Dundalk Wed, 30th Oct, 2024  Ethical Code I'd like to pay tribute to Declan Quirke at home - he's over in America with our Breeders' Cup horse (Magnum Force) - and Michael, they are two boys that ride out for us. She was a little bit nervous early doors and they have done a great job all summer. She is starting to show us plenty in the last two months and we have just taken our time and let her come to us - let her tell us when she was ready. It just happened that this race presented itself. We love to get a horse to have a run as a two-year-old before we put them away. We would have been disappointed if she didn't win today, she has shown us plenty. She did (travel) and I said to James I was a little bit disappointed she didn't go away and he said she was as green as grass. She has never been away from home. A good friend got her as a weanling over in America, so that is how we got her. The depth of that race was unbelievable. I think she'll get a mile and she is exciting over the winter. She is just one of those other fillies in the yard and we have plenty of them.

Leopardstown Sat, 19th Oct, 2024  Yamal He travelled and the headgear obviously worked,. He's a big strapping, strong horse and he's not a two-year-old. We knew that was in him and his form said that was in him. I thought he parked the last day. He's in the horses-in-training sale so I've a decision to make with the owners, whether we'll move him on or keep him on the team for next year. He was always going to be a better three-year-old. If we think there is a big one in him we'll have a decision to make. That was better.

Naas Sat, 12th Oct, 2024  My Mate Alfie He keeps making us look good! This was an afterthought, and I’ve just let him freshen up since the Curragh. I said to Austin (Whelan, owner) to let me teach him how to sprint. I’m always moaning that Irish sprinters need practice where the English get them every week so if I didn’t run him then I’m not living up to what I’m asking for. He’s improved from run to run and we should have huge fun with him next year. Take the blinkers off him and he just goes to sleep. He’s a different horse with headgear. Six (furlongs) is grand. He does get further but we won’t fix what is not broken and he can travel next year when the conditions suit.

Dundalk Fri, 11th Oct, 2024  Glyndwr We're delighted with that, he's a work in progress and still very green. We knew he'd like this surface. We're delighted that he won over seven because we know that he wants a mile. Colin said that he'd be a lovely horse for next year over a mile or even a mile-and-a-quarter. We're absolutely thrilled to get a winner for Philip Richards, who is a new owner to us. He's based in the Isle Of Man and has been very patient. He had a couple of horses with us last year and we said we'd get him a nice horse this year and here we are. Hopefully he has a good season next year as well.

Tipperary Sun, 6th Oct, 2024  Power Under Me The trainer was telling me it was trainer error the last day, but it wasn’t as the ground was beautiful on Champions Weekend and he’s just told us that we’ll only run him again on slower than good. . He is ground dependent and soft is his ideal ground. He absolutely owes us nothing and has been a great servant for Vincent and Geraldine (Gaul) who are great supporters of ours. . We had him in at Cork the other day, but the ground was just on the yielding side of good and with this coming up, we weren’t going to chance that. . Himself and Mutasarref are two of the stalwarts of the yard and they could meet in the Knockaire at Leopardstown (on October 20).