The Betway ambassador runs through all of his horses ahead of the jump season, including stable stars Eagles Reign and Talk In The Park.
A Mighty King (IRE)
He’ll likely start off in a point-to-point and improve with experience. He’ll want a trip in time, but we’ll mind him early on.
Alfieri (IRE)
He’s coming back from a leg injury, but he’s capable of winning for sure. Like lots of horses, he’s waiting for rain. We’ve been patient with him and hope he can reward his loyal owner.
Arkhill (IRE)
He’s a big horse who is going to take time to mature and show his full ability. We’ll likely look at starting off in a point-to-point to give him an education.
Atacanter (IRE)
He’s still a maiden, which is frustrating, but we’ll do our very best to get his head in front this season. He wants soft ground and wants a real test of stamina, so once the rain comes we’ll be looking at a number of options.
Banana Three (IRE)
He wants good ground, so won’t be seen too much over the winter, but he’ll be aimed at handicaps when his ground and conditions suit. He ran well in a good contest last time and is going to keep improving.
Beautiful Chaos (IRE)
She’s been a consistent filly on the Flat, but we’re trying over hurdles to see if it’ll bring out any further improvement. She ran fairly on her first start over hurdles last week and we’ll keep giving her experience with the hope she’ll find her right grade once she has more jumping experience.
Bid Up (IRE)
He’s had a few runs and has shown enough to suggest he’ll be competitive in the right grade but, again, experience is going to be key.
Butter Fingers (IRE)
He ran well early on in the year but met a little setback. He’s now coming back and wants soft ground, so will get going when the conditions are appropriate.
Ceanndana (IRE)
He’s a grand horse for a brilliant, enthusiastic group of owners. He ran very well at Cheltenham in October and has earned a break now. He doesn’t love it bottomless, so will have some time off and then be prepared to give his owners some more fun days out in the spring.
Champella (IRE)
She’s been a great servant to the yard and has been in great form this year, winning at Galway and Listowel. It would be great if we could get her some black type before she eventually embarks on a career at stud.
Donnie Devito (IRE)
He’s in good nick after finishing third at Cheltenham last time. He’s going to have a mini-break now and, off his mark of 127, we’ll be looking at handicaps in both England and Ireland.
Driveonwill (IRE)
He was third in a point-to-point on his only start and is one that is going to take time to reach his full potential. He’s a big, chasing type, but will start off over hurdles this season and we’ll see how he gets on.
Eagles Reign
He is a star for us. His second in the Boodles at Cheltenham in March was a real highlight for the whole yard and we’ll never forget that day. He handles winter ground, so we’ll be waiting conditions to change before starting him off. We might step him up in trip this year and that could see him improve again.
Found A Diamond (IRE)
He’s a nice horse whose Dam is a half-sister to Best Mate. He’ll start off shortly in bumpers but is doing the right things so far, so he sits in the ‘could be anything’ category.
Free Flow
He’s new to the yard, so we don’t know too much about him yet. It’s likely he’ll be a good, fun horse who will mix it over both the flat and hurdles.
Giant Haystacks (IRE)
Another new addition. He was second in a point. We’ll get him started shortly to learn more about him as he gets more experience.
Hi Ski
She had a setback but is now back in full training. We might give her a spin over hurdles as a reintroduction, but chasing will be her game going forward. I’d like to think she’ll be winning this season.
Howya Luveen (IRE)
She is a big and backward mare who has been slow to learn the game but is hopefully learning her trade now and seems to be coming forward. She has a great bunch of loyal owners and we’re hopeful she’ll be able to find a race or two along the way.
Natural Look (IRE)
She’s a nice filly and we’ve now learned that she doesn’t want testing conditions. She was third at Ballinrobe a few starts back and showed us that she has the ability to be competitive at the right level.
Nelson County
He will start out in a maiden hurdle in a couple of weeks, but will need time. He’s from the point-to-point sphere and is another who will improve with experience. We don’t want to rush these young horses along, so he’ll show us when he’s ready.
Not My Problem (GB)
He is a backward horse, who seems to be taking his time to learn his trade. We’ll give him what he needs and see how he progresses through the season. He’s shown enough at home to suggest he could be competitive in the right grade, but it hasn’t translated to the track just yet.
On Lovers Walk (IRE)
He’ll be able to mix it between hurdles and fences on soft ground. He’s one to keep an eye on as I’m sure there’s a bit of improvement in him throughout this season.
