Curragh Sun, 15th Sep, 2024  My Mate Alfie My Mate Alfie is a lovely horse but is invisible at home and so much so, that he caught me out a couple of times forgetting to put blinkers on him. He works to the button without blinkers but on the track he just won't do it. He's one of those fantastic horses. He holds an entry in the Ayr Gold Cup, I'm not saying we won't do it as it's a race I want to win, but we've been training this lad with the future in mind. I've kept saying to Austin (Whelan, owner) that we'd travel next year and to let me teach him how to sprint. Ten stone is a lot for a three-year-old and he's done it well; he's just a good horse and keeps turning up. We've trained him with next year in mind and he hasn't let us down. Whether he's a Group 1 sprinter, it's a huge jump from Group 3, but he's definitely going to mature into a better horse.

Gowran Park Tue, 3rd Sep, 2024  Vivienda she is after thriving since she won, she’s grown and really turned into a lovely filly. Colin is adamant that stepping up a furlong would suit her even better and she’ll go on quicker ground, albeit that’s beautiful ground out there. Hopefully that will help her get into a big handicap on Champions Weekend. Also a big shout out to Lucy who led her up, rides her out every day and keeps a smile on her face.

Naas Sun, 25th Aug, 2024  Revoke Colin said she’s done what we said she’d do at home which is lovely. That’s her first time away and her first time galloping on turf. We do that as I’m adamant I don’t care if they are beaten first time out as they get a second bite, and then we know where we can go with them. We won’t shy away with her, from what we can get at two, and heading for black-type as she’s quick. We’ll just see how she takes this as there is nothing of her and she’s only a 410 kilos filly. She’ll either come forward from this or she’ll go back so she’ll tell me what to do. Worst case scenario she’ll be in Dundalk for the Mercury or something like that.

Leopardstown Thu, 22nd Aug, 2024  Chantez That was nice. I loved her first run here as they quickened twice and I said that was a bit above the ordinary as a maiden. I was tempted to go to the Curragh the last day but Red Letter's form was there so we bypassed that and came back here, to the track she had handled, with a view to the Ingabelle Stakes. That is a race that has been very lucky for us. She did exactly what we thought she'd do. She shouldn't be running as she's so light and immature. She's just so not there yet. It's like Dublin buses. We had a load of horses last year and now, all of a sudden, every filly I have is a nice filly. We're just lucky and it's great. She's good and any other year she'd be your best one. I love having a second bite at a maiden. You get disappointed not winning for a minute but then you walk away and say 'lovely, another maiden, and I don't have to go to a stakes race'. Now she's had two runs and I have an Ingabelle horse, so happy days.

Roscommon Tue, 20th Aug, 2024  Poetic Sound it's a super result, the horse is very green and will only improve. He wouldn't want the ground to be as deep as that. He'll be a beautiful horse next year, that's what we're looking forward to; when he strengthens up, he'll be a horse. I don't know how busy he'll be this year as it's all about next year. .most importantly it's a great result for the owner/breeder John Keaney; he owned Yavana's Pace and she's in the pedigree. We're delighted for William Flood as well, who stands Poet's Word as he is a long time family friend.

Tramore Sat, 17th Aug, 2024  Best Law Gary thought one or two of them might go on but they were going a fairly pedestrian pace so he let him roll along. He seemed happy enough in front and he handled the track well. He handled it better than Galway the last day. In against the older horses and on the slow ground, it seemed to scupper him a bit. Back on the nicer surface here he got the job done. . He'll stay going down the handicap route and we'll plot our course with him. At some stage he'll be a nice dual-purpose horse for someone. There is plenty of size about him, he gets a trip and he's not slow either. That'll be probably where he ends up. Andrew Duff, representing