Roscommon Mon, 25th Sep, 2023  Menindee She's a tough mare and she's fit as she's been running all summer. The ground was the big worry today, she is tongue-tied, but Darragh said she really toughed it out. He was good and positive and let her get into a rhythm, which is very important for her breathing. Whenever they turned into the straight it was going to take a very tough one to pass her. The guys bred her and they deserve that. They've stuck by her and she's been fantastic for them. She just keeps staying but with her wind we've always been reluctant to run her on softer ground. Darragh said it is heavy down the back straight. She's actually beaten a few mares there that would prefer that ground. We're delighted with that. We might look at something else for her. The end goal is probably to breed off her we're always looking at black-type. If the ground came up nice again we might even look at Cheltenham in November, there might be something there for her.

Ballinrobe Fri, 15th Sep, 2023  Paidi's Passion She did it well now,. She won her hurdle on the outer loop, the same track they were using today, and that's a nice track. They've done an unbelievable job with it here. She doesn't want real summer ground, she wouldn't want quick ground. She's very light-framed and enjoyed that ground, it's beautiful ground here today. I have to say that she keeps surprising me. I thought if we were third in this we'd have run well, but in fairness I knew that if she could run to the form of when she was second to Gavin Cromwell's mare (Malinas Girl) at Roscommon last year, she wouldn't be far away.