Ryehill (IRE)
We’re going to aim to work backwards from the Foxhunters at Cheltenham. It’s a long season, so we won’t be rushing him along. He’s dotted up in a few points and was fourth in the Champion Hunters’ Chase at Punchestown in the spring, and we’d like to think we could eke some more improvement out of him this year.
Scarriff Bridge (IRE)
She’s a big filly who is going to take time before we see her at her best. She’ll start off in a bumper in the new year, with the aim of getting valuable experience into her this season.
Slurricane (IRE)
This fella wasn’t beaten too far by City Of Troy in a maiden at the Curragh last year. He’s just been slow to learn the game and surprised us when he won on his season reappearance this year. We had an idea to let him school over hurdles and he took to them well enough at home, so we thought we’d try that route. He’s finished third and second on his two starts over hurdles to date, and we’d like to think he’ll be winning his maiden sooner rater than later. He’ll stay juvenile hurdling this season and we’ll just see how far up the ranks he can go.
South Of Killerig (IRE)
He’s on a little winter break and will be seen to best effect in the spring and summer but we’ve not seen the best of him yet. He’s still babyish and will hopefully continue to improve with time and experience.
Strong Link
He’s a nice horse, who will start off in a bumper. I like him. He’s got a bright future from what we see at home but is another we’ll take our time with and let them learn with experience.
Switch From Diesel (IRE)
She’s a lovely filly to have in the yard. She wants proper soft winter ground to be seen at her best. She’ll likely head for a mares’ listed bumper next; there is a good programme for mares’ bumpers in both the UK and Ireland, so we’ve got options to look at after each run.
Talk In The Park (IRE)
His success at Galway was part of a week to remember for our yard. He’s owned by a loyal bunch of Galway based owners, which made it even more of a thrill.
He is rated 126 now, but is only six, so we’re hoping there is improvement in him. I’d like to think he’ll go over fences at some point, and that point could come sooner rather than later.
Targa Flavio (IRE)
He ran well last time and is well up to winning a race. He’ll appreciate some juice in the ground, so we’ll take our time until we get our conditions, but there is a race in him.
Tell Me This (IRE)
She seemed to have bad luck follow her, but she’s had a good enough run of things and we managed to get her to win her maiden at Ballinrobe. We might kick on over fences with her as we think that might bring out some more improvement in her.
Telnobody (IRE)
It’s still early days, so we’re still learning about her. She’ll start off over hurdles and could be anything.
The Real Beaut (IRE)
She’s from the family of Theatre World, who was a good horse for us. We’ll likely give her experience in a few points to let her get an education but is another in the ‘could be anything’ category at this stage of her career.
Volantis (IRE)
He was part of our fantastic four-timer at Galway, so will always have a special place in the heart of the yard. He might run at Fairyhouse in early December in a valuable handicap hurdle. He’s got a big engine and I’m sure there is another big pot in him.
Zoomtime (IRE)
She is coming back off a tendon injury, so has had plenty of time, but when she’s ready, she’ll let us know. You never know how much ability they still retain after injuries, but she’s showing us the right signs and we’re looking forward to getting her going.
UNNAMED HORSES
*2020 Imperial Monarch Ex Francis Street
He is a young horse who we haven’t asked much of yet, but we should see him in the spring.
*2020 Westerner Ex Long Acre
He comes from a good family, who will have an easy time through the winter and we’ll aim to introduce him to racing life in the spring.
*2021 Crystal Ocean Ex Alighting
She is in the Goffs Land Rover Bumper in the spring, and we’ll likely work backwards from that.
*2021 Mahler Ex Before The Flood
He is a fine big horse who has a very good pedigree. He’s a relation to Back In Front and will start his career off in the point-to-point in the spring, which is a great education for young horses
*2021 Shirocco Ex Liss A Chroi
She’s a lovely filly who was bought at the Goffs Land Rover Sales so we’ll target the Goffs Land Rover bumper in the spring. We’ll give her time but she could be anything.
*2021 Getaway Ex Penny Jane
He’s another who will be given time and will start off in the spring.
*2021 Diamond Boy Ex Promises Promises
She’s a grand, big filly who we’ll take our time with, but could be anything in the future.
*2022 Yeats Ex Dont Ruler Out
He’s still only a two year-old but turns three on 1st January. He might be a horse for both the flat and hurdles, but we’ll see how he progresses.
*2022 Arizona Ex Mountain Melody
He’s a nice horse who will keep developing with experience. He could be another to mix it in different codes.