Curragh Sun, 22nd May, 2022  Homeless Songs I was delighted to get the call to ride her this year and I'm grateful to Mr Weld and all the team at Rosewell who do a fantastic job. Our horses aren't really hitting the boards at the minute and hopefully this is the turning point. Where we were drawn is probably the best of the ground. When the draw came out the other day, I was nearly leaping up and down inside in Rosewell!. It can get a little bit congested down below. She has an extraordinary turn of foot and the last thing I wanted to do was to be looking for gaps. She likes a little bit of room and you saw what she can do. There was talk that she would be better with a bend and this and that. My only concern coming into today was would I get a clean run of things. Staying a mile and the ground made no difference as she is a special filly. It was nice to get the colts one (Irish 2,000 Guineas on Awtaad in 2016), now we have the fillies' one. Any day you ride a Classic winner is a good day. My only concern was whether she could carry that speed over a mile but she relaxed beautifully for Chris and he gave her a most perfect ride. I said to Eva if she can carry that speed over a mile, she will win the Guineas. I’ll discuss it with Eva but the Coronation at Royal Ascot would now be a definite possibility. She’s a great filly to have and the next day will tell us even more. She’s not the easiest to keep right but when you have her right she is very good. Pat (Smullen) won at Stakes level on her dam and I

Gowran Park Wed, 4th May, 2022  One For Bobby That was a nice surprise. She's a big backward filly and we took our time with her, she hadn't come in her coat early in the season. I thought she'd come here today and learn a lot and maybe be ready next time. Ben said she didn't have a clue what was happening halfway through the race but when he gave her a click she quickened up really well. She's by Frankel out of a good mare so she probably has a chance of being a stakes filly. It was a very competitive maiden and coming here I would have been happy if she had stayed on nicely to be fourth or fifth so that was a nice surprise. They are owner/breeders so it's very much about seeing if we can get a bit of black-type now.

Dundalk Fri, 25th Mar, 2022  Maestro Stick The last day he anticipated the gates and just missed the break by three or four lengths. It probably cost him at the end. I was very confident coming tonight as his work has been exceptional. We'll take them when they come. He's a Frankel out of a mile and a half Listed and Group mare. He was always going to stay. He will go on nice ground on the turf and I'm looking forward to it. He's one I have been looking forward to for a while. My girlfriend Sarah (Dixon) has been riding work on him. I was on my own and with her helping out now it has made a difference. I'd say he will only ever do enough and got the job done. He's everything you would want in a horse, he's built like a sprinter but he will stay. We'll step him up into a mile or even a mile-and-a-quarter. He's a fun horse bought for little money and we will enjoy him.