Front-running Foniska off the mark in style

She had been promising to do that, she has been a slow learner but she did it well and enjoyed being out in front. She was always in control of the race and I'm delighted with her. She stays really well, handles that ground, this is a front runners track and she loved it. I know it's only a maiden around Thurles but it is hard to win them anywhere. I don't think she'll run again this year, she could come back in one of those Guineas Trials next year but will get 1m2f and probably 1m4f. Her dam Bocca Baciata stayed 1m4f so there's no reason she won't get that distance being by Galileo.

Harrington and Foley bag quick double with Voice

She is a nice filly, we have always liked her and we bought her from the breeze-ups. We never got going with her until now and we didn't run her on rock hard ground,. Once he got her out she then didn't know what to do but once she met the rising ground, was always going to get there. Shane said she also jumped over the road. She was giving a good bit of weight away and is in the the series final on Sunday week so had to run here. She is a lovely big scopey filly.

Meadow in clover at Thurles

Road a boost for injured Coakley

Royal comes good on handicap debut

Crosse rides out claim with narrow win on Comets

The Very Man lands Thurles treble for Harrington & Foley

He deserved that as he had been running well on the flat. He is a fantastic horse, runs over hurdles and on the flat and he'll win again on the flat,. I was in a panic about the November Handicap because he had to have three flat runs for it and if the entries aren't closed, could run in it. Otherwise I might even find a handicap for him in England. He is a bit slow out of stalls, that is the hard part as it is difficult to teach an eight year old to come out quicker!. It is great for Dan and Linda Kiely (part owners with Rob Kearney) as he's the first horse we'd had for them.