Quotes on Current Option (IRE)

Class is permanent and form is temporary! It's been a while since he won but he ran a great race in the premier handicap at Cork (last month), where he finished fourth,. We ran him in the Curragh the last day where he was drawn right out on the wing and he got very upset in the stalls and he ran very freely. He was in good form and we just felt that Fairyhouse would suit him, around a bend, that he'd be able to relax and drop it, which he did. Adam gave him a good ride, he was very cool on him. The plans for the boys are that they're always over for the end of July and that's where he'll go. I'll see what the handicapper gives him and we'll try and get him into those two big handicaps in Galway. If he's going to get in off his current mark I'll leave him but if not I might have to run him again. He's a horse of a lifetime and you just don't get many horses like him.
After Current Option (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Fri, 7th Jun 2024 7f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Blue Soul (IRE)

I’m absolutely chuffed to bits for Declan Landy as that’s the first winner he’s bred himself. James was excellent on her. He knew there was going to be a good gallop, but he had a good clock in his head. He said she idled a little in front so there is still a bit left there and might improve stepped up in trip. Chris (Hayes) rode her at the Curragh and got into a fair bit of trouble but fair play he looked after her and Ger said we’ll run her back.
After Blue Soul (IRE) finished 1st at Tipperary on Wed, 3rd Jul 2024 7f Flat Hcap Good to Firm

Quotes on Una Matata (IRE)

She ran very well in Roscommon where the ground was probably a bit slow for her.
After Una Matata (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Mon, 23rd Sep 2024 7f Flat Maiden Good

Quotes on Port Louis (IRE)

I thought he'd win so that was great,. Colin likes him and said he'll go another furlong. He's always shown us plenty and he had a good run at the Curragh the last day over six, which was a bit too short for him. We thought seven would suit him. He only cost six grand so he was getting in here with a low weight. I suppose we'll have to think about the sales race, the seven-furlong race in Naas at the end of the season. I think there is a winner's race here and he might come back for that. Unfortunately, Jimmy Kernohan, who is from Randalstown, is not here as his wife wasn't that well. He's one of our long-time owners and has been with me an awful long time. I think that's his first Flat horse, we wheeled him out in the middle of a bunch and he said 'I want him!'
After Port Louis (IRE) finished 1st at Roscommon on Mon, 22nd May 2023 7f Flat Maiden Good to Yielding

Quotes on Eddie G (IRE)

There was a bit of a malfunction here the last day - the stalls didn't open and he banged his head out of the stalls that night. It was no fault of his and he just got a bit upset. At least he put it right tonight. He flew home and I think he could be a nice horse later in the year on grass. Galway men (Taceec Syndicate) own him and he will end up back there at some stage. There is a 0-70 down here next month and we will come back for that and then give him a break.
After Eddie G (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 12th Jan 2024 6f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Dragon Of Malta (IRE)

He had won well at Galway and, while he didn't run so well at Roscommon, today he was perfect and I had a willing partner up the straight. I had previously ridden Free Solo at the Curragh, he led me and I found a nice run in the straight. I wasn't sure if we had won and Daniel King (denied in a close third on Brave Troop) has a valuable claim and I wasn't sure if he got up on the line. The O'Donnell family are from Co Limerick and not too far from here and I've known them for years, so it is great to ride a winner for them. Thank you to Pat Healy (Listowel committee) and Mark Enright (retired jockey) for organising this and it is great to be here. I spent lots of time as a child hanging around the weigh room wanting to be a jockey and to ride a winner here is a big relief. My mother (from nearby Killarney) is very excited and I'm sure she enjoyed this one!. Unfortunately I have other business commitments today and am at the Sales, but this is brilliant. The horse had good form and Mark (Enright, retired jockey) contacted me to say Oisin was available, so it was a no brainer to use him. I said to my wife that he was beaten turning in, but these good riders just find a way to win and he was fantastic. Oisin and my son Patrick go back a long way from when they went pony racing together, are friends and were also apprenticed together. The horse is owned by a great syndicate and this means an awful lot.
After Dragon Of Malta (IRE) finished 1st at Listowel on Tue, 19th Sep 2023 7f Flat Hcap Soft

