Pipsy draws clear for Lyons and Keane

It was lovely and it was no more than you'd expect after seeing King Cuan, the first day in Cork and definitely the last day in Naas. He impressed me both times. This filly has always been a filly we like and definitely a maiden winner. I said if she handles the ground she wins and, if she doesn't, we'll go to Dundalk, no problems. Colin was adamant she'd handle the ground and that she'll handle Dundalk so we'll go for the stakes race up there, the (Group 3) Mercury Stakes, and then we'll put her away. It was her first day away at Cork, Paddy (Twomey's) are always tuned to the minute and there was no third. I said 'we've walked into one'. I felt a bit sorry for her then as she did everything right on her own that day. I said we'd see the truth of the race in Naas and I don't think you could be any more impressed with the winner as he was beat, found a gear and took off again. I thought then 'he's alright and we definitely walked into one'. We knew we had natural improvement and she'd win a good maiden, but I was just worried about the ground.

Dagoda strikes again at the Curragh

It's all about Leigh Roche this week, he's riding out of his skin,. He spoke to Seamie (Heffernan) and he let him know how to ride her. It was unfortunate for Seamie as he's suspended but Leigh is an able deputy and it was a great ride. I'm just delighted with her and we're looking at bringing her back here again in two or three weeks. She handled the ground well. That's great for her as she's going breeding next year.

Deepone potentially a Derby horse for Twomey

He's a nice horse, he's been a work in progress and we've been educating him. I felt he had come out of the last race in great form. I said to Billy that I was going to run him again and he kind of looked at me, but I said I felt he was in good form. He's a strong traveller and he finds plenty, I think he's a mile-and-a-quarter or mile-and-a-half horse next year. Hopefully for Vimal (Khosla, owner) he's a Derby horse for next year and that'll be it for this year now. I've been dropping him in on turning tracks and there was plenty of traffic etc. I said to Billy no nonsense today, out there and let's go and see if they are good enough. He put them to the sword and I think he's a good horse.

Laugh A Minute the Joe McGrath hero under Caffrey

Adam got chinned on the line with Saltonstall this year in the Lincoln, so that was a good reward for him, he gave him a great ride,. He probably ran a little free the last day, on Irish Champions Weekend, and we just said we'd hold on to him a little bit longer and come with one run. He loves the ground as well. He was in great nick, we hadn't worked him since he ran the last day but I knew at home in was in good old form. He's been running solid all year, once he gets his ground. It's great for him to get a pot. There is a race in York for him in the middle of October, which he was second in a couple of years ago. He'll probably go back there as there should be juice in the ground. I've won this Joe McGrath a few times with Bubbly Bellini and Toufan Express. Unfortunately we got 50 or 60 odd thousand then and the prize-money is well down now. You'd be a bit disappointed and a few of these premier handicaps have been slipping down. These races aren't easy to win and you usually only win one a year with a horse like this. They are good horses and they should be well able to pay for themselves.

Twomey and Lee double up with scintillating One Look

She's a nice filly and she's been a nice filly all year. I thought I would have run her earlier but it's just the way it worked out and she was just ready to run this week. I had her in the maiden at Down Royal on Monday. I think she's a nice filly and I gave her an (Irish) Guineas entry on Wednesday. I thought she was ready to start and good enough to be competitive. The plan was to track Frankie and see how we got on.

Hassetts gain compensation with Charm

Yosemite Valley rewards stable's faith

We always thought he was a smart horse and, to be fair, it's been a long road back for him. There are a lot of people that have put in a lot of hard work to get him here so it's great to get him back. We always thought he was a group horse and obviously he had group form at two. I think there is a conditions race over seven back here in a few weeks. He could run in that and then we'd put him away for the year and maybe look at stakes company next year. I think seven furlongs or a mile is probably his trip.

Nostringsattached delivers for Kinirons and Colgan

We're delighted with that, another one for Jim and Ava (Browne),. She's a lovely big mare, she ran very well here first time out when she was staying on. Their horses all improve with time, she ran well last year in Punchestown and then was just a bit over the top. She's had two good runs this year, but I kept her to the four-year-olds and I ended up running her in two races that didn't suit, a mile at Limerick and then the track didn't suit last time. She wants a galloping track, so we came back here where she had run well before. Robbie gave her a brilliant ride. He rode one for me earlier in the week, another big horse, and he's brilliant on those horses. I think she's an exciting filly and she's way better than her mark. She's so big, she must be 16-3. She'll probably go on better ground, but we've stayed away from it and pulled her out a few times because we think a lot of her. I think there is a big pot in her and I might try and twist their arm to jump a hurdle. She has jumped and her mother (Valmari) actually got black-type over fences. She could be anything.