Fairyhouse Mon, 21st Apr, 2025  Glen Kiln Thankfully, Michael (Bowe, owner) always promised me if he couldn't train him, he would send him back to me. He did a fantastic job with him at home, himself and Brian Hayes. Michael just decided to claim off him today, just in case, but we didn't need it. I'm delighted, he is a smashing horse. I said to Michael quietly in the stable beforehand 'hopefully we will be here for the Grand National this time next year'. Michael and John and all the family are here today, and I'm delighted for them. To have a decent horse on a big day, sure it is fantastic.

Down Royal Thu, 26th Dec, 2024  St Denis's Well I was a bit worried when I saw all the money coming for Liam Lennon's horse (Cowper Hall), and I said to James that there's blinkers on (replacing cheekpieces) and go out and gallop them into the ground and that is what he did,. He does stay further. Even in Navan, he travelled into it very well and then idled a bit when he hit the front. Today was throw the blinkers on him and see what happens. He's a very honest horse - he doesn't actually need them (blinkers), but it just keeps him concentrating that bit longer. He's in on Sunday in Leopardstown in a 130 chase - if he is alright and the ground is slow enough, he will go. That's kind of the key to him, slower ground. He just got away with that there today. I was confident kind of in his ability over fences that he would go hard and burn them off and that's what he did.

Navan Sun, 15th Dec, 2024  Glen Kiln He's a very nice horse, he's only five. He schooled last week over fences in Limerick junction and we were going to go for a beginners chase but the ground was nicer here, he wants soft ground. Two-and-a-half miles and the track, all the conditions were right for him. We love him, he's a horse for the future. He's from Sweet Kiln and Limestone Lad's family. We had great luck with them around this track years ago so it's great to be back here. We haven't had a winner in Navan for many years. We'll see what the handicapper does now. Fences is definitely his future and he jumped particularly well last week schooling.