Quotes on Victor's Choice (IRE)

That's brilliant. Everything worked out fantastic as she needs a nice bit of ease in the ground. We were praying for rain and it just came at the right time for her. We were coming here very confident when we seen the rain. There is a big crew follows this filly, all the Fosters and McLoughlins are involved in her. She had a great run here last October when she was second, she was unlucky not to win. That was on soft to heavy ground so we knew she handled the track and all we needed was a bit of ease in the ground.
After Victor's Choice (IRE) finished 1st at Galway on Fri, 2nd Aug 2024 1m Flat Hcap Yielding

Quotes on Karlsberg (IRE)

When she is on song she is a good mare but her antics before the race were a concern as she didn't want to leave the parade ring and after she won, didn't want to go back to the parade. Things weren't happening for her towards the end of last year so we left her off. She is a big strong mare, soft ground is her thing and I keep saying that Hugh (Horgan) can ride and he claimed 5lb.
After Karlsberg (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Fri, 26th Apr 2024 1m Flat Hcap Soft to Heavy

Quotes on Uncle Albert (IRE)

I said before coming down that I'd have been gutted if this lad had been beaten so it is great to get off the mark for year. He worked very well during the week, is tough, genuine, loves the ground and had good form last year. He has improved and he can go through that ground. Declan said he caught him out as he fell asleep halfway through the race but said he went with him when he asked. He probably won too far but on that ground what can you do. We have had great luck with his sire Dragon Pulse and hopefully now there could be a nice pot in him. He would be ground dependent though so I'm the only one hoping it keeps raining!
After Uncle Albert (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Sat, 30th Mar 2024 7f Flat Hcap Heavy

Quotes on Distillate (GB)

Distillate had slipped down the handicap which is a huge help to horses like these, as they always go to a level and then they struggle. It is only when they come back down that they get competitive again and she had come back down to 65 today, which made her competitive. We stepped her up (in distance) and he gave her a good ride as he had to kick when she did as she travelled very easily. She just held on but were in front where it matters. we'll potter away in similar races and the boys (Devlin, O'Hare and Smith) are from the north of Ireland and love running horses up in Down Royal. Actually I had Distillate in at Down Royal last weekend but I forgot to declare her, as I messed up my phone! I told them we were running in Cork instead so it was all for the good!
After Distillate (GB) finished 1st at Cork on Tue, 21st May 2024 7f Flat Hcap Good to Yielding

Quotes on Von Krolock (IRE)

He loved it (surface) - that's what Wayne said, he was always in his comfort zone. He's in the sales on Monday so if somebody wants fun for the winter, he is there for sale. We'll see what happens. He's a very good-actioned horse. He got bogged down in the Curragh last week, but he had a couple of good runs before that. It took me a while to learn that he didn't want soft. I ran him in Listowel and it was too soft for him and I still didn't learn, and I went back to the Curragh. He's a nice horse and he is only developing, he's a big raw horse so there is more improvement in him. We are flying it, they are in top order. One lifts the other, they are working together and they are all coming on. That's 19 winners for the year.
After Von Krolock (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 20th Oct 2023 7f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Rosato (IRE)

She got a bit stuck on the rail (in the Curragh). I'd say she was still a bit green as well, it was probably her first time trying to take a gap going forwards rather than backwards. We thought she would win (today), we put her in on Monday (at Roscommon) because we thought she might win and might need to go under a penalty. She won't go to Dundalk, she didn't like it up there so we'll keep her busy before the end of the season. Darragh was class on her, he was very clued in. I rang him last night and he knew all about her. I didn't know much about him, he was recommended to me. He's top-class now. I'd say she was still a bit green there and, in fairness, he gave her a good ride. He had to make a decision with which way to go and everything, and he did it very well.
After Rosato (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Wed, 9th Oct 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good to Yielding