Fairyhouse Thu, 15th Jan, 2026  Welluknow he’s always been a nice horse but I was disappointed in Leopardstown the last day when the race didn’t work out for him on better ground over two miles. Danny (Mullins, jockey then) was very good and looked after him when he wasn’t happening. I’ve no real plan for him and we’ll look now to see where we go next. He’s crying out for a fence, he’s a beautiful jumper and has loads of scope. It’s great to start the year with a winner.

Gowran Park Sat, 8th Nov, 2025  Welluknow he’s a big baby and was a July foal. He got a setback last year so it’s just lovely to see him come around. He’s a homebred and it’s a great pleasure when you have been looking at them for a long time. I think he’s a nice horse in the making and he handled that ground. We might find something for him around Christmas.

Cork Sun, 2nd Nov, 2025  Ol Man Dingle we had really been looking forward to today and that is my first Graded win since 2011. It is a long time since we’ve had a horse like this and we’ve had a few false dawns, so it is brilliant to have one like him. I put the tongue-tie back on Ol Man Dingle today — he doesn’t need it but I wasn’t taking any chances. Ricky gave him a lovely ride, the horse has brilliant scope but can be a little brave. During his career prep, we thought an awful lot of him so went for a bumper, but he made a noise and choked. He had never given us that indication beforehand so he had a wind operation but it took him a run or two to get his confidence. He had a bad virus at the end of last season, my yard went down with something around April and May when we had few runners and he has done well to come back from it.