Sun, 9th Dec, 2018  Come To Me She enjoys jumping fences. She wears her heart on her sleeve a bit and is forward going but is sensible jumping wise. She's progressing away. The fences have settled her down a bit but she enjoys getting on with it and jumps well. It was probably to her advantage that one or two behind her missed a few but jumping is the name of the game.

Punchestown Sun, 9th Dec, 2018  Getabird That was a good exhibition of jumping and he did it well. He likes this track,. Ruby thought he was in control the whole way. I thought they were lining up behind him at the third last but Ruby said he was very comfortable in front. I thought he was going to be beaten going to the last but the next thing he just flew it, was gone and put the race to bed so I'm very happy with that. He's better right-handed and Leopardstown is left-handed at Christmas. We might head towards Limerick for the new Grade 1 over two-and-a-half miles. That race has been lucky enough for us over the years. I don't know if he wants that heavy type of ground that they might get in Limerick but we'll have to take what we get. I'm easy enough about trip with him. It was the fact that the race was in Punchestown was why I ran him here.

Punchestown Sun, 9th Dec, 2018  Min Ruby was maybe a bit bold there but he had to do what he had to do,. It was good and the horse responded. He jumped brilliant and I was very pleased with that. I don't mind going back to two at all, he pulled very hard in behind there today, and he has the speed for two. He'll probably go back in trip for Christmas but we'll see what we have in his division. We have Un De Sceaux there and Great Field so we could try and keep this fellow at a longer trip and try and find races for him. It didn't look like he was stopping today but it was a very slow run race, I thought, and he was very keen in behind but I liked the way he jumped even though he was keen. I'm not looking to go out to three miles with him to be honest .

Sun, 9th Dec, 2018  Min It’s a very competitive race and Balko Des Flos, the Ryanair winner, is the one to beat at this trip. I know Min got beat on his only try over this trip by Politologue at Aintree, but it’s a great place to start. It’s a great race and it should set us up for Christmas nicely. He’s quite a keen-going sort, he might get further in time but it looked like he just didn’t get home. That was after a hard race at Cheltenham, though, so this will let us know more about our options afterwards.

Punchestown Sun, 9th Dec, 2018  Tornado Flyer Ruby said he was very keen,. It was nice to get his maiden win. We'll look at Christmas and well look at the race (Grade 1) at Naas in January.

Cork Sun, 9th Dec, 2018  Maze Runner He jumped indifferent but Paul said the hurdles felt big jumping out of the ground. He ran well a couple of times on the Flat and won well the last day so it's a good starting point.

Fairyhouse Sun, 2nd Dec, 2018  Quick Grabim I thought Ruby was tactically brilliant today. He jumped out in front and saw there was no pace. We were hoping someone else might make the pace so Ruby made the running slowed it down and then caught them on the hop. He had the horse to do it,.

Sun, 2nd Dec, 2018  Quick Grabim Aramon won very well in Navan and we’ve been happy with him since. He’s a horse that works well at home and we’re expecting a big run from him.

Navan Sun, 25th Nov, 2018  Easy Game The luck goes with you some days and against you others. We were hoping he could run well and to pick up the pot was brilliant. He’s honest and he jumps and tries for you,.

Thurles Thu, 22nd Nov, 2018  Westport Lady We didn't think we'd have to wait this long to win a bumper and I'm not sure what happened her the last day but we think she is a mare with a bit of ability. She reared over and broke her wither last year but it doesn't seem to have left any ill affects. I imagine she'll go jumping now and it's great to get a win for a new owner Cathal Hughes, from Westport. He has a big business (safety clothing and workwear manufacturer Portwest) in Mayo and she is his first horse with us. She has a fantastic pedigree and she'll make a nice broodmare in time too.

