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Gone to Ground runs today in the 5.25 at Wolverhampton today with our apprentice Raul da Silva riding, he steps up to one mile and a furlong. Raul has been in fantastic form of late and has been in the top jockeys table for the last few days having won four races from his last ten starts.
It was a quiet weekend on the racing front so Jeremy managed to get up to the local Point to Point at Larkhill. We also had great fun with the Rock and Rollers on Saturday morning who were in for a morning on the gallops.
Street Power runs today in the 5.45 at Wolverhampton this evening with Steve Drowne riding, and has been given the unfortunate draw of 13/13. He is back from a 9 month lay off and therefore may need the run but everyone is excited to see an old yard favorite back on the track. After the torrential weather we have had over the last few days there is now glorious sunshine over Sutton Veny.
We ended 2011 in style with an impressive win by Sulis Minerva, she traveled very well under Raul da Silva, pulling clear by one and a quarter lengths. We have ended the year with a record of 34 winners and our highest prize money to date. Thank you to everyone for your support over the last year, everyone at Horses First Racing is excited about what 2012 will bring with our strongest team of horses yet.
We have Sulis Minerva running today in the 3.25 at Lingfield, our apprentice Raul da Silva rides her.
Lucky Royale put up yet another gutsy performance to win her third race on the bounce, not only is this a great achievement in itself, she has won over 5, 6 and 7 furlongs. Fantastic for her owners and breeders Bob and Kim Young! Lucky Royale's win brings the our 2011 total up to 33, making it our best year yet.
We have two runners today. Lucky Royale who has won her last two starts heads to Lingfield for the 3.50, she is stepping up to 7f and our apprentice Raul da Silva rides her again. Titus Gent is going to Wolverhampton for the 4.40 and Martin Lane rides him. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year!
Last night we had Sweet Secret running at Wolverhampton for the 140 Character Syndicate which Jeremy promoted very well on his ATR interview. She ran well and will hopefully be out again soon.
We have Lana Mae in the 2.10 and Bunkered Again in the 4.45 at Kempton today. Lana Mae has improved with each race she has run in but needs to improve again to be in the frame. Bunkered Again runs in a very competitive seller.
Sulis Minerva runs in the 3.30 at Lingfield today after a few months break, she is a lovely filly but may need the run.
It has been a fairly quiet week this week but we still managed to notch up a winner! The lovely Gabbiano a two year old gelding by Zafeen improved on debut to go one better and win at Kempton on Wednesday evening. He will now go out for a break and be back next year. Phenomena made his debut for the yard on Wednesday, he is a horse who had many issues in his early years so everyone was pleased to see him on the course. He is a big horse who will be a better three year old.
We have a few new additions to the yard this week, Triple Aspect rated 108, is an exciting new prospect for the yard, Perfect Outlook has come back from some time, and Eclat Royale joins us from Five Horses Ltd. We look forward to see how they progress.
Lucky Royale put up another game performance under a fantastic ride by Raul da Silva to win her second race on the bounce. She also put Jeremy into the 'hot trainers list' with a 21% strike record. Sutton Veny also displayed a wonderfully honest performance to finish fourth under the top weight. There were 21 members of her syndicate there to cheer her on, and an enjoyable evening was had by all. She will now have a short and well earned break. Laser Blazer showed some improvement when finishing strongly at Wolverhampton on Friday night. We have no runners until Wednesday, were we have Phenomena making his debut for the yard and Gabbiano at Kempton.
Today we have Ivory Silk and Prince of Burma running in the 2.10 at Lingfield.
Two lovely fillies head to Kempton tomorrow night. Sutton Veny runs at 6.30 under Adam Kirby. She has top weight but has won over the course and distance before, and will have her loyal syndicate there to cheer her on. Lucky Royale who won last time out runs in an apprentice race under Raul da Silva.
On Friday we have Toga Tiger, Fine Finale and Laser Blazer running at Wolverhampton.
Gone to Ground showed a little more promise at Wolverhampton on Saturday night, finishing fourth under Raul da Silva. Although it was an enjoyable day at Lingfield yesterday with a few members of the 140 Character Syndicate, the race did not suit Sweet Secret. It was delayed 15 minutes which was not ideal, then the pace was just a bit too fast for the first few furlongs. A quiet day for us racing wise today but all the horses have been out this morning and seem well.
One Way or Another finally showed us his true ability on Monday when winning easily at Wolverhampton under a good ride by Raul da Silva, who did not have the easiest of runs. However the victory was bitter sweet as he was claimed shortly after the race. Tattersalls is where we have been for the past few days, everyone was sad to see out flag bearer Anne of Kiev go, but could not be happier that she heads to the great Coolmore. Barbieri also sold and will head off to fulfill her broodmare duties close by in Wiltshire. Last night we witnessed a fantastic run by Topflight Princess who showed a good turn of foot to win her Maiden at Kempton... That makes it 2 winners out of 3 runners this week!!!
This week will be a busy one for Jeremy as he is down at Newmarket ploughing through the thick catalog of the mares sale in hope to buy a horse or two. One Way or Another is our only runner today in the 2.45 at Wolverhampton, he has plenty of ability so we hope he goes one better from his last run.
Tomorrow three horses will go through the sales ring, Anne of Kiev, Ivory Silk and Barbieri.
We have two runners today. Gabbiano makes his debut for the yard in the 4.40, he is a nice horse who has been given time to mature and we would expect him to need the experience. Sasheen also runs in the 7.40 in what looks like a fairly competitive handicap, both horses run at Kempton.
Tomorrow we have two heading to Wolverhampton, Laser Blazer in the 5.05 under Luke Morris and Bolshoi Melody in the 7.10 under Rab Havlin.
We sent five horses out on Saturday, and although there were no winners there were lots of positives to take from the day. You got the Love and Gone to Ground both improved on their last run, and Sutton Veny was unfortunate as the race did not pan out in her favour.
Today we have two runners; Nice Style runs in the 3.15 at Lingfield with Tom Queally on board, and Tayla'sStorm in the 5.35 at Kempton, Fergus Sweeney rides him.
We finally made it into 1st place in the winner's enclosure, after several near misses over the last few weeks. Lucky Royale was the last of six runners on Wednesday, she put up a brave performance to stick her head in front on the line and win by a head. Great news for Bob and Kim Young who own and bred her. Of our other runners on Wednesday consistent performances where put up by Dominium who finished third, and Ivory Silk who got home well in a race where the pace was a little slow. Prince of Burma was another who showed a step in the right direction. On Thursday night Jeremy and 8 members of the '140 Characters' went back to Kempton to enjoy Sweet Secret winning. She was given a fantastic ride by Jamie Spencer who led from the start... not an easy task round Kempton.
It was great to have a horse running in one of the better All Weather races. Nice Style ran a great race, unfortunately the pace was too slow but he defiantly showed promise. A busy week ahead of us again this week. One Way or Another runs in the 2.40 at Wolverhampton today with our apprentice Raul da Silva on board. On Wednesday we have Dominuim, Ivory Silk and Prince of Burma running at Lingfield, Crew Cut and Lucky Royale head off to Kempton.
It is not often in racing that you see a dead heat. Last night we had a 'yard dead heat' when Topflight Princess and Wiltshire Life came across the line in perfect unison to pick up 3rd place in a Maiden at Kempton. They both ran well, especially Topflight Princess who was making her racecourse debut. Two exciting fillies to follow. Unfortunately Lewyn did not back up well and ran disappointingly on Wednesday, but in the same race Silver Turn returned to flying form, running on well to finish third.
We have two runners tomorrow:
Nice Style runs in an extended mile Listed race live on Channel4 and Lucky Royale runs in a Maiden, both at Lingfield.
We had a rather disappointing trip to Ffos Las on Friday as the ground went from soft, to soft, heavy in places. We decided against risking Barbieri on the ground given she has had a long lay off. Bunkered Again put up a game performance until the ground got the better of her, but came out of the race well and will now head out for a well earned break. We had a quiet weekend with no runners as a number of the horses are now taking a short break, so they will be fresh and ready for next season. We have a few runners on the all weather this week... Silver Turn and Lewyn both run in the 6.50 at Kempton tomorrow. On Thursday we have; You Got The Love in a Fillies Maiden and Wiltshire Life and Top Flight Princess in a 2yo Maiden. Top Flight Princess is making her debut whist Wiltshire life will be looking to improve even further on her pleasing debut.
** NEWS FLASH **
Barbieri NON RUNNER (due to ground)
Although it was frustrating not to come home with a winner we had some pleasing runs yesterday. From 8 runners we achieved a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. There were good runs from Ivory Silk and Lewyn and Dominium and Rockme Cockney both produced solid performances.
We have two runners at Ffos Las today:
2.00 Bunkered Again
3.00 Barbieri
Southwell:
2.10 One Way or Another
Wolverhampton:
4.30 Rockme Cockney
5.00 Lucky Tricks and Laser Blazer
6.30 Talya's Storm
7.00 Dominium, Ivory Silk and Lewyn
The end of the season is approaching; however we have still been able to send out plenty of runners. Wiltshire Life displayed a pleasing first time performance when finishing 6th at Kempton, she is a progressive filly who will hopefully be useful next year. As usual Anne of Kiev put up a fantastically brave and gutsy fight to finish 4th in a very competitive handicap at Doncaster, although she missed the break and hit traffic problems in running but still finished brilliantly! For trainers and jockeys there is nothing more frustrating than coming second....Sweet Secret ran a blinder and was just beaten in the last furlong by an extremely well handicapped horse, it was a shame as she, and her jockey did everything right! She will be back out soon trying to go one better for her 140 Characters Syndicate! Another newcomer to the racecourse pleased us this week... Red Hot Secret made her long trip to Redcar worthwhile finishing 4th. She is a big, late maturing type so will now go out for a break.
After routine final checks completed this morning, Medicean Man is on his way to Ascot for the inaugural Champions Day meeting. It is a privilege to have a runner at the meeting, especially as Medicean Man has such strong course form and should things fall his way he could run a massive race. His last two races have not quite shown his true ability, and hopefully things will fall more kindly for him today. Frankie Dettori has been booked to ride, and if there was ever a man for the course and for the occasion, Frankie is that man. We are hopeful that Medicean Man will run very well for his owner Stuart Dobb, who will be present on course along with Jeremy and Eamonn.
The closing race on the card is the Future Champions apprentice handicap, in which Raul has picked up a ride. We wish him all the best, and we already know he enjoys the big stage.
Carmel Stud's Magic Secret could barely have been more impressive yesterday when winning his maiden at the first time of asking at Redcar. The final margin of 11 lengths is staggering in a sprint race, although the favourite was hugely disappointing and worthwhile form was otherwise thin on the ground. He is an exciting prospect.
Duo Head For The Coast
Two runners today close to the seaside, as Dominium and Ivory Silk head to Yarmouth for a 6 furlong handicap. Dominium matched his career best on figures last time out at Kempton, and now tries 6 furlongs on turf for the first time. He has plenty of natural speed, and we are hoping that he will respond well to the change in trip. Ivory Silk disappointed last time, but raced away from the speed and has never really been at her best on genuinely soft ground. The 'Good' ground should suit both horses today and we hope they both run well.
Another win for Titus Gent was again the highlight of our week, with Raul's animated response after the line showing just how much back to back wins meant to him! Titus had already won off his highest ever mark last time, and to defy a 6lb penalty in a quicker time was a fine achievement. Sasheen nearly got the week off to the perfect start when going down by only a head at Windsor on Monday. It was great to see so many of the Bath Racing Club there to support her, and unfortunately the line came just too soon for her under Fergus Sweeney.
Two runners today close to the seaside, as Dominium and Ivory Silk head to Yarmouth for a 6 furlong handicap. Dominium matched his career best on figures last time out at Kempton, and now tries 6 furlongs on turf for the first time. He has plenty of natural speed, and we are hoping that he will respond well to the change in trip. Ivory Silk disappointed last time, but raced away from the speed and has never really been at her best on genuinely soft ground. The 'Good' ground should suit both horses today and we hope they both run well. Dominium will be ridden for the first time by Eddie Creighton, whilst Raul will once again be on Ivory Silk.
Another win for Titus Gent was again the highlight of our week, with Raul's animated response after the line showing just how much back to back wins meant to him! Titus had already won off his highest ever mark last time, and to defy a 6lb penalty in a quicker time was a fine achievement. Sasheen nearly got the week off to the perfect start when going down by only a head at Windsor on Monday. It was great to see so many of the Bath Racing Club there to support her, and unfortunately the line came just too soon for her under Fergus Sweeney.
Raul Steers Titus Home
Today we send three runners to Windsor, including Sasheen who will run in the colours of the Bath Racing Club for the first time. Sasheen is back to a mile today and on quick ground that should suit, as long as the weather has not produced really extreme conditions. Fergus Sweeney will take the ride, and she can expect plenty of support from her new owners. Later on in the day Bunkered Again & Dan Donnelly both run in the 6 furlong maiden race. Bunkered Again qualifies for a handicap mark after this run, while Dan Donnelly was extremely green on debut and has hopefully learned plenty.
Some much improved performances from the horses this week, with some of our more established and familiar names making appearances. The highlight (by a short head) was Titus Gent travelling like a good horse and kicking away for a comfortable length success at Wolverhampton on Thursday. Titus was given a very composed ride by Raul, who bided his time with the horse full of running and waited to send him on at just the right time. Anne of Kiev came within a very short head of winning her third Listed race in the Boadicea at Newmarket with an outstanding turn of foot, but was collared right on the line by Blanche Dubawi under an inspired Richard Hughes. It was still an impressive performance by Anne, and showed that her no-show in the Ayr Gold Cup was all wrong. Both Crew Cut (Kempton, Wednesday) and Dominium (Kempton, Thursday) also put in very promising efforts in finishing third, and New Leyf (Kempton, Thursday) ran much better than his finishing position of fifth would suggest as he was trapped wide for most of the trip.
Today we send three runners to Windsor, including Sasheen who will run in the colours of the Bath Racing Club for the first time. Sasheen is back to a mile today and on quick ground that should suit, as long as the weather has not produced really extreme conditions. Fergus Sweeney will take the ride, and she can expect plenty of support from her new owners. Later on in the day Bunkered Again & Dan Donnelly both run in the 6 furlong maiden race. Bunkered Again qualifies for a handicap mark after this run, while Dan Donnelly was extremely green on debut and has hopefully learned plenty.
Some much improved performances from the horses this week, with some of our more established and familiar names making appearances. The highlight (by a short head) was Titus Gent travelling like a good horse and kicking away for a comfortable length success at Wolverhampton on Thursday. Titus was given a very composed ride by Raul, who bided his time with the horse full of running and waited to send him on at just the right time. Anne of Kiev came within a very short head of winning her third Listed race in the Boadicea at Newmarket with an outstanding turn of foot, but was collared right on the line by Blanche Dubawi under an inspired Richard Hughes. It was still an impressive performance by Anne, and showed that her no-show in the Ayr Gold Cup was all wrong. Both Crew Cut (Kempton, Wednesday) and Dominium (Kempton, Thursday) also put in very promising efforts in finishing third, and New Leyf (Kempton, Thursday) ran much better than his finishing position of fifth would suggest as he was trapped wide for most of the trip.
Trio Go With Chances
Three runners today, and all three go with nice chances. Both Crew Cut and Sweet Secret found only one too good last time, and while Crew Cut is up 1 pound for his Bath second, Sweet Secret is able to run off the same mark as when she was runner up at Leicester. Crew Cut will be making his all weather debut tonight at Kempton (7.10) where he will be ridden by Raul. Still improving with every race, the grey should go very well tonight if taking after his sister Sutton Veny, who is a four-time all weather winner. Still open to plenty of improvement, Crew Cut's maiden win looks to have given him plenty of confidence. Owner Richard Page will be hoping the roads between Kempton and Salisbury remain clear this evening, as he is also represented by Ivory Silk at our local track at 4.10 (again ridden by Raul). Ivory ran a cracking race to finish 7th in a hot handicap at the Doncaster St Leger meeting, and it appears that a short break has done her good. We hope she will build on that form this afternoon, and should be in the mix at the finish if she does. Sweet Secret is our other runner at Salisbury for the 140 Characters. Runner up to a progressive rival last time when trying cheek pieces, the consistent filly is capable of building on that performance further today as long as the ground is suitable. Raul keeps the ride
Highlight of the weekend was an excellent performance by Nice Style in the Cambridgeshire. On ground that would certainly not have been perfect, he got shuffled quite far back from a middle draw and was unable to get into contention early enough to challenge for the places. However the way he ran past horses in the final couple of furlongs was very encouraging and he showed he is more than capable of challenging for races from his current mark.
Three runners today, and all three go with nice chances. Both Crew Cut and Sweet Secret found only one too good last time, and while Crew Cut is up 1 pound for his Bath second, Sweet Secret is able to run off the same mark as when she was runner up at Leicester. Crew Cut will be making his all weather debut tonight at Kempton (7.10) where he will be ridden by Raul. Still improving with every race, the grey should go very well tonight if taking after his sister Sutton Veny, who is a four-time all weather winner. Still open to plenty of improvement, Crew Cut's maiden win looks to have given him plenty of confidence. Owner Richard Page will be hoping the roads between Kempton and Salisbury remain clear this evening, as he is also represented by Ivory Silk at our local track at 4.10 (again ridden by Raul). Ivory ran a cracking race to finish 7th in a hot handicap at the Doncaster St Leger meeting, and it appears that a short break has done her good. We hope she will build on that form this afternoon, and should be in the mix at the finish if she does. Sweet Secret is our other runner at Salisbury for the 140 Characters. Runner up to a progressive rival last time when trying cheek pieces, the consistent filly is capable of building on that performance further today as long as the ground is suitable. Raul keeps the ride
Highlight of the weekend was an excellent performance by Nice Style in the Cambridgeshire. On ground that would certainly not have been perfect, he got shuffled quite far back from a middle draw and was unable to get into contention early enough to challenge for the places. However the way he ran past horses in the final couple of furlongs was very encouraging and he showed he is more than capable of challenging for races from his current mark.
Nice Style Lands Cambridgeshire Berth
After an uncertain morning spent tracking the Cambridgeshire declarations, at 10am it was confirmed that Nice Style was one of the last few to make it into the historic handicap at Newmarket. The gelding will be running off a mark of 88 in the 1 mile 1 furlong contest, and will be more big race experience for Raul Da Silva as he continues his riding education. Raul also rides both of our juvenile runners up at Haydock tomorrow, namely Bolshoi Melody and Gone To Ground. Bolshoi Melody has shown an extremely likeable & willing attitude in her two races so far, and will be due a handicap mark after this third racecourse appearance, after which hopefully she will continue to progress. Gone To Ground was very green on his debut at Wolverhampton and got himself behind early. He still needs to learn his trade , and will hopefully come on mentally for the Haydock experience.
Monday was very close to being a superb day for us at Leicester, and with a little more luck we may have been celebrating a double thanks to Sutton Veny and Sweet Secret. Sutton Veny's draw in stall 18 looked perfect in the 5 furlong handica until very heavy overnight rain played its part, and suddenly the mare had gone from having the best of the draw to probably having the worst of it. In the circumstances she ran a cracking race to finish just a couple of lengths away in 4th under a good ride from Raul. Sweet Secret went even closer, finding only one too good in the 1 mile handicap. Another mature ride from Raul steered her into second place, always holding the challengers behind her but just unable to pull out enough to wind in the winner. Both were very encouraging performances and we hope there is more to come.
After an uncertain morning spent tracking the Cambridgeshire declarations, at 10am it was confirmed that Nice Style was one of the last few to make it into the historic handicap at Newmarket. The gelding will be running off a mark of 88 in the 1 mile 1 furlong contest, and will be more big race experience for Raul Da Silva as he continues his riding education. Raul also rides both of our juvenile runners up at Haydock tomorrow, namely Bolshoi Melody and Gone To Ground. Bolshoi Melody has shown an extremely likeable & willing attitude in her two races so far, and will be due a handicap mark after this third racecourse appearance, after which hopefully she will continue to progress. Gone To Ground was very green on his debut at Wolverhampton and got himself behind early. He still needs to learn his trade , and will hopefully come on mentally for the Haydock experience.
Monday was very close to being a superb day for us at Leicester, and with a little more luck we may have been celebrating a double thanks to Sutton Veny and Sweet Secret. Sutton Veny's draw in stall 18 looked perfect in the 5 furlong handica until very heavy overnight rain played its part, and suddenly the mare had gone from having the best of the draw to probably having the worst of it. In the circumstances she ran a cracking race to finish just a couple of lengths away in 4th under a good ride from Raul. Sweet Secret went even closer, finding only one too good in the 1 mile handicap. Another mature ride from Raul steered her into second place, always holding the challengers behind her but just unable to pull out enough to wind in the winner. Both were very encouraging performances and we hope there is more to come.
Leading Lights Take To The Track
Having lined up against each other last time in the Scarbrough Stakes at Doncaster, Anne Of Kiev and Medicean Man appear at opposite ends of Britain today in two of the biggest races of the weekend.
Anne Of Kiev takes her chance in the Ayr Gold Cup, and after being gifted an early choice of draw Jeremy chose for her to come out of stall 25. The ground is edging towards being on the heavy side in Scotland, but this has been Anne Of Kiev's late season target for some time and we are hopeful that she will run well.
Medicean Man steps up to Group 3 level in the World Trophy at Newbury after an unlucky run in Listed company last time. Now a black type horse, Medicean Man would look to have a few pounds to find with likely favourite Deacon Blues on the form book, but he continues to be progressive and will hopefully confirm our opinion that he is a Group class sprinter.
Last but by no means least, One Way Or Another returns to the track after a spell freshening up at the yard. Ridden by Raul, One Way will be back over 6 furlongs at Newmarket this afternoon and hopefully will show his true ability despite a difficult draw in stall 20.
Jeremy's blog has been updated with his personal views on today's runners- www.horsesfirstracing.com/trainer/details:274
Having lined up against each other last time in the Scarbrough Stakes at Doncaster, Anne Of Kiev and Medicean Man appear at opposite ends of Britain today in two of the biggest races of the weekend.
Anne Of Kiev takes her chance in the Ayr Gold Cup, and after being gifted an early choice of draw Jeremy chose for her to come out of stall 25. The ground is edging towards being on the heavy side in Scotland, but this has been Anne Of Kiev's late season target for some time and we are hopeful that she will run well.
Medicean Man steps up to Group 3 level in the World Trophy at Newbury after an unlucky run in Listed company last time. Now a black type horse, Medicean Man would look to have a few pounds to find with likely favourite Deacon Blues on the form book, but he continues to be progressive and will hopefully confirm our opinion that he is a Group class sprinter.
Last but by no means least, One Way Or Another returns to the track after a spell freshening up at the yard. Ridden by Raul, One Way will be back over 6 furlongs at Newmarket this afternoon and hopefully will show his true ability despite a difficult draw in stall 20.
Jeremy's blog has been updated with his personal views on today's runners- www.horsesfirstracing.com/trainer/details:274
Juveniles Head North
Tomorrow we send two of our juvenile runners up to Haydock to contest the 6 furlong maiden. The pair, Trending (owned by The Twitterati) and Talya's Storm (Steve Sun), are becoming regular travelling partners, having run in separate races within half an hour at Lingfield last month. This will be both horses' third run in maidens, and as such they will be qualified for a handicap mark after the race. Both improved significantly on their debut performances last time, and we would be hopeful that the pair will continue to progress as they gain more racecourse experience. Raul Da Silva will again take the ride on Talya's Storm, while Eddie Ahern will be on board Trending for the first time.
Crew Cut ran a very promising race for us and owner Richard Page on Saturday at Bath. Crew Cut showed that he is learning his trade well by running an excellent race to grab second on the line under Raul. A bit more cover early in the race may have helped the horse finish even closer, but much like his sister Sutton Veny he is progressing well with racing.
Tomorrow we send two of our juvenile runners up to Haydock to contest the 6 furlong maiden. The pair, Trending (owned by The Twitterati) and Talya's Storm (Steve Sun), are becoming regular travelling partners, having run in separate races within half an hour at Lingfield last month. This will be both horses' third run in maidens, and as such they will be qualified for a handicap mark after the race. Both improved significantly on their debut performances last time, and we would be hopeful that the pair will continue to progress as they gain more racecourse experience. Raul Da Silva will again take the ride on Talya's Storm, while Eddie Ahern will be on board Trending for the first time.
Crew Cut ran a very promising race for us and owner Richard Page on Saturday at Bath. Crew Cut showed that he is learning his trade well by running an excellent race to grab second on the line under Raul. A bit more cover early in the race may have helped the horse finish even closer, but much like his sister Sutton Veny he is progressing well with racing.
Doncaster Part Two
Another two runners today at the Doncaster St Leger festival, and again both line up in the same race - Able Master (Steve Drowne) and Ivory Silk (Raul Da Silva) are our two representatives in the 6 furlong handicap run at 4.10. Ivory Silk had been quickly working her way up the handicap this year after wins on both turf (including at Newmarket) and the all weather, and has been freshened up at home after a long spell of regular racing. Despite appearing to retain his ability, Able Master has been going the other way ratings wise and will today run off a mark of 85 for the first time. However, should he perform to the level of his Ayr Silver Cup run less than 12 months ago he would have every right to be involved in the finish. Both horses return from near identical eight week breaks from the track, and as such their racing fitness will almost certainly improve for the experience.
The Scarbrough Stakes yesterday was both disappointing and highly pleasing at the same time. Medicean Man 's slow start may well have cost him the race, but he achieved black type at the first time of asking and has gone a long way towards justifying our opinion that he can be a group class sprinter. It was encouraging to see Anne Of Kiev fighting hard and not being beaten far after being under pressure early, and as expected she will come on for the race. The Ayr Gold Cup remains her target.
Another two runners today at the Doncaster St Leger festival, and again both line up in the same race - Able Master (Steve Drowne) and Ivory Silk (Raul Da Silva) are our two representatives in the 6 furlong handicap run at 4.10. Ivory Silk had been quickly working her way up the handicap this year after wins on both turf (including at Newmarket) and the all weather, and has been freshened up at home after a long spell of regular racing. Despite appearing to retain his ability, Able Master has been going the other way ratings wise and will today run off a mark of 85 for the first time. However, should he perform to the level of his Ayr Silver Cup run less than 12 months ago he would have every right to be involved in the finish. Both horses return from near identical eight week breaks from the track, and as such their racing fitness will almost certainly improve for the experience.
The Scarbrough Stakes yesterday was both disappointing and highly pleasing at the same time. Medicean Man's slow start may well have cost him the race, but he achieved black type at the first time of asking and has gone a long way towards justifying our opinion that he can be a group class sprinter. It was encouraging to see Anne Of Kiev fighting hard and not being beaten far after being under pressure early, and as expected she will come on for the race. The Ayr Gold Cup remains her target.
Medicean Man Favourite For Scarborough
We have two runners in the Listed Scarborough Stakes today at Doncaster, with Medicean Man going there as the clear favourite. He will be kept company by Anne Of Kiev who is having her first run back after a short break. Medicean Man, running for Stuart and Kate Dobb, will be partnered for the first time by Richard Hughes. He goes into the race on the back of three very good runs at Ascot, which saw him pick up two wins and an unlucky second and rise to an official mark of 109. If he takes his Ascot form north with him, he should be hard to beat. Anne Of Kiev may need the run slightly and her main target is the Ayr Gold Cup on the 17th. She will be partnered today by Luke Morris and ably supported by owner Philip Bamford.
We have two runners in the Listed Scarborough Stakes today at Doncaster, with Medicean Man going there as the clear favourite. He will be kept company by Anne Of Kiev who is having her first run back after a short break. Medicean Man, running for Stuart and Kate Dobb, will be partnered for the first time by Richard Hughes. He goes into the race on the back of three very good runs at Ascot, which saw him pick up two wins (see photo) and an unlucky second and rise to an official mark of 109. If he takes his Ascot form north with him, he should be hard to beat. Anne Of Kiev may need the run slightly and her main target is the Ayr Gold Cup on the 17th. She will be partnered today by Luke Morris and ably supported by owner Philip Bamford.
Saturday 3rd September- Sutton Veny Goes To Ascot
The Sutton Veny Syndicate are out in force again today to support their gallant grey at Ascot. Sutton Veny lines up in the five furlong handicap due off at 5.20. She has been unlucky not to get her head in front so far this season and if today is the day she manages it, there will be plenty of celebrating going on. Raul Da Silva takes the ride, claiming a handy 7 lb. On Monday we send Sasheen and Titus Gent to Bath. Sasheen represents the Sashay Partnership in the one mile three handicap under Kieren Fallon. Titus Gent will look to continue his run of good form in the extended five furlong handicap under Raul Da Silva.
The Sutton Veny Syndicate are out in force again today to support their gallant grey at Ascot. Sutton Veny lines up in the five furlong handicap due off at 5.20. She has been unlucky not to get her head in front so far this season and if today is the day she manages it, there will be plenty of celebrating going on. Raul Da Silva takes the ride, claiming a handy 7 lb. The pair are pictured on the gallops at home.
On Monday we send Sasheen and Titus Gent to Bath. Sasheen represents the Sashay Partnership in the one mile three handicap under Kieren Fallon. Titus Gent will look to continue his run of good form in the extended five furlong handicap under Raul Da Silva.
Wednesday 31st August- Three Runners Today
Recent Windsor second Silver Turn makes her second appearance for the yard tonight at Bath in the five furlong handicap (4.30pm). Perhaps unfortunate not to win on her debut for us when finishing a close up second, the filly has been raised just a pound by the handicapper. Tony Culhane again takes the ride and while we would be hopeful of a good run, we are still learning about her and how to make the most of her potential on the racetrack. Later in the day we saddle two runners in the seven furlong juvenile maiden at Kempton (7.20). Heavenly Games makes her racecourse debut and will be expected to improve for the experience. Rab Havlin takes the ride. Prana (Adam Kirby) will be making her third appearance and as such will qualify for a handicap mark after the race.
Recent Windsor second Silver Turn makes her second appearance for the yard tonight at Bath in the five furlong handicap (4.30pm). Perhaps unfortunate not to win on her debut for us when finishing a close up second, the filly has been raised just a pound by the handicapper. Tony Culhane again takes the ride and while we would be hopeful of a good run, we are still learning about her and how to make the most of her potential on the racetrack.
Later in the day we saddle two runners in the seven furlong juvenile maiden at Kempton (7.20). Heavenly Games (pictured above right) makes her racecourse debut and will be expected to improve for the experience. Rab Havlin takes the ride. Prana (Adam Kirby) will be making her third appearance and as such will qualify for a handicap mark after the race. The Proud Citizen filly has been learning about the game in her two starts so far at Newmarket & Salisbury, and will continue to improve with time and racing experience. This will also be her first experience of an all weather track, which her US pedigree suggests should suit. Indeed, her big brother, Street Power, won five times at the track.
