Quotes on Thunderbear (IRE)

He's a legend, he's been great for us and won a Group 3 in England last year for us,. He's actually developing into a nice sprinter as he gets older. He had been a bit disappointing this season so it was nice to get him back into calmer waters and get the win. Hopefully we can build from here.
After Thunderbear (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 8th Jun 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Twilight Jet (IRE)

It was great, I'm delighted to get Twilight Jet's head back in front because he hadn't the most straightforward path to this as he had two surgeries over the winter. He had one for colic and had to have another surgery having slipped so it has been a long time coming back. Last year he blitzed them in the Lacken (Stakes), but went to Royal Ascot and was sick for quite a while. This year was about getting him back slowly, race to race. He'll go for something like the World Trophy (Group 3 at Newbury) or I might step him up to six (furlongs) but there are a few options for him in the UK. Leigh (Roche) couldn't pull him up today and a stiff five or stepping back up to six will suit. . Lokada had a lot of headgear on her to try to get her to relax - we have been tricking around with her and always thought she had the ability to get black-type. They went so hard in front that Colin (Keane) was able to get cover to help her relax and she came home well. Today was huge for her and she might be able to win one of these now.
After Twilight Jet (IRE) finished 1st at Tipperary on Sun, 3rd Sep 2023 5f Flat Yielding

Quotes on So Majestic (IRE)

she had to win today to see what route we'd go down and I'm actually going off on my honeymoon for two weeks so she'll have a two-week break! . When I get back I'll line something up again - she'd go on firm ground but she'll go on softer as well, her preference though would be this ground. we always thought an awful lot of her and she was heavily back the first day (last March) but ran with the choke out and held her breath. Chris (Hayes) rides all her work at home and got on her the next day and she did the same so we were both very disappointed. We decided to drop her back to five (furlongs) to teach her how to breathe and how to run a race. She had been a breeze-up horse in my yard and obviously learned to only do two furlongs but the penny is after dropping and she's coming together. He (Leigh Roche, winning jockey) had no cover today and I thought we'd be in bother getting the five-and-a-half here but she didn't.
After So Majestic (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Wed, 28th Jun 2023 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Amazon Lady (IRE)

She's probably three weeks in foal now to New Bay, so that helped her,. I've never seen her as relaxed, she looked fantastic and is thriving this year. She's a big mare and just took her time to come to hand. I just wanted to get a win into her to pay for her entries for the year. The Burns' have no interest in handicaps, they just want to get black-type for her. The handicapper dropped her a few pounds, so I said to try and get a handicap to pay for her entries because she might have to go to England. I think she loves that quicker ground, she skipped along and was in a lovely rhythm the whole way.
After Amazon Lady (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 18th May 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good to Yielding

Quotes on Arnhem (IRE)

We're over the moon, that's brilliant. You couldn't ask for a nicer place to have a winner. We've had him from May. He's had brilliant form in the past and he deserves that win, he's been too long without a win and he's had such good runs. He's such a good horse. He has a lovely temperament and he's a brilliant wee horse to have anything to do with. We only have him and another one as part of the syndicate for David, that's all and a couple of breakers.
After Arnhem (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 26th Aug 2023 6f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Little Queenie (IRE)

She's a legend. I had her entered a good few times in the last few weeks but jus tpulled her out because of the ground,. We said one way or the other she was going home after this. She'll go home to Christmas anyway and might comeback here before it finishes. . She'll keep going next year and if we got a bit of black-type next year the owner would be delighted. . She surprised me today, she's just tough.
After Little Queenie (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 3rd Nov 2023 6f Flat Hcap Standard

Quotes on Sturlasson (IRE)

I shouldn't have run him the last day and I take the rap for that. I should sat tight a bit longer. His work during the week was spectacular. He skipped along there and he loved it. It was a real professional performance and I'm delighted. We'll see what happens, the lads are saying they might go for the Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap in Royal Ascot on the Friday. He was 90 coming here and, realistically, he probably shouldn't go up for it. I'd say he is in and around that.
After Sturlasson (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 18th May 2024 5f Flat Maiden Good to Yielding

Quotes on Harry's Hill (GB)

I can't believe it, three in a row! It's hard enough to get a horse to win one but now he's after winning three. He's just transformed and he's a legend. Maybe it's just that he's a year older and he's taking his racing a bit better. He blew a fuse one day with Seamie in the stalls at Navan so we try to get him in as late as we can. Whether that has transformed or maybe he's just taking his racing better. We're doing nothing different to last year. He's winning races now easily. We might give him another run in the Curragh, Scott said there is a big pot in him. Our horses are running well, Secret Magician was third in a big handicap at the Curragh last Saturday. When you are on fire, you're on fire.
After Harry's Hill (GB) finished 1st at Bellewstown on Wed, 28th Sep 2022 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Shandy (IRE)

I thought she might have been an Ascot two-year-old this time last year but she had a bit of an issue so spent a long time out in the field. It was a rush to get her ready to run so she had no foundation going to the Curragh last October. Colin (Keane, then jockey ) liked her, said she was weak but it was just that everything was a rush getting her to run. This is Seamie's first winner for me, he comes in a couple of times a week and had ridden winners (three) for my father. He, Joey (Sheridan) and Andy (Slattery) will all ride for me this year.
After Shandy (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Sat, 30th Mar 2024 5f Flat Maiden Heavy

Quotes on Kendall Roy (GB)

They went some clip. He has loads of pace and when I saw Chris asking him to lie up I knew they were possibly going too fast,. It suited him as he wants a stiff five and to stay on, it worked out really well. It didn't in Cork as they went no gallop and it was a sprint home, they kind of left him for toe. I'm delighted because I thought he might win in Cork but it didn't play out. He did it again today. We want to go to Ascot in two weeks but he has to go up between 5 and 7lb to get in. If not we've plenty of other options. I have a couple of owners that want to go and he has the mentality to handle Ascot, the track suits and everything would be ideal for him but it depends on what the handicapper does now.
After Kendall Roy (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Wed, 5th Jun 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good

Quotes on Greek Flower (IRE)

She won well again and the last day gave her a bit of confidence. . She’s in again on Sunday so we’ll see how we go. . She flew through that ground and it’s nice for Jamie going for the apprentice title.
After Greek Flower (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Tue, 31st Oct 2023 6f Flat Hcap Heavy

Quotes on Bold Optimist (IRE)

that's my second winner and my previous win was also for this horse's owner Chris Mullins, who has been good to me and has also been lucky. After I gave Bold Optimist a break at the end of last year, he was showing loads of speed but at Naas (in May), he was on his head the whole way but still came home well to finish fifth. I ran him at the Curragh then but he 'gassed' it early and got knocked about. I knew with today's smaller field that at least he wouldn't get knocked down and he got to show himself. I entered him in the Rockingham at the Curragh (Derby weekend) in the hope he'd win today so we'll keep going and go with that race in mind.
After Bold Optimist (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Fri, 14th Jun 2024 5f Flat Hcap Good to Yielding