'I just couldn't breathe the last two furlongs' - Grand National winner Nick Rockett has a winner's parade through Leighlinbridge in Carlow

His career is like a mirror of the harsh irony of life. Young, breezing through life, killing it and you get to sign off early. Off on holidays, you've enough done. Suddenly you're older, getting slaps of falls and you've to dust yourself off,get your shit together and keep going

Ten years on from their Irish Grand National success with Thunder and Roses, trainer Sandra Hughes sits down with jockey Katie Walsh to reflect on the triumph Watch the Easter Racing Festival from FairyhouseRacecourse live on @rte2 from 2.30pm

Chat about Bowen tactics on CH meaningless. If was to produce what he can he'd have floated in to SM slipstream after 2 hurdles. Wasn't happening and then just a case of clinging on and hope something sparks. It didn't. Brilliant winner and mare in 2nd is a tough, talented Ace

Nice to see Shanbally Kid get his day in the sun under Danny Mullins Was sure, dropped in over a fast run 2 miles, back over hurdles he'd grab a nice race. Any roles as a race planner, I'm available. 🤔

Mentioned on Nick Luck pod last week but this fronting up by jockeys is a bad idea. No good comes out of it. I do it as a trainer, did it as a dentist, just my nature. Absolutely no good comes from it. Plenty succesful people I've met get by on neck, neck and more neck....

Nick Rockett will be on parade tomorrow in Kilmackthomas at 3pm Patrick Mullins will attend and also a big screen will be showing replays throughout proceedings

Home for all money in a KG 3 runs ago. New one if we start seeing calls for the Bravemansgames and Chantry Houses of this game to be moved trainers. WTAF

*For sale* Tall, sound, correct 4yo Gleneagles filly. Type for a bumper or breeding purposes. Sister to winners. 0874606204

Change a few details and this applies equally well to this side of the pond....

This is a good read

Nice to have this lad's maiden winning 4 year old sister.

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Order cancelled this week DURING inspections which was frustrating given the prep. Anyway, here was my shortlist of 45 for inspection, with a final 10 highlighted in green post inspection. Same piece of work done for Goffs next week if you are interested.

A youngster's awe. Saturday cleared instantly when she heard Nicola was riding for us. She was coming racing and that was that!

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Well worth a read. A different take to get you thinking

For sale Metamorpheus. Smashing horse that will win races. Probably over fences or hurdles but might grab something on the flat. I'd love for him to stay in the yard but for sale to leave either. €8k. Please RT

Another interesting insight

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