Thursday 25th August- The Twitterati Invade Lingfield
We send two two-year-old colts to Lingfield today to contest the six furlong maiden, which has thankfully split meaning they don't have to run against each other. Talya's Storm is in the first division, due off at 4pm. The son of Milk It Mick has been very frustrating for his owner Steve Sun, as he unseated his jockey in the paddock ahead of his inteneded debut at Lingfield and then missed the break badly on his next attempt at Nottingham. Hopefully he's finally working out what the game is all about and will give a good account of himself today. Next up is Trending, who belongs to The Twitterati, the first syndicate we set up on Twitter.
We send two two-year-old colts to Lingfield today to contest the six furlong maiden, which has thankfully split meaning they don't have to run against each other. Talya's Storm is in the first division, due off at 4pm. The son of Milk It Mick has been very frustrating for his owner Steve Sun, as he unseated his jockey in the paddock ahead of his inteneded debut at Lingfield and then missed the break badly on his next attempt at Nottingham. Hopefully he's finally working out what the game is all about and will give a good account of himself today. Next up is Trending (pictured), who belongs to The Twitterati, the first syndicate we set up on Twitter. The Dark Angel colt was disappointing at Bath on his debut but undoubtedly hated the firm ground. He came home without a problem and we look forward to seeing him improve today. Our apprentice, Raul Da Silva, takes both rides.
Our other Twitter syndicate, 140 Characters, have a runner tomorrow at Ffos Las, when Sweet Secret runs in the one mile two handicap under Eddie Creighton. We are hoping for some rain for the daughter of Singspiel and providing we get it, she will take her chance.
Monday 22nd August- Bolshoi Melody Makes Her Debut
Today Bolshoi Melody makes her debut at Windsor in the six furlong fillies' maiden. The filly is owned by The Follow The Flag Partnership and will be partnered by Rab Havlin. She has been away for a racecourse gallop but will no doubt need the experience tonight and should come on for the run. On Wednesday we send Rockme Cockney to Wolverhampton for the seven furlong maiden. She was beaten only a neck at Thirsk last time and we hope she'll go one better under Royston Ffrench.
Today Bolshoi Melody makes her debut at Windsor in the six furlong fillies' maiden. The filly (pictured) is owned by The Follow The Flag Partnership and will be partnered by Rab Havlin. She has been away for a racecourse gallop but will no doubt need the experience tonight and should come on for the run.
On Wednesday we send Rockme Cockney to Wolverhampton for the seven furlong maiden. She was beaten only a neck at Thirsk last time and we hope she'll go one better under Royston Ffrench.
Wednesday 17th August- Crew Cut Wins At Nottingham
Crew Cut lost his maiden tag today, notching up his first win for owner Richard Page in the five furlong maiden at Nottingham. The gelding, who is the full brother to Sutton Veny, was given a nice ride by our apprentice, Raul Da Silva, who has ridden two winners from his last three rides. It was great to see the horse get off the mark and hopefully it will be the first of many wins, as he is still learning the game.
Tomorrow we send Denton to York, where he will attempt two miles for the first time. The gelding will be cheered home by owner Guy Carstairs, who doesn't need an excuse to have a good night out but if the horse runs well the Friday hangover will be huge! The race is due off at 4.50 and Dane O'Neil will ride.
Crew Cut lost his maiden tag today, notching up his first win for owner Richard Page in the five furlong maiden at Nottingham. The gelding (pictured), who is the full brother to Sutton Veny, was given a nice ride by our apprentice, Raul Da Silva, who has ridden two winners from his last three rides. It was great to see the horse get off the mark and hopefully it will be the first of many wins, as he is still learning the game.
Tomorrow we send Denton to York, where he will attempt two miles for the first time. The gelding will be cheered home by owner Guy Carstairs, who doesn't need an excuse to have a good night out but if the horse runs well the Friday hangover will be huge! The race is due off at 4.50 and Dane O'Neil will ride.
Friday 12th August- Return Of The Galloping Greys
Sasheen (pictured) is our lone representative today, as she heads off to Newbury for the apprentice handicap. Raul will ride the filly for the Sashay Partnership. Tomorrow we send Dominium to Newbury where he will be bidding for back to back wins. With Steve Drowne banned, the ride goes to Pat Cosgrave. We then turn our attention to Newmarket where Sutton Veny returns to contest the Greys Race for the second year running. Last year she ran a huge race under top weight on ground that was much too soft for her. She has plenty of weight again this year but hopefully the ground will be more to her liking and she can put in a good performance under Dane O'Neil. Later that evening we head to Lingfield with Belinda Horne's mare, So Choosy. She will be ridden by Eddie Creighton in her first run in handicap company.
Sasheen (pictured) is our lone representative today, as she heads off to Newbury for the apprentice handicap. Raul will ride the filly for the Sashay Partnership. Tomorrow we send Dominium to Newbury where he will be bidding for back to back wins. With Steve Drowne banned, the ride goes to Pat Cosgrave. We then turn our attention to Newmarket where Sutton Veny returns to contest the Greys Race for the second year running. Last year she ran a huge race under top weight on ground that was much too soft for her. She has plenty of weight again this year but hopefully the ground will be more to her liking and she can put in a good performance under Dane O'Neil. Later that evening we head to Lingfield with Belinda Horne's mare, So Choosy. She will be ridden by Eddie Creighton in her first run in handicap company.
Monday 8th August- Three Runners Today
Today we send out three runners, the first of which is newcomer Talya's Storm at Lingfield. The Milk It Mick colt (pictured) is owned by Steve Sun and James Doyle will be taking the ride in the five furlong maiden. We then head to Windsor with New Leyf, running for owner James Burdett in the six furlong handicap under Luke Morris, due off at 6.40. Finally Rockme Cockney represents us in the seven furlong maiden at Thirsk at 7pm tonight. Royston Ffrench is onboard the filly, who runs for The Katherine Stud.
Tomorrow Sulis Minerva heads back to Ffos Las, where she won last time. She will contest the five furlong handicap, with our apprentice Raul Da Silva taking 7 lb off her back.
Today we send out three runners, the first of which is newcomer Talya's Storm at Lingfield. The Milk It Mick colt (pictured) is owned by Steve Sun and James Doyle will be taking the ride in the five furlong maiden. We then head to Windsor with New Leyf, running for owner James Burdett in the six furlong handicap under Luke Morris, due off at 6.40. Finally Rockme Cockney represents us in the seven furlong maiden at Thirsk at 7pm tonight. Royston Ffrench is onboard the filly, who runs for The Katherine Stud.
Tomorrow Sulis Minerva heads back to Ffos Las, where she won last time. She will contest the five furlong handicap, with our apprentice Raul Da Silva taking 7 lb off her back.
Monday 1st August- Crew Cut Bids To Give Mr Page His Hat-Trick
Owner Richard Page is bidding tonight to make it three wins from his last three runners, when Crew Cut goes to Windsor. Richard enjoyed success with Sulis Minerva and Dominium last week and will be along to cheer on his charge tonight. Steve Drowne will ride Crew Cut (the pair are pictured on a racecourse gallop at Kempton early in the year) in the five furlong handicap due off at 7.10. Also running tonight is Silver Turn who will make her debut for the yard in the six furlong handicap at 8.40.
Owner Richard Page is bidding tonight to make it three wins from his last three runners, when Crew Cut goes to Windsor. Richard enjoyed success with Sulis Minerva and Dominium last week and will be along to cheer on his charge tonight. Steve Drowne will ride Crew Cut (the pair are pictured on a racecourse gallop at Kempton early in the year) in the five furlong handicap due off at 7.10. Also running tonight is Silver Turn who will make her debut for the yard in the six furlong handicap at 8.40.
Anne Of Kiev ran her usual honest race yesterday, although she didn't appear to enjoy the track at Chester. She's been a great servant to us this year and we will talk with owner Philip Bamford to see where we go next with her.
Saturday 28th July- Dominium Makes It Three From Five
The impressive victory of Dominium last night at Newmarket means that the yard has sent out three winners from our last five runners this week. Medicean Man started the ball rolling in style, picking up the Class 2 sprint at Ascot on Sunday for owner Stuart Dobb. He was swiftly followed by Sulis Minerva, who took the maiden at Ffos Las on Thursday night for Richard Page. Richard then had the enjoyment of watching his next runner, Dominium, notch up his second career success in a competitive handicap at Newmarket last night. The gelding was given a good ride by Steve Drowne to give Richard his double. Both Richard and Stuart Dobb have been enthusiastic supporters of the yard for many years (together they own Ivory Silk) and it gives everyone here great pleasure to see them getting success on the track. Today we send New Leyf and Nice Style to Newmarket and Dies Solis goes to Lingfield.
The impressive victory of Dominium last night at Newmarket means that the yard has sent out three winners from our last five runners this week. Medicean Man started the ball rolling in style, picking up the Class 2 sprint at Ascot on Sunday for owner Stuart Dobb. He was swiftly followed by Sulis Minerva, who took the maiden at Ffos Las on Thursday night for Richard Page. Richard then had the enjoyment of watching his next runner, Dominium, notch up his second career success in a competitive handicap at Newmarket last night. The gelding was given a good ride by Steve Drowne to give Richard his double. Both Richard and Stuart Dobb have been enthusiastic supporters of the yard for many years (together they own Ivory Silk) and it gives everyone here great pleasure to see them getting success on the track.
Today we send New Leyf and Nice Style to Newmarket and Dies Solis goes to Lingfield. New Leyf is a bit of a character but hopefully he will put his best foot forward today under David Probert in the six furlong handicap. Nice Style is partnered by Neil Callan in the one mile two handicap, due off at 4.05. He is a horse with undoubted talent and we are hoping he will run a good race. Dies Solis will be ably supported by his very enthusiastic owner Andy Gauley, who will be making the journey down from Scotland to watch his horse run.
Tomorrow we take Anne Of Kiev to Chester, where she will contest the six furlong Listed race under Pat Cosgrave. Whether the mare enjoys the track remains to be seen but the ground should be to her liking and her and Cosgrave have an unbeaten record. The mare's owner, Philip Bamford, loves his racing and will be there to shout his charge home.
Thursday 28th July- Sulis Minerva Goes To Wales And Trending Makes His Debut
We have just the one runner today, when Sulis Minerva goes to Ffos Las to contest the five furlong maiden. The mare is frustrating as she shows plenty of ability at home but has so far failed to convert it into results at the races. She will be partnered tonight by Kieran O'Neill, who takes 3 lb off her back and we are hoping that she will put in a good effort for her owner Richard Page. Richard has a busy week, as he also has Dominium running at Newmarket tomorrow in the seven furlong handicap. The other runner tomorrow is Trending, who will be representing the first Twitter Syndicate we set up, The Twitterati. The Dark Angel colt is lined up to make his debut at Bath in the five and a half furlong handicap.
*News Update* Sulis Minerva becomes our second winner this week, taking the Ffos Las maiden last night for owner Richard Page.
We have just the one runner today, when Sulis Minerva (pictured) goes to Ffos Las to contest the five furlong maiden. The mare is frustrating as she shows plenty of ability at home but has so far failed to convert it into results at the races. She will be partnered tonight by Kieran O'Neill, who takes 3 lb off her back and we are hoping that she will put in a good effort for her owner Richard Page. Richard has a busy week, as he also has Dominium running at Newmarket tomorrow in the seven furlong handicap. The other runner tomorrow is Trending, who will be representing the first Twitter Syndicate we set up, The Twitterati. The Dark Angel colt is lined up to make his debut at Bath in the five and a half furlong handicap.
Monday 22nd July- Sweet Secret And Delaware Dancer Out Tonight
Our first runner today is Sweet Secret who goes to Newmarket to contest the ten furlong handicap under George Baker. The filly is part of one of our Twitter syndicates, 140 Characters, and will be ably supported by several syndicate members. She ran a very brave race last time, just being beaten into second place at Folkestone, although tonight's race doesn't look easy at all. It is due off at 5.40 and she should enjoy the cut in the ground. Later this evening, Delaware Dancer (pictured) steps up to seven furlongs at Chepstow. The filly looks very well and we are hopeful of a good showing from her, providing the race is run to suit. James Millman will keep the ride and fingers crossed Delaware maintains the exemplary behaviour she has displayed on her last couple of outings.
Our first runner today is Sweet Secret who goes to Newmarket to contest the ten furlong handicap under George Baker. The filly is part of one of our Twitter syndicates, 140 Characters, and will be ably supported by several syndicate members. She ran a very brave race last time, just being beaten into second place at Folkestone, although tonight's race doesn't look easy at all. It is due off at 5.40 and she should enjoy the cut in the ground. Later this evening, Delaware Dancer (pictured) steps up to seven furlongs at Chepstow. The filly looks very well and we are hopeful of a good showing from her, providing the race is run to suit. James Millman will keep the ride and fingers crossed Delaware maintains the exemplary behaviour she has displayed on her last couple of outings.
Monday 18th July- Windsor Tonight
Today we head for Windsor with Crew Cut and Sasheen. Crew Cut (pictured) will be making his handicap debut but looks to have found a tough enough race for himself. He will be partnered by Raul Da Silva and goes in the six furlong handicap due off at 7.40. Before that, Sasheen will bid to build on her impressive win at Salisbury last time, when she is reunited with Daryll Holland in the handicap over ten furlongs due off at 6.40.
Today we head for Windsor with Crew Cut and Sasheen. Crew Cut (pictured) will be making his handicap debut but looks to have found a tough enough race for himself. He will be partnered by Raul Da Silva and goes in the six furlong handicap due off at 7.40. Before that, Sasheen will bid to build on her impressive win at Salisbury last time, when she is reunited with Daryll Holland in the handicap over ten furlongs due off at 6.40.
Monday 11th July- Raul and Medicean Man Win At Ascot
Medicean Man and Raul Da Silva did the yard proud on Saturday, picking up the Class Two handicap at Ascot. The win made it two wins from five UK rides for Raul and was Medicean Man's sixth career win. The pair are pictured on the gallops at home. Today we send Lucky Tricks to have her first run for us at Ffos Las. Graceland Stud's filly will need the run and be more competitive in handicaps after today but we are hoping that she shows a bit of ability under Steve Drowne in the six furlong maiden.
Medicean Man and Raul Da Silva did the yard proud on Saturday, picking up the Class Two handicap at Ascot. The win made it two wins from five UK rides for Raul and was Medicean Man's sixth career win. The pair are pictured on the gallops at home.
Today we send Lucky Tricks to have her first run for us at Ffos Las. Graceland Stud's filly will need the run and be more competitive in handicaps after today but we are hoping that she shows a bit of ability under Steve Drowne in the six furlong maiden.
Saturday 9th July- Ascot, Salisbury & Hamilton
We take two runners to Ascot today, the first of which is Denton who runs in the one mile two handicap, due off at 4.20. The Montjeu gelding won at Kempton last time out and will be ably supported by his owner Guy Carstairs and friends, who have booked a box for the occasion. Also running at Ascot is Medicean Man, who will be partnered by Raul Da Silva, taking 7 lb off his back. We would have liked a bit more rain for both of the runners but hopefully they will both put in good performances. Delaware Dancer (pictured winning at Ffos Last last year) is our representative at Salisbury tonight and looks to have a good chance in the six furlong handicap. She can be temperamental so fingers crossed she behaves herself and runs a good race. She will be supported by part-owner Phil Partridge and his friend Steve Ajax who are more than capable of shouting her home. Our final runner of the day is Kassaab who is running at owner Andy Gauley's local track of Hamilton.
We take two runners to Ascot today, the first of which is Denton who runs in the one mile two handicap, due off at 4.20. The Montjeu gelding won at Kempton last time out and will be ably supported by his owner Guy Carstairs and friends, who have booked a box for the occasion. Also running at Ascot is Medicean Man, who will be partnered by Raul Da Silva, taking 7 lb off his back. We would have liked a bit more rain for both of the runners but hopefully they will both put in good performances. Delaware Dancer (pictured winning at Ffos Last last year) is our representative at Salisbury tonight and looks to have a good chance in the six furlong handicap. She can be temperamental so fingers crossed she behaves herself and runs a good race. She will be supported by part-owner Phil Partridge and his friend Steve Ajax who are more than capable of shouting her home. Our final runner of the day is Kassaab who is running at owner Andy Gauley's local track of Hamilton.
Tuesday 5th July- Raul On The Scoreboard
Our apprentice Raul Da Silva recorded his first UK win as an apprentice last night aboard Titus Gent. The pair picked up the apprentice handicap at Windsor with a well-judged ride from the front to open Raul's account in this country (he has already won races in his native Brazil). It was great for the yard to have yet another winner (we have now won four of our last 12 runs) and also to see all the hard work that Raul puts in pay off. Hopefully it will be the start of an exciting career. Today we send three to Wolverhampton. Dies Solis is first up at 2.45 under William Buick for owner Andy Gauley. We then have Yes We Can in first-time cheek pieces for The Rock & Rollers in the 5.15 followed by El Libertador in the 5.45 for owner Lew Day. Jamie Spencer is on the two later runners.
Our apprentice Raul Da Silva recorded his first UK win as an apprentice last night aboard Titus Gent. The pair picked up the apprentice handicap at Windsor with a well-judged ride from the front to open Raul's account in this country (he has already won races in his native Brazil). It was great for the yard to have yet another winner (we have now won four of our last 12 runs) and also to see all the hard work that Raul puts in pay off. Hopefully it will be the start of an exciting career.
Today we send three to Wolverhampton. Dies Solis is first up at 2.45 under William Buick for owner Andy Gauley. We then have Yes We Can in first-time cheek pieces for The Rock & Rollers in the 5.15 followed by El Libertador in the 5.45 for owner Lew Day. Jamie Spencer is on the two later runners.
Monday 27th June- Sasheen And New Leyf Add To The Winners Tally
The yard has been enjoying a remarkable run of form recently, having sent out four winners in the last two weeks. Sasheen (pictured) is our latest winner and she produced a taking all-the-way victory under Daryll Holland at Salisbury yesterday. It was the filly's second win for us and her owners, The Sashay Partnership, were all delighted. Chief Exec ran third in the same race. The day before, we celebrated another win by New Leyf for his owner Jamer Burdett. The son of Kheleyf won easily at Doncaster under a good ride from Hugh Bowman and looked like he still has plenty more races to win. Prior to that, Denton had won for owner Guy Carstairs at Kempton last Wednesady. The horse rewarded Guy's patience in him by getting up to win in a photo finish under Luke Morris. Newmarket on July 9th is next on his agenda.
The yard has been enjoying a remarkable run of form recently, having sent out four winners in the last two weeks. Sasheen (pictured) is our latest winner and she produced a taking all-the-way victory under Daryll Holland at Salisbury yesterday. It was the filly's second win for us and her owners, The Sashay Partnership, were all delighted. Chief Exec ran third in the same race. The day before, we celebrated another win by New Leyf for his owner Jamer Burdett. The son of Kheleyf won easily at Doncaster under a good ride from Hugh Bowman and looked like he still has plenty more races to win. Prior to that, Denton had won for owner Guy Carstairs at Kempton last Wednesady. The horse rewarded Guy's patience in him by getting up to win in a photo finish under Luke Morris. Newmarket on July 9th is next on his agenda.
Today we send Crew Cut to Windsor to take part in his third maiden. We always knew he would be a horse who improved with experience and so he proved last time, stepping up markedly form his debut effort. We would expect him to improve again but he does look to have run into a very well-fancied newcomer tonight. Rab Havlin takes the ride and the race is due off at 7.40.
Monday 121st June- A Good Dya For The Girls
*News Update- Denton won at Kempton last night for owner Guy Carstairs*
The yard enjoyed a great day on Saturday, with Anne Of Kiev adding to her already impressive credentials by running fourth in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot. The same afternoon Ivory Silk provided Clare Lindop with a winning debut at Newmarket, when the Resurrection Partners-owned mare picked up her first turf win in the six furlong handicap (see photo). There were plenty of celebrations at both courses, with long-term supporters of the yard Stuart and Kate Dobb on hand to pick up the Newmarket prize and the fun-loving Bamford clan in attendance at Ascot. The manner in which Ivory won was taking, although she has now been put up 6 lb, putting her on a mark of 85 and we will see what options there are for her. Anne Of Kiev's next target is The Summer Stakes, which looks to be a lovely option for her to contest a Group 3 against fillies and mares.
*News Update- Denton won at Kempton last night for owner Guy Carstairs*
The yard enjoyed a great day on Saturday, with Anne Of Kiev adding to her already impressive credentials by running fourth in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot. The same afternoon Ivory Silk provided Clare Lindop with a winning debut at Newmarket, when the Resurrection Partners-owned mare picked up her first turf win in the six furlong handicap (see photo). There were plenty of celebrations at both courses, with long-term supporters of the yard Stuart and Kate Dobb on hand to pick up the Newmarket prize and the fun-loving Bamford clan in attendance at Ascot. The manner in which Ivory won was taking, although she has now been put up 6 lb, putting her on a mark of 85 and we will see what options there are for her. Anne Of Kiev's next target is The Summer Stakes, which looks to be a lovely option for her to contest a Group 3 against fillies and mares.
We have two runners due out tomorrow. One Way Or Another will be reunited with Clare Lindop, who managed to win on the Carnegie gelding at Haydock on her last trip to the UK. They are heading north to Carlisle to contest the Carlisle Bell consoltaion race. Later that evening Denton runs at Kempton for his owner Guy Carstairs, who currently needs cheering up as he is dying from a version of manflu. Fingers crossed that both the ex-Australian horses run well.
Monday 13th June- Royal Ascot Bound
Everyone at the yard is looking forward to Royal Ascot tomorrow, where we run Anne Of Kiev in The Wokingham. Unfortunately the ground looks to be going against us, as Anne would prefer a faster surface but she's a tough mare who should enjoy the track and the hustle and bustle of a big handicap, despite carrying plenty of weight. Luke Morris takes the ride and we have everything crossed for a good run. Also running tomorrow is Ivory Silk, who heads to Newmarket to run in the six furlong handicap under Australian jockey Clare Lindop. Clare was gutted to miss out on the ride on Medicean Man in The Wokingham due to the ballot but is looking forward to partnering The Resurrection Partners' mare. On Sunday we send Rockme Cockney to Pontefract to run in the six furlong maiden. The filly showed an impressive attitude and turn of foot on her debut at Kempton and is sure to come on for that, if taking to the turf in the same manner.
Everyone at the yard is looking forward to Royal Ascot tomorrow, where we run Anne Of Kiev in The Wokingham and Nice Style in The Duke Of Edinburgh. Unfortunately the ground looks to be going against Anne (pictured), who would prefer a faster surface but she's a tough mare who should enjoy the track and the hustle and bustle of a big handicap, despite carrying plenty of weight. Luke Morris takes the ride and we have everything crossed for a good run. Nice Style is not certain to relish the one mile four trip of The Duke Of Edinburgh, particularly if the going is testing. He has had excuses for his last couple of runs however and is entitled to take his chances under Neil Callan. Also running tomorrow is Ivory Silk, who heads to Newmarket to run in the six furlong handicap under Australian jockey Clare Lindop. Clare was gutted to miss out on the ride on Medicean Man in The Wokingham due to the ballot but is looking forward to partnering The Resurrection Partners' mare.
On Sunday we send Rockme Cockney to Pontefract to run in the six furlong maiden. The filly showed an impressive attitude and turn of foot on her debut at Kempton and is sure to come on for that, if taking to the turf in the same manner.
Wednesday 8th June- Up And Down The Country
After a quiet start to the week, we are now off up and down the country with runners. Today Sasheen heads to Kempton to run for the Sashay Partnership. The Zafeen mare runs in the mile apprentice handicap under Harry Bentley and if she can overcome the wide draw, she should go well. Sasheen won over course and distance for us three starts back and is in good form. Tomorrow Delaware Dancer heads to Nottingham where Rab Havlin will be in charge of making sure she behaves herself.
After a quiet start to the week, we are now off up and down the country with runners. Today Sasheen heads to Kempton to run for the Sashay Partnership. The Zafeen mare runs in the mile apprentice handicap under Harry Bentley and if she can overcome the wide draw, she should go well. Sasheen won over course and distance for us three starts back (see photo) and is in good form. Tomorrow Delaware Dancer heads to Nottingham where Rab Havlin will be in charge of making sure she behaves herself. The daughter of Danehill Dancer hasn't been the easiest to train but she undoubtedly has ability and will hopefully put her best foot forwards in the six furlong handicap.
On Friday we run two at Chepstow, when Hippique and El Libertador line up in the seven furlong handicap. Saturday should see Ivory Silk heading up to York and Chief Exec and Titus Gent going to Bath, while Yes We Can heads to Lingfield. Sunday looks like being Doncaster and Salisbury with Able Master, Medicean Man and Sutton Veny.
Saturday 4th June- Crew Cut Heads North
We have just the one runner this weekend, which is Crew Cut who runs at Doncaster today. The Acclamation gelding (pictured on a racecourse gallop at Kempton) ran very greenly on his first start but he should come on for the experience and the drop back to five furlongs should be in his favour. Rab Havlin will take the ride, as Steve Drowne has given up his rides today due to a fall last night at Bath. Crew Cut is owned by Richard Page who has been a great supporter of the yard and it would be great to see the gelding demonstrate the potential we feel he has today.
We have just the one runner this weekend, which is Crew Cut who runs at Doncaster today. The Acclamation gelding (pictured on a racecourse gallop at Kempton) ran very greenly on his first start but he should come on for the experience and the drop back to five furlongs should be in his favour. Rab Havlin will take the ride, as Steve Drowne has given up his rides today due to a fall last night at Bath. Crew Cut is owned by Richard Page who has been a great supporter of the yard and it would be great to see the gelding demonstrate the potential we feel he has today.
Monday 30th May- Dies Solis Goes To Chepstow
Today we send Dies Solis over the border to Chepstow, where he will be having his second run for us. The four-year-old gelding, owned by Andy Gauley, ran a very encouraging third at Kempton last time out under William Buick who keeps the ride today. The race is a six furlong handicap for horses rated up to 60 and is due off at 5.25. On Wednesday we have Able Master heading to Ripon, where he will be ridden by Rab Havlin in the six furlong handicap due off at 8.10. We also send Rockme Cockney to Kempton for her racecourse debut, in the six furlong maiden. The filly is bred and owned by The Kathryn Stud and will be ridden by James Doyle.
Today we send Dies Solis (pictured) over the border to Chepstow, where he will be having his second run for us. The four-year-old gelding, owned by Andy Gauley, ran a very encouraging third at Kempton last time out under William Buick who keeps the ride today. The race is a six furlong handicap for horses rated up to 60 and is due off at 5.25.
On Wednesday we have Able Master heading to Ripon, where he will be ridden by Rab Havlin in the six furlong handicap due off at 8.10. We also send Rockme Cockney to Kempton for her racecourse debut, in the six furlong maiden. The filly is bred and owned by The Kathryn Stud and will be ridden by James Doyle.
Monday 23rd May- Anne Of Kiev Notches Up Another Listed Victory
We enjoyed a fantastic day on Saturday when Anne Of Kiev put in a very impressive performance to take the Listed Cecil Frail Stakes by two lengths at Haydock. Philip Bamford's mare showed just how classy she is under a good ride from Pat Cosgrave. She produced her customary devastating turn of foot to come from last to first and win going away at the line. Her consistancy has been remarkable and she has now won five of her last nine races, coming second in two others. Big congratulations to Philip and his wife Jane who were also celebrating their 25th wedding anniversairy on the day. Also running a cracker on Saturday was Sutton Veny, who looked the winner at one point before just tiring into third under Ryan Moore. The race will have brought her on and we're looking forward to a fun summer with her.
Today we head to Windsor with Ivory Silk and Sunnandaeg who unfortunately have found themselves in the same race. Ivory will be looking to notch up her first turf win and has been threatening to do so for a while now. Adam Kirby, who completed a double on her earlier in the year, is back on board. Sunnandaeg is having his first run for us and owner Andy Gauley is excited to have him back on the track (the horse is pictured above with Andy's daughter). The horse has had a break and been gelded and we're hoping that he will go well.
We enjoyed a fantastic day on Saturday when Anne Of Kiev put in a very impressive performance to take the Listed Cecil Frail Stakes by two lengths at Haydock. Philip Bamford's mare showed just how classy she is under a good ride from Pat Cosgrave. She produced her customary devastating turn of foot to come from last to first and win going away at the line. Her consistancy has been remarkable and she has now won five of her last nine races, coming second in two others. Big congratulations to Philip and his wife Jane who were also celebrating their 25th wedding anniversairy on the day. Also running a cracker on Saturday was Sutton Veny, who looked the winner at one point before just tiring into third under Ryan Moore. The race will have brought her on and we're looking forward to a fun summer with her.
Today we head to Windsor with Ivory Silk and Sunnandaeg who unfortunately have found themselves in the same race. Ivory will be looking to notch up her first turf win and has been threatening to do so for a while now. Adam Kirby, who completed a double on her earlier in the year, is back on board. Sunnandaeg is having his first run for us and owner Andy Gauley is excited to have him back on the track (the horse is pictured above with Andy's daughter). The horse has had a break and been gelded and we're hoping that he will go well.
Thursday 19th May- The Girls Go To Haydock and Newbury
*NEWS UPDATE- Anne Of Kiev Wins The Listed Cecil Frail Stakes at 11-1. Sutton Veny runs an excellent third*
After visiting some of the northern tracks last weekend, we are off back up the M1 again on Saturday when we take Anne of Kiev and Sutton Veny to Haydock. Anne is due to contest the Listed Cecil Frail Stakes and Sutton Veny (pictured winning at Kempton) will be having her first run of the season in the six furlong 0-85 handicap. Philip and Jayne, who own Anne Of Kiev, are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversairy and will be hoping to get the celebrations underway with a good run from their gutsy mare. Sutton Veny will no doubt have a group of her enthusiastic owners along for the day too. Later that evening, Hippique makes her debut for the yard at Newbury. Owned by Mike and Sylvia Watson, the mare is set to contest the seven furlong fillies handicap under Hayley Turner.
*NEWS UPDATE- Anne Of Kiev Wins The Listed Cecil Frail Stakes at 11-1. Sutton Veny runs an excellent third*
After visiting some of the northern tracks last weekend, we are off back up the M1 again on Saturday when we take Anne of Kiev and Sutton Veny to Haydock. Anne is due to contest the Listed Cecil Frail Stakes and Sutton Veny (pictured winning at Kempton) will be having her first run of the season in the six furlong 0-85 handicap. Philip and Jayne, who own Anne Of Kiev, are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversairy and will be hoping to get the celebrations underway with a good run from their gutsy mare. Sutton Veny will no doubt have a group of her enthusiastic owners along for the day too.
