a collection of organizations, some good, some reasonably good, some bureaucratic, some full of corruption, some wasteful. The bottom line is they are not doing the job. |
Frankie was all aggression, a 119-pound stick of dynamite, ... He wasn't a very big guy at all but he definitely had huge heart. He never went back (in the boxing ring), always forward, forward, forward. |
He has got a long way to go in this preparation but he has come back big and strong and fresh. |
He's improved a lot obviously. That was always going to be the case but hopefully he's improved enough for Saturday. |
He's just done very well over the summer and was a bit above himself so I sent him out to do a bit of work this morning. |
I am very pleased with Rio, |
I rate the Sydney horses as an amazing bunch and Paratroopers in the best of them, |
I see it as a slow Rwanda. No one is prepared to take the necessary action. We knew that the AU troops couldn't do the job, but so far there has been nothing but talk - the UN is preparing for this or that, but nothing is being done yet. |
It is bizarre going into the first game thinking you cannot afford to lose but that is how far the standards have been raised. We have gone into seasons past, had a poor start and still gone on to win the league. But we got 41 points out of 45 at one stage last year. If that is not championship form I don't know what is but we still didn't get close to Chelsea, so we must do better. |
It might have flattered him a bit because it was run on a wet track. It will be a very strong race and he has got enough weight for a three-year-old but he is going along well. |
It was a ride too good to be true. |
It's a big help, |
Primus will be better suited in the Australian Guineas in the autumn. |
We're positive because we saw what he did for Ireland as a player. He has played in three World Cups, so he has experience of those situations, and fingers crossed he can pass them on to us. |
You couldn't have asked for a better gallop going into a Group One race. |