Dundalk Fri, 24th Sep, 2021  Princess Plumeria It’s taken a bit of time for the filly to get her act together and she’s the first horse we’ve had for Sheikh Sultan’s Al Mohamediya Racing. He’s been very patient with the horse and we are delighted to get a winner for him. If she’s claimed we wish the next people the best of luck.

Fairyhouse Mon, 20th Sep, 2021  Straight Answer We're absolutely thrilled. He's a work in progress. Ger and Barry (Mahon — Juddmonte's European Racing Manager) will speak to the Abdullah family and see where we go now. He'll probably be finished for this season. He's a horse that we've loved and we have to thank the Abdullah family for bringing horses like this into our yard because this is what we get up in morning for. He's going to keep us warm over the winter. You can see him walking around there, he's very calm and collected and he's what a good horse needs to be. He'll keep us dreaming anyway. Shane Lyons, representing

Fairyhouse Mon, 20th Sep, 2021  Recurrent Dream That's as quick as he'd want it and hopefully he's alright in the morning. Most of those Elzaams want a bit of juice. We were a bit worried about the ground as it's on the quick side of good, that was the only negative. Shane Lyons, representing

Naas Thu, 16th Sep, 2021  Nero Tulip He’s a grand genuine horse that will die for you. Colin said he’s after sharpening up big time so we could take him back to five.

Leopardstown Sat, 11th Sep, 2021  Camorra What a day and that's special because Gary is such a huge part of the team. To give him a Champions Weekend winner is fantastic. He's as nice a person as you could meet in a day's walk and probably the best judge in Ireland so he's a huge asset to me. He has enough intelligence and enough experience to read what the race is doing and then has the confidence to do what he did. It was the winning of the race so fair play to him. You don't like beating yourself but isn't it a high class problem. I was happy with two for the weekend and anything after that was a bonus. As long as they all run their races, that's our rules. I didn't want to be going home scratching my head. It's the first day I'm back racing, and (owners) Sean (Jones) and David (Spratt). Leopardstown do a fantastic job anyway but Champions Weekend is special. It was a great innovation by Irish racing and it's getting stronger and stronger.

Leopardstown Sat, 11th Sep, 2021  Panama Red That's brilliant. I had intended to come back today. I've been saying it all my career that you don't need trainers at the racing, the staff do the job and they've proved it. We're here today because it's the biggest day on the Irish calendar. It's very important to us and we've targeted the meeting. We're lucky enough to have horses to target the meeting and we're blessed to get a winner on the first start, which is fantastic. We'll have plenty of runners, not as many tomorrow but plenty today. It's a good start and hopefully there is more to come. In fairness today was her Derby, no disrespect to her but she's a work in progress. We know she's a miler for next year and we'll probably put her away now and let her grow up. We'll probably start her back in one of the trials but I'll have a word and see what Colin thinks. Colin gave her a great ride. That's just him, we're just riding the wave with him and we're lucky to have him.

Leopardstown Sat, 11th Sep, 2021  Atomic Jones He's done for the year I'd say, he's a real horse for next year over a mile plus. He's a big huge baby and I didn't even expect to be running him this year, never mind winning two. I'd say he's a smart horse, plenty of ability. He's done that without even knowing he's done it, just pure raw ability. I think he's typical of the sire, good, strong and dependable. We'd always start them at a mile (next year) but I'd say more than a mile will be his trip.

Cork Wed, 8th Sep, 2021  Markaz Paname He had been doing that at home. We were worried about the ground, because he has a high knee action, but I walked it, and it was lovely. Colin rode it and said it was lovely, but he came in and said he wouldn’t want it any quicker. He should only get better as the season goes on. There are no winners’ races on the programme, so his hand could be forced to go for the Blenheim (listed race over 6f, September 20th) at Fairyhouse. We’ll take him home and see how he is, and he’s a next-year horse anyway. He’s Donal’s (Boylan, owner and breeder from Ennis) first horse with us. He has been away for a while, but he’s had horses with Eddie O’Grady and horses in England, but it’s his first with us, so it’s a good start for everybody.

Gowran Park Wed, 1st Sep, 2021  Safari Quest We’re delighted to get that win out of the way. He’s been threatening but he’s a big-framed horse and was very weak. It’s taken him all this time to be strong enough for that maiden.

Roscommon Mon, 30th Aug, 2021  Offiah Ger is so dedicated. He just loves animals and that shines through with certain horses especially this lad. He just gets into their heads and fills them with loads of confidence. In our yard they are happy horses. Happy staff make happy horses and visa versa. He doesn’t copy what other trainers do - he thinks outside the box. Sometimes you think this lad is losing it but all of a sudden you realise none of us would have thought of that with certain genius things that he does. It’s been a great ride and it will be a long ride for the next 1,000 but hopefully we are still there for it!. We’re delighted to get it in Roscommon as well as it’s a very lucky track for us. Michael Finneran and his crew are very good to us and have great facilities which they are always upgrading. It’s a front-runner’s track but Colin was very good on him. He nick’s lengths on bends and is riding with so much confidence. The horse was threatening to do that for a long time and it’s great for Sean Jones and David Spratt to be part of this historic winner.

Navan Sat, 28th Aug, 2021  Barretta We're delighted that we were the ones to give Colin his ton up. This horse was our nap of the day going racing as his work has improved in the last month. He'll get a mile-and-a-quarter no problem. He was very green so the race will bring him on. He handled that ground no problem and will get further so there is a lot of improvement in him. We'll look for a winners race for him.

Curragh Fri, 27th Aug, 2021  Acanella We’re delighted and she’s done what we were hoping for all year. She’s a big filly that is only filling into her frame and will be even better next year. She did everything right for the first time today. She broke well, she travelled well for Colin and, while she’s not ground dependent, she loved that ground. She’ll get a bit further if she has to and next year is going to be fun for her. Shane Lyons, representing

Tipperary Thu, 26th Aug, 2021  Panama Red Colin is adamant that she wants an extra furlong when she strengthens up. We are delighted to get the bracket out of the way and she will go for the Listed Ingabelle Stakes at Leopardstown on Champions Weekend. Colin said she is still a bit weak so if she gets black type it’s a bonus but it’s all about next year. That ground (good to yielding, good in places) is as slow as she wants it. It walks on the slow side and it definitely rides a bit slower which is hard to believe. Shane Lyons, representing