Later that evening, Hippique makes her debut for the yard at Newbury. Owned by Mike and Sylvia Watson, the mare is set to contest the seven furlong fillies handicap under Hayley Turner.
Thursday 12th May- Heading North
We are heading north with both lorries over the next couple of days. Medicean Man runs at York tomorrow for Stuart Dobb. He contests the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne. We then head further north to Hamilton, where Shahwardi (pictured) has his first run of the year under Travis Block in the one mile four Listed handicap. After that we go to Newcastle with New Leyf, who runs for Silvestre De Sousa in the seven furlong handicap. The next day we run One Way Or Another at Doncaster and Crew Cut, the full-brother to Sutton Veny, makes his debut in the maiden. We also have Able Master runing at Newbury the same afternoon. On Sunday Sutton Veny may head to Ripon to contest the six furlong fillies handicap. A busy weekend!
We are heading north with both lorries over the next couple of days. Medicean Man runs at York tomorrow for Stuart Dobb. He contests the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne. We then head further north to Hamilton, where Shahwardi (pictured) has his first run of the year under Travis Block in the one mile four Listed handicap. After that we go to Newcastle with New Leyf, who runs for Silvestre De Sousa in the seven furlong handicap. The next day we run One Way Or Another at Doncaster and Crew Cut, the full-brother to Sutton Veny, makes his debut in the maiden. We also have Able Master runing at Newbury the same afternoon. On Sunday Sutton Veny may head to Ripon to contest the six furlong fillies handicap. A busy weekend!
Monday 9th May- Open Day A Success
We had our annual open day yesterday and welcomed hundreds of visitors to look around the yard and meet the team. Visitors were able to see a selection of horses working on the gallops, tour the facilities and then watch a parade of some of the horses we currently have in training. We then enjoyed a buffet lunch with our owners in a marquee on the lawn. Thankfully the rain held off (although it is now welcome to come back) and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Our next runners will be out on Wednesday. Nice Style will go to York, where he will be ridden by Steve Drowne in the one mile two handicap. That evening, Poor Prince and Dies Solis will both make their debuts for the yard. Poor Prince, owned by John Veryard, goes in the seven furlong handicap and will be partnered by Kieran O'Neill. Dies, owned by Andy Gauley, will wait to the last race of the evening to make an appearance in the six furlong handicap, where he will be partnered by William Buick.
We had our annual open day yesterday and welcomed hundreds of visitors to look around the yard and meet the team. Visitors were able to see a selection of horses working on the gallops, tour the facilities and then watch a parade of some of the horses we currently have in training. We then enjoyed a buffet lunch with our owners in a marquee on the lawn. Thankfully the rain held off (although it is now welcome to come back) and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
Our next runners will be out on Wednesday. Nice Style will go to York, where he will be ridden by Steve Drowne in the one mile two handicap. That evening, Poor Prince and Dies Solis will both make their debuts for the yard. Poor Prince, owned by John Veryard, goes in the seven furlong handicap and will be partnered by Kieran O'Neill. Dies, owned by Andy Gauley, will wait to the last race of the evening to make an appearance in the six furlong handicap, where he will be partnered by William Buick.
Thursday 5th May- Anne Of Kiev Declared For The Kilvington
We declared Anne Of Kiev today to run in the mares and fillies Listed race at Nottingham on Saturday. Philip Bamford's tough mare is in great form at home, although she has no easy task ahead of her, giving weight all round to some smart-looking rivals. With both Steve Drowne and Luke Morris engaged elsewhere, we have turned to Royston Ffrench to partner Anne. She has drawn stall four of 12 and will no doubt be giving it her all as usual.
We declared Anne Of Kiev today to run in the mares and fillies Listed race at Nottingham on Saturday. Philip Bamford's tough mare is in great form at home, although she has no easy task ahead of her, giving weight all round to some smart-looking rivals. With both Steve Drowne and Luke Morris engaged elsewhere, we have turned to Royston Ffrench to partner Anne. She has drawn stall four of 12 and will no doubt be giving it her all as usual.
Just a reminder that we have our open day on Sunday (8th), starting at 10am.
Monday 2nd May- Four Runners Today
We have two runners at both Kempton and Windsor today. First up is New Leyf (pictured last week) who runs at 2.55 at Windsor in the six furlong handicap under William Buick. The ground is perhaps a touch firmer than the Kheleyf gelding would like but he is in good form and went well on similar ground at Doncaster last month. Just after he runs, Barbieri is due off in the 3pm at Kempton. She is the top weight in a 0-85 handicap over five furlongs. The filly has won previously over course and distance, although this will be a stiffer test. Neil Callan takes the ride. At 5pm Ivory Silk will run at Kempton for The Resurrection Partners, Richard Page and Stuart Dobb. She is in a fillies handicap and we are hoping that the drop back to six furlongs won't inconvenience her too much. Finally, we have Kassaab at Windsor in the 5.25. Like New Leyf, we wouldn't be convinced that the firmer ground will suit him but with no rain in sight we are happy to let him hopefully prove us wrong under Ted Durcan.
We have two runners at both Kempton and Windsor today. First up is New Leyf (pictured last week) who runs at 2.55 at Windsor in the six furlong handicap under William Buick. The ground is perhaps a touch firmer than the Kheleyf gelding would like but he is in good form and went well on similar ground at Doncaster last month. Just after he runs, Barbieri is due off in the 3pm at Kempton. She is the top weight in a 0-85 handicap over five furlongs. The filly has won previously over course and distance, although this will be a stiffer test. Neil Callan takes the ride. At 5pm Ivory Silk will run at Kempton for The Resurrection Partners, Richard Page and Stuart Dobb. She is in a fillies handicap and we are hoping that the drop back to six furlongs won't inconvenience her too much. Finally, we have Kassaab at Windsor in the 5.25. Like New Leyf, we wouldn't be convinced that the firmer ground will suit him but with no rain in sight we are happy to let him hopefully prove us wrong under Ted Durcan.
Tuesday 26th April- Lucky Country, Street Power and Yes We Can Run This Week
With a distinct lack of rain over the last few weeks, we are being forced to turn to the all-weather with some of our horses that are ready to run. Lucky Country had a lovely option at Bath on Thursday but with the ground being firm, we have decided to send her to Wolverhampton tonight instead. The Iffraaj filly (pictured) goes well at home, although she will no doubt come on for the run under Rab Havlin tonight. She contests the five furlong maiden due off at 9pm. Tomorrow we head to Kempton with Street Power who will be sporting first-time blinkers. The horse looks well and finished his race off ok last time, so we would be hopeful he can put in another good performance. On Thursday we send Yes We Can to Bath.
With a distinct lack of rain over the last few weeks, we are being forced to turn to the all-weather with some of our horses that are ready to run. Lucky Country had a lovely option at Bath on Thursday but with the ground being firm, we have decided to send her to Wolverhampton tonight instead. The Iffraaj filly (pictured) goes well at home, although she will no doubt come on for the run under Rab Havlin tonight. She contests the five furlong maiden due off at 9pm.
Tomorrow we head to Kempton with Street Power who will be sporting first-time blinkers. The horse looks well and finished his race off ok last time, so we would be hopeful he can put in another good performance. On Thursday we send Yes We Can to Bath. Although we are normally reluctant to run on firm ground, she is a very light-framed filly who won well on good to firm, firm in places at the track last year. The race is a fillies handicap and with there not being many other options for her, we are happy to let her run. We'd expect her to relish being back on turf, as she was forced to run against more experienced horses on the all weather after winning her maiden last year and we expect her to go well.
Tuesday 19th April- Denton Runs At Wolves Tonight
We have a very quiet week this week, with Denton being our sole representitive. The Montjeu gelding heads to Wolverhampton this evening to run in the one mile five+ handicap at 6.15. It is the first time the horse has run over a trip this far but he shaped well over a mile and a half at the track last year and it will be interesting to see what he makes of it. Steve Drowne will take the ride for owner Guy Carstairs. Ivory Silk ran another big race at Leicester on Saturday. The mare has been very consistent of late, running first or second in her last five starts. It is great to have her in good form, although the handicapper isn't giving her too much leeway, putting her up another three pounds for finishing second on Saturday. It would be lovely if she could get her head in front again before starting a new career as a broodmare.
We have a very quiet week this week, with Denton (pictured) being our sole representitive. The Montjeu gelding heads to Wolverhampton this evening to run in the one mile five+ handicap at 6.15. It is the first time the horse has run over a trip this far but he shaped well over a mile and a half at the track last year and it will be interesting to see what he makes of it. Steve Drowne will take the ride for owner Guy Carstairs.
Ivory Silk ran another big race at Leicester on Saturday. The mare has been very consistent of late, running first or second in her last five starts. It is great to have her in good form, although the handicapper isn't giving her too much leeway, putting her up another three pounds for finishing second on Saturday. It would be lovely if she could get her head in front again before starting a new career as a broodmare.
Friday 15th April- Filly In Peter Andre Romp
Sasheen became our latest winner last night when she followed El Libertador in breaking her maiden tag, winning the Peter Andre at Kempton mile handicap in taking style under Adam Kirby. The Zafeen mare was having her first start for us and was obviously feeling fresh and well as she made all and won cosily by three lengths. It was great that some members of the Sashay partnership who own her were present to enjoy the win. The mare should come on for the experience and we look forward to some more fun days with her.
Anne Of Kiev put in a huge run yesterday to come fourth in the Abernant Stakes at Newmarket. The remarkably consistent mare didn't handle the track, geting a bit lost on the undualtions but ran on well when she hit the rising ground to finish just in behind the first three. There were some very nice horses in the race, which was won by the smart Genki, and it was a very big run for Philip Bamford's mare. There are now plenty of options for her this season, including some Listed and possibly Group Three races.
Sasheen became our latest winner last night when she followed El Libertador in breaking her maiden tag, winning the Peter Andre at Kempton mile handicap in taking style under Adam Kirby. The Zafeen mare was having her first start for us and was obviously feeling fresh and well as she made all and won cosily by three lengths. It was great that some members of the Sashay partnership who own her were present to enjoy the win. The mare should come on for the experience and we look forward to some more fun days with her.
Anne Of Kiev put in a huge run yesterday to come fourth in the Abernant Stakes at Newmarket. The remarkably consistent mare didn't handle the track, geting a bit lost on the undualtions but ran on well when she hit the rising ground to finish just in behind the first three. There were some very nice horses in the race, which was won by the smart Genki, and it was a very big run for Philip Bamford's mare. There are now plenty of options for her this season, including some Listed and possibly Group Three races.
Monday 11th April- El Libertador Breaks His Maiden Tag
El Libertador (pictured) finally got his nose in front today to end his maiden tag. The gelding's owner, Lew Day, has shown remarkable patience with the horse and was rewarded with him taking the seven furlong handicap at Wolverhampton under a great ride from Jamie Spencer. Jeremy has been determined to not admit defeat with El Libertador and was delighted to see the horse in the winner's enclosure at last. Tomorrow we head back to Wolverhampton with Palindromic who runs for owner Steve Herbert. It will be the gelding's first run of the year and he will no doubt come on for it.
El Libertador (pictured) finally got his nose in front today to end his maiden tag. The gelding's owner, Lew Day, has shown remarkable patience with the horse and was rewarded with him taking the seven furlong handicap at Wolverhampton under a great ride from Jamie Spencer. Jeremy has been determined to not admit defeat with El Libertador and was delighted to see the horse in the winner's enclosure at last. Tomorrow we head back to Wolverhampton with Palindromic who runs for owner Steve Herbert. It will be the gelding's first run of the year and he will no doubt come on for it.
Monday 4th April- Runners Go Well At Doncaster
The runners all went well at Doncaster at the weekend, with Ivory Silk going closest of all, just being beaten into second by a head. New Leyf ran a good third and Denton and Medicean Man also aquitted themselves well, despite not really handling the quicker ground. It was good to be back on the turf and we are delighted to be heading into the season with the horses in good form. We have a fairly quiet week this week, although there are a couple of runners due out on Saturday. Barbieri (pictured winning a maiden) is set to have her first run of the year at Thirsk after we decided to bypass Nottingham due to firm ground. She is likely to go for the five furlong 0-95 handicap up there on Saturday. Kassaab is also set to run on Saturday at Wolverhampton. He has an entry in the six furlong handicap due off at 6.50.
The runners all went well at Doncaster at the weekend, with Ivory Silk going closest of all, just being beaten into second by a head. New Leyf ran a good third and Denton and Medicean Man also aquitted themselves well, despite not really handling the quicker ground. It was good to be back on the turf and we are delighted to be heading into the season with the horses in good form.
We have a fairly quiet week this week, although there are a couple of runners due out on Saturday. Barbieri (pictured winning a maiden) is set to have her first run of the year at Thirsk after we decided to bypass Nottingham due to firm ground. She is likely to go for the five furlong 0-95 handicap up there on Saturday. Kassaab is also set to run on Saturday at Wolverhampton. He has an entry in the six furlong handicap due off at 6.50.
Thursday 31st March- The Turf Is Back
We are celebrating the start of the turf season this week by sending four horses up to Doncaster for their first meeting of the year. On Saturday we will be represented by Denton, who lines up in the hot-looking one mile two handicap under Steve Drowne. His owner, Guy Carstairs, is currently away on business in Dubai but is hoping to be back in time to watch his horse run. On Sunday we will send out Medicean Man in the six furlong 0-100 handicap. The horse ran a great race on his first run of the year at Wolverhampton earlier this month and should come on for that. Steve Drowne retains the ride and owner Stuart Dobb will be shouting the horse home at his local track. Stuart also part-owns Ivory Silk with Richard Page and the mare will be bidding for her hat-trick if she gets a run in the seven furlong handicap that afternoon. It looks like the race will split, which it needs to do for Ivory to get a run. Also in the race (although hopefully in the other division) is New Leyf, who also won last time out. Owned by James Burdett, the gelding looks great at home and we're hopeful he can keep his form on turf, where he has a lower handicap mark.
We are celebrating the start of the turf season this week by sending four horses up to Doncaster for their first meeting of the year. On Saturday we will be represented by Denton (pictured), who lines up in the hot-looking one mile two handicap under Steve Drowne. His owner, Guy Carstairs, is currently away on business in Dubai but is hoping to be back in time to watch his horse run. On Sunday we will send out Medicean Man in the six furlong 0-100 handicap. The horse ran a great race on his first run of the year at Wolverhampton earlier this month and should come on for that. Steve Drowne retains the ride and owner Stuart Dobb will be shouting the horse home at his local track. Stuart also part-owns Ivory Silk with Richard Page and the mare will be bidding for her hat-trick if she gets a run in the seven furlong handicap that afternoon. It looks like the race will split, which it needs to do for Ivory to get a run. Also in the race (although hopefully in the other division) is New Leyf, who also won last time out. Owned by James Burdett, the gelding looks great at home and we're hopeful he can keep his form on turf, where he has a lower handicap mark.
Monday 28th March- Listed Sucess For Anne Of Kiev
We were delighted with the run of Anne Of Kiev on Saturday, when she came from last to first to win the Hever Sprint Stakes at Lingfield under Steve Drowne. The mare showed all of her usual grit and determination, coming with a run through the middle to get up and win on the line. She has now won four of her last six starts and was second in the two others. A big rise in class has failed to stop her progression and picking up a first and a second (she was beaten a neck in The Cleve Stakes last month) in Listed races has enhanced her value as a broodmare no end. Owner Philip Bamford, his wife Jane and daughter Antonia were all on hand to celebrate the success and they are excited about seeing what the rest of the season has in store for the gutsy mare.
We were delighted with the run of Anne Of Kiev on Saturday, when she came from last to first to win the Hever Sprint Stakes at Lingfield under Steve Drowne. The mare showed all of her usual grit and determination, coming with a run through the middle to get up and win on the line. She has now won four of her last six starts and was second in the two others. A big rise in class has failed to stop her progression and picking up a first and a second (she was beaten a neck in The Cleve Stakes last month) in Listed races has enhanced her value as a broodmare no end. Owner Philip Bamford, his wife Jane and daughter Antonia were all on hand to celebrate the success and they are excited about seeing what the rest of the season has in store for the gutsy mare.
Nice Style was beaten by the draw in The Winter Derby on Saturday. He has plenty of good options over the summer. Our next runner is Chief Exec who goes to Lingfield tomorrow. He only has five opponents, which may not be to his advantage as he is at his best in a large field with a strong pace. He is in good form and will hopefully run well again.
Saturday 26th March- A Big Day At Lingfield
Today is a big day for the yard, as we have runners in two of the big races at Lingfield. Anne Of Kiev will line up in the Hever Listed Stakes at 2pm and we'd hope for another good run from her. She has been in fantastic form recently, coming second in a Listed race at the track last month and she has drawn well today. Dropping back to five furlongs wouldn't be ideal for her but she has prevously won over the trip and we're hoping she can give owner Philip Bamford plenty to cheer about today. Next up is Nice Style who will be contesting the Group 3 Winter Derby.
The remarkable Anne of Kiev continued her tremendous record at Lingfield by winning the Listed Hever Sprint Stakes over 5 furlongs yesterday. Full story to follow on Monday.
Today is a big day for the yard, as we have runners in two of the big races at Lingfield. Anne Of Kiev will line up in the Hever Listed Stakes at 2pm and we'd hope for another good run from her. She has been in fantastic form recently, coming second in a Listed race at the track last month and she has drawn well today. Dropping back to five furlongs wouldn't be ideal for her but she has prevously won over the trip and we're hoping she can give owner Philip Bamford plenty to cheer about today. Next up is Nice Style who will be contesting the Group 3 Winter Derby. Tony Bloom's horse won his last start over course and distance (see photo) and we are hoping that he can overcome a wide draw to go well again today. Steve Drowne will ride both horses. We'll also be cheering on Tony's other horse, Triple Aspect, who runs today in Dubai.
Monday 21st March- El Libertador Goes To Wolves
Today we send El Libertador to Wolverhampton where he will be partnered by Kieren Fox in the seven furlong handicap. The horse has managed to avoid winning throughout his career so far but we are hoping that Kieren can persuade him to get his head back in front with the blinkers on. The race looks to be winnable off his current mark but he does need everything to fall just right for him. On Thursday we send Street Power to Kempton and Celtic Whisper also may contest the maiden at the same meeting, providing she isn't engaged at Lingfield the following day.
Today we send El Libertador (pictured) to Wolverhampton where he will be partnered by Kieren Fox in the seven furlong handicap. The horse has managed to avoid winning throughout his career so far but we are hoping that Kieren can persuade him to get his head back in front with the blinkers on. The race looks to be winnable off his current mark but he does need everything to fall just right for him.
On Thursday we send Street Power to Kempton and Celtic Whisper also may contest the maiden at the same meeting, providing she isn't engaged at Lingfield the following day.
Thursday 17th March- Another Win Takes March Strike-Rate to 50%
Lewyn won yesterday and Kassaab was a short-head away from giving us a double, as the stable's run of form showed no sign of slowing up. Lewyn made light work of picking up the claimer at Kempton under Fergus Sweeney. The mare tracked the leaders and then pulled away to win easily, making it two wins from two races (she is pictured winning under Hayley Turner last time out). Kassaab was desperately unlucky to not give us a double on the day. He was due to be partnered by Duilio De Silva who rides out for us and claims seven pounds but he got caught in traffic when the motorway was shut and so Nicky Mackay stepped in. The horse ran very well, handling the fibresand surface without a problem and was just caught on the line. He has now won and then been beaten a short-head twice in his last three starts. Tomorrow we send out Chief Exec, who will be contesting an extended nine furlongs at Wolverhampton. The trip is a bit of an unknown for the horse but he won well over a mile last time and is in great form.
Lewyn won yesterday and Kassaab was a short-head away from giving us a double, as the stable's run of form showed no sign of slowing up. Lewyn made light work of picking up the claimer at Kempton under Fergus Sweeney. The mare tracked the leaders and then pulled away to win easily, making it two wins from two races (she is pictured winning under Hayley Turner last time out). Kassaab was desperately unlucky to not give us a double on the day. He was due to be partnered by Duilio De Silva who rides out for us and claims seven pounds but he got caught in traffic when the motorway was shut and so Nicky Mackay stepped in. The horse ran very well, handling the fibresand surface without a problem and was just caught on the line. He has now won and then been beaten a short-head twice in his last three starts.
Tomorrow we send out Chief Exec, who will be contesting an extended nine furlongs at Wolverhampton. The trip is a bit of an unknown for the horse but he won well over a mile last time and is in great form.
Monday 14th March- A Good Run From Medicean Man
Medicean Man put up an impressive performance on Saturday, in his first run this year. The gelding, who didn't get the best of runs, was just beaten into second in a competitive 0-100 handicap at Wolverhampton. Jeremy and Steve Drowne both feel that he doesn't love the all weather and he will certainly come on for the race, so they were delighted by the performance. Owner Stuart Dobb was there to cheer the horse (pictured) home and celebrate his birthday while he was at it.
This week we run Lewyn and Kassaab on Wednesday at Kempton and Southwell respectively and then take Chief Exec to Wolverhampton on Friday.
Medicean Man put up an impressive performance on Saturday, in his first run this year. The gelding, who didn't get the best of runs, was just beaten into second in a competitive 0-100 handicap at Wolverhampton. Jeremy and Steve Drowne both feel that he doesn't love the all weather and he will certainly come on for the race, so they were delighted by the performance. Owner Stuart Dobb was there to cheer the horse (pictured) home and celebrate his birthday while he was at it.
This week we run Lewyn and Kassaab on Wednesday at Kempton and Southwell respectively and then take Chief Exec to Wolverhampton on Friday.
Friday 11th March- New Leyf Heads To Kempton
*News Update- New Leyf wins at Kempton, giving us five wins and two seconds from our last eight runners*
We had an excellent week last week, with Kassaab just being beaten into second by a neck at Wolverhampton and Ivory Silk defying a six pound penalty to complete her second win in a week at Lingfield. Today we send New Leyf to Kempton to contest the seven furlong handicap due off at 8.30. Steve Drowne will take the ride and he has won on the horse twice previously at Kempton (see photo). Owner James Burdett is based in Hong Kong but his brother Ed and some friends will be along to cheer the horse home.
*News Update- New Leyf wins at Kempton, giving us five wins and two seconds from our last eight runners*
We had an excellent week last week, with Kassaab just being beaten into second by a neck at Wolverhampton and Ivory Silk defying a six pound penalty to complete her second win in a week at Lingfield. Today we send New Leyf to Kempton to contest the seven furlong handicap due off at 8.30. Steve Drowne will take the ride and he has won on the horse twice previously at Kempton (see photo). Owner James Burdett is based in Hong Kong but his brother Ed and some friends will be along to cheer the horse home.
Friday 4th March- Ivory Silk Bids For Back To Back Wins
Today Ivory Silk heads back to Lingfield where she will contest the seven furlong handicap due off at 3.45. The Diktat mare won impressively over course and distance last week under Adam Kirby (see photo) and she will bid to defy a 6 lb penalty today to notch up another victory for her owners Richard and Stuart. We wouldn't normally run Ivory back so soon after her last race but she is in good form at home and is 1 lb well-in with the handicapper. Adam takes the ride again and we are hopeful of another good run. Kassaab was very unlucky last night at Wolverhampton, being forced to race three deep and just being overhauled by a horse coming from off the pace to be beaten into second by a neck. The Kyllachy colt ran an excellent race and should be able to get his owners, Kevin and Andy, back in the winner's enclsoure again soon.
*News Update. Ivory Silk wins at Lingfield to give us a tally of four winners and two very close seconds from our last seven runners*
Today Ivory Silk heads back to Lingfield where she will contest the seven furlong handicap due off at 3.45. The Diktat mare won impressively over course and distance last week under Adam Kirby (see photo) and she will bid to defy a 6 lb penalty today to notch up another victory for her owners Richard and Stuart. We wouldn't normally run Ivory back so soon after her last race but she is in good form at home and is 1 lb well-in with the handicapper. Adam takes the ride again and we are hopeful of another good run.
Kassaab was very unlucky last night at Wolverhampton, being forced to race three deep and just being overhauled by a horse coming from off the pace to be beaten into second by a neck. The Kyllachy colt ran an excellent race and should be able to get his owners, Kevin and Andy, back in the winner's enclsoure again soon.
Thursday 3rd March- Kassaab Runs At Wolves
We head north to Wolverhampton with Kassaab on board this afternoon. Andy Gauley and Kevin Thomson's Kyllachy colt won his last race at Kempton (see photo), defying a wide draw and doing the job well. We are hoping he can carry on our excellent run of form and defy a 4 lb rise to get his head in front again. Jimmy Quinn will take over from Steve Drowne who is ill and the race is a six furlong handicap due off at 5.15.
We head north to Wolverhampton with Kassaab on board this afternoon. Andy Gauley and Kevin Thomson's Kyllachy colt won his last race at Kempton (see photo), defying a wide draw and doing the job well. We are hoping he can carry on our excellent run of form and defy a 4 lb rise to get his head in front again. Jimmy Quinn will take over from Steve Drowne who is ill and the race is a six furlong handicap due off at 5.15.
Monday 28th February- A Huge Run From Anne Of Kiev
Anne Of Kiev ran a very impressive race on Saturday to go within a whisker of winning the highly-competitive Cleves Stakes at Lingfield. Philip Bamford's mare showed she is in the form of her life, just being beaten into second by a quarter of a length under Steve Drowne. Philip and has family were at the course to celebrate the performance and the fact that he now has a nicely-bred Oasis Dream mare with Black Type on his hands. The horses are undoubtedly in great form, with Anne's huge run coming the day after we celebrated a double at Lingfield. We have now had four winners and a second from the last eight runners.
Saturday 26th February- Double Delight For Dobb
The yard is in flying form, having celebrated a double at Lingfield yesterday, taking our wins tally to four winners from our last seven runners. Today we take Anne Of Kiev to Lingfield where she will contest the Listed Cleves Stakes. It is obviously a very competitive race and the mare has drawn the inside stall which won't suit her style of running but with the horses in such great form and Anne in the form of her life, we are hopeful of a big run from Philip Bamford's filly. Steve Drowne takes the ride and the race is due off at 2.40.
Anne Of Kiev (pictured winning in December) ran a very impressive race on Saturday to go within a whisker of winning the highly-competitive Cleves Stakes at Lingfield. Philip Bamford's mare showed she is in the form of her life, just being beaten into second by a quarter of a length under Steve Drowne. Philip and has family were at the course to celebrate the performance and the fact that he now has a nicely-bred Oasis Dream mare with Black Type on his hands. The horses are undoubtedly in great form, with Anne's huge run coming the day after we celebrated a double at Lingfield. We have now had four winners and a second from the last eight runners.
Saturday 26th February- Double Delight For Dobb
The yard is in flying form, having celebrated a double at Lingfield yesterday, taking our wins tally to four winners from our last seven runners. Today we take Anne Of Kiev to Lingfield where she will contest the Listed Cleves Stakes. It is obviously a very competitive race and the mare has drawn the inside stall which won't suit her style of running but with the horses in such great form and Anne in the form of her life, we are hopeful of a big run from Philip Bamford's filly. Steve Drowne takes the ride and the race is due off at 2.40.
The yard is in flying form, having celebrated a double at Lingfield yesterday, taking our wins tally to four winners from our last seven runners. Today we take Anne Of Kiev to Lingfield where she will contest the Listed Cleves Stakes. It is obviously a very competitive race and the mare has drawn the inside stall which won't suit her style of running but with the horses in such great form and Anne in the form of her life, we are hopeful of a big run from Philip Bamford's filly. Steve Drowne takes the ride and the race is due off at 2.40.
Friday 25th February- Double Delight For Dobb
News Update: *Chief Exec and Ivory Silk both win to give us a double at Lingfield*
We have two runners heading to Lingfield today. Chief Exec kicks us off in the one mile handicap due off at 3.05 under George Baker. The Zafonic gelding (pictured winning at Kempton) has been in good form recently and is as well as ever at the grand old age of nine. Providing George is able to keep him motivated, he should run a big race for owners Stuart and Kate Dobb. Stuart also is the part-owner of our runner in the 5.15, Ivory Silk. Her other owner, Richard Page will be joining Stuart to cheer the mare on after she ran a very good race at Wolverhampton on her latest start. Ivory lines up in the fillies and mares race over seven furlongs under Adam Kirby.
News Update: *Chief Exec and Ivory Silk both win to give us a double at Lingfield*
We have two runners heading to Lingfield today. Chief Exec kicks us off in the one mile handicap due off at 3.05 under George Baker. The Zafonic gelding (pictured winning at Kempton) has been in good form recently and is as well as ever at the grand old age of nine. Providing George is able to keep him motivated, he should run a big race for owners Stuart and Kate Dobb. Stuart also is the part-owner of our runner in the 5.15, Ivory Silk. Her other owner, Richard Page will be joining Stuart to cheer the mare on after she ran a very good race at Wolverhampton on her latest start. Ivory lines up in the fillies and mares race over seven furlongs under Adam Kirby.
Thursday 24th February- Lewyn Lands Prize At Lingfield
Lewyn became our latest winner when she took the five furlong claimer under Hayley Turner at Lingfield yesterday (see photo). The Exceed and Excel filly was keen early on but Hayley tracked the favourite and was able to nurse the filly home under a hand ride to take the race.Today we send Celtic Whisper to run in the seven furlong maiden at Kempton for her owners Bob and Sue Thomas. The filly was green on her debut and will no doubt come on for tonight's run, however she should appreciate the step up in trip. She runs at 6.10 and Nicky Mackay takes the ride.
Lewyn became our latest winner when she took the five furlong claimer under Hayley Turner at Lingfield yesterday (see photo). The Exceed and Excel filly was keen early on but Hayley tracked the favourite and was able to nurse the filly home under a hand ride to take the race.
Today we send Celtic Whisper to run in the seven furlong maiden at Kempton for her owners Bob and Sue Thomas. The filly was green on her debut and will no doubt come on for tonight's run, however she should appreciate the step up in trip. She runs at 6.10 and Nicky Mackay takes the ride.
Saturday 19th February- New Leyf Returns To Action
Today New Leyf (pictured winning at Kempton) makes his comeback from a break, when he contests the six furlong handicap at Lingfield. James Burdett's gelding is in great form at home, although the race does look to be competitive and we have drawn the outside stall. Luke Morris takes the ride on the son of Kheleyf and providing the draw doesn't hamper us too badly, we'd expect him to go well. The race is due off at 4pm.
Today New Leyf (pictured winning at Kempton) makes his comeback from a break, when he contests the six furlong handicap at Lingfield. James Burdett's gelding is in great form at home, although the race does look to be competitive and we have drawn the outside stall. Luke Morris takes the ride on the son of Kheleyf and providing the draw doesn't hamper us too badly, we'd expect him to go well. The race is due off at 4pm.
