LAST weekend I enjoyed my biggest success to date as a trainer, when Kates Benefit caused a 25/1 upset in the mares’ conditions hurdle in Killarney.

A small yard like ours needs a flagship horse to keep us in the public eye and she has been our ‘Annie Power’ over the past five seasons. Although she has been covered, meaning her career is almost at an end, her recent exploits will hopefully have brought the yard to the attention of a wider audience.