Punchestown Sun, 18th Nov, 2018  Sharjah The other two (Faugheen and Tombstone) took each other on in front and maybe galloped each other into the ground. Paul took advantage of that. He (Sharjah) wants a sharp two miles. He's done a lot for the season and I don't know if I'm going to go on with him now or not. I may give him a little break and come back in the spring but after doing that today it looks like we'll have to go to Christmas with him. We'll see how he is when he comes out of this race. He's had no break between Flat racing and the Galway Hurdle and everything. Paul said he came alive going down the back stretch today, and he thought that far out that he had a great chance of winning. He disappointed in Down Royal the last day but he was taken on in front. Faugheen missed two or three hurdles. I would have expected him to find a bit more but he didn't. The two in front just collapsed. The decision is made to stay hurdling and I think we'll just go out in trip as we had intended. His first run was supposed to be the Hatton's Grace but when Melon didn’t work well enough we put this fella in. We've swapped targets for them.

Punchestown Sun, 18th Nov, 2018  Some Neck David rides him well and that's twice he’s come from off the pace as he also won on him at Gowran. I'd imagine we were a little bit fortunate as well. The two Gigginstown horses took each other on early enough and we were lucky to benefit from that, but that happens in races. It just shows the Gigginstown horses are all trying to win which is a compliment to them but ultimately it benefitted me in the end.

Punchestown Sat, 17th Nov, 2018  Stormy Ireland She seems to have improved hugely from last season. The summer break has done her good,. She had a few very hard races last season. I thought she looked much stronger and she looked a little tubby, I thought, in the parade ring beforehand. Being able to do that, while looking like that, I think she'll improve. Ruby changed the bit on her before the race and put a kinder bit on her. She accepted it better. We'll try and plan for the future now. I'm trying to figure out what kind of a race we'll go for now as she's only four. We might look for a four-year-old race rather than take on the older horses. I'd imagine we'll keep her to mares races. Good Thyne Tara ran her race and she probably wants a longer trip at this stage of her career. We were very pleased with Ria D'etel. We'll look for a race for her and she wants a longer trip as well.

Punchestown Sat, 17th Nov, 2018  Voix du Reve I'm very pleased with him,. He probably wasn't as sharp as he was in Galway. Paul just thought the bigger fences and bigger track just made a difference. It just takes a bit more jumping around here than Galway. I'll try and keep him to that kind of trip. I'd imagine we'll go for something at Christmas. We'll keep him to the minimum trip and we may look at the Racing Post Novice Chase. I don't know if he's good enough to do that. I don't think there is anything in Limerick and we'd like to keep him on better ground.

Clonmel Thu, 15th Nov, 2018  Kemboy I hadn't him declared at 10am yesterday and with the new HRI initiative of reopening races with a small amount of runners, he was the first one I've ever declared after 10am. I said we'd chance it and it worked out for us,. I was delighted with him because I didn't think he could be that straight and I wondered was I running him too quick before the Ladbrokes (Trophy, at Newbury). He was very fresh and very free and that was smart to do that today. I imagine he goes to the Ladbrokes now and I'm told he has a mandatory 4lbs penalty for winning this. I had Paul on the two chasers today and Ruby on the hurdlers, that's all, and with the big weekend ahead that was the only reason. Paul was good on this fellow before and I don't know if there is a queue to ride Camelia De Cotte (in the next)!. And Paul is going well in the Championship too so I'd be delighted to see him Champion again but who knows as it's an open year. Jason Morris, of HRI - his mother died so condolences to him and his family.

Navan Sun, 11th Nov, 2018  Aramon That's a huge improvement for him and he showed a lot more speed than we thought he had. You'd probably have to look at the Royal Bond now. He ran very green in Listowel and I asked Paul not to make as much use of him as he did there and see what he would do so we are pleasantly surprised at how he took to the change of tactics. Paul didn't think he had a turn of foot going out but he was too green in front in Listowel so I told him to get a lead the whole way. He lost his off fore shoe and he got a nice little cut as did Quick Grabim. It must have been a rougher race than we thought. They got two little cuts on the sides of their pasterns. I hope they are just typical racing injuries that will be alright in ten days time.

Sun, 11th Nov, 2018  Aramon She’s getting a bit of weight off the other horses and she’s race-fit. Hopefully she can pick up a big of black type and a bit of prize-money.