Thursday 17th February- Kassaab Rewards Owner's Long Journey
Kassaab last night rewarded owner Andy Gauley and his family for their long journey from Glasgow to Kempton to support him, by taking the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne. The three-year-old colt made virtually all in first-time blinkers and showed a good attitude to stick his neck out and keep on down the seemingly never ending straight. He won by three quarters of a length and it was an impressive performance considering that he had drawn stall two and had to do a bit of work to get to the front. Sadly co-owner Kevin Thomson was unable to attend due to football commitments but the win was well-celebrated afterwards.
Tomorrow Before The War goes to Lingfield to contest the one mile five handicap. We hope the El Corredor gelding will put his best hoof forwards for owner Guy Carstairs and show some of the ability he displays at home.
Kassaab last night rewarded owner Andy Gauley and his family (pictured with Kassaab at the yard this morning) for their long journey from Glasgow to Kempton to support him, by taking the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne. The three-year-old colt made virtually all in first-time blinkers and showed a good attitude to stick his neck out and keep on down the seemingly never ending straight. He won by three quarters of a length and it was an impressive performance considering that he had drawn stall two and had to do a bit of work to get to the front. Sadly co-owner Kevin Thomson was unable to attend due to football commitments but the win was well-celebrated afterwards.
Tomorrow Before The War goes to Lingfield to contest the one mile five handicap. We hope the El Corredor gelding will put his best hoof forwards for owner Guy Carstairs and show some of the ability he displays at home.
Saturday 12th February- Denton And Ivory Silk Run Today
Today we send Denton to Lingfield and Ivory Silk to Wolverhampton. Denton has drawn himself a tough assignment in a tricky looking class three over one mile two. The horse is in good form and should go well for owner Guy Carstairs but its certainly not an easy race. Steve Drowne takes the ride and the race is due off at 4.50. Ivory Silk only has four other opponents at Wolves tonight, although this may not be a good thing as she may not get the pace she needs. Toby Atkinson will ride her and the race is due off at 8.50.
Today we send Denton to Lingfield and Ivory Silk to Wolverhampton. Denton has drawn himself a tough assignment in a tricky looking class three over one mile two. The horse is in good form and should go well for owner Guy Carstairs but its certainly not an easy race. Steve Drowne takes the ride and the race is due off at 4.50. Ivory Silk only has four other opponents at Wolves tonight, although this may not be a good thing as she may not get the pace she needs. Toby Atkinson will ride her and the race is due off at 8.50.
We have had lots of owners in this morning to see their horses. Peter and Michelle from Carmel Stud called in to see their four, Richard Veryard called in to see Poor Prince, Trevor and Rose visited Yes We Can and their Proud Citizen filly and Malcolm and Lynette were in to see Sutton Veny. Quote of the week came from Lynette, who saw some footage of Jeremy playing football and commented "ooh he was a tasty bit of kit".
Wednesday 9th February- Chief Exec goes To Lingfield
Chief Exec goes to Lingfield tomorrow to run in the handicap over one mile. The old gelding has been popping over some poles in the school this week to freshen him up and put him in good spirits and it looked like it was having the desired effect this morning, as he put in a few bucks and leaps. Adam Kirby will take the ride and owner Stuart Dobb wil again be making the long journey down south to cheer his favourite horse on. The next runner after Chief will be El Libertador, who goes to Kempton on Thursday to run over a mile under Toby Atkinson. On Saturday we head to Lingfield with Denton and Wolverhampton with Ivory Silk.
Chief Exec (pictured) goes to Lingfield tomorrow to run in the handicap over one mile. The old gelding has been popping over some poles in the school this week to freshen him up and put him in good spirits and it looked like it was having the desired effect this morning, as he put in a few bucks and leaps. Adam Kirby will take the ride and owner Stuart Dobb wil again be making the long journey down south to cheer his favourite horse on. The next runner after Chief will be El Libertador, who goes to Kempton on Thursday to run over a mile under Toby Atkinson. On Saturday we head to Lingfield with Denton and Wolverhampton with Ivory Silk.
Thursday 3rd February- Before The War Heads To Wolves
Before The War heads to Wolverhampton tonight where he will be tried in first time blinkers. The gelding will contest the one mile four handicap under Steve Drowne for owner Guy Carstairs and needs to show a bit more spark to warrant keeping him on the flat. Hopefully the blinkers will keep the horse more focused and just sharpen him up a little.
Saturday 29th January- Can Denton Carry On The Saturday Success?
Denton goes to Lingfield today with every chance in the class 3 handicap over one mile two. The horse is in good form and is probably most effective over this trip. If he wins, we would have won the feature race at Lingfield for the last three Saturdays running. This will be the Montjeu gelding's first run for new owner Guy Carstairs and Guy's good friend Steve Drowne will take the ride. The race is due off at 4.05.
Before The War (pictured) heads to Wolverhampton tonight where he will be tried in first time blinkers. The gelding will contest the one mile four handicap under Steve Drowne for owner Guy Carstairs and needs to show a bit more spark to warrant keeping him on the flat. Hopefully the blinkers will keep the horse more focused and just sharpen him up a little.
Saturday 29th January- Can Denton Carry On The Saturday Success?
Denton goes to Lingfield today with every chance in the class 3 handicap over one mile two. The horse is in good form and is probably most effective over this trip. If he wins, we would have won the feature race at Lingfield for the last three Saturdays running. This will be the Montjeu gelding's first run for new owner Guy Carstairs and Guy's good friend Steve Drowne will take the ride. The race is due off at 4.05.
Tuesday 25th January- Another Win For Anne Of Kiev
Anne Of Kiev added to her wins tally on Saturday, picking up the six furlong Class 3 at Lingfield under Steve Drowne. The mare often comes with a late run but this one was later than most, providing a thrilling finish with her sticking her nose in front to win by a short head on the line. Anne has now won four races for owner Philip Bamford, since he purchased her from us last May and her next assignment looks likely to be the Listed race over the same course and distance on February 26th.
Denton goes to Lingfield today with every chance in the class 3 handicap over one mile two. The horse (pictured) is in good form and is probably most effective over this trip. If he wins, we would have won the feature race at Lingfield for the last three Saturdays running. This will be the Montjeu gelding's first run for new owner Guy Carstairs and Guy's good friend Steve Drowne will take the ride. The race is due off at 4.05.
Tuesday 25th January- Another Win For Anne Of Kiev
Anne Of Kiev added to her wins tally on Saturday, picking up the six furlong Class 3 at Lingfield under Steve Drowne. The mare often comes with a late run but this one was later than most, providing a thrilling finish with her sticking her nose in front to win by a short head on the line. Anne has now won four races for owner Philip Bamford, since he purchased her from us last May and her next assignment looks likely to be the Listed race over the same course and distance on February 26th. This week we run El Libertador at Kempton on Thursday for Lew Day. The Giants Causeway gelding will contest the one mile handicap under Toby Atkinson. On Friday Kassaab goes to Lingfield for Andy Gauley and Kevin Thomson and Saturday sees Denton making his debut for new owner, Guy Carstairs.
Anne Of Kiev added to her wins tally on Saturday, picking up the six furlong Class 3 at Lingfield under Steve Drowne. The mare often comes with a late run but this one was later than most, providing a thrilling finish with her sticking her nose in front to win by a short head on the line. Anne has now won four races for owner Philip Bamford, since he purchased her from us last May and her next assignment looks likely to be the Listed race over the same course and distance on February 26th.
This week we run El Libertador at Kempton on Thursday for Lew Day. The Giants Causeway gelding will contest the one mile handicap under Toby Atkinson. On Friday Kassaab goes to Lingfield for Andy Gauley and Kevin Thomson and Saturday sees Denton making his debut for new owner, Guy Carstairs.
Saturday 22nd January- Annie Get Your Gun
We head back to Lingfield today with Anne Of Kiev, who is currently favourite for the six furlong class three handicap at 3.40. The mare is running as well as she ever has, although she will need to be at her best to beat a decent looking field from the outside draw. Steve Drowne takes the ride (he is pictured winning on the mare over course and distance in December) and Anne will be ably supported by owner Philip Bamford's daughter, Charlotte. On the subject of support, Stuart Dobb made the long journey down from Doncaster to Lingfield yesterday to shout Chief Exec home. Thankfully the wily old gelding rewarded the effort with a much improved run, finishing fourth.
ANNE OF KIEV WINS AT LINGFIELD
Anne of Kiev wins again at Lingfield on 22nd January - more to follow
We head back to Lingfield today with Anne Of Kiev, who is currently favourite for the six furlong class three handicap at 3.40. The mare is running as well as she ever has, although she will need to be at her best to beat a decent looking field from the outside draw. Steve Drowne takes the ride (he is pictured winning on the mare over course and distance in December) and Anne will be ably supported by owner Philip Bamford's daughter, Charlotte. On the subject of support, Stuart Dobb made the long journey down from Doncaster to Lingfield yesterday to shout Chief Exec home. Thankfully the wily old gelding rewarded the effort with a much improved run, finishing fourth.
Thursday 20th January- Two Go To Lingfield
Today we take two to Lingfield and first up is Guy Carstairs' Before The War (pictured). Jeremy has grown to really like this horse and we expect him to appreciate stepping up in trip again to one mile five. Steve Drowne has ridden the horse in both of his previous runs for us and as such will know what is required to get the best from the gelding. Lining up in the 2.50 is One Way Or Another who steps up to a mile. James Millman will ride the gelding, who will hopefully show a bit of his old sparkle at this trip.
Today we take two to Lingfield and first up is Guy Carstairs' Before The War (pictured). Jeremy has grown to really like this horse and we expect him to appreciate stepping up in trip again to one mile five. Steve Drowne has ridden the horse in both of his previous runs for us and as such will know what is required to get the best from the gelding. Lining up in the 2.50 is One Way Or Another who steps up to a mile. James Millman will ride the gelding, who will hopefully show a bit of his old sparkle at this trip.
Tuesday 18th January- Winning In Style
It was fantastic for Nice Style to find his way back into the winner's enclosure at the weekend. The six year old gelding took the competitive class three handicap at Lingfield in great style under Adam Kirby. The fact that it was a lifetime best performance from the gelding reflects the hard work that the team here put into getting him right, as he hasn't been the easiest to train. The horse has come home well and we are excited about the future possibilities for him. Today Lewyn looks to have a good chance in the claimer at Wolverhampton. The filly isn't the most straightforward but undoubtedly has talent and if she puts her best foot forwards, she would have every chance.
It was fantastic for Nice Style to find his way back into the winner's enclosure at the weekend. The six year old gelding (pictured left) took the competitive class three handicap at Lingfield in great style under Adam Kirby. The fact that it was a lifetime best performance from the gelding reflects the hard work that the team here put into getting him right, as he hasn't been the easiest to train. The horse has come home well and we are excited about the future possibilities for him.
Today Lewyn looks to have a good chance in the claimer at Wolverhampton. The filly isn't the most straightforward but undoubtedly has talent and if she puts her best foot forwards, she would have every chance.
Wednesday 12th January Good Runs From El Libertador And Kassaab
We have had a couple of promising runs this week. El Libertador, the smart looking son of Giant's Causeway (pictured left working at home) ran a very promising 3rd at Wolverhampton on his 2nd outing for us. He had the outside draw and got shuffled and caught wide but fought his way back into the race and stayed on well for 3rd. Also having his 2nd start for us, Kassaab ran 3rd today at Lingfield under Luke Morris. Having chased the leading pair, the 3yo colt stayed on well inside the final furlong to take 3rd place.
We have had a couple of promising runs this week. El Libertador, the smart looking son of Giant's Causeway (pictured left working at home) ran a very promising 3rd at Wolverhampton on his 2nd outing for us. He had the outside draw and got shuffled and caught wide but fought his way back into the race and stayed on well for 3rd. Also having his 2nd start for us, Kassaab (pictured) ran 3rd today at Lingfield under Luke Morris. Having chased the leading pair, the 3yo colt stayed on well inside the final furlong to take 3rd place.
Monday 3rd January Etoile Filante Heads To Kempton
After a hectic week with ten runners in three days, we go to the other end of the scale this week and have just one representative. Etoile Filante (pictured below) heads to Kempton tomorrow for her handicap debut. Olivia Johnson's filly will be tackling two miles for the first time and we expect her to go well off bottom weight. Chris Catlin will take the ride and the race is due off at 5pm.
There were some encouraging performances last week. Anne Of Kiev battled gamely to come second in a competitive handicap on Thursday. She was 9lb worse off than the winner and ran her usual tough race. Before The War looks to be heading the right way, coming fourth after being stepped up to a mile and a half. He will step up another furlong and head to Lingfield on the 20th.
After a hectic week with ten runners in three days, we go to the other end of the scale this week and have just one representative. Etoile Filante (pictured) heads to Kempton tomorrow for her handicap debut. Olivia Johnson's filly will be tackling two miles for the first time and we expect her to go well off bottom weight. Chris Catlin will take the ride and the race is due off at 5pm.
There were some encouraging performances last week. Anne Of Kiev battled gamely to come second in a competitive handicap on Thursday. She was 9lb worse off than the winner and ran her usual tough race. Before The War looks to be heading the right way, coming fourth after being stepped up to a mile and a half. He will step up another furlong and head to Lingfield on the 20th.
Thursday 30th Four Run At Kempton
We have a busy night ahead of us, as we send four horses to Kempton this evening, taking our total of runners there in the last two days to eight. Kicking us off will be Chief Exec and Luke Morris will be bidding to reignite the Zafonic gelding's spark to get a good run out of him. The Chief is flying at home and hopefully owner Stuart Dobb's journey dow from Doncaster won't be in vain. Next up is Before The War (pictured), who runs for Guy Carstairs in the mile and a half handicap. The horse has become a favourite at the yard and we're hoping the step up in trip will be what he has been wanting. Anne Of Kiev will be bidding for her hat-trick when she lines up under Steve Drowne in the six furlong handicap. It is a big ask for the mare, who ran a lifetime best race last time out at six years old. She carries a 6lb penalty for that success and this race looks competitive enough but she has been well at home and should put in her usual gritty performance for owner Philip Bamford. Last but certainly not least we have Street Power, back at his favourite course with Steve Drowne on board. The horse is certainly a course specialist and should go well, the only worry being he has missed a bit of work due to the snow (he is one of the few horses who doesn't use our treadmill) and therefore may need the run. Owners Godfrey and Karen will be there to cheer him home.
We have a busy night ahead of us, as we send four horses to Kempton this evening, taking our total of runners there in the last two days to eight. Kicking us off will be Chief Exec and Luke Morris will be bidding to reignite the Zafonic gelding's spark to get a good run out of him. The Chief is flying at home and hopefully owner Stuart Dobb's journey dow from Doncaster won't be in vain. Next up is Before The War (pictured), who runs for Guy Carstairs in the mile and a half handicap. The horse has become a favourite at the yard and we're hoping the step up in trip will be what he has been wanting.
Anne Of Kiev will be bidding for her hat-trick when she lines up under Steve Drowne in the six furlong handicap. It is a big ask for the mare, who ran a lifetime best race last time out at six years old. She carries a 6lb penalty for that success and this race looks competitive enough but she has been well at home and should put in her usual gritty performance for owner Philip Bamford. Last but certainly not least we have Street Power, back at his favourite course with Steve Drowne on board. The horse is certainly a course specialist and should go well, the only worry being he has missed a bit of work due to the snow (he is one of the few horses who doesn't use our treadmill) and therefore may need the run. Owners Godfrey and Karen will be there to cheer him home.
Monday 27th December No More Snow Please
We are praying that Lingfield doesn't get hit by any more snow tonight as we prepare to send Sutton Veny and El Libertador there tomorrow. Sutton Veny will be ably supported by her enthusiastic syndicate of owners when she contests the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne. The mare is in flying form but will need to be as the race looks to be competitive. El Libertador will be our first runner for owner Lew Day. The horse has had a break since coming to the yard and is feeling well so we are hoping that he will put in a good performance, although he will no doubt come on for it.
We are praying that Lingfield doesn't get hit by any more snow tonight as we prepare to send Sutton Veny and El Libertador there tomorrow. Sutton Veny will be ably supported by her enthusiastic syndicate of owners when she contests the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne. The mare is in flying form but will need to be as the race looks to be competitive. El Libertador (pictured) will be our first runner for owner Lew Day. The horse has had a break since coming to the yard and is feeling well so we are hoping that he will put in a good performance, although he will no doubt come on for the run.
There are plenty of runners to look out for at Kempton on Wednesday and Thursday. Titus Gent and Kassaab make their debuts for the yard on Wednesday, when Lewyn and Ivory Silk also run. On Thursday we are looking forward to running Street Power, Chief Exec, Anne Of Kiev and Before The War.
Wedneday 22nd December Anne Of Kiev Wins Today
Anne Of Kiev put in an impressive performance to win over 6f at Lingfield today. Setting off the 3/1f and RP pick, Anne Of Kiev chased the leading pair and quickened well to lead just inside the final furlong, running on well across the line. We also have Lewyn making her dubut for the yard today at Kempton in the 4.25 over 5f.
Anne Of Kiev put in an impressive performance to win over 6f at Lingfield today. Setting off the 3/1f and RP pick, Anne Of Kiev chased the leading pair and quickened well to lead just inside the final furlong, running on well across the line.
We also have Lewyn making her dubut for the yard today at Kempton in the 4.25 over 5f.
Friday 17th December Ivory Silk Heads to Wolves
We head to Wolverhampton today with Ivory Silk, who will contest the seven furlong handicap due off at 3.15. The mare (pictured) ran well last time, coming fourth at Lingfield and we are keen to see how effective she will be over an extra furlong. The race looks to be very competitive but Ivory is tough and looks well at the moment so, providing the trip doesn't hinder her and the track isn't riding to favour the leaders, we're hoping for a good run for owners Stuart Dobb and Richard Page.
Etoile Filante ran well last night, coming fourth in the one mile four maiden at Kempton. Olivia Johnson's filly is obviously made for the longer trips and we'd like to step her up to two miles for her next run. Rossatron was disappointing but Steve Drowne felt there may be a physical issue with the horse and he will be thoroughly checked out at home.
We are making Kempton our second home this week, as we took gallopers there yesterday, take a horse for a stalls test today and then head there with two runners tomorrow. Etoile Filante will be first to go tomorrow, when she contests the madien over one mile four. The filly should appreciate the step up in trip and we are hoping that the race will give her the chance to show she's going in the right direction. Lining up in the 6.30 is Rossatron, who will be making his debut for the yard and will also be our first runner for owner Steve Sun. The gelding (pictured) is lightly raced and it will be interesting to see how he goes under Steve Drowne.
Thursday 10th December- Sore Heads All Round
Our owners Christmas party was good fun on Saturday night. Santa had an Australian accent (he is pictured left, looking suspiciously like Jeremy Gask) and brought along some scantily dressed helpers, Steve Drowne ended up on the dance floor dressed as a king, owner Phil Partridge put in some serious moves on the dance floor and the whole thing carried on until 3.30am. To say there were some sore heads the next day was an understatement. It was back to business as usual on the Sunday with Ivory Silk putting in an encouraging effort to run fourth at Lingfield in a competitive handicap.Tomorrow we head to Wolverhampton with Denton and Nice Style who unfortunately have found themselves in the same race due to a lack of other viable options. Steve will take the ride on Nice Style and Tom Queally will be aboard Denton.
Our owners Christmas party was good fun on Saturday night. Santa had an Australian accent (he is pictured left, looking suspiciously like Jeremy Gask) and brought along some scantily dressed helpers, Steve Drowne ended up on the dance floor dressed as a king, owner Phil Partridge put in some serious moves on the dance floor and the whole thing carried on until 3.30am. To say there were some sore heads the next day was an understatement. It was back to business as usual on the Sunday with Ivory Silk putting in an encouraging effort to run fourth at Lingfield in a competitive handicap.
Tomorrow we head to Wolverhampton with Denton and Nice Style who unfortunately have found themselves in the same race due to a lack of other viable options. Steve will take the ride on Nice Style and Tom Queally will be aboard Denton.
Monday 29th November- Knocking On The Door
We have had a few good placings recently, with Sutton Veny and Delaware Dancer running very good seconds and Nice Style putting in an impressive performance on his return from a lengthy absence to run third at 20-1 on Saturday. This week is fairly quiet in terms of runners, with Moonlight Cass, Chief Exec (pictured), Titus Gent and Rossatron being the likely starters. The yard is still a hive of activity however, as we gear up for our owners Christmas party on Saturday night. It is always a fun event and there will no doubt be sore heads all round at Lingfield the following day.
We have had a few good placings recently, with Sutton Veny and Delaware Dancer running very good seconds and Nice Style putting in an impressive performance on his return from a lengthy absence to run third at 20-1 on Saturday. This week is fairly quiet in terms of runners, with Moonlight Cass, Chief Exec (pictured), Titus Gent and Rossatron being the likely starters. The yard is still a hive of activity however, as we gear up for our owners Christmas party on Saturday night. It is always a fun event and there will no doubt be sore heads all round at Lingfield the following day.
Tuesday 16th November- Two Runners Tomorrow
We have a quiet week at the yard but go to Lingefield and Kempton tomorrow with Princess Runner and Yes We Can respectively. Steve Drowne will partner both horses. He had his work cut out aboard Princess Runner last time, when she ran very greenly around the bend at Kempton. She should have come on for the experience and the step up to one mile two will suit her. Yes We Can also steps up in trip as she tackles seven furlongs at Kempton for the Rock & Rollers.
We have a quiet week at the yard but go to Lingefield and Kempton tomorrow with Princess Runner and Yes We Can respectively. Steve Drowne will partner both horses. He had his work cut out aboard Princess Runner last time, when she ran very greenly around the bend at Kempton. She should have come on for the experience and the step up to one mile two will suit her. Yes We Can (pictured above) also steps up in trip as she tackles seven furlongs at Kempton for the Rock & Rollers.
Thursday 11th November- Etoile Filante Goes To Wolves
Etoile Filante heads up to Wolverhampton tonight where she will contest the median auction maiden under Steve Drowne. Olivia Johnson's filly put in an encouraging run on her debut and will no doubt come on for it. She will want further in time but this looks a nice race for her to show us that she's going the right way.
Friday 5th November- Here Come The Girls
Anne Of Kiev made it a great week for the girls yesterday, winning well at Lingfield to add to Sutton Veny's win two days earlier. The mare put in an encouraging late run under Luke Morris and has probably earned herself a tilt at the Listed race over the same course and distance on the 20th for owner Philp Bamford. The previous day, Denton just missed out on making it three winners in three days when he was narrowly beaten into second under Simon Pearce. It's great to have the horses running well and we are hoping that One Way Or Another will finish the turf season off with a flourish for us at Doncaster tomorrow. He lines up in the apprentice handicap under Toby Atkinson.
Etoile Filante (pictured left) heads up to Wolverhampton tonight where she will contest the median auction maiden under Steve Drowne. Olivia Johnson's filly put in an encouraging run on her debut and will no doubt come on for it. She will want further in time but this looks a nice race for her to show us that she's going the right way.
Friday 5th November- Here Come The Girls
Anne Of Kiev made it a great week for the girls yesterday, winning well at Lingfield to add to Sutton Veny's win two days earlier. The mare put in an encouraging late run under Luke Morris and has probably earned herself a tilt at the Listed race over the same course and distance on the 20th for owner Philp Bamford. The previous day, Denton just missed out on making it three winners in three days when he was narrowly beaten into second under Simon Pearce. It's great to have the horses running well and we are hoping that One Way Or Another will finish the turf season off with a flourish for us at Doncaster tomorrow. He lines up in the apprentice handicap under Toby Atkinson.
This morning we took a couple of two year olds to Kempton for a look at the track and a workout. Steve Drowne partnered Crew Cut (see photo above), who is Sutton Veny's full brother and owned by Richard Page. Robert Havlin kindly drove from Newmarket to gallop Graham Doyle & Hazel Lawrence's Amun Ra. Both horses are big, backward colts who should really come into themselves next year.
Anne Of Kiev made it a great week for the girls yesterday, winning well at Lingfield to add to Sutton Veny's win two days earlier. The mare put in an encouraging late run under Luke Morris and has probably earned herself a tilt at the Listed race over the same course and distance on the 20th for owner Philp Bamford. The previous day, Denton just missed out on making it three winners in three days when he was narrowly beaten into second under Simon Pearce. It's great to have the horses running well and we are hoping that One Way Or Another will finish the turf season off with a flourish for us at Doncaster tomorrow. He lines up in the apprentice handicap under Toby Atkinson.
This morning we took a couple of two year olds to Kempton for a look at the track and a workout. Steve Drowne partnered Crew Cut (see photo above), who is Sutton Veny's full brother and owned by Richard Page. Robert Havlin kindly drove from Newmarket to gallop Graham Doyle & Hazel Lawrence's Amun Ra. Both horses are big, backward colts who should really come into themselves next year.
Wednesday 3rd November- Win Number Five For Sutton Veny
There was plenty of screaming and celebrating last night at Kempton as The Sutton Veny Syndicate shouted their gorgeous galloping grey home in the competitive six furlong handicap. Sutton Veny was given a lovely ride by Steve Drowne who managed to settle her in behind the leaders and then produce her with a withering turn of foot to run out the easy one and a half length winner. It is the mare's fifth success for the syndicate and the manner in which she did it made it possibly the sweetest one yet. There will be celebrations in the Woolpack in the village to mark the occasion.
Today we send Denton to Kempton to contest the handicap over one mile two. He will probably come on for the run but is undoubtedly a nice horse. Tomorrow Street Power, Anne Of Kiev and Ivory Silk all have chances at Lingfield. The Woolpack won't know what's hit it if they all come in!
There was plenty of screaming and celebrating last night at Kempton as The Sutton Veny Syndicate shouted their gorgeous galloping grey home in the competitive six furlong handicap. Sutton Veny was given a lovely ride by Steve Drowne who managed to settle her in behind the leaders and then produce her with a withering turn of foot to run out the easy one and a half length winner (see photo). It is the mare's fifth success for the syndicate and the manner in which she did it made it possibly the sweetest one yet. There will be celebrations in the Woolpack in the village to mark the occasion.
Today we send Denton to Kempton to contest the handicap over one mile two. He will probably come on for the run but is undoubtedly a nice horse. Tomorrow Street Power, Anne Of Kiev and Ivory Silk all have chances at Lingfield. The Woolpack won't know what's hit it if they all come in!
Tuesday 2nd November- Three Go To Kempton
Today we head to Kempton with three runners. Princess Runner (pictured left) is set to make her debut in the maiden for owners Nick and Jackie Cornwell. The Doyen filly has been going well at home and we are looking for her to go out and enjoy her debut, whilst learning something and showing some ability. Next up is Sutton Veny who has drawn a tough assignment in the six furlong handicap. The filly is in the form of her life, breaking the course record while running second to Piscean last time out. Piscean has gone on to win again but Sutton Veny has a bad draw tonight and with plenty of pace looking likely, it will be interesting to see how she fares. Last but not least is Chief Exec, who lines up in the apprentice race under Natasha Eaton. There isn't much old Chiefy doesn't know about racing and we're hoping that he decides to put his best hoof forward for Natasha.
Today we head to Kempton with three runners. Princess Runner (pictured left) is set to make her debut in the maiden for owners Nick and Jackie Cornwell. The Doyen filly has been going well at home and we are looking for her to go out and enjoy her debut, whilst learning something and showing some ability. Next up is Sutton Veny who has drawn a tough assignment in the six furlong handicap. The filly is in the form of her life, breaking the course record while running second to Piscean last time out. Piscean has gone on to win again but Sutton Veny has a bad draw tonight and with plenty of pace looking likely, it will be interesting to see how she fares. Last but not least is Chief Exec, who lines up in the apprentice race under Natasha Eaton. There isn't much old Chiefy doesn't know about racing and we're hoping that he decides to put his best hoof forward for Natasha.
Saturday 23rd October- One Way Runs Today
Today One Way Or Another (pictured left) heads to Newmarket where he will be supported by several members of Rowley and the Sectionals (the RATS to their friends) in his quest to land the handicap over seven furlongs. The horse is in good form and ran well at Goodwood earlier in the month on his return from a break. We are hopeful that he can go on from that and run a big race today. Tuesday looks set to be a busy day with several runners at Kempton. We'll update you on Monday.
Today One Way Or Another (pictured left) heads to Newmarket where he will be supported by several members of Rowley and the Sectionals (the RATS to their friends) in his quest to land the handicap over seven furlongs. The horse is in good form and ran well at Goodwood earlier in the month on his return from a break. We are hopeful that he can go on from that and run a big race today. Tuesday looks set to be a busy day with several runners at Kempton. We'll update you on Monday.
Saturday 23rd October- Delaware Leads Them A Merry Dance
The horses have been in flying form over the last few days. Following Delaware Dancer's win at Ffos Las on Wednesday, Sutton Veny ran another huge race to come second to Piscean at Kempton on Thursday evening. The tough grey has now run great races on her last two outings, both of which saw course records being broken. She was very unlucky to have to settle for second place last time and must surely find herself back in the winner's enclosure soon. Anne Of Kiev ran very well in the same race, finishing fifth on her reappearance from a break. Five furlongs at Kempton is a bit sharp for her and the run will put her spot on for next time. Yesterday Prince Of Dance finished strongly in a competitive sprint handicap at Doncaster and Hill Tribe put in a good performance to run second in a maiden at Wolverhampton.
Today we send three to Kempton. Etoile Filante will make her debut in the maiden over a mile. The filly is bred to get a longer trip but this will be a nice introduction for her and we hope to see her enjoying herself and finishing off well. Chief Exec has the blinkers reapplied in his seven furlong handicap where Luke Morris will take the ride. Finally Yes We Can lines up for the Rock & Rollers in the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne. The tough litle filly ran well last time and should have a better chance from an ok draw tonight.
The horses have been in flying form over the last few days. Following Delaware Dancer's win at Ffos Las on Wednesday, Sutton Veny ran another huge race to come second to Piscean at Kempton on Thursday evening. The tough grey has now run great races on her last two outings, both of which saw course records being broken. She was very unlucky to have to settle for second place last time and must surely find herself back in the winner's enclosure soon. Anne Of Kiev ran very well in the same race, finishing fifth on her reappearance from a break. Five furlongs at Kempton is a bit sharp for her and the run will put her spot on for next time. Yesterday Prince Of Dance finished strongly in a competitive sprint handicap at Doncaster and Hill Tribe put in a good performance to run second in a maiden at Wolverhampton.
Today we send three to Kempton. Etoile Filante will make her debut in the maiden over a mile. The filly is bred to get a longer trip but this will be a nice introduction for her and we hope to see her enjoying herself and finishing off well. Chief Exec has the blinkers reapplied in his seven furlong handicap where Luke Morris will take the ride. Finally Yes We Can (pictured above) lines up for the Rock & Rollers in the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne. The tough litle filly ran well last time and should have a better chance from an ok draw tonight.
