Kihavah

“Adrian told me to take my time, be brave, and Kihavah has got guts. It's a triumph to ride him because he's an absolute legend. Horses like this don't come around that often. This lad switches from jumps to the Flat and he's a privilege to train for Adrian and everyone at the yard. He's one of those that when you see you're jocked up on you're happy, as win, lose or draw, you know you'll get a great spin - PJ McDonald, jockey.”

“Kihavah is a great horse and does brilliant things for our yard. Hopefully he's around for a long time. He ran a blinder but if you could predict the future and were a few pounds lower and were able to get in, that'd been an ideal scenario. The winner won well though, and we ran a brilliant race and are delighted. The mile and six stretches his stamina and that's as far as he wants to be going - Adrian Keatley, trainer.”

“Kihavah ran a blinder. It's a pity we didn't win on the day but the ground probably got away from us, so what can you do. Hopefully now he gets into the Ebor. We were targeting the Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen but I'd say the ground will have gone there by next week, so we'll mark him out for the Ebor and see how we get on - Adrian Keatley, trainer.”

“We mapped Kihavah out for this race after he won here last month. He'll probably go to the Curragh on Irish Derby weekend for a mile-and-a-half premier handicap then he could go back to Market Rasen for the Summer Hurdle - Adrian Keatley, trainer.”

“We gave Kihavah a break and then ran him over hurdles to get him right and then waited for this - Adrian Keatley, trainer.”

“Kihavah is a lovely, big, genuine horse and hopefully he'll come back here and win another nice contest. He loves a big, galloping track. Nothing went right at Chester, the first time in a handicap, on the turn all the way, with a slow pace. But it didn't take much out of him - Adrian Keatley, trainer.”