Lord Lariat (IRE)

After race at Fairyhouse Mon, 18th Apr, 2022 (1st)  Our plan was to jump him out but I was a bit concerned about getting the trip,. Obviously we wanted to get a start like we did last year and utilise his jumping as he is a good jumper. Paddy said he got plenty of breathers into him and it all worked out well. We've been aiming for this since before Christmas. He won a ladies race here in November when he ran away with the jockey, Joanna Walton, and she said then that he would get further. It was two-miles-six that day. We were lucky to get into it as well. We're ten minutes down the road, there was nobody here last year but my family and everyone is here this year, all the yard and it's unbelievable. Paddy started off with me five or six years ago, he was going to be a Flat jockey for a while. He went over to England and tried the Flat there but had no luck and came back and rode a couple of winners for me on the Flat. I said 'Paddy forget about the Flat, you're going to be a big lad' and he took to jumping like a duck to water. He won a couple of hurdle races and it went from there, he's flying now. He comes into us now two mornings a week. Dermot Anthony McLoughlin

After race at Punchestown Fri, 31st Dec, 2021 (1st)  He surprised me as I was a bit anxious carrying topweight on that ground,. Dermot Anthony McLoughlin

After race at Fairyhouse Sat, 27th Nov, 2021 (1st)  His run here two runs back was good and he stayed at it well today. Joanna won this race two years ago and she used her head. I was lucky enough to get her during the week. He seems to like that ground. I’d say he’d be happier going left-handed and we’ll see if there is something for him at Leopardstown for Christmas. Dermot Anthony McLoughlin

After race at Fairyhouse Sat, 10th Oct, 2020 (1st)  He's a big baby and he's going on his holidays now,. A good friend of mine, PJ Casey, has a half share in him. He's a grand big horse and the boys want to give him a break which I think probably is the right thing to do. He's only five and he'll grow into himself. PJ is big into the showing and hunting, he picked him out and he hadn't much of a page. He jumped super and that's down to him, all the schooling is down to him. Karl Thornton

After race at Tipperary Wed, 1st Jul, 2020 (1st)  He didn't jump as slick as he did the last day but it was probably due to the ground (yielding,soft in places). I didn't think they would get as much rain as they did here and it's not ideal. It is hard on a big horse to come back so quick but it was his last chance today in a 80-95. If I don't give him a break now, we'll pay for it down the road and we'll see what the handicapper does with him now. Karl Thornton

After race at Tipperary Fri, 26th Jun, 2020 (1st)  He is just a big raw horse and probably won't be a horse until next year,. He's a fine big horse but is by a show-jumping stallion, Golden Lariat; he doesn't have many horses but everything he has is ok. Noel McParlan (amateur jockey) told me about him and he is owned by two friends, P.J. Casey and Pat Blake. He's a grand fun horse and will come back here on Wednesday. It'll probably be next year before he becomes a horse but he probably wants that nicer ground as well. Karl Thornton