Thursday 20th October- Delaware Leads Them A Merry Dance
There were a lot of relieved people following Delaware Dancer's win in the maiden at Ffos Las yesterday. The daughter of Danehill Dancer decided that racing wasn't such a bad idea after all and left the memory of her refusal to race last time well behind her. The filly showed an impressive attitude to win well on what was effectively her first start, under a lovely ride from Liam Keniry. Liam also came 4th on Street Power for us yesterday, on loose-topped ground that was far from ideal for the big Street Cry gelding. He will come on for the run and will go on the all-weather next time out. Edition completed a good day for us, running third in the final race. Today we send Sutton Veny to Kempton for the Sutton Veny Syndicate and she lines up in the same race as Anne Of Kiev, running in Philip Bamford's colours. They run in the five furlong handicap due off at 6.10.
There were a lot of relieved people following Delaware Dancer's win in the maiden at Ffos Las yesterday (see photo, left). The daughter of Danehill Dancer decided that racing wasn't such a bad idea after all and left the memory of her refusal to race last time well behind her. The filly showed an impressive attitude to win well on what was effectively her first start, under a lovely ride from Liam Keniry. Liam also came 4th on Street Power for us yesterday, on loose-topped ground that was far from ideal for the big Street Cry gelding. He will come on for the run and will go on the all-weather next time out. Edition completed a good day for us, running third in the final race.
Today we send Sutton Veny to Kempton for the Sutton Veny Syndicate and she lines up in the same race as Anne Of Kiev, running in Philip Bamford's colours. They run in the five furlong handicap due off at 6.10.
Friday 15th October- Palindromic To Be Our Next Runner
We've had a bit of a quiet week this week with only a few runners. Things are set to pick up again next week though with stable favourite Street Power due out, aswell as Delaware Dancer, Hedonist, Edition, Bellini Rose, Chief Exec, Sutton Veny, One Way Or Another, Prince Of Dance, Royal Riviera, Hill Tribe, Flying Silks, Yes We Can and Barbieri. Our next representative will be Palindromic (pictured above on the right), who runs at Bath on Sunday for owner Steve Herbert. It is not ideal for him to be running in a maiden but he is struggling to get into the nurseries and this seems the best option for him. Liam Keniry will take the ride and the race is due off at 2.40.
We've had a bit of a quiet week this week with only a few runners. Things are set to pick up again next week though with stable favourite Street Power due out, aswell as Delaware Dancer, Hedonist, Edition, Bellini Rose, Chief Exec, Sutton Veny, One Way Or Another, Prince Of Dance, Royal Riviera, Hill Tribe, Flying Silks, Yes We Can and Barbieri. Our next representative will be Palindromic (pictured above on the right), who runs at Bath on Sunday for owner Steve Herbert. It is not ideal for him to be running in a maiden but he is struggling to get into the nurseries and this seems the best option for him. Liam Keniry will take the ride and the race is due off at 2.40.
Tuesday 12th October- Ivory & The Prince Run Well
Ivory Silk showed that she retains some of her old spark when running second at Windsor yesterday under apprentice Toby Atknison. It was a good performance from the Diktat mare who has been a consistent performer over the last few years for her owners the Resurrection Partners. Also running a good race yesterday was Prince Of Dance, who led the field in the conditions race at Salisbury for most of the race before just running out of steam in the final furlong. It was a promising performance from Five Horses Racing's colt and he will drop back to six furlongs for his next start, likely to be at Doncaster on the 22nd.The next horse due out from the yard is Lord Cornwall, who contests the nursery over six furlongs at Kempton on Thursday. We'd ideally like to run him over seven furlongs but nurseries are proving hard to get into and so we'll let him take his chance at six while he is guaranteed a run.
Ivory Silk showed that she retains some of her old spark when running second at Windsor yesterday under apprentice Toby Atknison. It was a good performance from the Diktat mare who has been a consistent performer over the last few years for her owners the Resurrection Partners. Also running a good race yesterday was Prince Of Dance, who led the field in the conditions race at Salisbury for most of the race before just running out of steam in the final furlong. It was a promising performance from Five Horses Racing's colt and he will drop back to six furlongs for his next start, likely to be at Doncaster on the 22nd.
The next horse due out from the yard is Lord Cornwall (pictured above), who contests the nursery over six furlongs at Kempton on Thursday. We'd ideally like to run him over seven furlongs but nurseries are proving hard to get into and so we'll let him take his chance at six while he is guaranteed a run.
Tuesday 5th October- Epsom & Newmarket
Barbieri (pictured left) provided OTI Racing with a thrilling victory at Kempton last night, coming practically from last to first to snatch a neck victory under Steve Drowne. The gutsy filly was ridden prominently on her last start, when she finished third at the same course, however she missed the break last night and Steve found himself shuffled towards the rear of the field. Quickly reverting to plan B, he gave the filly a lovely ride, coming with a strong run to mow the field down in the closing stages. Jeremy feels Barbieri will be an even nicer three year old and we very much look forward to having some fun with her. Tomorrow Royal Riviera heads to Wolverhampton to run in the one mile five handicap. The horse is in great form at home and we expect him to go well. Steve will take the ride for owner Tony Bloom.
Barbieri (pictured left) provided OTI Racing with a thrilling victory at Kempton last night, coming practically from last to first to snatch a neck victory under Steve Drowne. The gutsy filly was ridden prominently on her last start, when she finished third at the same course, however she missed the break last night and Steve found himself shuffled towards the rear of the field. Quickly reverting to plan B, he gave the filly a lovely ride, coming with a strong run to mow the field down in the closing stages. Jeremy feels Barbieri will be an even nicer three year old and we very much look forward to having some fun with her.
Tomorrow Royal Riviera heads to Wolverhampton to run in the one mile five handicap. The horse is in great form at home and we expect him to go well. Steve will take the ride for owner Tony Bloom.
Tuesday 5th October- Epsom & Newmarket
Thaliwarru aims to get his third win for Tony Bloom today when he contests the apprentice handicap at Leicester. The Barathea gelding (pictured left winning under Steve Drowne) should handle the heavy ground and capable apprentice Adam Beschizza takes the ride. The race is due off at 4.10 and is a seven furlong handicap. Just ten minutes later, Law Of Attraction runs at Southwell in the seven furlong handicap there. Darryll Holland will ride the son of Invincible Spirit, who has put in some decent runs of late, without managing to find himself in front on the line. Hopefully he will settle better than when running keenly at Wolverhampton last Friday and we know that he handles the track. Tomorrow we take Palindromic to Nottingham where we are hoping that Hayley Turner can conjure up an effort reminiscent of his promising debut run from the Chineur colt. We also head to Kempton tomorrow evening with Barbieri who we are expecting a good run from in the five furlong maiden.
Thaliwarru aims to get his third win for Tony Bloom today when he contests the apprentice handicap at Leicester. The Barathea gelding (pictured left winning under Steve Drowne) should handle the heavy ground and capable apprentice Adam Beschizza takes the ride. The race is due off at 4.10 and is a seven furlong handicap. Just ten minutes later, Law Of Attraction runs at Southwell in the seven furlong handicap there. Darryll Holland will ride the son of Invincible Spirit, who has put in some decent runs of late, without managing to find himself in front on the line. Hopefully he will settle better than when running keenly at Wolverhampton last Friday and we know that he handles the track.
Tomorrow we take Palindromic to Nottingham where we are hoping that Hayley Turner can conjure up an effort reminiscent of his promising debut run from the Chineur colt. We also head to Kempton tomorrow evening with Barbieri who we are expecting a good run from in the five furlong maiden.
Saturday 2nd October- Epsom & Newmarket
Today we take Medicean Man (pictured left) to Newmarket and New Leyf to Epsom. The ground is probably a bit softer than ideal for both of them but we will see how they go. Medicean Man lines up in the seven furlong handicap at Newmarket under Steve Drowne. He is a tricky horse to ride but undoubtedly has talent. There is a possibility that soft ground over a stiff seven furlongs could prove a little much for him but the smaller than usual field will be to his advantage. The ground is heavy in places at Epsom and it is unknown if New Leyf will cope with that when he lines up in the seven furlong handicap there. A shortage of other options has persuaded us to see how he goes and he will probably be freshened up after this run with a view to campaigning on the all weather over the winter.
Today we take Medicean Man (pictured left) to Newmarket and New Leyf to Epsom. The ground is probably a bit softer than ideal for both of them but we will see how they go. Medicean Man lines up in the seven furlong handicap at Newmarket under Steve Drowne. He is a tricky horse to ride but undoubtedly has talent. There is a possibility that soft ground over a stiff seven furlongs could prove a little much for him but the smaller than usual field will be to his advantage. The ground is heavy in places at Epsom and it is unknown if New Leyf will cope with that when he lines up in the seven furlong handicap there. A shortage of other options has persuaded us to see how he goes and he will probably be freshened up after this run with a view to campaigning on the all weather over the winter.
Saturday 2nd October- A Good Run From Sutton Veny
Sutton Veny ran her usual gutsy race last night at Kempton. She was taken on for the lead twice, ultimately by Ghostwing who pestered her incessantly up front before finishing last. The game grey always gives her all but had no chance of being competitive after that and finished 6th. The fact that a new course record was set says it all and we will be back to fight another day with her. We have a quiet start to this week but then head to Kempton with two last time out winners on Thursday, in the shape of Yes We Can and Chief Exec. Yes We Can contests the handicap over six furlongs under Steve Drowne, who won on her on her racecourse debut at Bath last time. This is a much tougher assignment for the filly but we hope for another good performance from her. Chief Exec showed he is in the form of his life to win under a very skillful ride from Adam Kirby last time (see photo above). The pair team up once more over the same course and distance and we hope that they can provide some more thrills for owners Stuart & Kate Dobb.
Sutton Veny ran her usual gutsy race last night at Kempton. She was taken on for the lead twice, ultimately by Ghostwing who pestered her incessantly up front before finishing last. The game grey always gives her all but had no chance of being competitive after that and finished 6th. The fact that a new course record was set says it all and we will be back to fight another day with her.
We have a quiet start to this week but then head to Kempton with two last time out winners on Thursday, in the shape of Yes We Can and Chief Exec. Yes We Can contests the handicap over six furlongs under Steve Drowne, who won on her on her racecourse debut at Bath last time. This is a much tougher assignment for the filly but we hope for another good performance from her. Chief Exec showed he is in the form of his life to win under a very skillful ride from Adam Kirby last time (see photo above). The pair team up once more over the same course and distance and we hope that they can provide some more thrills for owners Stuart & Kate Dobb.
Wednesday 22nd September- Wolverhampton & Ascot For The Weekend
We have no runners today but tomorrow night we send Ivory Silk to Wolverhampton. The filly will take her place in the five furlong handicap and Steve Drowne takes the ride for The Resurrection Partners. On Sunday we send Shahwardi to Ascot for the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes. William Buick takes the ride on Tony Bloom's colt and we are hopfeful for a good run from him.
We have no runners today but tomorrow night we send Ivory Silk to Wolverhampton. The filly (pictured left) will take her place in the five furlong handicap and Steve Drowne takes the ride for The Resurrection Partners. On Sunday we send Shahwardi to Ascot for the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes. William Buick takes the ride on Tony Bloom's colt and we are hopfeful for a good run from him.
Wednesday 22nd September- Barbieri Goes To Kempton
Today we send Barbieri to Kempton to line up in the five furlong maiden at 6.20. The filly is expected to come on from her first run and has been going well at home. There look to be a few nice sorts in the race, notably Florestans Match who was the runner up to White Moonstone, but we are hoping for a big run from the filly under Steve Drowne.Tomorrow we go to Wolves with Palindromic and Amun Ra. Palindromic will line up in the six furlong nursery and Amun Ra makes his debut.
Saturday 18th September- Another Winner
We enjoyed a great day at Newbury yesterday when Carmel Stud's Dark Secret ran an impressive race on his debut to win a decent maiden at 40-1. This came on the back of Chief Exec's 12-1 win at Kempton on Wednesday night and Yes We Can's 12-1 first-time-out win at Bath last Monday.
Today we send Barbieri (pictured left) to Kempton to line up in the five furlong maiden at 6.20. The filly is expected to come on from her first run and has been going well at home. There look to be a few nice sorts in the race, notably Florestans Match who was the runner up to White Moonstone, but we are hoping for a big run from the filly under Steve Drowne.Tomorrow we go to Wolves with Palindromic and Amun Ra. Palindromic will line up in the six furlong nursery and Amun Ra makes his debut.
Saturday 18th September- Another Winner
We enjoyed a great day at Newbury yesterday when Carmel Stud's Dark Secret ran an impressive race on his debut to win a decent maiden at 40-1. This came on the back of Chief Exec's 12-1 win at Kempton on Wednesday night and Yes We Can's 12-1 first-time-out win at Bath last Monday. It is great to have the horses flying again. Dark Secret's win yesterday was toasted with plenty of drinks in the owners & trainers bar, after Luke Morris gave the Oasis Dream gelding a lovely ride. He was green coming out of the stalls and looked to be outpaced early on, before suddenly becoming a lot more professional three furlongs out and showing an impressive turn of foot. It would look like the horse should get a mile, based on his pedigree, which makes the success that bit more impressive.
We had more good results yesterday with Law Of Attraction running third again at Wolves and Prince Of Dance showing a bit of his old sparkle for Sue & Bob Thomas under Steve Drowne, to run well in the very competitive listed race, won by Delegator. Steve had some interesting thoughts about the colt when he jumped off and we are looking forward to seeing further improvement from him.Today we head over to Newmarket with New Leyf and to Ayr with Able Master who contests the Silver Cup. Able Master looks to have a tough assignment but we will let him take his chances.
We enjoyed a great day at Newbury yesterday when Carmel Stud's Dark Secret (pictured left) ran an impressive race on his debut to win a decent maiden at 40-1. This came on the back of Chief Exec's 12-1 win at Kempton on Wednesday night and Yes We Can's 12-1 first-time-out win at Bath last Monday. It is great to have the horses flying again.
Dark Secret's win yesterday was toasted with plenty of drinks in the owners & trainers bar, after Luke Morris gave the Oasis Dream gelding a lovely ride. He was green coming out of the stalls and looked to be outpaced early on, before suddenly becoming a lot more professional three furlongs out and showing an impressive turn of foot. It would look like the horse should get a mile, based on his pedigree, which makes the success that bit more impressive.
We had more good results yesterday with Law Of Attraction running third again at Wolves and Prince Of Dance showing a bit of his old sparkle for Sue & Bob Thomas under Steve Drowne, to run well in the very competitive listed race, won by Delegator. Steve had some interesting thoughts about the colt when he jumped off and we are looking forward to seeing further improvement from him.
Today we head over to Newmarket with New Leyf and to Ayr with Able Master who contests the Silver Cup. Able Master looks to have a tough assignment but we will let him take his chances.
Wednesday 15th September- Chief Runs At Kempton
Tonight Chief Exec heads to Kempton to run in the seven furlong handicap. The Chief is in flying form and we are hopeful of another good performance from him.
*News Update* Chief Exec Wins at 12-1 for Stuart & Kate Dobb under Adam Kirby
Tonight Chief Exec heads to Kempton to run in the seven furlong handicap. The Chief (pictured) is in flying form and we are hopeful of another good performance from him.
Monday 13th September- Barbieri Runs At Haydock
Tomorrow we head north with Barbieri who runs in OTI Racing's colours in the five furlong maiden at Haydock. The filly goes well at home and we feel she will have come on from her debut run. Silverstre De Sousa takes the ride. On Wednesday Chief Exec bids to show he is in the form of his life, when he lines up in the seven furlong handicap at Kempton. Adam Kirby will ride Stuart & Kate Dobbs' gelding and we are hopeful that he will show the same enthusiasm that he did on his last run at Lingfield.
Friday 10th September- Medicean Man Runs Today
Countess Ellen ran well on her debut for us last night at Kempton for her owners Five Horses Racing. The filly came fourth under Steve Drowne and should come on for the run. Today we send Medicean Man to Doncaster where he runs in a visor for the first time. Luke Morris takes the ride in the handicap due off at 3.50 and we are hopeful of a good run. The next runner after today is Sutton Veny, who contests the six furlong handicap at Goodwood on Sunday for the Sutton Veny Syndicate.
Tomorrow we head north with Barbieri who runs in OTI Racing's colours in the five furlong maiden at Haydock. The filly (pictured left) goes well at home and we feel she will have come on from her debut run. Silverstre De Sousa takes the ride. On Wednesday Chief Exec bids to show he is in the form of his life, when he lines up in the seven furlong handicap at Kempton. Adam Kirby will ride Stuart & Kate Dobbs' gelding and we are hopeful that he will show the same enthusiasm that he did on his last run at Lingfield.
Friday 10th September- Medicean Man Runs Today
Countess Ellen (pictured left) ran well on her debut for us last night at Kempton for her owners Five Horses Racing. The filly came fourth under Steve Drowne and should come on for the run. Today we send Medicean Man to Doncaster where he runs in a visor for the first time. Luke Morris takes the ride in the handicap due off at 3.50 and we are hopeful of a good run. The next runner after today is Sutton Veny, who contests the six furlong handicap at Goodwood on Sunday for the Sutton Veny Syndicate.
Countess Ellen (pictured left) ran well on her debut for us last night at Kempton for her owners Five Horses Racing. The filly came fourth under Steve Drowne and should come on for the run. Today we send Medicean Man to Doncaster where he runs in a visor for the first time. Luke Morris takes the ride in the handicap due off at 3.50 and we are hopeful of a good run. The next runner after today is Sutton Veny, who contests the six furlong handicap at Goodwood on Sunday for the Sutton Veny Syndicate.
Wednesday 8th September- Palindromic & Hedonist Run Tonight
Tonight we send Steve Herbert's Palindromic and Terry Henderson's Hedonist to Kempton. Palindromic (pictured left, on the right) runs in the five furlong nursery at 6.20 in first time blinkers and we are hoping the two year old can put in a good run under Steve Drowne, at the course he ran well at on his debut. Steve also rides Hedonist for Terry in the 9.20 and we are hoping the big Encosta De Lago gelding takes another step forward, after showing some ability in a maiden at Ripon last time out.
Tonight we send Steve Herbert's Palindromic and Terry Henderson's Hedonist to Kempton. Palindromic (pictured left, on the right) runs in the five furlong nursery at 6.20 in first time blinkers and we are hoping the two year old can put in a good run under Steve Drowne, at the course he ran well at on his debut. Steve also rides Hedonist for Terry in the 9.20 and we are hoping the big Encosta De Lago gelding takes another step forward, after showing some ability in a maiden at Ripon last time out.
Tuesday 7th September- Yes We Can Wins At Bath
Yesterday we had a memorable win at Bath with the Rock & Rollers' Yes We Can, who took the maiden in style under Steve Drowne. It was the filly's first run and although she was still a little greeen, she showed plenty of guts and ability to get her head in front. The Rock & Rollers are a fantastic group of people who have previously been unlucky when their first horse, Rock With You, had problems and was retired. We put them into Yes We Can, hoping that the filly could reverse their fortunes (a special thank you should go to Steve Drowne who recommended the filly for them after she impressed him in a racecourse gallop at Kempton) but even we were a little surprised at how quickly she managed to do so! The filly has come home well and we are looking forward to having some fun with her in the coming months, as she is sure to improve for the run.
Yesterday we had a memorable win at Bath with the Rock & Rollers' Yes We Can, who took the maiden in style under Steve Drowne. It was the filly's first run and although she was still a little greeen, she showed plenty of guts and ability to get her head in front. The Rock & Rollers are a fantastic group of people who have previously been unlucky when their first horse, Rock With You, had problems and was retired. We put them into Yes We Can, hoping that the filly could reverse their fortunes (a special thank you should go to Steve Drowne who recommended the filly for them after she impressed him in a racecourse gallop at Kempton) but even we were a little surprised at how quickly she managed to do so! The filly has come home well and we are looking forward to having some fun with her in the coming months, as she is sure to improve for the run.
Monday 6th September- Yes We Can Runs At Bath
We have enjoyed a hectic weekend with our owners BBQ being held last Saturday. Thankfully the weather was kind to us and we enjoyed a fun day watching the horses on the gallops and eating and drinking on the lawn for most of the afternoon. Luke Morris called in to ride out and Jeremy showed how to BBQ the aussie way. We have had no reports of food poisoning as yet! Today we head to Bath with Yes We Can (pictured), who makes her debut for The Rock & Rollers. The filly has been for a racecourse gallop and is going well at home. Steve Drowne takes the ride and we hope the filly shows some signs of ability. The race is due off at 3.40.
We have enjoyed a hectic weekend with our owners BBQ being held last Saturday. Thankfully the weather was kind to us and we enjoyed a fun day watching the horses on the gallops and eating and drinking on the lawn for most of the afternoon. Luke Morris called in to ride out and Jeremy showed how to BBQ the aussie way. We have had no reports of food poisoning as yet!
Today we head to Bath with Yes We Can (pictured), who makes her debut for The Rock & Rollers. The filly has been for a racecourse gallop and is going well at home. Steve Drowne takes the ride and we hope the filly shows some signs of ability. The race is due off at 3.40.
Wednesday 1st September- Medicean Man And Shahwardi Set To Run Tomorrow
Shahwardi and Medicean Man are set to run tomorrow at Salisbury and Wolverhampton respectively. Shahwardi (pictured left) makes the step up to 1 mile 6 under Steve Drowne in a very competitive looking six-runner race, due off at 5.30. Medicean Man runs later in the evening, at 8.20 under Jimmy Quinn. On Friday we have Pink Cat, owned by The Ferrule Kitty, making her debut for the yard at Kempton and Ivory Silk goes to Lingfield for the Resurrection Partners.
Shahwardi and Medicean Man are set to run tomorrow at Salisbury and Wolverhampton respectively. Shahwardi (pictured left) makes the step up to 1 mile 6 under Steve Drowne in a very competitive looking six-runner race, due off at 5.30. Medicean Man runs later in the evening, at 8.20 under Jimmy Quinn. On Friday we have Pink Cat, owned by The Ferrule Kitty, making her debut for the yard at Kempton and Ivory Silk goes to Lingfield for the Resurrection Partners.
Saturday 28th August- Prince Of Dance Makes His Debut Tomorrow
Prince Of Dance looks to be all set to make his debut for the yard at Goodwood tomorrow. The Danehill Dancer colt (pictured left) will line up in the Group 3 Supreme Stakes at 3.55 under Steve Drowne. We took the decision not to run him at York last weekend, as he needs a bit of cut in the ground and wasn't going to get it. With tomorrow's track soft at the moment, we are all hoping for a big run from the horse. Chief Exec and New Leyf both ran very good races this week, both coming third. Chief, usually happy to follow the field and then come with a late run over seven furlongs, showed what the wonders of a break can do when he flew the stalls and led over six at Lingfield. He looked like he might win, before just being passed close to home. It was lovely to see the old boy enjoying himself and hopefully there are races to be won with him this year. New Leyf ran very well under Jamie Spencer yesterday at Newmarket, just finding two too good. He will be winning again soon.
Prince Of Dance looks to be all set to make his debut for the yard at Goodwood tomorrow. The Danehill Dancer colt (pictured left) will line up in the Group 3 Supreme Stakes at 3.55 under Steve Drowne. We took the decision not to run him at York last weekend, as he needs a bit of cut in the ground and wasn't going to get it. With tomorrow's track soft at the moment, we are all hoping for a big run from the horse.
Chief Exec and New Leyf both ran very good races this week, both coming third. Chief, usually happy to follow the field and then come with a late run over seven furlongs, showed what the wonders of a break can do when he flew the stalls and led over six at Lingfield. He looked like he might win, before just being passed close to home. It was lovely to see the old boy enjoying himself and hopefully there are races to be won with him this year. New Leyf ran very well under Jamie Spencer yesterday at Newmarket, just finding two too good. He will be winning again soon.
Wednesday 25th August- Wolverhampton With Two
Tomorrow Stuart and Kate Dobb's Chief Exec makes his return from a break and heads to Lingfield. The eight-year-old gelding (pictured left) was Jeremy's first UK winner and is a firm favourite at the yard. After having a few months off, he will no doubt come on for tomorrow's run but it is good to have him back in action. We have got a a fairly busy second half to this week. This morning we met Steve Drowne at Kempton to gallop four unraced horses and give them a look at the track. Tomorrow we got to Lingfield and then Friday we head to Ffos Las with Denton (who will be bidding for another hat-trick under Simon Pearce) and Newmarket with New Leyf and Mrs Penny. On Saturday Sutton Veny could go to Newmarket and Sunday could see Prince Of Dance make his debut for the yard, after having to miss his York engagement last week due to a lack of rain. Ground permitting, he is set to line up in te Group 3 at Goodwood.
Tomorrow Stuart and Kate Dobb's Chief Exec makes his return from a break and heads to Lingfield. The eight-year-old gelding (pictured left) was Jeremy's first UK winner and is a firm favourite at the yard. After having a few months off, he will no doubt come on for tomorrow's run but it is good to have him back in action.
We have got a a fairly busy second half to this week. This morning we met Steve Drowne at Kempton to gallop four unraced horses and give them a look at the track. Tomorrow we got to Lingfield and then Friday we head to Ffos Las with Denton (who will be bidding for another hat-trick under Simon Pearce) and Newmarket with New Leyf and Mrs Penny. On Saturday Sutton Veny could go to Newmarket and Sunday could see Prince Of Dance make his debut for the yard, after having to miss his York engagement last week due to a lack of rain. Ground permitting, he is set to line up in te Group 3 at Goodwood.
Wednesday 19th August- Wolverhampton With TwoWe were looking forward to running New Leyf at Chepstow tomorrow evening but with that meeting being called off due to ground damage, our next runner will be Prince Of Dance on Friday. The lovely Danehill Dancer colt (pictured left) has found himself in a hot-looking listed race at York but hopefully the ground will have the cut in it that he needs and he will run a big race. Neil Callan takes the ride for Five Horses Racing. Saturday is a very busy day for us. Medicean Man, Thaliwarru and Hedonist all go to Ripon. Rahya Cass runs at Chester and Flying Silks looks set to line up at Bath, providing there is sufficient rain.
We were looking forward to running New Leyf at Chepstow tomorrow evening but with that meeting being called off due to ground damage, our next runner will be Prince Of Dance on Friday. The lovely Danehill Dancer colt (pictured left) has found himself in a hot-looking listed race at York but hopefully the ground will have the cut in it that he needs and he will run a big race. Neil Callan takes the ride for Five Horses Racing.
Saturday is a very busy day for us. Medicean Man, Thaliwarru and Hedonist all go to Ripon. Rahya Cass runs at Chester and Flying Silks looks set to line up at Bath, providing there is sufficient rain.
Monday 16th August- Wolverhampton With Two
Sutton Veny ran her usual gutsy race on Saturday when she contested the Greys Race at Newmarket under Steve Drowne (pictured left riding Delaware Dancer in a gallop at Kempton last week). The brave grey battled home in the heavy conditions (which were unsuitable for her), under top weight to finish fifth, beaten just over a length. She was giving best part of two stone to the winner and runner up and we were all delighted with her. It is a shame that the conditions turned wet so quickly but after praying for a bit of rain for the last month, we shouldn't complain too loudly.
Today Delaware Dancer makes her debut for her owners at Wolverhampton. Jeremy likes the Danehill Dancer filly and it is great to get her to the track. Also running there is Ivory Silk, who is making her return from a break. She is in good form and goes well fresh, although she does look up against it with her current handicap mark.
Sutton Veny ran her usual gutsy race on Saturday when she contested the Greys Race at Newmarket under Steve Drowne (pictured left riding Delaware Dancer in a gallop at Kempton last week). The brave grey battled home in the heavy conditions (which were unsuitable for her), under top weight to finish fifth, beaten just over a length. She was giving best part of two stone to the winner and runner up and we were all delighted with her. It is a shame that the conditions turned wet so quickly but after praying for a bit of rain for the last month, we shouldn't complain too loudly.
Today Delaware Dancer makes her debut for her owners at Wolverhampton. Jeremy likes the Danehill Dancer filly and it is great to get her to the track. Also running there is Ivory Silk, who is making her return from a break. She is in good form and goes well fresh, although she does look up against it with her current handicap mark.
Tuesday 10th August- Kempton Gallops
We are taking advantage of having a quiet week in terms of racing (our next runners are Sutton Veny and Shahwardi on Saturday) by spending a couple of mornings taking horses to Kempton for racecourse gallops. Today we took nine to be galloped by Steve Drowne and Simon Pearce. All went well, with Medicean Man and Prince Of Dance working very nicely. We will head back to Kempton on Thursday morning with more horses to gallop. The photo, above, shows Simon on Ivory Silk and Steve on Rahya Cass.
Tomorrow we are looking forward to a visit from Monty Roberts, who is coming to the farm to do some work with a couple of horses.
We are taking advantage of having a quiet week in terms of racing (our next runners are Sutton Veny and Shahwardi on Saturday) by spending a couple of mornings taking horses to Kempton for racecourse gallops. Today we took nine to be galloped by Steve Drowne and Simon Pearce. All went well, with Medicean Man and Prince Of Dance working very nicely. We will head back to Kempton on Thursday morning with more horses to gallop. The photo, above, shows Simon on Ivory Silk and Steve on Rahya Cass.
Tomorrow we are looking forward to a visit from Monty Roberts, who is coming to the farm to do some work with a couple of horses.
Thursday 5th August- Haydock And Newmarket
*NEWS UPDATE* Denton wins at Newmarket*
Today we head north to Haydock, where Lord Cornwall and Hill Tribe are set to run this evening. Lord Cornwall (pictured left, on the left) is first off at 6.20 in the maiden under Steve Drowne. OTI Racing's charge has been gelded since his last run and we hope to see some improvement from him. Steve also rides Hill Tribe at 8.30, in the handicap over one mile two. Tony Bloom's mare is in great form and we expect a good showing from her. In between the two Haydock runners, we have Denton racing at Newmarket. The Montjeu gelding (who is currently for sale for £25,000) is due off at 7.15 under a penalty, following on from his Haydock win last week. Simon Pearce, who has won twice on the horse, takes the ride. Simon also rides Royal Riviera for us at Newmarket tomorrow.
*NEWS UPDATE* Denton wins at Newmarket*
Today we head north to Haydock, where Lord Cornwall and Hill Tribe are set to run this evening. Lord Cornwall (pictured left, on the left) is first off at 6.20 in the maiden under Steve Drowne. OTI Racing's charge has been gelded since his last run and we hope to see some improvement from him. Steve also rides Hill Tribe at 8.30, in the handicap over one mile two. Tony Bloom's mare is in great form and we expect a good showing from her. In between the two Haydock runners, we have Denton racing at Newmarket. The Montjeu gelding (who is currently for sale for £25,000) is due off at 7.15 under a penalty, following on from his Haydock win last week. Simon Pearce, who has won twice on the horse, takes the ride. Simon also rides Royal Riviera for us at Newmarket tomorrow.
