Barry family) will want to have her for the paddocks.

Leopardstown Sat, 11th Sep, 2021  Camorra What a day and that's special because Gary is such a huge part of the team. To give him a Champions Weekend winner is fantastic. He's as nice a person as you could meet in a day's walk and probably the best judge in Ireland so he's a huge asset to me. He has enough intelligence and enough experience to read what the race is doing and then has the confidence to do what he did. It was the winning of the race so fair play to him. You don't like beating yourself but isn't it a high class problem. I was happy with two for the weekend and anything after that was a bonus. As long as they all run their races, that's our rules. I didn't want to be going home scratching my head. It's the first day I'm back racing, and (owners) Sean (Jones) and David (Spratt). Leopardstown do a fantastic job anyway but Champions Weekend is special. It was a great innovation by Irish racing and it's getting stronger and stronger.

Tramore Fri, 13th Aug, 2021  Aunty Audrey She was second in this last year and we just said we'd put the blinkers on her today to wake her up a bit. She is a little divil. The minute she got bustled coming down the hill, that's when she said go! She was deadly and is brave out. She is in again tomorrow but is third reserve. If she gets in she will run.