After race at Dundalk Wed, 29th Nov, 2023 (1st)  He got a bit messy in the stalls and half missed the kick, which he hasn't been doing — he's been breaking really quick,. He settled a little bit better tonight than he did the last night. He got a good tow into the race, picked up and just came out the right side of the photo. It could have gone either way and I wasn't sure we had won. I joked with the handicapper the other day that he had whacked us, but I've often found when he does hit you that hard they are often right. You'd think winning three-and-a-half that you'd get 8lb or maybe 9lb, but he was right - just about! Patrick Martin

After race at Dundalk Wed, 22nd Nov, 2023 (1st)  he got outstayed last week and was probably was in better form today. He broke, travelled and picked up really well. He loves the surface and is in a good place at the minute. He'll stay going, but I'm sure he'll be out of that (47-65) grade now. I think seven (furlongs) just gives him a chance to be travelling better. Much the same the last day, but they kept going well that day. They went really hard today, I think, and he got home well, so delighted. I'm delighted for Jack - he's a really nice rider, but a very good worker as well. I'm sure Ger (Lyons, retained trainer) would agree with that. He has always had a good work ethic and he seems to learn every time he goes out there. He's a big lad and I hope the weight isn't a problem for him, but he works hard at it. The future is bright. I've always tried to identify guys that are good value for their claim and there are a lot of good kids. Patrick Martin

After race at Dundalk Wed, 9th Nov, 2022 (1st)  He seemed to relish the surface. We always thought he'd want a cut in the ground but he loved that surface, he does train on it at home to be fair. He did it well today so I'm very pleased. He could be claimed and I'll probably put a friendly claim in for him. He's a good sort of horse. It's nine for the year for Trevor (Dalzell, owner) so it would be nice to get him 10. I think that's his career-best run if you analyse his form. He took a long time to win a maiden and the form of some of his maidens were ordinary enough. Some of the others had ratings, but it's a question of whether they are running to them. If he went up for that, it might put you off claiming him. It was good to get a winner. Edward Lynam