Leopardstown Sun, 30th Mar, 2025  Dark Viper I thought he’d never get his head in front, and he was going up and up in the handicap as well. He had a nice draw and was sitting there waiting. Luckily the gap opened, and he was able to take it. I’ve had blinkers on him, cheekpieces on him, we’ve tried everything, and he did it today with nothing. We’ll keep him at seven furlongs or a mile and hopefully he’s got a taste for it now.

Dundalk Fri, 21st Feb, 2025  Darkened He ran very well the last day. That is my 100th winner on the track across Ireland and Britain, not including point-to-points. A fair achievement, I always say I'm only a part-time trainer! It is nice to get that achievement. We flew out to Cheltenham this morning and bought a couple of horses, nicer horses that we didn't have the money to spend on before. I have a few local boys backing me up with a few pound. The dearest horse I ever bought before was 26 grand. We beat it by a good bit today! We paid 80 odd grand for a horse today. We are racing in Class 5 and Class 6 all along, and we are getting winners. It would be nice to go for a nice 'Saturday' horse to try and get a name for yourself.