'Tricky' Zippity gets off the mark

she’s exceptionally tricky but she’s always showed us that she had some ability. The guys at home have done a great job on her because it was even hard getting her to the start and getting up on her in the stalls. She’s that bit older and has matured an awful lot over the winter. Hopefully she’ll go on from here. She got an awful fright in Bellewstown when she flipped over due to no fault of her own because the hurdy-gurdies went up. It’s amazing when you give horses time and they come around. She was just mentally immature and she’s after growing up. Gavin gave her a lovely ride and did everything right. It was her first time on the surface. She also ran well in Tipperary last year on bottomless ground so she seems to go on both.

Irish winner with Eglish as trainer takes horse to France

King's Vow justifies long odds-on favouritism

Appropriate February win for Jon Ess

China's Storm scores for Tony Mullins

he’s (China's Storm) a progressive horse and Willie said he idled on his own in front and that he’d ride him with company in future. When one came either side of him he got back going again. I’m hoping he’s a good horse and there might be a good prize in him this year at a mile and a quarter or a mile and a half.

Jockey Lee completes Dundalk double

we fancied him and he had a good run the last day. Billy said he didn’t quite stay the last day and this trip is perfect for him.

Maxwell chasing more winners

Munfallet wins finale

he did it well but he’s a bit of an enigma. When he puts his mind to it he has the ability and it suited today. I got a nice easy run of it in front. I let him roll early into the straight and to his credit he stayed going well. We put on cheek-pieces for the first time the last day. We said we’d just try something different and it’s a case of just tricking around with him and giving him something to think about.