Quotes on Coeur D'or (IRE)

He's a tough, very genuine, game horse,. In his younger days he was a very immature horse so I gave him a lot of time and it all paid dividends. He loves to come from off the pace and he's very consistent. He ran very well in the Nasrullah (when third at Leopardstown), he was only beaten over a length. Ground-wise he's pretty versatile but he doesn't want extremes, he wouldn't handle very soft or very firm. The Northfields Handicap here on Champions Weekend will be his next race.
After Coeur D'or (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 26th Aug 2023 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Blues Emperor (IRE)

The horses are all going well. We worked them all on Tuesday and their scopes were clean and bloods were good. We had two fancied horses coming here today. On home work Rahmi (fourth) is a flashy worker but this horse when you get him to the races, and he gets into that rhythm, he’s hard to pass. That bit of rain we’ve had the last few days suited him. A stiff mile here is good for him, he’s very brave and when he gets to the front he doesn’t like being passed. He’s entered in Leopardstown for the mile and one (Nasrullah Handicap) and will probably go there and Rahmi might go to Galway.
After Blues Emperor (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 2nd Jul 2023 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on State Actor (IRE)

He gave him a terrific ride, he's a good kid,.
After State Actor (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Fri, 24th May 2024 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Shayzann (IRE)

it was lovely to win his maiden, it was a very nice run the first day and a track like this really suited him. I put him in the Meld Stakes today and we'll see where we go from there. Ben (Coen) said he hit the line well and he'll definitely get another furlong, probably two. He's a big horse and I think he's going to improve with a bit of racing. He always showed plenty of ability it was just a matter of giving him time and letting him mature into his size. Ben said he rode him like a favourite, there wasn't that much pace on and he arrived there well. He said he liked the way he dug down in the last half a furlong and he would have learned a lot today.
After Shayzann (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Wed, 28th Jun 2023 1m Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Cheers Again (GB)

We had awful problems with allergies last year and, in fairness, John (Raymond Eastwood, owner) is very patient. He just had the patience to give him the time. We found out late in the year that he is allergic to a lot of stuff that horses shouldn't be allergic to like hay. He is on a special vaccine now that seems to have done the trick. We thought we would have him back for Galway and we probably shouldn't have run him. We were training him and we just ran him. He does like the surface but I don't think it is essential, he had a great run in a premier handicap in Cork last year. I'd love to win the Lincoln with him, I think he could be good enough. I don't think soft ground will bother him. If I do that, I'll probably do a little tidy up on his wind after Christmas.
After Cheers Again (GB) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 22nd Dec 2023 1m Flat Standard

Quotes on Booyea (IRE)

The plan was to go to Limerick last week but he had a bit of an issue and couldn’t run. I was very keen to run before we went to the Curragh on Derby weekend and there weren’t any suitable races for him so I said to the lads we’d stick him into this. We are thinking of dropping back in trip to a mile at the Curragh anyway so I said we could give him a bit of a sharpener at Fairyhouse and see how that goes.
After Booyea (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Fri, 14th Jun 2024 7f Flat Good

Quotes on Casanova (GB)

He has really turned inside out. He had loads of problems before we bought him and he has gotten stronger and really filled out. I had a meal with the Dooley brothers yesterday and we said if he won this we might go for the Balmoral Handicap at Ascot on Champions Day so that will probably be the target now. We don't work him at home because he's a hard ride and very keen, it's all about settling him.
After Casanova (GB) finished 1st at Punchestown on Tue, 14th Sep 2021 1m 1f Flat Good

Quotes on Global Energy (GB)

I'm delighted. He had a little problem, we solved it, and he's just got better and better,. I have to thank Ted Durcan because, even though he's won over a mile-four and a mile-two, he just reckoned he wasn't staying and to drop him back to a mile. I did and he just loved it out there. . Robbie said he wasn't going to let anyone by him, that he was just having a ball up front. . I put him in the Hunt Cup at Ascot, John loves having runners there. He was too low in the handicap, I don't know what he'll get for this and I don't know if he'll get enough to squeak in. . That opens up loads of options though.
After Global Energy (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Fri, 24th May 2024 1m Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Verhoyen (GB)

The rain was needed. I was going to declare him again for Sunday, but I walked it this morning and it was only just good. With the dry forecast for the weekend I thought it wouldn't be slow enough for him on Sunday but there was enough for today. I'm delighted, with 10st2lb you couldn't be over confident in that type of handicap. He loves it here, he's a different horse when he's here — close to home. We'll see what the handicapper does now. There are a few 60-90 handicaps that he's probably not going to get into now. We'll have to go premier handicaps now, but he's not going to go to the likes of Galway as it doesn't seem to suit him. We'll maybe go to Britain and find a handicap for him over there.
After Verhoyen (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Fri, 30th Jun 2023 7f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Benavente (GB)

(Journalist) Brian Sheerin bought him from Richard to go for the Racing League but he didn't get into any of the races,.
After Benavente (GB) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 3rd Nov 2023 1m Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Morse (IRE)

That’s my first winner and I took out the licence about two years ago,. I have about ten in at the moment mostly our own. I set up at the parents farm. He’s the third generation of a family we’ve had at home. He got injured and missed all of last year. He’d a couple of good runs on the all-weather this year. He probably didn’t let himself down the last day and was well-handicapped as a result. Fingers crossed it’s onwards and upwards.
After Morse (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sun, 7th Apr 2024 1m Flat Hcap Heavy

Quotes on Brains (IRE)

He's a grand horse, he's been a prolific winner all his life,. We were wondering would he go on soft but he ran well on it in Leopardstown the last day, you need a soft ground horse in this country nowadays!. (Front-running) is suitable around here all the time. He's always very straightforward, very quick out and always in front. It's a fair old advantage around here. He's a good fun horse and I'm delighted for the owner Paul Sweeney who is a good supporter of mine. I'm delighted to get the odd winner for him. Ground doesn't seem to matter now so we'll keep going with him while he's running well.
After Brains (IRE) finished 1st at Roscommon on Mon, 13th May 2024 7f Flat Hcap Soft

Quotes on Concluding Call (IRE)

I thought the favourite was always going to go on, because she had come home late the last day and was drawn one today. I told Billy to follow her, get her to relax and if we could have one go, to try and rob it - and that's what we did. But in fairness she went away at the line. She tried hard, is very honest and Billy thought she loved that bit-better ground. She's a lovely big filly and is a grand filly. Francois is a breeder so we'll try and do something black-type wise for her.
After Concluding Call (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Tue, 7th May 2024 1m Flat Maiden Yielding