Fairyhouse Sun, 31st Mar, 2024  Kopek Des Bordes He looks a nice type. He worked well at home and showed today that his homework was right. We’ll see if we go to Punchestown — maybe not as it might be too much to ask him. He’s a lovely type for the future. Doctor Steinberg also ran well in third and they are both nice prospects for the future.

Gowran Park Sat, 9th Mar, 2024  Aime Desjy He jumped a lot better today and he seems to like this game better than hurdling. He goes on that ground and I think he’ll go on better ground as we get into the spring. We’ll probably look for something in Fairyhouse.

Navan Sat, 2nd Mar, 2024  Blood Destiny New tactics, I thought that might be a help after Punchestown. Paul was very taken with him there. He's brilliant to jump, that was always his feature, but we were making too much use of his jumping instead of just using it when we needed it. Coming back in trip might have been a help as well. I don't know whether we've made a mistake now leaving him at home for Cheltenham but at least he has one nice prize in the bag. I imagine he'll probably go for the WillowWarm Gold Cup at Fairyhouse. That was the plan, here and then on to that. I know it's two-and-a-half but that two-and-a-half will be alright for him as well. I was keen after Punchestown to change tactics and see what he was like riding him that way. It worked for today anyway but it mightn't work everyday. I wouldn't have any problem with ground for him. He's a lighter framed horse rather than big heavy ground horse. He'll go on nicer ground and might be faster on nice ground. I thought he was struggling on that down the far side.

Naas Sat, 10th Feb, 2024  Allegorie De Vassy that was a better performance especially considering how badly she jumped over the first four fences. She just wasn’t herself and it took her until about the fourth-last before she really started to jump and then she got into a rhythm and flew. We might have been lucky that the two in front took each other on. It might not have been as flashy as we thought it was. I’m happy enough with how she’s run, and she’ll go for the Mares Chase at Cheltenham.

Naas Sat, 10th Feb, 2024  Allegorie De Vassy That was a better performance, especially considering how badly she jumped over the first four fences. She just wasn’t herself and it took her until about the fourth last before she really started to jump and then she got into a rhythm and flew. We might have been lucky that the two in front took each other on. It might not have been as flashy as we thought it was. I’m happy enough with how she’s run, and she’ll go for the Mares’ Chase at Cheltenham.

Thurles Sun, 21st Jan, 2024  Allaho Allaho looked back to himself having not quite got home in the King George. He isn't getting any younger,  it took him a while to warm up into his jumping (at Kempton) and he is better going left-handed. . Paul was a little worried that he got a hard race in the King George and was coming back quite quickly but the further he went, the better he travelled and jumped. He is a big, big horse who likes better ground and going left-handed at Cheltenham suits him down to the ground. I'd imagine it is all roads back to the Ryanair (Chase) now. Today's race was a Grade 1 in all but name, with all being Grade 1 winners, so is great for Thurles and it is a brilliant race to target every year.

Thurles Sun, 21st Jan, 2024  Allaho Allaho looked back to himself having not quite got home in the King George. He isn't getting any younger,  it took him a while to warm up into his jumping (at Kempton) and he is better going left-handed. . Paul was a little worried that he got a hard race in the King George and was coming back quite quickly but the further he went, the better he travelled and jumped. He is a big, big horse who likes better ground and going left-handed at Cheltenham suits him down to the ground. I'd imagine it is all roads back to the Ryanair (Chase) now. Today's race was a Grade 1 in all but name, with all being Grade 1 winners, so is great for Thurles and it is a brilliant race to target every year.

Leopardstown Fri, 29th Dec, 2023  Jalon D'oudairies He's our Cheltenham bumper horse. We think he is nice. I thought he showed some attitude to have to make the running, we didn't really want to. What I loved from two furlongs to the pole was hands and heels and he just stretched the whole way. He picked up well. I thought it was a good performance. He'll go straight there (Cheltenham), Jack Kennedy booked and all ready to go!