After race at Dundalk Fri, 15th Dec, 2023 (1st)  he goes into the starting stalls late which is a big help and while the plan wasn't to make the running, he jumped and took it. Cian (Horgan, winning jockey) probably won too far but it wasn't the plan to make the running and there was no pace so he left him use his pace. last year he was working with horses rated 90 up the Curragh and destroying them. He is a very big horse so maybe it was weakness and he might only be coming to himself. He is shoving 16.2hh and is a very big strong powerful horse. The Punchestown Friends Syndicate only have him a month and have won twice with him so they're lucky. The lads are builders who my brother Brian met at Punchestown and they have three horses with us. They are getting seriously into it, are a lovely bunch of lads and have a staff party tonight but hopefully he'll win again next Wednesday when they're here. Andrew Slattery

After race at Dundalk Fri, 1st Dec, 2023 (1st)  I'm nearly sure he has a wind problem as he works like a 90 (rated) horse. I am going to have to get it solved. I'll probably run him here on Wednesday and will get it sorted out over Christmas, then we'll put him away for the grass because he will love soft or heavy ground. He's a bit troublesome at the stalls and was probably unlucky here the last night. I thought my other runner (fourth-placed My Girl Sioux) was very unlucky. She should have gone very close but broke badly and got stopped up the straight. The two of them are grand and I'll mess away with them for the winter. Andrew Slattery