Tuesday 3rd August- Barbieri Makes Her Debut
Barbieri ran encouragingly last night at Windsor. She showed promising early pace before getting a bump mid-race and weakening late on. Steve Drowne was pleased with the filly and thought she'd improve vastly for the experience. We have no runners today but we were visited by Barry Taylor, who bred Medicean Man. Barry has visited the yard a few times to catch up with the laid-back chestnut and was particularly impressed with his Ascot win. It is always lovely to welcome breeders to the yard and we hope Medicean Man will be providing Barry, as well as his owner Stuart Dobb, with plenty more exciting days at the races. Our next runners will be out on Friday, when Denton could well be out under a penalty at Newmarket. We also have Hill Tribe and Lord Cornwall on track to go to Haydock.
Barbieri ran encouragingly last night at Windsor. She showed promising early pace before getting a bump mid-race and weakening late on. Steve Drowne was pleased with the filly and thought she'd improve vastly for the experience. We have no runners today but we were visited by Barry Taylor, who bred Medicean Man. Barry (pictured) has visited the yard a few times to catch up with the laid-back chestnut and was particularly impressed with his Ascot win. It is always lovely to welcome breeders to the yard and we hope Medicean Man will be providing Barry, as well as his owner Stuart Dobb, with plenty more exciting days at the races.
Our next runners will be out on Friday, when Denton could well be out under a penalty at Newmarket. We also have Hill Tribe and Lord Cornwall on track to go to Haydock.
Monday 2nd August- Barbieri Makes Her Debut
New Leyf ran a very good race on Saturday, finishing second at Newmarket. It was an encouraging return to form from the Kheleyf gelding, and The Racing Post commented "there are more races to be won with him". He provided an exciting finish for owner James Burdett, who watched the race and then had to quickly jump in a plane and fly off to a wedding. The horse has come home well and will be looking to go one better in the coming weeks. Barbieri makes her debut tonight at Windsor under Steve Drowne. The Encosta De Lago two-year-old (pictured) is a nice sort and will no doubt improve for getting a run under her belt. She lines up in the six furlong maiden at 6.10 for OTI Racing.
New Leyf ran a very good race on Saturday, finishing second at Newmarket. It was an encouraging return to form from the Kheleyf gelding, and The Racing Post commented "there are more races to be won with him". He provided an exciting finish for owner James Burdett, who watched the race and then had to quickly jump in a plane and fly off to a wedding. The horse has come home well and will be looking to go one better in the coming weeks. Barbieri makes her debut tonight at Windsor under Steve Drowne. The Encosta De Lago two-year-old (pictured) is a nice sort and will no doubt improve for getting a run under her belt. She lines up in the six furlong maiden at 6.10 for OTI Racing.
Saturday 31st July- Two Runners At Haydock
Denton won in emphatic style at Haydock last night, proving he is better than ever. The lightly-raced son of Montjeu was given a lovely ride by Simon Pearce and we look forward to the rest of the season with him. He is currently for sale for £25,000 to stay in the yard. For more information, email Kelly@horsesfirstracing.com. This evening we will be represented by the James Burdett-owned New Leyf at Newmarket (5:40pm). The son of Kheleyf progressed notably on the all-weather earlier in the year and while his most recent runs look disappointing on paper, we since diagnosed and treated some issues with him that were holding him back. He seems in good form at home and while he can be expected to come on from the run, he looks well handicapped on the turf and it wouldn't be a big surprise if he were to run well.
Friday 30th July- Two Runners At Haydock
We head north again today with Denton and Law Of Attraction set to run at Haydock. Denton is first off at 8.20 and looks to have an excellent chance in the handicap over one mile two. The son of Montjeu will make a fantastic dual purpose horse down the line. Law Of Attraction follows Denton at 8.55, running over an extended mile. He looks to have a tougher task on his hands and we'd ideally like to run him over a shorter trip, however there are limited options for him. The horse looks capable of picking up a couple of races and we are hoping for a good showing from him.
Denton won in emphatic style at Haydock last night, proving he is better than ever. The lightly-raced son of Montjeu was given a lovely ride by Simon Pearce and we look forward to the rest of the season with him. He is currently for sale for £25,000 to stay in the yard. For more information, email Kelly@horsesfirstracing.com.
This evening we will be represented by the James Burdett-owned New Leyf at Newmarket (5:40pm). The son of Kheleyf (pictured) progressed notably on the all-weather earlier in the year and while his most recent runs look disappointing on paper, we since diagnosed and treated some issues with him that were holding him back. He seems in good form at home and while he can be expected to come on from the run, he looks well handicapped on the turf and it wouldn't be a big surprise if he were to run well.
Friday 30th July- Two Runners At Haydock
We head north again today with Denton and Law Of Attraction set to run at Haydock. Denton is first off at 8.20 and looks to have an excellent chance in the handicap over one mile two. The son of Montjeu will make a fantastic dual purpose horse down the line. Law Of Attraction follows Denton at 8.55, running over an extended mile. He looks to have a tougher task on his hands and we'd ideally like to run him over a shorter trip, however there are limited options for him. The horse looks capable of picking up a couple of races and we are hoping for a good showing from him.
*NEWS UPDATE* Denton wins easily at Haydock tonight
We head north again today with Denton and Law Of Attraction set to run at Haydock. Denton (pictured left) is first off at 8.20 and looks to have an excellent chance in the handicap over one mile two. The son of Montjeu will make a fantastic dual purpose horse down the line and is currently for sale for £20,000 to stay in the yard. Law Of Attraction follows Denton at 8.55, running over an extended mile. He looks to have a tougher task on his hands and we'd ideally like to run him over a shorter trip, however there are limited options for him. The horse looks capable of picking up a couple of races and we are hoping for a good showing from him. He too is for sale at £9,500 to stay in the yard. For more information on either horse, email Kelly@horsesfirstracing.com.
Monday 26th July- Flying Silks Bids For A Double
Flying Silks will be bidding to follow up from his win last time out, when he lines up at Nottingham on Thursday. The Barathea gelding has gone up 9lb in his last two runs but we are hoping that won't be enough to prevent him running another good race for Trevor and Carol Coffen. Also heading to Nottingham is Hedonist, who represents OTI Racing. The Encosta De Lago gelding has proved to be frustrating to train, in that he often shows glimpses of ability but is very inconsistent. We hope that he will put his best foot forward in the maiden over a mile. Steve Drowne rides both horses.
Flying Silks (pictured left) will be bidding to follow up from his win last time out, when he lines up at Nottingham on Thursday. The Barathea gelding has gone up 9lb in his last two runs but we are hoping that won't be enough to prevent him running another good race for Trevor and Carol Coffen. Also heading to Nottingham is Hedonist, who represents OTI Racing. The Encosta De Lago gelding has proved to be frustrating to train, in that he often shows glimpses of ability but is very inconsistent. We hope that he will put his best foot forward in the maiden over a mile. Steve Drowne rides both horses.
Monday 19th July- Flying Silks Wins For The Coffens
Flying Silks became our latest winner, when he picked up the handicap over a mile at Pontefract on Friday night. The Barathea gelding made it his second win at the course for owners Trevor and Carol Coffen under a good ride from Jamie Spencer. The following day Sutton Veny put in a typical gutsy performance to finish fourth at Newmarket in a handy looking 0-95 sprint. The filly was beaten a neck, a neck and a nose and provided yet more excitement for the Sutton Veny Syndicate.
Flying Silks became our latest winner, when he picked up the handicap over a mile at Pontefract on Friday night. The Barathea gelding made it his second win at the course (he is pictured winning there last year under Rob Havlin) for owners Trevor and Carol Coffen under a good ride from Jamie Spencer. The following day Sutton Veny put in a typical gutsy performance to finish fourth at Newmarket in a handy looking 0-95 sprint. The filly was beaten a neck, a neck and a nose and provided yet more excitement for the Sutton Veny Syndicate.
Tuesday 15th July- North, East & Over The Irish Sea
We head to Ireland tonight to run Shahwardi at Leopardstown in the listed race over 14 furlongs. The Lando colt is still being targeted at The Melbourne Cup and we are hoping he can follow on from the career-best effort he produced at Newmarket last time out, when he placed third in a listed race, tying with Man Of Iron. He carries a 3lb penalty for an earlier listed win in France but we are hoping for a big run form him under Steve Drowne. The race is due off at 9.05.
Tomorrow we head up north with two runners. Sulis Minerva runs at Haydock for Richard Page. The filly lines up in the five furlong handicap under Jamie Spencer and we are hoping for a good run from her. The same can be said for Trevor & Carol Coffen's Flying Silks, who was desperately unlucky in a photo finish on his last run. He contests the one mile handicap at Pontefract, also under Jamie Spencer.
Saturday is firmly marked in the Sutton Veny Syndicate's diaries, as their lovely filly, Sutton Veny lines up at Newmarket. She will be partnered by Adam Kirby, who notched up a hat-trick on her before she had a short break. There will be plenty of supporters at the July course shouting for them to return to winning ways, following her promising third last time out at Lingfield.
We head to Ireland tonight to run Shahwardi (pictured left) at Leopardstown in the listed race over 14 furlongs. The Lando colt is still being targeted at The Melbourne Cup and we are hoping he can follow on from the career-best effort he produced at Newmarket last time out, when he placed third in a listed race, tying with Man Of Iron. He carries a 3lb penalty for an earlier listed win in France but we are hoping for a big run form him under Steve Drowne. The race is due off at 9.05.
Tomorrow we head up north with two runners. Sulis Minerva runs at Haydock for Richard Page. The filly lines up in the five furlong handicap under Jamie Spencer and we are hoping for a good run from her. The same can be said for Trevor & Carol Coffen's Flying Silks, who was desperately unlucky in a photo finish on his last run. He contests the one mile handicap at Pontefract, also under Jamie Spencer.
Saturday is firmly marked in the Sutton Veny Syndicate's diaries, as their lovely filly, Sutton Veny lines up at Newmarket. She will be partnered by Adam Kirby, who notched up a hat-trick on her before she had a short break. There will be plenty of supporters at the July course shouting for them to return to winning ways, following her promising third last time out at Lingfield.
Monday 12th July- Three Head To Wolverhampton
Tonight we head to Wolverhampton with three horses. None of them want fast ground and so the all-weather is providing us with a safe option for them while we wait for the turf to soften up a bit. Palindromic is first to run and Jamie Spencer takes the ride on him. The Chineur colt ran well on his debut for owner Steve Herbert and then found the ground too firm at Haydock on his next start. Although he has got a bad draw today, we hope he will run well and come on again for the experience.
After Palindromic we have a bit of a wait until the 8.50 when both Street Power and One Way Or Another line up in the seven furlong handicap. Although we don't like running horses against each other, the race is the best option for both of these nice horses and so we will see what they do.
Tonight we head to Wolverhampton with three horses. None of them want fast ground and so the all-weather is providing us with a safe option for them while we wait for the turf to soften up a bit. Palindromic is first to run and Jamie Spencer takes the ride on him. The Chineur colt (pictured left on the right) ran well on his debut for owner Steve Herbert and then found the ground too firm at Haydock on his next start. Although he has got a bad draw today, we hope he will run well and come on again for the experience.
After Palindromic we have a bit of a wait until the 8.50 when both Street Power and One Way Or Another line up in the seven furlong handicap. Although we don't like running horses against each other, the race is the best option for both of these nice horses and so we will see what they do.
Wednesday 7th July- Denton Runs Tonight
Today Denton heads to Kempton to contest the 11 furlong handicap at 8.10. The Montjeu gelding will have come on from his Haydock run last time out, although we are still waiting for him to show that the breathing operation he underwent earlier in the year has been successful. Simon Pearce will take the ride and he knows the horse well, having won on him at Nottingham (see photo left).
Saturday 3rd July- Rahya Cass Makes Yard Debut
Today the JSC Kasandros Grupe's Rahya Cass makes her debut for the yard at Haydock. The Rahy filly (pictured left, working at home with Sutton Veny) has good form in Ireland and is off an official mark of 91. This will be her first race for the yard and her first start since October, so she is entitled to need the run, however she is a nice filly and we like her. Steve Drowne takes the ride and the race is due off at 4pm.
Today Denton heads to Kempton to contest the 11 furlong handicap at 8.10. The Montjeu gelding will have come on from his Haydock run last time out, although we are still waiting for him to show that the breathing operation he underwent earlier in the year has been successful. Simon Pearce will take the ride and he knows the horse well, having won on him at Nottingham (see photo left).
Saturday 3rd July- Rahya Cass Makes Yard Debut
Today the JSC Kasandros Grupe's Rahya Cass makes her debut for the yard at Haydock. The Rahy filly (pictured left, working at home with Sutton Veny) has good form in Ireland and is off an official mark of 91. This will be her first race for the yard and her first start since October, so she is entitled to need the run, however she is a nice filly and we like her. Steve Drowne takes the ride and the race is due off at 4pm.
Tuesday 29th June- Royal Riviera Runs At Kempton
We are excited about running Royal Riviera again tomorrow, when he lines up at Kempton in the maiden over one mile four. Tony Bloom's gelding made an encouraging debut on the flat at Chepstow recently and he will no doubt come on for that run. The Kempton race looks to be competitive but we are confident of a good effort from the son of Nayef.
Today the JSC Kasandros Grupe's Rahya Cass makes her debut for the yard at Haydock. The Rahy filly (pictured left, working at home with Sutton Veny) has good form in Ireland and is off an official mark of 91. This will be her first race for the yard and her first start since October, so she is entitled to need the run, however she is a nice filly and we like her. Steve Drowne takes the ride and the race is due off at 4pm.
Tuesday 29th June- Royal Riviera Runs At Kempton
We are excited about running Royal Riviera again tomorrow, when he lines up at Kempton in the maiden over one mile four. Tony Bloom's gelding made an encouraging debut on the flat at Chepstow recently and he will no doubt come on for that run. The Kempton race looks to be competitive but we are confident of a good effort from the son of Nayef.
Saturday 26th June- Shahwardi And Mrs Penny Run Today
Today we Send Sharwardi to Newmarket to run in the listed race at 2.45. The Lando colt does tend to get worked up before his races and the hot weather isn't going to do him any favours but he will take his chance in the five runner field and we hope he will go well under Steve Drowne. Mrs Penny heads north to Doncaster tonight. The mare is due a bit of luck and we hope for a good showing from her under Luke Morris.
We are excited about running Royal Riviera again tomorrow, when he lines up at Kempton in the maiden over one mile four. Tony Bloom's gelding made an encouraging debut on the flat at Chepstow recently and he will no doubt come on for that run. The Kempton race looks to be competitive but we are confident of a good effort from the son of Nayef (pictured left, working at home).
Saturday 26th June- Shahwardi And Mrs Penny Run Today
Today we Send Sharwardi to Newmarket to run in the listed race at 2.45. The Lando colt does tend to get worked up before his races and the hot weather isn't going to do him any favours but he will take his chance in the five runner field and we hope he will go well under Steve Drowne. Mrs Penny heads north to Doncaster tonight. The mare is due a bit of luck and we hope for a good showing from her under Luke Morris.
Wednesday 23rd June- Off To Kempton
Sulis Minerva and Law Of Attraction represent us at Kempton tonight. Sulis, who will be running for owner Richard Page, was badly hampered on her last start but still managed to run a good race. The filly is undoubtedly tough and we expect her to go very well in the fillies' handicap at 8.20. Law Of Attraction can be forgiven his poor last run as the ground was too firm for him and it will be interesting to see if he can put his best foot forward in the 6.50 handicap.
Today we Send Sharwardi (pictured left) to Newmarket to run in the listed race at 2.45. The Lando colt does tend to get worked up before his races and the hot weather isn't going to do him any favours but he will take his chance in the five runner field and we hope he will go well under Steve Drowne. Mrs Penny heads north to Doncaster tonight. The mare is due a bit of luck and we hope for a good showing from her under Luke Morris.
Wednesday 23rd June- Next Stop The Wokingham
Sulis Minerva and Law Of Attraction represent us at Kempton tonight. Sulis, who will be running for owner Richard Page, was badly hampered on her last start but still managed to run a good race. The filly is undoubtedly tough and we expect her to go very well in the fillies' handicap at 8.20. Law Of Attraction can be forgiven his poor last run as the ground was too firm for him and it will be interesting to see if he can put his best foot forward in the 6.50 handicap.
Monday 14th June- Next Stop The Wokingham
This week is all about Royal Ascot, as we head towards the eagerly anticipated Wokingham on Saturday with two runners. Stuart & Kate Dobb's Medicean Man and Tony Bloom's Able Master are both set to line up in the handicap and we are very much looking forward to having our first runners at the Royal meeting. Both horses enjoyed a gallop on turf this morning and will now be kept ticking over ahead of Saturday's race.
Sulis Minerva and Law Of Attraction represent us at Kempton tonight. Sulis (pictured left), who will be running for owner Richard Page, was badly hampered on her last start but still managed to run a good race. The filly is undoubtedly tough and we expect her to go very well in the fillies' handicap at 8.20. Law Of Attraction can be forgiven his poor last run as the ground was too firm for him and it will be interesting to see if he can put his best foot forward in the 6.50 handicap.
Monday 14th June- Next Stop The Wokingham
This week is all about Royal Ascot, as we head towards the eagerly anticipated Wokingham on Saturday with two runners. Stuart & Kate Dobb's Medicean Man and Tony Bloom's Able Master are both set to line up in the handicap and we are very much looking forward to having our first runners at the Royal meeting. Both horses enjoyed a gallop on turf this morning and will now be kept ticking over ahead of Saturday's race.
Friday 11th June- Golden Ratio Runs At Haydock
Today we head back up to Haydock with Golden Ratio (pictured left), who contests the ten furlong handicap due off at 9.20. The daughter of Noverre should appreciate the step up in trip and Franny Norton is booked for the ride. We had a frustrating day yesterday, with Flying Silks getting beaten in an incredibly close photo finish at Haydock. Trevor and Carol Coffen's horse ran a grave race and looks to be heading in the right direction again. Edition didn't seem to handle the rain-softened ground. Street Power ran a good third at Yarmouth and Adam Kirby reported that he wasn't entirely comfortable on the track. He has come home well and will be back out soon. Sulis Minerva was badly hampered at Kempton last night but ran a very good race to finish fifth. She will undoubtedly win races.
This week is all about Royal Ascot, as we head towards the eagerly anticipated Wokingham on Saturday with two runners. Stuart & Kate Dobb's Medicean Man (pictured left, winning at Ascot under Jimmy Quinn on his latest start) and Tony Bloom's Able Master are both set to line up in the handicap and we are very much looking forward to having our first runners at the Royal meeting. Both horses enjoyed a gallop on turf this morning and will now be kept ticking over ahead of Saturday's race.
Friday 11th June- Golden Ratio Runs At Haydock
Today we head back up to Haydock with Golden Ratio (pictured left), who contests the ten furlong handicap due off at 9.20. The daughter of Noverre should appreciate the step up in trip and Franny Norton is booked for the ride. We had a frustrating day yesterday, with Flying Silks getting beaten in an incredibly close photo finish at Haydock. Trevor and Carol Coffen's horse ran a grave race and looks to be heading in the right direction again. Edition didn't seem to handle the rain-softened ground. Street Power ran a good third at Yarmouth and Adam Kirby reported that he wasn't entirely comfortable on the track. He has come home well and will be back out soon. Sulis Minerva was badly hampered at Kempton last night but ran a very good race to finish fifth. She will undoubtedly win races.
Today we head back up to Haydock with Golden Ratio (pictured left), who contests the ten furlong handicap due off at 9.20. The daughter of Noverre should appreciate the step up in trip and Franny Norton is booked for the ride.
We had a frustrating day yesterday, with Flying Silks getting beaten in an incredibly close photo finish at Haydock. Trevor and Carol Coffen's horse ran a grave race and looks to be heading in the right direction again. Edition didn't seem to handle the rain-softened ground. Street Power ran a good third at Yarmouth and Adam Kirby reported that he wasn't entirely comfortable on the track. He has come home well and will be back out soon. Sulis Minerva was badly hampered at Kempton last night but ran a very good race to finish fifth. She will undoubtedly win races.
Thursday 10th June- A Hectic Afternoon
It's another busy day for the yard, with runners at three different meetings. First to line up will be Edition who is all set to run in the 3.50 at Haydock. The Bahamian Bounty colt ran with obvious promise at Windsor last time, when he came second despite being denied a clear run. He is currently for sale either outright, or possibly as part of a syndicate (we already have people interested in taking shares in him). For more information please contact Kelly Baker. Also running at Haydock is Flying Silks who will run for Trevor and Carol Coffen in the handicap over one mile due off at 4.20. Betwen the two, Street Power runs at Yarmouth in the six furlong handicap at 4.10. The horse is aiming to win his seventh race for us and the ground should suit him. Finally, this evening we run Richard Page's Sulis Minerva in the 7.20 at Kempton. Dever Dream looks fairly unbeatable but we hope Sulis will go well and run a decent race on her handicap debut.
It's another busy day for the yard, with runners at three different meetings. First to line up will be Edition who is all set to run in the 3.50 at Haydock. The Bahamian Bounty colt ran with obvious promise at Windsor last time, when he came second despite being denied a clear run. He is currently for sale either outright, or possibly as part of a syndicate (we already have people interested in taking shares in him). For more information please contact Kelly Baker. Also running at Haydock is Flying Silks who will run for Trevor and Carol Coffen in the handicap over one mile due off at 4.20. Betwen the two, Street Power (pictured above) runs at Yarmouth in the six furlong handicap at 4.10. The horse is aiming to win his seventh race for us and the ground should suit him. Finally, this evening we run Richard Page's Sulis Minerva in the 7.20 at Kempton. Dever Dream looks fairly unbeatable but we hope Sulis will go well and run a decent race on her handicap debut.
Tuesday 8th June- Correlandie Runs At Salisbury
We head just down the road to Salisbury today, where we are represented in the 3.55 by Correlandie . The David Cox-owned filly is having her second start and we hope that she will improve from her debut, when she missed the break badly. The filly is a half-sister to the top sprinter Nuclear Debate and we are looking forward to seeing how she goes.
Friday 4th June- Goodwood, Wolves & Bath
We have a busy day today, with runners at Wolverhampton, Bath and Goodwood. We kick off the action with Winifred Jo, who runs at 2pm at Wolverhampton. Frank Lisewski's filly should appreciate the drop back to five furlongs and we are hopeful that she will improve from her last run. Following her is Thaliwarru who runs for Tony Bloom at Wolverhampton. The son of Barathea is in good form and we expect him to go well. Tony also has a runner at Goodwood today in the shape of Hill Tribe. She runs in the 7.35, just five minutes after Mrs Penny lines up at Bath. The ex-Australian import ran a promising fourth last time out and it wouldn't surprise us to see her go well again today.
We head just down the road to Salisbury today, where we are represented in the 3.55 by Correlandie (pictured left). The David Cox-owned filly is having her second start and we hope that she will improve from her debut, when she missed the break badly. The filly is a half-sister to the top sprinter Nuclear Debate and we are looking forward to seeing how she goes.
Friday 4th June- Goodwood, Wolves & Bath
We have a busy day today, with runners at Wolverhampton, Bath and Goodwood. We kick off the action with Winifred Jo, who runs at 2pm at Wolverhampton. Frank Lisewski's filly should appreciate the drop back to five furlongs and we are hopeful that she will improve from her last run. Following her is Thaliwarru who runs for Tony Bloom at Wolverhampton. The son of Barathea is in good form and we expect him to go well. Tony also has a runner at Goodwood today in the shape of Hill Tribe. She runs in the 7.35, just five minutes after Mrs Penny lines up at Bath. The ex-Australian import ran a promising fourth last time out and it wouldn't surprise us to see her go well again today.
Palindromic ran a very good race for owner Steve Herbert on Wednesday night. The two-year-old came fourth on his debut, despite missing the break and running green. He looks to be a horse that Steve can have some fun with.
We have a busy day today, with runners at Wolverhampton, Bath and Goodwood. We kick off the action with Winifred Jo (pictured left), who runs at 2pm at Wolverhampton. Frank Lisewski's filly should appreciate the drop back to five furlongs and we are hopeful that she will improve from her last run. Following her is Thaliwarru who runs for Tony Bloom at Wolverhampton. The son of Barathea is in good form and we expect him to go well. Tony also has a runner at Goodwood today in the shape of Hill Tribe. She runs in the 7.35, just five minutes after Mrs Penny lines up at Bath. The ex-Australian import ran a promising fourth last time out and it wouldn't surprise us to see her go well again today.
Palindromic ran a very good race for owner Steve Herbert on Wednesday night. The two-year-old came fourth on his debut, despite missing the break and running green. He looks to be a horse that Steve can have some fun with.
Tuesday 1st June- Anne Of Kiev Runs Tonight
Tonight we send Anne Of Kiev up to Yarmouth where she lines up in the six furlong handicap for owner Philip Bamford. We expect another good run from the daughter of Oasis Dream who will be bidding to follow up from her win at Windsor last time out. Steve Drowne takes the ride.
Saturday 29th May- Flying Silks Goes To Beverley
Today we send Flying Silks (pictured left) up to Beverley. The son of Barathea has been ready to go for several weeks now but the rain that we have been waiting for has remained elusive and so we will let him take his chance on good to firm ground this afternoon. The horse is in great form and if the ground doesn't trouble him he should go well for owners Trevor and Carol Coffen.
Tonight we send Anne Of Kiev (pictured left) up to Yarmouth where she lines up in the six furlong handicap for owner Philip Bamford. We expect another good run from the daughter of Oasis Dream who will be bidding to follow up from her win at Windsor last time out. Steve Drowne takes the ride.
Saturday 29th May- Flying Silks Goes To Beverley
Today we send Flying Silks (pictured left) up to Beverley. The son of Barathea has been ready to go for several weeks now but the rain that we have been waiting for has remained elusive and so we will let him take his chance on good to firm ground this afternoon. The horse is in great form and if the ground doesn't trouble him he should go well for owners Trevor and Carol Coffen.
Friday 28th May- RATS Invade Newmarket
Rowley and the Sectionals (the RATS) to their friends, are heading to Newmarket this afternoon to cheer on One Way Or Another in the valuable seven furlong handicap. The Carnegie gelding is bidding to prove he deserves a chance at Royal Ascot and we are hoping for a big run from him, although the going may be a little firmer than he would ideally like.
Today we send Flying Silks (pictured left) up to Beverley. The son of Barathea has been ready to go for several weeks now but the rain that we have been waiting for has remained elusive and so we will let him take his chance on good to firm ground this afternoon. The horse is in great form and if the ground doesn't trouble him he should go well for owners Trevor and Carol Coffen.
Friday 28th May- RATS Invade Newmarket
Rowley and the Sectionals (the RATS) to their friends, are heading to Newmarket this afternoon to cheer on One Way Or Another in the valuable seven furlong handicap. The Carnegie gelding is bidding to prove he deserves a chance at Royal Ascot and we are hoping for a big run from him, although the going may be a little firmer than he would ideally like.
Thursday 24th May- Two Runners At Wolverhampton
We have two runners at Wolverhampton today. Lord Cornwall became our first two-year-old runner of the year earlier this afternoon, when he ran in the five furlong maiden. The Encosta De Lago colt shaped with more promise than the result suggests. Having dwelt in the stalls, he was on the back foot from the outset, having to contend with the kickback as he tried to get back into the race. Those exertions told in the closing stages and Steve Drowne let him come home in his own time. He is sure to improve from the experience and will more than likely have his next start on the turf.
At 5.30 our attentions will be focused on Golden Ratio when she lines up in the handicap over an extended mile. We feel the Noverre filly should handle the step up in trip and hope for a good showing from her.
Rowley and the Sectionals (the RATS) to their friends, are heading to Newmarket this afternoon to cheer on One Way Or Another in the valuable seven furlong handicap. The Carnegie gelding (pictured left) is bidding to prove he deserves a chance at Royal Ascot and we are hoping for a big run from him, although the going may be a little firmer than he would ideally like.
Thursday 24th May- Two Runners At Wolverhampton
We have two runners at Wolverhampton today. Lord Cornwall became our first two-year-old runner of the year earlier this afternoon, when he ran in the five furlong maiden. The Encosta De Lago colt shaped with more promise than the result suggests. Having dwelt in the stalls, he was on the back foot from the outset, having to contend with the kickback as he tried to get back into the race. Those exertions told in the closing stages and Steve Drowne let him come home in his own time. He is sure to improve from the experience and will more than likely have his next start on the turf.
At 5.30 our attentions will be focused on Golden Ratio when she lines up in the handicap over an extended mile. We feel the Noverre filly should handle the step up in trip and hope for a good showing from her.
We have two runners at Wolverhampton today. Lord Cornwall (pictured left, on the left) became our first two-year-old runner of the year earlier this afternoon, when he ran in the five furlong maiden. The Encosta De Lago colt shaped with more promise than the result suggests. Having dwelt in the stalls, he was on the back foot from the outset, having to contend with the kickback as he tried to get back into the race. Those exertions told in the closing stages and Steve Drowne let him come home in his own time. He is sure to improve from the experience and will more than likely have his next start on the turf.
At 5.30 our attentions will be focused on Golden Ratio when she lines up in the handicap over an extended mile. We feel the Noverre filly should handle the step up in trip and hope for a good showing from her.
Tuesday 25th May- Redemption Day For Anne Of Kiev
Yesterday was redemption day at Windsor, with Luke Morris and the seemingly now famous Anne Of Kiev reuniting to claim the six furlong handicap in emphatic style. Luke had come in for much criticism for his ride on the mare at the course on her penultimate start and, with Jamie Spencer suffering equally poor luck on the mare on her latest start at Doncaster, the pressure was on Luke to deliver the goods last night. He proved more than up to the task and produced the mare with a winning run up the inside, much to the delight of new owner Philip Bamford. The win was the cause of much celebration and Anne Of Kiev, who is a lovely laid-back character at the track, looks capable of progressing further.
Another cause for celebration last night was the run of Edition, who finished second on his handicap debut, despite not getting the clearest of runs. The Bahamian Bounty colt showed that he is clearly progressive and will certainly be a fun horse to get involved with. He is currently for sale at £15,000. For more information contact Kelly Baker.
