Curragh Sat, 21st May, 2022  Chicago Bear I fancied him (Chicago Bear) today and thought his draw (in 26) wasn't much of an inconvenience because they were coming up the middle all day. He ran very well the last day for Jamie (Powell). A stiff mile is probably a good trip for him and he could win again as he's just starting to get the hang of it now and our horses seem to be improving from each run. Hopefully there is a bit more improvement in him. Sometimes you could question him a bit but today he got his head down and Ben was brilliant on him.

Curragh Sat, 21st May, 2022  Mashhoor he ran very well in Cork on his first run and he had a very good draw today, and was given a very good ride by Shane. There wasn't much between our two at home but this lad probably had a better preparation. He's mentally immature but is toughening up now and being by Kingman I'd say he has loads of class.

Curragh Fri, 20th May, 2022  Navagio The hood helped. We had the red hood on him the last day, took it off and when he went into the stalls there was a bit of rattling. Ben said he got upset so we left it on him today. He's a horse we've always liked, he has a big engine and is a good striding horse. In fairness to him he battled well today when the second came to him. Hopefully he can go on and keep progressing because he works better than this rating. Mentally he's probably still a little immature but that should do his confidence the world of good. We think he's well handicapped so we'll look for a handicap next. Seven is good and I think he will get a mile, the last time he just got himself a bit upset. He's a horse I always thought would get a mile but maybe seven again next time.

Gowran Park Wed, 11th May, 2022  New York Angel I was getting a little bit frustrated with her because she always works well at home. She’s a big girl and she’s probably getting fitter with each run. We’ll keep at her and hopefully she’ll be able to win again. She always promised to do something like this and I’m just glad that it has all come together for her.

Gowran Park Wed, 11th May, 2022  Miss Mirabell She was drawn bad and ran green here the first day but I loved the way she finished. She got her head down and really ran to the line. Her work has been good since and she has come on a lot from the run. That was a pretty good performance. Ben said he would have liked a lead but nothing was going on so he made the running and when he gave her a backhander she quickened up well. She’s a big filly and was a bit raw the first day. Her mind is a bit sharper now and she should improve. She’s got scope and is a well-bred filly. We’ll see what the handicapper does. There is a couple of nice fillies handicaps coming up. I think that is a good trip for her and she might get a mile and a quarter later in the year.

Gowran Park Wed, 4th May, 2022  One For Bobby That was a nice surprise. She's a big backward filly and we took our time with her, she hadn't come in her coat early in the season. I thought she'd come here today and learn a lot and maybe be ready next time. Ben said she didn't have a clue what was happening halfway through the race but when he gave her a click she quickened up really well. She's by Frankel out of a good mare so she probably has a chance of being a stakes filly. It was a very competitive maiden and coming here I would have been happy if she had stayed on nicely to be fourth or fifth so that was a nice surprise. They are owner/breeders so it's very much about seeing if we can get a bit of black-type now.