Punchestown Sun, 12th Jan, 2020  Le Musigny he’s a horse we’ve always liked and always worked like a good horse but he’s just taken a bit of time. He’s a big fella and is a half-brother to Le Richebourg and Grands Crus so he has a savage pedigree. We said to Rachael to give him time and let him settle and see how you go. It worked out well as they went a good gallop and got a bit tired near the end. She said he was still a bit green when he hit the front and should improve plenty. Whatever he does over hurdles, fences should be his game.

Thurles Fri, 10th Jan, 2020  Royal Thief Michael (O'Leary, of Gigginstown House Stud) suggested claiming and Hugh got a good tune out of him. He is tough and stays really well and Hugh was really good on him. His jumping is a bit hit and miss but he can be lazy and you have to be on top of him all the time. He is funny; we dropped him in the last day and Rachael (Blackmore) said he is slow and to ride him handier so it worked and he toughed it out.

Limerick Sun, 29th Dec, 2019  Eleazar Des Neiges he jumped and travelled super and galloped the whole way to the line. He is improving all the time.

Leopardstown Thu, 26th Dec, 2019  Notebook It’s what we hoped he might do. He jumped brilliant - he gallops and just loves fences. I think it was the first one down the back he took off outside the wings and my heart was in my mouth but he’s quick when he’s in close as well. They went some gallop and that really suited him. He loves to gallop at speed. He can get a bit wound up. I think those two milers need to be half cracked to do what they do. They need that bit of madness to jump.

Leopardstown Thu, 26th Dec, 2019  Aspire Tower I thought he did it really impressively. He went a really good gallop and jumped great. The Grade One back here in February is an obvious race to go for, but we’ll talk to the owners and see what they want to do. He had the profile of one on the Flat that you would like to go hurdling with. I’d imagine good jumping ground would be alright for him as he’s run on faster ground on the Flat.