Ask Susan (IRE)

After race at Tramore Fri, 17th Aug, 2018 (1st)  We ran her last night and she couldn't lie up with them. I went out of here yesterday evening and said I won't run her. I went out to the yard this morning at half six and she had everything eaten. I let her out in the garden then and she tore around, so when I was going with the other lad (Delice Du Chenet) I said I'd bring her. She never jumped as well as she did today. She was in a handicap here on Sunday with top weight and I didn't want to run her. Mark couldn't ride her either as he is going to the All-Ireland (final). It's great. Mark puts in a lot of work with us. She is a very special mare and is named after my sister Susan. That's her third win here, she loves it here. She got a bad fall at Tipperary and was sore after it. We will try and get a bit of black-type with her and she could be a mare for the Kerry National. I wouldn't put it beyond her. I'm going into hospital on Tuesday to have my hip done, so I said I'd run them all this week! John W Nicholson

After race at Tramore Sat, 2nd Jun, 2018 (1st)  That's two winners this week now. I'm going on holidays to France tomorrow so I can go now!. She did it well. She didn't get away as well as we would have liked at the start, but she is a good mare and jumps well. She'll have a summer campaign. There is a amateur Flat race at Leopardstown for her now in a fortnight's time. Mark gave her a good ride, he does a lot of schooling for me. We have a good partnership together. I think I gave him his first winner over jumps on Great Oak. Tramore is a lucky spot for me. John W Nicholson

After race at Down Royal Fri, 23rd Jun, 2017 (1st)  She needed the break, the last day the ground was terrible. We gave her a good break and she is only back in six weeks. We thought she was working fairly well. I was coming with the other lad (Fort Montagu) and I said I would bring her and I'm glad I did. Mark said she has improved a lot from the spring. She jumped great, she would rather have those hurdles. They are cracking hurdles. We have a lot of options with her. If she stays winning hurdle races we will keep her at that. I loved her from day one. She's a half sister to that filly that Gordon Elliott had that got the black type earlier in the year (Three Swallowsnick). She's a good mare and I bought her in Goffs as a yearling and loved her always. John W Nicholson

After race at Thurles Thu, 9th Mar, 2017 (1st)  She's tough and I never saw her jump so well. She is a good mare and I think alot of her. Chasing will be her game and what she does this year is a bonus,. She will come back here for a three-mile race on the Saturday meeting (March 25). We'll give her a break over the summer after that. John W Nicholson

After race at Tramore Thu, 15th Dec, 2016 (1st)  She started off here in the summer on good ground, we took a chance on running her, and then she was second in Galway. Then we ran her in the Listed race at Gowran and it was a rough race. They went no gallop for her at Fairyhouse, and she was nearly put out through the rails at Cork. It was an eight runner bumper and she got into awful trouble. After Cork I said we'd go over hurdles with her and then we met Willie twice, and he beat us twice. When he had no entry in the race today I thought we might win one!. Laura is good and tough and she gave her a right good ride. She is a right good mare and she is a half-sister to Three Swallowsnick. There is no race for her over Christmas, so we'll give her a break and she'll go back over hurdles in the new year. She is deserving of her bumper win. I called her after my sister Susan and she is here today and all. John W Nicholson