Yesterday was redemption day at Windsor, with Luke Morris and the seemingly now famous Anne Of Kiev (pictured left with Head Girl Amy Jones) reuniting to claim the six furlong handicap in emphatic style. Luke had come in for much criticism for his ride on the mare at the course on her penultimate start and, with Jamie Spencer suffering equally poor luck on the mare on her latest start at Doncaster, the pressure was on Luke to deliver the goods last night. He proved more than up to the task and produced the mare with a winning run up the inside, much to the delight of new owner Philip Bamford. The win was the cause of much celebration and Anne Of Kiev, who is a lovely laid-back character at the track, looks capable of progressing further.
Another cause for celebration last night was the run of Edition, who finished second on his handicap debut, despite not getting the clearest of runs. The Bahamian Bounty colt showed that he is clearly progressive and will certainly be a fun horse to get involved with. He is currently for sale at £15,000. For more information contact Kelly Baker.
Saturday 22nd May- Runners At Haydock And York
Our two main runners of the day come on the high-profile card at York and are both owned by Tony Bloom, with Able Master lining up in a red-hot conditions race over 7f and Shahwardi having his first start for us in a similarly competitive 14f listed race. Able Master has taken time to adjust to his new routine since joining us, but he has run better than the result suggests in both his starts for us and with this longer trip likely to suit, it would be no surprise to us if he shows up well. Shahwardi has settled in well since joining us last month, but as is always the case, it will take him time to adjust to his new training regime. This race is a nice starting point for him and while the longer trip and firmer going are unknowns for him, we feel that neither will be a problem. It is a hot race for the grade and whatever he does, he will build on it.
Less than an hour later over at Haydock, Mrs Penny will line up in the 6f handicap. An Australian-import, she has long promised to be at her best on turf and following a very pleasing return to action at Ripon last time, we would be hopeful of a forward showing from her under Neil Callan.
Our two main runners of the day come on the high-profile card at York and are both owned by Tony Bloom, with Able Master lining up in a red-hot conditions race over 7f and Shahwardi having his first start for us in a similarly competitive 14f listed race. Able Master has taken time to adjust to his new routine since joining us, but he has run better than the result suggests in both his starts for us and with this longer trip likely to suit, it would be no surprise to us if he shows up well. Shahwardi (pictured left) has settled in well since joining us last month, but as is always the case, it will take him time to adjust to his new training regime. This race is a nice starting point for him and while the longer trip and firmer going are unknowns for him, we feel that neither will be a problem. It is a hot race for the grade and whatever he does, he will build on it.
Less than an hour later over at Haydock, Mrs Penny will line up in the 6f handicap. An Australian-import, she has long promised to be at her best on turf and following a very pleasing return to action at Ripon last time, we would be hopeful of a forward showing from her under Neil Callan.
Friday 21st May- El Diego Runs At Haydock
Jesse James crosses the border and heads to Chepstow today, where he will line up in the handicap over a mile due off at 5.10. Steve Drowne takes the ride on the King's Best gelding who runs in the colours of Tony Bloom. We feel he should appreciate the good to firm ground, as he has previously gone well on it, and we are hoping for a good run from him.
Thursday 20th May- El Diego Runs At Haydock
Today we head north to Haydock with El Diego on board. He is running in the handicap over 12 furlongs and we are hoping that he copes with the good to firm ground. We would ideally prefer slightly softer going but the rain doesn't appear to be coming and so he will take his chance.
Jesse James (pictured left) crosses the border and heads to Chepstow today, where he will line up in the handicap over a mile due off at 5.10. Steve Drowne takes the ride on the King's Best gelding who runs in the colours of Tony Bloom. We feel he should appreciate the good to firm ground, as he has previously gone well on it, and we are hoping for a good run from him.
Thursday 20th May- El Diego Runs At Haydock
Today we head north to Haydock with El Diego on board. He is running in the handicap over 12 furlongs and we are hoping that he copes with the good to firm ground. We would ideally prefer slightly softer going but the rain doesn't appear to be coming and so he will take his chance.
Wednesday 19th May- Lingfield Run For Catalan Bay
Today we send the unpredictable Catalan Bay to Lingfield where she will be given a chance to redeem her previous poor runs. The daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar lines up in the ten furlong handicap due off at 3.35 to see if stepping up in trip will encourage her to produce the effort we know she is capable of. We are hopeful rather than confident of a good run from her.
Today we head north to Haydock with El Diego (pictured left) on board. He is running in the handicap over 12 furlongs and we are hoping that he copes with the good to firm ground. We would ideally prefer slightly softer going but the rain doesn't appear to be coming and so he will take his chance.
Wednesday 19th May- Lingfield Run For Catalan Bay
Today we send the unpredictable Catalan Bay to Lingfield where she will be given a chance to redeem her previous poor runs. The daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar lines up in the ten furlong handicap due off at 3.35 to see if stepping up in trip will encourage her to produce the effort we know she is capable of. We are hopeful rather than confident of a good run from her.
Tuesday 18th May- Thaliwarru Bids For His Hat-trick
Today we head to Nottingham with Tony Bloom's Thaliwarru. The Barathea gelding is due to line up in the six furlong handicap at 2pm. It will be the first time that the horse has tackled faster ground but if he handles it he should go close.
Yesterday Winifred Jo ran at Wolverhampton and looked the winner turning for home. Franny Norton felt that the race was his for the taking before the filly weakened in the closing stages. She will be dropped back in trip next time.
Today we send the unpredictable Catalan Bay (pictured left) to Lingfield where she will be given a chance to redeem her previous poor runs. The daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar lines up in the ten furlong handicap due off at 3.35 to see if stepping up in trip will encourage her to produce the effort we know she is capable of. We are hopeful rather than confident of a good run from her.
Tuesday 18th May- Thaliwarru Bids For His Hat-trick
Today we head to Nottingham with Tony Bloom's Thaliwarru. The Barathea gelding is due to line up in the six furlong handicap at 2pm. It will be the first time that the horse has tackled faster ground but if he handles it he should go close.
Yesterday Winifred Jo ran at Wolverhampton and looked the winner turning for home. Franny Norton felt that the race was his for the taking before the filly weakened in the closing stages. She will be dropped back in trip next time.
Friday 14th May- Anne Of Kiev Heads North
Anne Of Kiev aims to seek retribution for her unlucky run at Windsor last time out, when she heads to Doncaster tomorrow. The Oasis Dream mare was denied a clear run at Windsor but hopefully things will pan out for her in tomorrow's six furlong handicap, due off at 8.10. Jamie Spencer takes the ride and the mare heads there in good form. She is still available to buy for just £20,000, which is a fantastic price for a well-bred mare that has only been out of the money in three races and looks sure to win again. Anyone interested in purchasing her before tomorrow's race should contact Kelly Baker.
Today we head to Nottingham with Tony Bloom's Thaliwarru. The Barathea gelding (pictured left) is due to line up in the six furlong handicap at 2pm. It will be the first time that the horse has tackled faster ground but if he handles it he should go close.
Yesterday Winifred Jo ran at Wolverhampton and looked the winner turning for home. Franny Norton felt that the race was his for the taking before the filly weakened in the closing stages. She will be dropped back in trip next time.
Friday 14th May- Anne Of Kiev Heads North
Anne Of Kiev aims to seek retribution for her unlucky run at Windsor last time out, when she heads to Doncaster tomorrow. The Oasis Dream mare was denied a clear run at Windsor but hopefully things will pan out for her in tomorrow's six furlong handicap, due off at 8.10. Jamie Spencer takes the ride and the mare heads there in good form. She is still available to buy for just £20,000, which is a fantastic price for a well-bred mare that has only been out of the money in three races and looks sure to win again. Anyone interested in purchasing her before tomorrow's race should contact Kelly Baker.
Anne Of Kiev (pictured left) aims to seek retribution for her unlucky run at Windsor last time out, when she heads to Doncaster tomorrow. The Oasis Dream mare was denied a clear run at Windsor but hopefully things will pan out for her in tomorrow's six furlong handicap, due off at 8.10. Jamie Spencer takes the ride and the mare heads there in good form. She is still available to buy for just £20,000, which is a fantastic price for a well-bred mare that has only been out of the money in three races and looks sure to win again. Anyone interested in purchasing her before tomorrow's race should contact Kelly Baker.
Monday 10th May- Medicean Man Wins At Ascot
Medicean Man (pictured left) ran out the impressive winner of the six furlong handicap at Ascot on Saturday. The son of Medicean put in an eye-catching performance under a confident ride from Jimmy Quinn, who sat quietly throughout the race before asking the horse to quicken away from the field in the closing stages. Medicean Man took the race easily by a length and a half, despite wandering around in front. The success was celebrated by Kate Dobb and her friends who were there to cheer the horse, owned by Kate and her father Stuart, across the line.
Medicean Man is a vey laid-back character and took the race in his stride. He has come home as usual looking like he hasn't had a run and we will send him out again in the next couple of weeks. He's undoubtedly a smart prospect and the Wokingham Stakes would be a possible target for him if all goes to plan.
Medicean Man (pictured left) ran out the impressive winner of the six furlong handicap at Ascot on Saturday. The son of Medicean put in an eye-catching performance under a confident ride from Jimmy Quinn, who sat quietly throughout the race before asking the horse to quicken away from the field in the closing stages. Medicean Man took the race easily by a length and a half, despite wandering around in front. The success was celebrated by Kate Dobb and her friends who were there to cheer the horse, owned by Kate and her father Stuart, across the line.
Medicean Man is a vey laid-back character and took the race in his stride. He has come home as usual looking like he hasn't had a run and we will send him out again in the next couple of weeks. He's undoubtedly a smart prospect and the Wokingham Stakes would be a possible target for him if all goes to plan.
Friday 7th May- Ascot Bound
The excitement is building ahead of tomorrow's busy day at Ascot. One Way Or Another (pictured, left) is set to line up for Rowley and the Sectionals (the RATS to their friends) in The Victoria Cup, due off at 3.25. Street Power has also been declared to take his chance in the £85,000 contest and will be supported on the day by one of his owners, Godfrey Buckland along with his vocal fan club. We go into the six furlong handicap later in the day with two runners, New Leyf running for James Burdett (who will be represented by his brother Ed on the day) and Medicean Man, for owner Kate Dobb. We have got a box at the course and are looking forward to an exciting afternoon.
*NEWS UPDATE. Medicean Man wins at Ascot on Saturday. Full report this afternoon*
The excitement is building ahead of tomorrow's busy day at Ascot. One Way Or Another (pictured, left) is set to line up for Rowley and the Sectionals (the RATS to their friends) in The Victoria Cup, due off at 3.25. Street Power has also been declared to take his chance in the £85,000 contest and will be supported on the day by one of his owners, Godfrey Buckland along with his vocal fan club. We go into the six furlong handicap later in the day with two runners, New Leyf running for James Burdett (who will be represented by his brother Ed on the day) and Medicean Man, for owner Kate Dobb. We have got a box at the course and are looking forward to an exciting afternoon.
Thursday 6th May- Jesse James Runs At Ffos Las
Just the one runner today and it comes at Ffos Las in Wales in the shape of the Tony Bloom-owned Jesse James. The son of King's Best improved from his first start for the yard when finishing fifth at Pontefract last time and this track promises to suit him better. With Steve Drowne again in the saddle, we are hopeful he will give a good account of himself.
Tuesday 4th May- A Win For Thaliwarru
We had an extremely busy day's racing yesterday with runners in all directions. Thaliwarru was last up at Chepstow in the 5.05 6f handicap and managed to make it a winning day for us under jockey Seb Sanders. Simla Sunset ran a good race under Eddie Ahern at Warwick to finish 4th in the 7f handicap. El Diego had his first outing of the season at Windsor in the 1m3 1/2f handicap. He was slowly into stride but soon in touch, just weakening over the final 2f. He will improve from this run and we look forward to his next outing.
Just the one runner today and it comes at Ffos Las in Wales in the shape of the Tony Bloom-owned Jesse James. The son of King's Best improved from his first start for the yard when finishing fifth at Pontefract last time and this track promises to suit him better. With Steve Drowne again in the saddle, we are hopeful he will give a good account of himself.
Tuesday 4th May- A Win For Thaliwarru
We had an extremely busy day's racing yesterday with runners in all directions. Thaliwarru was last up at Chepstow in the 5.05 6f handicap and managed to make it a winning day for us under jockey Seb Sanders. He is pictured right winning his previous race at Leicester on 8th April. The other horses racing were Simla Sunset at Warwick. Simla ran a good race under Eddie Ahern to finish 4th in the 7f handicap. At one point she looked a possible winner but couldn't quite find enough in the final furlong. El Diego had his first outing of the season at Windsor in the 1m3 1/2f handicap. He was slowly into stride but soon in touch, just weakening over the final 2f. He will improve from this run and we look forward to his next outing. Our other 2 runners were British Sea Power and Edition at Kempton. Edition ran a good race under Liam Keniry to finish 5th in the 1m maiden (div1), staying on well in the final furlong. It's only his 3rd outing and we look forward to exciting times ahead with him.
We had an extremely busy day's racing yesterday with runners in all directions. Thaliwarru was last up at Chepstow in the 5.05 6f handicap and managed to make it a winning day for us under jockey Seb Sanders. He is pictured right winning his previous race at Leicester on 8th April. The other horses racing were Simla Sunset at Warwick. Simla ran a good race under Eddie Ahern to finish 4th in the 7f handicap. At one point she looked a possible winner but couldn't quite find enough in the final furlong. El Diego had his first outing of the season at Windsor in the 1m3 1/2f handicap. He was slowly into stride but soon in touch, just weakening over the final 2f. He will improve from this run and we look forward to his next outing. Our other 2 runners were British Sea Power and Edition at Kempton. Edition ran a good race under Liam Keniry to finish 5th in the 1m maiden (div1), staying on well in the final furlong. It's only his 3rd outing and we look forward to exciting times ahead with him.
Thursday 26th April- Anne Of Kiev Runs Tonight
Anne of Kiev (pictured left) runs tonight at Windsor in the 6.40 handicap over 6 furlongs. She ran extremely well for us last time out at Wolverhampton, finishing a close 2nd to Mo Mhuirnin. This will be Anne Of Kiev's 3rd outing on the turf and so it will be interesting to see how she handles the ground. With her both looking and feeling very well we are hopeful for a big run.
Anne of Kiev (pictured left) runs tonight at Windsor in the 6.40 handicap over 6 furlongs. She ran extremely well for us last time out at Wolverhampton, finishing a close 2nd to Mo Mhuirnin. This will be Anne Of Kiev's 3rd outing on the turf and so it will be interesting to see how she handles the ground. With her both looking and feeling very well we are hopeful for a big run.
Thursday 22nd April- A Huge Effort From New Leyf
Last night saw New Leyf produce a huge effort at Kempton, just being beaten a neck by the smart-looking Crown Choice. The two horses pulled over three lengths clear of the rest of the field and it looks to have been a great run, although there's nothing that Jeremy hates more than being narrowly beaten into 2nd. James Burdett's horse has come home without a problem and is enjoying an easy day on the Seawalker and in the paddock. He could be out again at Ascot on May 8th.
Today we send two runners and Assistant Trainer Coops up to Southwell. British Sea Power contests the maiden over seven furlongs for The Resurrection Partners. The horse ran green and as if a step up in trip would be of benefit on his debut at Ffos Las. We're not totally sure that the course will suit him but, providing he copes with it, he should come on from his last run. Confuchias races for Stuart and Kate Dobb in the claimer and we hope he will leave his poor last run behind him to put in the performance we feel he is capable of.
Tomorrow Flying Silks goes to Wolverhampton. Trevor and Carol Coffen's horse (pictured above) is in good form and we really wanted to run him on the turf but with him needing an ease in the ground, we were going to be waiting a while and he therefore takes his chance on the all-weather.
Last night saw New Leyf produce a huge effort at Kempton, just being beaten a neck by the smart-looking Crown Choice. The two horses pulled over three lengths clear of the rest of the field and it looks to have been a great run, although there's nothing that Jeremy hates more than being narrowly beaten into 2nd. James Burdett's horse has come home without a problem and is enjoying an easy day on the Seawalker and in the paddock. He could be out again at Ascot on May 8th.
Today we send two runners and Assistant Trainer Coops up to Southwell. British Sea Power contests the maiden over seven furlongs for The Resurrection Partners. The horse ran green and as if a step up in trip would be of benefit on his debut at Ffos Las. We're not totally sure that the course will suit him but, providing he copes with it, he should come on from his last run. Confuchias races for Stuart and Kate Dobb in the claimer and we hope he will leave his poor last run behind him to put in the performance we feel he is capable of.
Tomorrow Flying Silks goes to Wolverhampton. Trevor and Carol Coffen's horse (pictured above) is in good form and we really wanted to run him on the turf but with him needing an ease in the ground, we were going to be waiting a while and he therefore takes his chance on the all-weather.
Thursday 22nd April- New Leyf Runs Tonight
New Leyf (pictured) has his first run for new owner Hong Kong-based James Burdett at Kempton tonight. The son of Kheleyf pairs up again with Steve Drowne (fresh from his win on Street Power last Friday) who has already won two races on him. The pair are bidding to add another win to that tally in the seven furlong handicap due off at 8.50. James' brother Edward will be there to cheer the horse home and he looks to have a good chance of christening the colours with a win.
Rock With You ran well yesterday for the Rock & Rollers. She found herself in a hot-looking maiden and just got caught for a turn of foot when they sprinted for the finish. She now qualifies for her mark and will be back out in a few weeks. Dominium also ran well, coming third under Luke Morris, despite concentrating more on the fillies than his racing. The E Dubai colt undoubtedly has ability and he will be gelded before his next run to help him figure out how to use it!
British Sea Power and Confuchias both head to Southwell tomorrow for the Resurrection Partners and Stuart and Kate Dobb.
New Leyf (pictured) has his first run for new owner Hong Kong-based James Burdett at Kempton tonight. The son of Kheleyf pairs up again with Steve Drowne (fresh from his win on Street Power last Friday) who has already won two races on him. The pair are bidding to add another win to that tally in the seven furlong handicap due off at 8.50. James' brother Edward will be there to cheer the horse home and he looks to have a good chance of christening the colours with a win.
Rock With You ran well yesterday for the Rock & Rollers. She found herself in a hot-looking maiden and just got caught for a turn of foot when they sprinted for the finish. She now qualifies for her mark and will be back out in a few weeks. Dominium also ran well, coming third under Luke Morris, despite concentrating more on the fillies than his racing. The E Dubai colt undoubtedly has ability and he will be gelded before his next run to help him figure out how to use it!
British Sea Power and Confuchias both head to Southwell tomorrow for the Resurrection Partners and Stuart and Kate Dobb.
Wednesday 21st April- Kempton Bound
We head to Kempton tomorrow with two exciting runners. First up is Rock With You running for The Rock & Rollers for the first time. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly contests the one mile maiden due off at 2.50 and will be looking to improve again following her promising last run at the course. The majority of her owners will be there to cheer her on and quite a few of them will be joining us for lunch first. At 4.25 Dominium has his second run in a handicap for owner Richard Page. The E Dubai colt (pictured after winning his maiden at Kempton) will have come on from his handicap debut last time out. The race looks to have plenty of unexposed contenders in it but we are hoping for another good showing from the horse.
We head to Kempton tomorrow with two exciting runners. First up is Rock With You running for The Rock & Rollers for the first time. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly contests the one mile maiden due off at 2.50 and will be looking to improve again following her promising last run at the course. The majority of her owners will be there to cheer her on and quite a few of them will be joining us for lunch first. At 4.25 Dominium has his second run in a handicap for owner Richard Page. The E Dubai colt (pictured after winning his maiden at Kempton) will have come on from his handicap debut last time out. The race looks to have plenty of unexposed contenders in it but we are hoping for another good showing from the horse.
Saturday 17th April- A Winning Return For Street Power
Street Power (pictured) made a winning start to his season last night, taking the six furlong handicap at Kempton under Steve Drowne and making it five wins from six runs at the course. The horse is a firm favourite at the yard and has received some fan mail this morning from some of his many followers. Steve and Jeremy were delighted with the run, as were the horse's owners, Godfrey, Karen and Tanya, and he looks set to give us some fun days out this summer.
Jeremy is featured in The Sun today, on a big centre page spread. In the interview he picks out One Way Or Another as a horse to follow for the season. Some of One Way's owners, Mervyn and Sandy, called in to watch the horse gallop this morning and he went very well, impressing Gerg, his regular rider. There are still shares left in One Way ahead of his tilt at The Victoria Cup at Ascot on May 8th. You can take a 1/8 share in him for just
Street Power (pictured) made a winning start to his season last night, taking the six furlong handicap at Kempton under Steve Drowne and making it five wins from six runs at the course. The horse is a firm favourite at the yard and has received some fan mail this morning from some of his many followers. Steve and Jeremy were delighted with the run, as were the horse's owners, Godfrey, Karen and Tanya, and he looks set to give us some fun days out this summer.
Jeremy is featured in The Sun today, on a big centre page spread. In the interview he picks out One Way Or Another as a horse to follow for the season. Some of One Way's owners, Mervyn and Sandy, called in to watch the horse gallop this morning and he went very well, impressing Gerg, his regular rider. There are still shares left in One Way ahead of his tilt at The Victoria Cup at Ascot on May 8th. You can take a 1/8 share in him for just
Able Master and Mrs Penny both ran today and neither disgraced themselves. Mrs Penny looked unsuited by the undulating track at Ripon and found herself in the slower group on the nearside rail. She ran on well at the end and will come on for the run. Able Master lined up in the Listed race over six furlongs at Newmarket, coming 7th but finishing off well. He will also improve for the outing.
Tomorrow we have Catalan Bay and Street Power (pictured above) both having their first runs of the season. The former has been very frustrating to train, as she has plenty of ability but tends to be too aggressive in her races. She tackles a seven furlong handicap at Thirsk, due off at 3.05. Street Power heads to Kempton at 8.30 where he will be partnered by Steve Drowne in the six furlong handicap. Some of his owners, Godfrey and Karen, will be there to cheer the powerful son of Street Cry home.
Wednesday 14th April- Medicean Man Runs At Beverley
Our sole representative today is the Stuart and Kate Dobb-owned Medicean Man in the 5f handicap at Beverley (3:10pm). Following his highly-impressive winning reappearance at Wolverhampton, we felt this was a suitable next step up the ladder for the son of Medicean. We harbour hopes of him being competitive in some of the season's biggest sprint handicaps, but he has limited experience in big, tightly-grouped fields. He will get his first real taste of that in today's contest and while we would have minor reservations about how he will handle the hustle and bustle of such a contest, we are confident that he has the raw ability to win the race granted a bit of luck in running that a horse always needs over 5f at Beverley. Jeremy has already walked the track and reports conditions to be suitable for our charge, so we are looking forward to an exciting 60 seconds or so.
Our sole representative today is the Stuart and Kate Dobb-owned Medicean Man in the 5f handicap at Beverley (3:10pm). Following his highly-impressive winning reappearance at Wolverhampton, we felt this was a suitable next step up the ladder for the son of Medicean. We harbour hopes of him being competitive in some of the season's biggest sprint handicaps, but he has limited experience in big, tightly-grouped fields. He will get his first real taste of that in today's contest and while we would have minor reservations about how he will handle the hustle and bustle of such a contest, we are confident that he has the raw ability to win the race granted a bit of luck in running that a horse always needs over 5f at Beverley. Jeremy has already walked the track and reports conditions to be suitable for our charge, so we are looking forward to an exciting 60 seconds or so.
Tuesday 13th April- A Busy Few Days
We have had a hectic few days, with our open morning going well and attracting over three hundred people on Sunday and four horses running yesterday. We were delighted with the response to the open morning and are delighted to welcome plenty of new owners to the yard. There will be a full report in this month's newsletter which you can sign up for on this page.
Yesterday we enjoyed several good runs. Sulis Minerva ran an excellent race to finish second at Folkestone on what was only her second ever outing. She was bought by Richard Page at the open morning and looks to be a very exciting prospect for him in the coming months. We also got two thirds at the course, courtesy of Simla Sunset and Edition. It was Simla's first race of the season and she ran very well, despite her wide draw and will definitely come on for it. Edition is a horse that Jeremy has always liked and he was convinced his poor first showing at Lingfield was down to him not handling the track. Yesterday's vastly improved performance is an indication that Jeremy's faith is justified and he should turn into a nice horse. Ivory Silk was our fourth runer yesterday but things didn't really pan out for her at Windsor and she came sixth. She will be back out in a few weeks.
Today we head up to Pontefract with Jesse James (pictured above) who runs in the one mile handicap at 3.20
We have had a hectic few days, with our open morning going well and attracting over three hundred people on Sunday and four horses running yesterday. We were delighted with the response to the open morning and are delighted to welcome plenty of new owners to the yard. There will be a full report in this month's newsletter which you can sign up for on this page.
Yesterday we enjoyed several good runs. Sulis Minerva ran an excellent race to finish second at Folkestone on what was only her second ever outing. She was bought by Richard Page at the open morning and looks to be a very exciting prospect for him in the coming months. We also got two thirds at the course, courtesy of Simla Sunset and Edition. It was Simla's first race of the season and she ran very well, despite her wide draw and will definitely come on for it. Edition is a horse that Jeremy has always liked and he was convinced his poor first showing at Lingfield was down to him not handling the track. Yesterday's vastly improved performance is an indication that Jeremy's faith is justified and he should turn into a nice horse. Ivory Silk was our fourth runer yesterday but things didn't really pan out for her at Windsor and she came sixth. She will be back out in a few weeks.
Today we head up to Pontefract with Jesse James (pictured above) who runs in the one mile handicap at 3.20
Saturday 10th April- Thaliwarru Wins At Leicester
The yard's run of good form has continued this week with Thaliwarru winning at Leicester and Anne Of Kiev coming second at Wolverhampton on Thursday, just missing out on the top spot after being denied a clear run. Yesterday Golden Ratio came third back at Wolves. The daughter of Noverre has now picked up her handicap mark and will hopefully run on turf next time out.
Today we send Frank Lisewski's Winifred Jo (pictured above) to Lingfield for her first run of the season. She is contesting the six furlong maiden at 3.50 under Luke Morris. We also head back to Wolverhampton with Stuart Dobb's Chief Exec tonight before trying to get a good night's sleep before our open morning tomorrow.
The yard's run of good form has continued this week with Thaliwarru winning at Leicester and Anne Of Kiev coming second at Wolverhampton on Thursday, just missing out on the top spot after being denied a clear run. Yesterday Golden Ratio came third back at Wolves. The daughter of Noverre has now picked up her handicap mark and will hopefully run on turf next time out.
Today we send Frank Lisewski's Winifred Jo (pictured above) to Lingfield for her first run of the season. She is contesting the six furlong maiden at 3.50 under Luke Morris. We also head back to Wolverhampton with Stuart Dobb's Chief Exec tonight before trying to get a good night's sleep before our open morning tomorrow.
The open morning starts at 10am and everyone is invited to come along, watch the horses work, meet Jeremy, Steve Drowne and Luke Morris, tour the facilitites and watch a horse parade.
Thursday 8th April- Thaliwarru Wins At Leicester
Thaliwarru became our latest winner, taking the seller at Leicester this afternoon for owner Tony Bloom. The Barathea gelding clearly relished the soft ground and was given a strong ride by Steve Drowne. Visitors to our open morning on Sunday will be able to see both Thaliwarru and Steve, as well as plenty of other horses working and in our horse parade. Luke Morris will be riding out alongside Steve. The morning starts at 10am and admission is free.
Wednesday 7th April- Ground Denies Flying Silks A Run
Flying Silks was all set to run at Nottingham this afternoon, but having inspected the track and spoken to a number of jockeys that had ridden in earlier races, Jeremy had a difficult decision to make regarding the horses participation. The worry was that the increasingly testing going would result in the horse having a very hard race on what was his seasonal reappearance, thus running the risk of bottoming him for the season. With the horse, our staff and Jeremy already at the track, the easy call would have been to take a chance and run him, but Jeremy made the right decision by the horse and pulled him out. He has a number of options in the coming weeks and we will keep you posted as to which we are favouring.
Tomorrow we have two runners declared, with Thaliwarru lining up in the 6f seller for three-year-olds at Leicester and Anne Of Kiev set to run in the 6f handicap at Wolverhampton. Thaliwarru should appreciate the prevailing going and run well, whilst Anne Of Kiev should appreciate the step up in trip and go close.
Thaliwarru became our latest winner, taking the seller at Leicester this afternoon for owner Tony Bloom. The Barathea gelding (pictured left) clearly relished the soft ground and was given a strong ride by Steve Drowne. Visitors to our open morning on Sunday will be able to see both Thaliwarru and Steve, as well as plenty of other horses working and in our horse parade. Luke Morris will be riding out alongside Steve. The morning starts at 10am and admission is free.
Wednesday 7th April- Ground Denies Flying Silks A Run
Flying Silks was all set to run at Nottingham this afternoon, but having inspected the track and spoken to a number of jockeys that had ridden in earlier races, Jeremy had a difficult decision to make regarding the horses participation. The worry was that the increasingly testing going would result in the horse having a very hard race on what was his seasonal reappearance, thus running the risk of bottoming him for the season. With the horse, our staff and Jeremy already at the track, the easy call would have been to take a chance and run him, but Jeremy made the right decision by the horse and pulled him out. He has a number of options in the coming weeks and we will keep you posted as to which we are favouring.
Tomorrow we have two runners declared, with Thaliwarru lining up in the 6f seller for three-year-olds at Leicester and Anne Of Kiev set to run in the 6f handicap at Wolverhampton. Thaliwarru should appreciate the prevailing going and run well, whilst Anne Of Kiev should appreciate the step up in trip and go close.
Tuesday 6th April- Two Debutants At Ffos Las
British Sea Power and Hedonist head over into Wales today to make their racing debuts at Ffos Las. British Sea Power (pictured left), by Barathea, will run in the colours of the Resurrection Partners and Hedonist is representing OTI Management. Both geldings will no doubt come on for the experience and it will be interesting to see how they handle their first races.
Tomorrow we take Flying Silks to Nottingham where he will be contesting the handicap over an extended mile for his owners, Trevor and Carol Coffen. It is the Barathea gelding's first run of the season and he is in great form at home so finger are crossed for a big run.
Flying Silks was all set to run at Nottingham this afternoon, but having inspected the track and spoken to a number of jockeys that had ridden in earlier races, Jeremy had a difficult decision to make regarding the horses participation. The worry was that the increasingly testing going would result in the horse having a very hard race on what was his seasonal reappearance, thus running the risk of bottoming him for the season. With the horse, our staff and Jeremy already at the track, the easy call would have been to take a chance and run him, but Jeremy made the right decision by the horse and pulled him out. He has a number of options in the coming weeks and we will keep you posted as to which we are favouring.
Tomorrow we have two runners declared, with Thaliwarru lining up in the 6f seller for three-year-olds at Leicester and Anne Of Kiev set to run in the 6f handicap at Wolverhampton. Thaliwarru should appreciate the prevailing going and run well, whilst Anne Of Kiev should appreciate the step up in trip and go close.
