Roscommon Mon, 25th Sep, 2023  Fill The Tank He's had a couple of issues over the last year-and-a-half. As you can see we didn't run him for a long time,. I thought we ran him a bit too early here last time after he had won in Limerick so we gave him a month off this time. We're doing a lot of flat work with him as he has an issue with his back. I told Mark to be there or thereabouts, to stay out on the better ground and up with the pace. He has a bit of toe, the old horse. He looks clumsy but he has a bit of toe. It'll be a month at least before he runs again. I have him entered on Thursday but he won't run. It was a choice between today or Thursday and I'm delighted it was today.

Listowel Sat, 23rd Sep, 2023  Gold Speed As a young horse he showed a lot of potential and he’s after coming back off three career threatening injuries. I’ve never had a winner in Listowel before and I’ve had plenty of seconds and thirds over the past 15 years. He was in earlier in the week and I didn’t run him because of the ground. I knew he was real well coming here and on the back of the run in Galway, I was expected a big run. Everything is a bonus with him now and luckily the last year and a half he’s been very good. We don’t over race him and we keep him fresh.

Limerick Thu, 27th Jul, 2023  Fill The Tank Gavin (Brouder) was booked to ride but had an earlier fall so it was only by chance that Cian rode him and he was unbelievable and took great instruction. I told him to be up with the pace but to keep a hold of him. He is a class act and is a very good rider. We had a lot of trouble with him (Fill The Tank) in the last 12 months but did a lot of flat work and he is only really enjoying himself now. He has had lots of problems with his back. I had loads of people looking at him after he won his point-to-point first-time out but he had a wind problem and that's why he wasn't sold.

Killarney Fri, 21st Jul, 2023  Sole Pretender That’s the best win since the day we started training. Lads have doubted our horse but he’s the best horse that we have ever had anything to do with. We were coming here today wondering would he take off. He burst a blood vessel in Galway last year and he’s thought about things a bit since. We were going for the Galway Plate with him and have decided to go to Galway on the Sunday for the Lord Hemphill Chase. I’m very proud of him. He’s a very, very good horse when he goes and if he goes at Galway on the Sunday he won’t be beaten either! He’ll go for six months of a break then because he deserves it. Robbie gave him a great ride and works with us every day. We said we’d put up somebody that knows him after JJ Slevin had to go back to Kilbeggan. We’ve a small stable of 12 horses and are trying to build it up. This horse is like a Grade 1 horse to us and is an outstanding bit of stuff. He may be a shade off Grade 1 but he’s our Grade 1 horse and is a credit to his owner Michael Hogan. The day he tells us he doesn’t want to go we won’t force him as he means too much to us.