Barry Connell

Tue, 10th Feb, 2026  William Munny It’s soul destroying when you have a horse who would have been capable of being very competitive in the Champion Hurdle this year and he just does something silly. It will mend 100 per cent and he’s something to look forward to for next year.

Sun, 18th Jan, 2026  Eachtotheirown Plan A was to go and win the Royal Bond, but that didn’t happen for him on the day and a few of ours were running below par. The ball has bounced back now,. He isn't really a front-runner but there was going to be no pace today, so we decided to buck him out and lead. If somebody wanted to take it off him, well and good. I don't know what mark he has run to today and I'll have to talk to Tim (O'Driscoll, joint-owner) and decide plans, but I think he is top-class. He'll still have a nice handicap mark if we want to avail of that, but we could look at a graded race too. He needs five runs to qualify for a County Hurdle, which is almost impossible for a novice, but he might go for a Supreme Novices although it looks a hot race this year. He is all speed and we are delighted to have him back to what we thought he was.