After race at Fairyhouse Sat, 30th Nov, 2024 (1st)  It doesn't always work but he was 130 over fences and won his beginners chase here. He's had a few issues and hasn't been straightforward to train. If you go back and look at his two runs in Thurles, he was fourth to Daddy Long Legs and Asian Master. 113 looked a nice mark over hurdles but it doesn't always work out. We schooled him during the week and he wasn't spending any time in the air, he was very slick. We have options and we'll probably keep him over hurdles for the time being. He's obviously going to go up for that. He won his beginners on heavy ground and is after winning there on good ground so he seems to be ground versatile. He was working well at home. It was a one horse market but when they are off the track for that long it's very pleasing to see him go and do it. I'm not sure if there is anything for him in Leopardstown but we'll find somewhere for him. Barry Connell

After race at Fairyhouse Wed, 24th Jan, 2024 (1st)  I think we have him four years and he hasn’t been simple - he’s had lots of little niggles. We ran him in a maiden hurdle in Navan and then there was a two-year gap and he ran twice in Thurles in two good races as it turned out. He’s a natural to jump and the only question mark I had today was would he handle the heavy ground as he’d never run on it but our gallop is deep Wexford sand so he’d no trouble getting through it. It was a very ordinary race and he was entitled to do that on his hurdle form. We’ll get a mark and go for a handicap somewhere. He’ll pay his way and will be a fun horse. Michael said he could go up in trip. His jumping is good enough for two (miles) and he could go two and a half on better ground. Barry Connell