Twomey strikes with another juvenile first-timer

I thought she was ready to run today and she just missed the kick and just went through the gears,. Being by Harry Angel that's why I wanted to start her at six (furlongs) but I'd say she will be able to step up in distance and she is a lovely mover. She came from Fairyhouse (sales) and there is a E300,000 sales race for her on Champions Weekend at the Curragh so we will aim for that.

Odd-on Torivega outclasses maiden rivals

That was pure relief. Robbie gave him an absolutely class ride as you have to be really ballsy to sit there for so long although he said he wasn't ballsy enough to sit that way to the line!. I've been pitching him in at the deep end but I actually learned a lot about him in France so the trip wasn't a complete waste of time - and we had a lovely time! Deauville was my fault as I had asked David Egan (jockey) wrongly to go up front and he said afterwards that he'd have ridden him differently. We learnt from that and he is trying to race too much but is only a three-year-old and actually takes a lot of work. He is hard on himself because he is heavy. Viztoria (the winner's Group 2-winning dam) was a pinhook who we couldn't sell and Ado McGuinness and Eddie Lynam trained her, but it was almost by default that I got into training. Viztoria suckered John (Lavery, brother) into ownership and it was happy days for me. She has got Invincible Spirit and Sea The Stars foals on the ground and is in-foal to New Bay.

Nursery success for Whisperview's Asean

she is a strong filly but isn't the biggest. She had some very good form and is a decent filly who will step up into Listed company now. It is nice to get a win into her and she needs quick ground and that's as slow as she wants it.

Gabriella's Spirit lands nice pot for Condon & Lee

Chris Hayes rode her in a four-way tight finish at the Curragh the last day and we decided to go for cheekpieces today. Billy said she enjoyed getting a bit of light and, as it worked out, was on the right side of the draw as she got a nice lead from Dun Na Sead who was quickly away. This is a lovely prize to win and these Premier Handicaps are hard won. It is nice for Con who bred her and it is a family he knows well. She has such a nice pedigree that there is nothing to be lost by looking for black-type and she could run in the Listed Abergwaun Stakes at Tipperary now.

Two for Twomey, three for Lee with unbeaten filly

we have had Vain Gloria since she was a yearling and she has now run twice in ten days which mightn't have been the plan originally. I ran another Kodi Bear filly in this race last year, which had won at Ballinrobe, but had the first and second in the Cambridgeshire in front of me so said we wouldn't bother this year. However the race didn't fill and was reopened at 12.15pm last Monday so I entered. She came out of Killarney great, hadn't done much between races and seemed in great form. It was great she backed it up today and beat horses rated 10lb higher than the last day. She is a lovely filly and I won't be in a hurry now but she'll go for a black-type race next.

Quiz Test has all the answers

Lee completes Cork four-timer

She was second reserve and was meant to run tomorrow but I got a phone call at 10.57am (three minutes before the deadline) to say there were two non-runners. . Billy Lee was the obvious rider as his horse didn't run and instead of going two-and-a-half hours to Gowran Park, it only took half-an-hour travelling here!. It has been a great day as Susan's 11 year old daughter Lucia (Keane, grand daughter) won an international show-jumping competition at Chepstow today, beating teams from England and Scotland.

American In Paris registers second victory