Dundalk Wed, 5th Jan, 2022  Prisoner's Dilemma He did that well. I was a little bit concerned stepping up two grades from his last win but he's obviously improved a little bit. We left him nice and fresh for today so maybe that is the way to have him. I'm a little bit surprised because I thought he would take the run in that grade to get him back in the groove. It would have been a sterner test than his previous run so he surprised me in a nice way. We'll take him home and see if we can find another race for him up here. I don't think the handicapper can be too hard on him and he should be able to get back into a 50-85 race.

Dundalk Wed, 5th Jan, 2022  Brushwork That was grand. I was interested to see how he would cope, dropping him back to five. They went a really good gallop which was probably a big help as we know he stays six. I left him a little bit short today just to keep him a little bit fresh. I would imagine he would improve a little off this run. Whether we come back here or not, I'm not sure, I'll have to discuss it with David (Spratt, owner). He's not just an all-weather horse and long term we could look at something like the Scurry with him. He'll have a couple more runs before then. He's very tough, very genuine, and he'd go through the pain barrier for you. He has the speed for five furlongs and stays six, that's kind of what you want for the Scurry so that might be the long-term plan.

Limerick Wed, 29th Dec, 2021  Wishmoor I’m absolutely thrilled and that’s been his target all summer. He won this race last year. He’s been good at home but I’ve been a bit concerned as it’s taken him a while to come into form on the track. Ricky gave him a never say die ride and I’m not sure if any other jockey would have won on him today. He got a really good tune out of him. He did the same here last year with the fences down the back but did eventually warm up to his jumping. The veterans race in Navan will be the plan again and we also have the Ulster National in mind.