Clonmel Thu, 27th Mar, 2025  Sunny South West I had a hunters chase winner with a hunters chase license last year so that's my second winner and my first since getting my restricted trainer’s license. He is a very nice horse, I thought he was an absolute certainty in his four-year-old point-to-point but everything that could go wrong, went wrong. A loose horse galloped into him in the parade ring and drove him mad and in the race, he basically fell and was pulled up. He was always highly strung and at Thurles the last day Adam dropped him in, but the horse went to sleep before flying home. We rode him with different tactics today and it paid off. I got him for only €8,000 at the sales and he was a beautiful mover and had a great pedigree. I thought a blind man would have been after him, so I was surprised to get him. Sean (Dalton, from Tipperary town) is looking for a good one for a long time and I'd say he'll keep him. We might go for a winners' bumper and will go summer novice hurdling as he likes good ground.

Cheltenham Wed, 12th Mar, 2025  Lecky Watson He has been improving all season and we just told Sean to take him a bit wider and keep out of trouble. He kept it very simple and it was an excellent ride. He hadn’t run over three miles previously this season, but that wasn’t any sort of plan. It was just a case of getting them out and running them and we always thought he was going to be a stamina horse. We had a good team of horses there and I’d have probably put him in fourth of our team. I thought Dancing City was travelling well until he made the mistake and I thought Quai De Bourbon was travelling really well when he unshipped his rider. I hadn’t been planning that (Gold Cup route), but we’ll have to go that way now. It’s amazing as you have to come to the races and turn up and find out. You can have all the dreams you want at home, but it’s out there that they’ll tell you what they’re really worth and this fella is obviously improving all the time. They’re all nice horses to look forward to next season.

Thurles Sat, 21st Dec, 2024  Bayrann He is progressing, every run is better and he is getting the hang of it. He is hard work before his races as he is mad to get on with it but once he is off and galloping, he knows what to do. Valiranns are like that but they have engines. He will be a lovely horse and will be better over a fence. He has plenty pace, jumps well and I'd say he will go on any ground. He has the right attitude and tries his heart out. We'll go down the handicap route now and if he can stay on the same mark (106), we'll be happy!

Naas Mon, 16th Dec, 2024  Lecky Watson That was a good performance, I'm delighted how he jumped and settled in front. It looks like a big improvement on his hurdling form. Fences are bringing out improvement in him and I'm very happy with that. His attitude to jumping was tremendous as well. Paul was very happy with it and I was very happy watching. He seemed to be able to put in quick ones and take a flyer when he wanted. Generally, for a horse first time over fences it was a very good first start. Paul was giving me the impression that he wouldn't be afraid to go further. He said before the race that he thought this was his trip - I thought he might want a bit further, but he thought this was the right place to start him. Maybe we'll stay around this trip.