Western Zara draws clear on chasing debut

They went an unmerciful gallop! She was very good at home jumping-wise and she jumped great. She had lots of schooling done with Johnny Berry when she was a youngster and she seems to be better over a fence. It was a good effort in the ground for the pace they went - it was proper winter ground and she showed a great attitude. I was wanting a lead but Richie had one for as long as he could, and couldn't take her back. We're living in the present with her and that's why she went over fences now. Hopefully she will be a nice mare for fences for the season and she has won on nice ground over hurdles.

First winner a 'dream come true' for Mortell

I've four point-to-point winners trained but that's my first racecourse winner. I had one winner with Andrew McNamara last year but this is the first of my own and to have Darragh (O'Keeffe) ride him too is a dream come true. I worked for Andrew donkey years ago and I spent my youth with Francis Flood, another marvellous man, and have been in the outside catering business for the last 40 years. I'm since semi-retired and doing this part-time and loving every minute of it. He disappointed in Thurles the last day and I felt he wasn't right on the day and Darragh was absolutely brilliant on him today. You have to be patient on him and while he is genuine, he gets bored and thinks 'ah I'm going home!'. I got the licence in November and this is a dream come true. Life begins at 60, not 40!

Bravo Team much too good for the opposition

Little Token grabs her first success in Clonmel

Geni De La Cour a breakthrough success for Clarke

He is a lovely horse but it has been a frustrating road. He had a nice run for us first time in Tramore but had silly little things and a novicey mistakes and fell twice at Punchestown. That's Conor's first jumps winner and hopefully that might convince him to come and join us now. He has three flat winners for Ray Hackett but is going over jumps now as his weight has increased. He was cool there, I told him he was a free-going horse and to keep a good hold of his head and he didn't panic. He might have been losing the battle at the last but he was good and cool on him. It is great to the get horse back on track with numbers rather than letters and we'll take it one day at a time. We were due some luck as we were on the cold list for long enough - we'll take every bit of luck we can get.

Wild Hunt in charge for trainer/jockey Hogan

I thought he'd do that the last day at Punchestown but the track beat him. He likes to drop in but it was very hard to do that as the race was on the inside track and was too sharp. He was bred for a lot better than that and loves that ground and had form in bumpers on it. It's my first winner to ride in these colours (James McAuley) and the lads were saying not to retire until I had ridden a winner in them! It's good for them and this is the only horse they have with me now. They don't like jumpers and prefer Dundalk.

Hogan doubles up with impressive newcomer Chautuaqua

I didn't expect that as I felt she wasn't ready for this but she loves the ground. We knew she wanted that ground, it is gruelling ground but she is a real winter mare. She had a four-year-old allowance and John (O'Meara) took off 5lb and he put her to sleep. We were only riding her to run well and we thought she'd get tired but she must be very good. She'll bumper this season and there are a few Listed bumpers. There is a load of improvement in her. She was actually bought by a new owner Declan Sheridan, a restaurant owner from Cavan town, yesterday morning so it was a lucky start for him. I'm delighted for him he obviously doesn't mess around because I showed him a few horses and he bought two of them. John is a big part of the yard and he and Damien Skehan are my main men. John takes care of any of the hardy horses and is great for teaching young staff as well.