After race at Punchestown Sun, 15th Jan, 2023 (1st)  It's job done, I suppose. He was entitled to win that, it was the ideal race for him. We'll maybe look for a staying handicap now. I'm so thankful for these races, where would I be going with a soft ground horse in the middle of the winter without these races? I would have been lost, wasting my time out the back somewhere and then you are struggling in handicaps. There is a great gang involved (Fauda Partnership) and they really enjoyed that. Paul McGinley's brother Mick has a leg and his dad is involved as well. There is a staying novice handicap in Navan before Cheltenham if the ground was still heavy. He's not a quick horse. Hopefully he can be competitive again, but that's job done for the year. His jumping is very good and for a big horse he is very clever. He needed to win that today as that was his Gold Cup. Old Soul jumped absolutely beautifully. He's not a hurdler and he's not quick and the longer you stay over hurdles the more you sour these horses. Because he jumps a fence well, we've gone chasing straightaway. You'll see him again in one of these races in a month's time. Liz Doyle

After race at Punchestown Mon, 17th Jan, 2022 (1st)  I thought the extra half mile would be a nice step up for him. He's just got one gear, he jumps very well and hopefully will be an improved horse over a fence. We'll have to keep him at three miles to be competitive again - he's a typical Kapgarde, just a big galloper. I'm thrilled to have got his head in front, it's not easy winning a 22 runner handicap anywhere so I'm very pleased. Sean said he'll be lovely over fences, he's got that big grabby stride. Hopefully there might be another one in him over hurdles. We'll look at the likes of Navan or Naas for him. He wants his ground and wants a gallop. It was a beautiful ride from a master. Liz Doyle