Limerick Sun, 23rd Mar, 2025  Linden Arden Brian (Hayes) rides for the Bowes, so that is really my connection to them. I remember their great horses well, although even their lesser horses were good and many won graded races. They have a great family.

Cork Thu, 20th Mar, 2025  Saint Le Fort At Clonmel the last day, for some reason, he didn’t handle the heavy ground and while he ran well in Limerick (previously) on heavy, but it was maybe looser. In Clonmel we were disappointed because he was well beaten. The ground made a big difference to him and he jumped much better. Today he seemed to excel over the two-and-a-half (miles). From day one he was a good jumper but the last day he left it behind him a bit as he was sloppy at some of the jumps. He’s a light-framed horse, so we can’t overdo it, so his next run could be a month away, but it looks as if he’s going to be okay.