Tuesday 7th April- Two Debutants At Ffos Las
British Sea Power and Hedonist head over into Wales today to make their racing debuts at Ffos Las. British Sea Power (pictured left), by Barathea, will run in the colours of the Resurrection Partners and Hedonist is representing OTI Management. Both geldings will no doubt come on for the experience and it will be interesting to see how they handle their first races.
Tomorrow we take Flying Silks to Nottingham where he will be contesting the handicap over an extended mile for his owners, Trevor and Carol Coffen. It is the Barathea gelding's first run of the season and he is in great form at home so finger are crossed for a big run.
Just a reminder that our Open Monring is fast approaching. It starts at 10am on Sunday 11th April and we would love you to join us for it. Steve Drowne (pictured left, on New Leyf) and Luke Morris will be riding out and there will be the chance to tour the facilities and see the stable's equine stars close-up in a horse parade.
Friday 2nd April- Dominium Runs Tomorrow
Dominium has his first run in a handicap tomorrow at Kempton. The son of E Dubai was very impressive when taking a six furlong maiden at the course on his second start and we feel he will appreciate the step up to seven furlongs. The three-year-old colt will find tomorrow's race tougher but we feel he will come on again from his last run and hope for a big run from him for owner Richard Page.
British Sea Power and Hedonist head over into Wales today to make their racing debuts at Ffos Las. British Sea Power (pictured left), by Barathea, will run in the colours of the Resurrection Partners and Hedonist is representing OTI Management. Both geldings will no doubt come on for the experience and it will be interesting to see how they handle their first races.
Tomorrow we take Flying Silks to Nottingham where he will be contesting the handicap over an extended mile for his owners, Trevor and Carol Coffen. It is the Barathea gelding's first run of the season and he is in great form at home so finger are crossed for a big run.
Just a reminder that our Open Monring is fast approaching. It starts at 10am on Sunday 11th April and we would love you to join us for it. Steve Drowne (pictured left, on New Leyf) and Luke Morris will be riding out and there will be the chance to tour the facilities and see the stable's equine stars close-up in a horse parade.
Friday 2nd April- Dominium Runs Tomorrow
Dominium has his first run in a handicap tomorrow at Kempton. The son of E Dubai was very impressive when taking a six furlong maiden at the course on his second start and we feel he will appreciate the step up to seven furlongs. The three-year-old colt will find tomorrow's race tougher but we feel he will come on again from his last run and hope for a big run from him for owner Richard Page.
Tuesday 30th March- A Huge Run From One Way Or Another
Simon Rowlands' One Way Or Another (pictured) put in a huge effort at Doncaster on Sunday, finishing third in the six furlong handicap after being badly hampered. It was the Carnegie gelding's first outing of the season and if he hadn't been cracked across the nose by another jockey's whip in the closing stages of the race, the race could well have been his for the taking. As it was, he only finished third by a half length and a head. Having a break has clearly freshened One Way up well and he is now being aimed at the Victoria Cup on May 8th.
Tomorrow we have Chief Exec running at Kempton. The horse put in a good performance on his last start at Wolverhampton and we are hoping that he will carry on the stable's run of good form under Adam Kirby tomorrow.
Dominium has his first run in a handicap tomorrow at Kempton. The son of E Dubai was very impressive when taking a six furlong maiden at the course on his second start and we feel he will appreciate the step up to seven furlongs. The three-year-old colt will find tomorrow's race tougher but we feel he will come on again from his last run and hope for a big run from him for owner Richard Page.
Just a reminder that our Open Monring is fast approaching. It starts at 10am on Sunday 11th April and we would love you to join us for it. Steve Drowne (pictured left, on New Leyf) and Luke Morris (pictured above on Dominium) will be riding out and there will be the chance to tour the facilities and see the stable's equine stars close-up in a horse parade.
Tuesday 30th March- A Huge Run From One Way Or Another
Simon Rowlands' One Way Or Another (pictured) put in a huge effort at Doncaster on Sunday, finishing third in the six furlong handicap after being badly hampered. It was the Carnegie gelding's first outing of the season and if he hadn't been cracked across the nose by another jockey's whip in the closing stages of the race, the race could well have been his for the taking. As it was, he only finished third by a half length and a head. Having a break has clearly freshened One Way up well and he is now being aimed at the Victoria Cup on May 8th.
Tomorrow we have Chief Exec running at Kempton. The horse put in a good performance on his last start at Wolverhampton and we are hoping that he will carry on the stable's run of good form under Adam Kirby tomorrow.
Friday 26th March- A Win For Medicean Man
Despite running over a trip that was shorter than ideal, running on the all-weather for the first time, taking on a bend for the first time and having his first run after a break, Medicean Man proved himself too good for his rivals in the five furlong handicap at Wolverhampton tonight. The flying chestnut notched up another win for owners Stuart and Kate Dobb and is definitely a smart prospect for the coming turf season. He'll be back out at Ripon in a few weeks. It is great to have the horses in flying form! On Sunday we head up to Doncaster where Confuchias and One Way Or Another are set to run.
Simon Rowlands' One Way Or Another (pictured) put in a huge effort at Doncaster on Sunday, finishing third in the six furlong handicap after being badly hampered. It was the Carnegie gelding's first outing of the season and if he hadn't been cracked across the nose by another jockey's whip in the closing stages of the race, the race could well have been his for the taking. As it was, he only finished third by a half length and a head. Having a break has clearly freshened One Way up well and he is now being aimed at the Victoria Cup on May 8th.
Tomorrow we have Chief Exec running at Kempton. The horse put in a good performance on his last start at Wolverhampton and we are hoping that he will carry on the stable's run of good form under Adam Kirby tomorrow.
Friday 26th March- A Win For Medicean Man
Despite running over a trip that was shorter than ideal, running on the all-weather for the first time, taking on a bend for the first time and having his first run after a break, Medicean Man proved himself too good for his rivals in the five furlong handicap at Wolverhampton tonight. The flying chestnut notched up another win for owners Stuart and Kate Dobb and is definitely a smart prospect for the coming turf season. He'll be back out at Ripon in a few weeks. It is great to have the horses in flying form! On Sunday we head up to Doncaster where Confuchias and One Way Or Another are set to run.
Friday 26th March- Rock With You Impresses
Rock With You ran very well last night, finishing third in a competitive-looking maiden at Kempton. The two horses that finished ahead of her were both strongly fancied and look to be nice types and indeed a few behind our filly don't look bad either. Despite the filly still being a little green, as she was entitled to be on only her second start, she ran an honest race and looks sure to give her owners, Duncan, Sandra, Wayne, Lance, Gordon and Tanya some fun days out. There are still shares left in the filly at just
Despite running over a trip that was shorter than ideal, running on the all-weather for the first time, taking on a bend for the first time and having his first run after a break, Medicean Man proved himself too good for his rivals in the five furlong handicap at Wolverhampton tonight. The flying chestnut notched up another win for owners Stuart and Kate Dobb and is definitely a smart prospect for the coming turf season. He'll be back out at Ripon in a few weeks. It is great to have the horses in flying form!
On Sunday we head up to Doncaster where Confuchias and One Way Or Another are set to run.
Friday 26th March- Rock With You Impresses
Rock With You ran very well last night, finishing third in a competitive-looking maiden at Kempton. The two horses that finished ahead of her were both strongly fancied and look to be nice types and indeed a few behind our filly don't look bad either. Despite the filly still being a little green, as she was entitled to be on only her second start, she ran an honest race and looks sure to give her owners, Duncan, Sandra, Wayne, Lance, Gordon and Tanya some fun days out. There are still shares left in the filly at just
Rock With You ran very well last night, finishing third in a competitive-looking maiden at Kempton. The two horses that finished ahead of her were both strongly fancied and look to be nice types and indeed a few behind our filly don't look bad either. Despite the filly still being a little green, as she was entitled to be on only her second start, she ran an honest race and looks sure to give her owners, Duncan, Sandra, Wayne, Lance, Gordon and Tanya some fun days out. There are still shares left in the filly at just
Rock With You has been declared to run at Kempton on Thursday. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly (pictured left) ran 4th in her first start in a six furlong maiden at the course last time out. We feel that the step up to seven furlongs will suit her and Luke Morris retains the ride. We have a great group of people involved with the filly and we are hoping for her to progress further.
Ivory Silk ran her usual consistent race in The Hever Stakes on Saturday, just finding the pace a bit slick for her. The mare has come out of the race without a problem and we will look at the options for her next run.
Saturday 20th March- Ivory Silk Runs In Hever Stakes
Ivory Silk is lining up in the listed race at Lingfield this afternoon, where she look to have a very stiff task ahead of her. The strong field includes a number of well-established listed/Group race performers, however it looks like it will be run to suit the mare and we are hopeful that she will run above herself. Owners Richard Page and Stuart Dobb will be there to cheer their gutsy mare (pictured above) home.
Sulis Minerva and Anne of Kiev both finished 4th at Wolverhampton last night. Sulis Minerva was hampered quite badly in her debut and did well to finish as well as she did. Anne of Kiev didn't have the race run to suit and is better than the bare form suggests.
Friday 19th March- Two Runners at Wolverhampton
Tonight we head north to Wolverhampton with two runners. First up is Anne of Kiev who will be looking to follow up on her previous course and distance win at the track for us. The daughter of Oasis Dream runs in the five furlong handicap at 5.50 and we are hopeful of a good run from her. Lining up in the 6.20 is Sulis Minerva who is having her first race start. The Arakan filly is bred and owned by our Racing Manager, Kevin Blake, who will be at the races with Jeremy to cheer her on.
Ivory Silk is lining up in the listed race at Lingfield this afternoon, where she look to have a very stiff task ahead of her. The strong field includes a number of well-established listed/Group race performers, however it looks like it will be run to suit the mare and we are hopeful that she will run above herself. Owners Richard Page and Stuart Dobb will be there to cheer their gutsy mare (pictured above) home.
Sulis Minerva and Anne of Kiev both finished 4th at Wolverhampton last night. Sulis Minerva was hampered quite badly in her debut and did well to finish as well as she did. Anne of Kiev didn't have the race run to suit and is better than the bare form suggests.
Friday 19th March- Two Runners at Wolverhampton
Tonight we head north to Wolverhampton with two runners. First up is Anne of Kiev who will be looking to follow up on her previous course and distance win at the track for us. The daughter of Oasis Dream runs in the five furlong handicap at 5.50 and we are hopeful of a good run from her. Lining up in the 6.20 is Sulis Minerva who is having her first race start. The Arakan filly is bred and owned by our Racing Manager, Kevin Blake, who will be at the races with Jeremy to cheer her on.
Thursday 18th March- A Double At Kempton
We had a night to remember last night when both of our runners emerged victorious from their races at Kempton. Dominium was having his first run for new owner Richard Page and put in an impressive performance to win the six furlong maiden under Luke Morris. It was only the E Dubai colt's second start and he was still obviously green throughout the race. He should come on again for the experience and looks as though he will get further too. New Leyf (pictured above) completed our double, taking the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne in eye-catching style. This was his second course and distance win and there looks to be stoll more to come from the progressive son of Kheleyf.
Tonight we head north to Wolverhampton with two runners. First up is Anne of Kiev who will be looking to follow up on her previous course and distance win at the track for us. The daughter of Oasis Dream runs in the five furlong handicap at 5.50 and we are hopeful of a good run from her. Lining up in the 6.20 is Sulis Minerva who is having her first race start. The Arakan filly is bred and owned by our Racing Manager, Kevin Blake, who will be at the races with Jeremy to cheer her on.
Thursday 18th March- A Double At Kempton
We had a night to remember last night when both of our runners emerged victorious from their races at Kempton. Dominium was having his first run for new owner Richard Page and put in an impressive performance to win the six furlong maiden under Luke Morris. It was only the E Dubai colt's second start and he was still obviously green throughout the race. He should come on again for the experience and looks as though he will get further too. New Leyf (pictured above) completed our double, taking the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne in eye-catching style. This was his second course and distance win and there looks to be stoll more to come from the progressive son of Kheleyf.
Tuesday 16th March- Kempton Bound
We have two runners declared to run at Kempton on Wednesday evening. The first is the Richard Page-owned Dominium (pictured left), who finishing a promising second on his debut earlier this year. The athletic-looking E Dubai colt lines up in the median auction maiden over six furlongs and Luke Morris retains the ride. Also running at the meeting is New Leyf, who will be returning to the same course and distance that he won so impressively over on his penultimate start. Steve Drowne will be back in the saddle and we hope he can run another big race.
We had a night to remember last night when both of our runners emerged victorious from their races at Kempton. Dominium was having his first run for new owner Richard Page and put in an impressive performance to win the six furlong maiden under Luke Morris. It was only the E Dubai colt's second start and he was still obviously green throughout the race. He should come on again for the experience and looks as though he will get further too. New Leyf (pictured above) completed our double, taking the six furlong handicap under Steve Drowne in eye-catching style. This was his second course and distance win and there looks to be stoll more to come from the progressive son of Kheleyf.
Tuesday 16th March- Kempton Bound
We have two runners declared to run at Kempton on Wednesday evening. The first is the Richard Page-owned Dominium (pictured left), who finishing a promising second on his debut earlier this year. The athletic-looking E Dubai colt lines up in the median auction maiden over six furlongs and Luke Morris retains the ride. Also running at the meeting is New Leyf, who will be returning to the same course and distance that he won so impressively over on his penultimate start. Steve Drowne will be back in the saddle and we hope he can run another big race.
Saturday 13th March- Confuchias Runs Tonight
We have made Wolverhampton our second home this week and have picked up a second, courtesy of Golden Ratio, and a third, thanks to Chief Exec. Today we head back up the M5 with Stuart and Kate Dobb's Confuchias (pictured left) on board. The son of Cape Cross has found himself in a tough-looking handicap and has also managed to draw the outside stall, however he is in good form and enjoyed a quiet hack through the forest yesterday to freshen him up. We are trying him in blinkers and Luke Morris, who knows him well, is back in the saddle.
We have two runners declared to run at Kempton on Wednesday evening. The first is the Richard Page-owned Dominium (pictured left), who finishing a promising second on his debut earlier this year. The athletic-looking E Dubai colt lines up in the median auction maiden over six furlongs and Luke Morris retains the ride. Also running at the meeting is New Leyf, who will be returning to the same course and distance that he won so impressively over on his penultimate start. Steve Drowne will be back in the saddle and we hope he can run another big race.
Saturday 13th March- Confuchias Runs Tonight
We have made Wolverhampton our second home this week and have picked up a second, courtesy of Golden Ratio, and a third, thanks to Chief Exec. Today we head back up the M5 with Stuart and Kate Dobb's Confuchias (pictured left) on board. The son of Cape Cross has found himself in a tough-looking handicap and has also managed to draw the outside stall, however he is in good form and enjoyed a quiet hack through the forest yesterday to freshen him up. We are trying him in blinkers and Luke Morris, who knows him well, is back in the saddle.
Thursday 11th March- Clocking Up The Miles
We have a busy day at the yard today. Jeremy is off to Kempton to have a look at the breeze up horses. Coops, just back from Australia, is heading to Southwell to saddle Tony Bloom's Thaliwarru. The horse runs in the seven furlong apprentice handicap under John Fahy and we expect a good run from him. Tonight we also send out Acrosstheuniverse (pictured left) and Chief Exec at Wolverhampton. You can read more about them in Jeremy's blog. Golden Ratio ran very well at Wolverhampton last night, coming second in just her second start.
We have made Wolverhampton our second home this week and have picked up a second, courtesy of Golden Ratio, and a third, thanks to Chief Exec. Today we head back up the M5 with Stuart and Kate Dobb's Confuchias (pictured left) on board. The son of Cape Cross has found himself in a tough-looking handicap and has also managed to draw the outside stall, however he is in good form and enjoyed a quiet hack through the forest yesterday to freshen him up. We are trying him in blinkers and Luke Morris, who knows him well, is back in the saddle.
Thursday 11th March- Clocking Up The Miles
We have a busy day at the yard today. Jeremy is off to Kempton to have a look at the breeze up horses. Coops, just back from Australia, is heading to Southwell to saddle Tony Bloom's Thaliwarru. The horse runs in the seven furlong apprentice handicap under John Fahy and we expect a good run from him. Tonight we also send out Acrosstheuniverse (pictured left) and Chief Exec at Wolverhampton. You can read more about them in Jeremy's blog. Golden Ratio ran very well at Wolverhampton last night, coming second in just her second start.
Wednesday 10th March- Golden Ratio Runs Tonight
Golden Ratio is all set to run at Wolverhampton tomorrow night in the maiden over six furlongs. The three-year-old Noverre filly put in an encouraging performance on her debut, running on late to finish fifth at the same course. She is sure to come on for that experience and, although she will probably appreciate further in time, we are hopeful of another good run from her. Luke Morris takes the ride and the race is due off at 6pm.
We have a busy day at the yard today. Jeremy is off to Kempton to have a look at the breeze up horses. Coops, just back from Australia, is heading to Southwell to saddle Tony Bloom's Thaliwarru. The horse runs in the seven furlong apprentice handicap under John Fahy and we expect a good run from him. Tonight we also send out Acrosstheuniverse (pictured left) and Chief Exec at Wolverhampton. You can read more about them in Jeremy's blog. Golden Ratio ran very well at Wolverhampton last night, coming second in just her second start.
Wednesday 10th March- Golden Ratio Runs Tonight
Golden Ratio is all set to run at Wolverhampton tomorrow night in the maiden over six furlongs. The three-year-old Noverre filly put in an encouraging performance on her debut, running on late to finish fifth at the same course. She is sure to come on for that experience and, although she will probably appreciate further in time, we are hopeful of another good run from her. Luke Morris takes the ride and the race is due off at 6pm.
Friday 5th March- Jesse James Runs Well
Jesse James (pictured left) ran fifth at Kempton on Wednesday night. He ran in the handicap over a mile and put up a satisfactory performance, considering he has had nearly six months off the track. The Racing Post commented that he "should be all the better for this debut for his new connections and is one to keep an eye on". Our next runners will be out next week, with Confuchias and Golden Ratio due to run at Wolverhampton on Wednesday night.
Golden Ratio is all set to run at Wolverhampton tomorrow night in the maiden over six furlongs. The three-year-old Noverre filly put in an encouraging performance on her debut, running on late to finish fifth at the same course. She is sure to come on for that experience and, although she will probably appreciate further in time, we are hopeful of another good run from her. Luke Morris takes the ride and the race is due off at 6pm.
Friday 5th March- Jesse James Runs Well
Jesse James (pictured left) ran fifth at Kempton on Wednesday night. He ran in the handicap over a mile and put up a satisfactory performance, considering he has had nearly six months off the track. The Racing Post commented that he "should be all the better for this debut for his new connections and is one to keep an eye on". Our next runners will be out next week, with Confuchias and Golden Ratio due to run at Wolverhampton on Wednesday night.
Monday 1st March- A Good Run From Rock With You
Rock With You put in a good performance on her debut yesterday, finishing fourth in a competitive maiden over six furlongs at Kempton. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly ran green, as we expected her to, but she ran on well at the end and will benefit from an extra furlong on her next start. We are syndicating the filly and you can get involved with her on a try-before-you-buy basis for just
Jesse James (pictured left) ran fifth at Kempton on Wednesday night. He ran in the handicap over a mile and put up a satisfactory performance, considering he has had nearly six months off the track. The Racing Post commented that he "should be all the better for this debut for his new connections and is one to keep an eye on". Our next runners will be out next week, with Confuchias and Golden Ratio due to run at Wolverhampton on Wednesday night.
Monday 1st March- A Good Run From Rock With You
Rock With You put in a good performance on her debut yesterday, finishing fourth in a competitive maiden over six furlongs at Kempton. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly ran green, as we expected her to, but she ran on well at the end and will benefit from an extra furlong on her next start. We are syndicating the filly and you can get involved with her on a try-before-you-buy basis for just
Jesse James (pictured left) makes his debut for the yard tonight at Kempton. He runs in the handicap over a mile and Steve Drowne takes the ride. Jesse is owned by Tony Bloom and, if he put his best foot forward tonight, he could well find himself being aimed at The Lincoln, for which he holds an entry.
Monday 1st March- A Good Run From Rock With You
Rock With You put in a good performance on her debut yesterday, finishing fourth in a competitive maiden over six furlongs at Kempton. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly ran green, as we expected her to, but she ran on well at the end and will benefit from an extra furlong on her next start. We are syndicating the filly and you can get involved with her on a try-before-you-buy basis for just
Rock With You (pictured left) put in a good performance on her debut yesterday, finishing fourth in a competitive maiden over six furlongs at Kempton. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly ran green, as we expected her to, but she ran on well at the end and will benefit from an extra furlong on her next start. We are syndicating the filly and you can get involved with her on a try-before-you-buy basis for just
New Leyf (pictured left) finished a credible fourth in the valuable six furlong handicap at Wolverhampton yesterday afternoon. It was a significant step up in class for the son of Kheleyf and was also the first time he has raced left-handed on an all-weather track, therefore we were satisfied with how he aquitted himself. Rock With You makes her debut tomorrow afternoon at Kempton for owner Duncan Goodwin. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly will come on for the experience in what looks to be a competitive maiden.
Friday 26th February- Sutton Veny Gets Her Hat-Trick
Sutton Veny made it three from three under Adam Kirby at Kempton on Wednesday night, maintaining the partnership's unbeaten record. The filly dictated things from the front again and Adam gave her another perfect ride, much to the delight of her rather vocal followers, the Sutton Veny Syndicate. Jeremy and Adam feel there is still more to come from the daughter of Acclamation and we are very much looking forward to running her on the turf in the coming months. Thaliwarru ran a pleasing second at Southwell yesterday in Tony Bloom's colours and Chief Exec also put in a good run after a lay-off at Kempton last night, coming fifth for Stuart and Kate Dobb.
Wednesday 24th February- Sutton Veny Runs Tonight
Sutton Veny heads to Kempton to bid for her hat-trick tonight. The progressive daughter of Acclamation will again be partnered by Adam Kirby as the pair try to extend their unbeaten partnership. The Sutton Veny Syndicate will be making their way to the course and will no doubt be heard cheering their charge on. The race is due off at 7pm and is a handicap over six furlongs for horses rated 0-85. There are only five runners and we are hopeful for another memorable night courtesy of the galloping grey.
Sutton Veny made it three from three under Adam Kirby at Kempton on Wednesday night, maintaining the partnership's unbeaten record. The filly dictated things from the front again and Adam gave her another perfect ride, much to the delight of her rather vocal followers, the Sutton Veny Syndicate. Jeremy and Adam feel there is still more to come from the daughter of Acclamation and we are very much looking forward to running her on the turf in the coming months. Thaliwarru ran a pleasing second at Southwell yesterday in Tony Bloom's colours and Chief Exec also put in a good run after a lay-off at Kempton last night, coming fifth for Stuart and Kate Dobb.
Wednesday 24th February- Sutton Veny Runs Tonight
Sutton Veny heads to Kempton to bid for her hat-trick tonight. The progressive daughter of Acclamation will again be partnered by Adam Kirby as the pair try to extend their unbeaten partnership. The Sutton Veny Syndicate will be making their way to the course and will no doubt be heard cheering their charge on. The race is due off at 7pm and is a handicap over six furlongs for horses rated 0-85. There are only five runners and we are hopeful for another memorable night courtesy of the galloping grey.
Tuesday 23rd February- Another Good Run From Ivory Silk
Ivory Silk ran a decent race to finish second in the five furlong handicap at Lingfield on Saturday, picking up the
Sutton Veny heads to Kempton to bid for her hat-trick tonight. The progressive daughter of Acclamation will again be partnered by Adam Kirby as the pair try to extend their unbeaten partnership. The Sutton Veny Syndicate will be making their way to the course and will no doubt be heard cheering their charge on. The race is due off at 7pm and is a handicap over six furlongs for horses rated 0-85. There are only five runners and we are hopeful for another memorable night courtesy of the galloping grey.
Tuesday 23rd February- Another Good Run From Ivor Silk
Ivory Silk ran a decent race to finish second in the five furlong handicap at Lingfield on Saturday, picking up the
Ivory Silk ran a decent race to finish second in the five furlong handicap at Lingfield on Saturday, picking up the
Ivory Silk is representing The Resurrection Partners, Richard Page and Stuart Dobb, at Lingfield tomorrow. The tough mare is set to contest the 0-100 handicap over five furlongs, due off at 5.05. Ivory (pictured left) put in a lifetime best performance on her last start and she continues in good form at home. There are only four runners in tomorrow's race and, providing there is enough pace for the mare and she handles the track, we are hopeful of a very good run from her.
Thursday 18th February- A Mixed Bag
We had a mixed night at Kempton last night, with Confuchias and Anne Of Kiev putting in good performances and Bertie Buckle telling us rather clearly that he doesn
We had a mixed night at Kempton last night, with Confuchias and Anne Of Kiev putting in good performances and Bertie Buckle telling us rather clearly that he doesn
We have a busy day on Wednesday, with us likely to have three runners on the card at Kempton. Our first representative will be Anne Of Kiev (pictured left) in the 5f handicap (6:10pm). Luke Morris will take the ride and it wouldn
New Leyf was an impressive winner last night at Kempton, taking the six furlong handicap in a style that suggested there is plenty more to come from this son of Kheleyf. The horse was given a confident ride from Steve Drowne, who managed to settle him behind the pace before unleashing him to run home the 1 1/4 length winner. Steve's post-race comments can be heard in Jeremy's Blog.
Tonight we run Golden Ratio and Acrosstheuniverse at Wolverhampton. It is Golden Ratio's debut and we expect this daughter of Noverre to come on for the experience. Acrosstheuniverse is well-handicapped on her homework and we are hopeful that she will leave her poor handicap debut behind her tonight and deliver on the promise of her maiden runs.
Thursday 12th February- New Leyf Runs Tonight
We are looking forward to running New Leyf tonight at Kempton. He runs in the six furlong handicap for horses rated 0-80, due off at 8.30 and is the Racing Post's tip of the day. The son of Kheleyf was impressive in his last start and has been going well at home, so we are hoping for a good performance from him.Tomorrow we look to have three runners at Wolverhampton. Acrosstheuniverse is entered in the six furlong handicap and Golden Ratio and Falcon Six are due to line up in the six furlong maiden in the Golden Ratio Syndicate's and Lady Cobham's colours respectively.
Monday 9th February- Two-year-olds Progressing Well
Our two-year-olds are all progressing nicely and enjoyed a canter together this morning. Jeremy is happy with how they are all going and is looking forward to seeing how they develop in the coming months.
We are looking forward to running New Leyf tonight at Kempton. He runs in the six furlong handicap for horses rated 0-80, due off at 8.30 and is the Racing Post's tip of the day. The son of Kheleyf was impressive in his last start and has been going well at home, so we are hoping for a good performance from him. He is pictured, left, with work rider Janny Benner.Tomorrow we look to have three runners at Wolverhampton. Acrosstheuniverse is entered in the six furlong handicap and Golden Ratio and Falcon Six are due to line up in the six furlong maiden in the Golden Ratio Syndicate's and Lady Cobham's colours respectively.
Monday 9th February- Two-year-olds Progressing Well
Our two-year-olds are all progressing nicely and enjoyed a canter together this morning. Jeremy is happy with how they are all going and is looking forward to seeing how they develop in the coming months.
Sunday 7th February- Bertie Buckle Flies The Flag
Bertie Buckle is our sole representative of the weekend at Southwell today, with the son of Bertolini set to be one of the leading fancies for the 7f handicap for three-year-olds. The gelding produced a career-best effort on his first outing at Southwell on his latest start and with the return to this longer trip likely to help his cause, it would be no surprise to us if he were to get off the mark. Hayley Turner takes the ride for owners Iain and Mary Hebbard.
Our two-year-olds are all progressing nicely and enjoyed a canter together this morning. The photo shows Terry Henderson's Duchy Of Cornwall colt and Steve Herbert's Palindromic leading the string.
On Friday we look to have three runners at Wolverhampton and one at Southwell. Acrosstheuniverse, Golden Ratio and Falcon Six are all Wolverhampton-bound, with Acrosstheuniverse entered in the six furlong handicap and Golden Ratio and Falcon Six due to line up in the six furlong maiden in the Golden Ratio Syndicate's and Lady Cobham's colours respectively. At Southwell, Tony Bloom's Thaliwarru is a likely runner in the six furlong handicap.
Sunday 7th February- Bertie Buckle Flies The Flag
Bertie Buckle is our sole representative of the weekend at Southwell today, with the son of Bertolini set to be one of the leading fancies for the 7f handicap for three-year-olds. The gelding produced a career-best effort on his first outing at Southwell on his latest start and with the return to this longer trip likely to help his cause, it would be no surprise to us if he were to get off the mark. Hayley Turner takes the ride for owners Iain and Mary Hebbard.
Monday 1st February- Dominium Impresses
Dominium put up an impressive display on his racecourse debut yesterday, coming second despite his obvious inexperience in a 5f maiden at Kempton. The Racing Post commented:
Bertie Buckle (pictured left) is our sole representative of the weekend at Southwell today, with the son of Bertolini set to be one of the leading fancies for the 7f handicap for three-year-olds. The gelding produced a career-best effort on his first outing at Southwell on his latest start and with the return to this longer trip likely to help his cause, it would be no surprise to us if he were to get off the mark. Hayley Turner takes the ride for owners Iain and Mary Hebbard.
Monday 1st February- Dominium Impresses
Dominium put up an impressive display on his racecourse debut yesterday, coming second despite his obvious inexperience in a 5f maiden at Kempton. The Racing Post commented:
Dominium put up an impressive display on his racecourse debut yesterday, coming second despite his obvious inexperience in a 5f maiden at Kempton. The Racing Post commented:
Without question the highlight of our week was the win of the progressive Sutton Veny in the 6f 0-70 handicap at Kempton on Sunday. The penny has really dropped with the daughter of Acclamation in recent starts and this was her second win in succession (she is pictured, left, winning last month) and without doubt the most impressive of her three wins to date. Given another well-judged front-running ride by Adam Kirby, the four-year-old flew the stalls and showed excellent early speed to grab the lead from her very wide draw and controlled matters from there on. Despite being strongly challenged from 2f out, she quickened again and was 1
*News Update* Sutton Veny won at 10-1 on Sunday afternoon, recording her third victory for the Sutton Veny Syndicate.
Without doubt the highlight of the last week came on Sunday at Wolverhampton with Ivory Silk producing a career-best effort to finish a close second in a valuable 0-100 handicap over 5f. The Resurrection Partners-owned mare was given a perfect ride by Luke Morris and, with the strong pace playing to her strengths, she came from last to deliver a strong challenge in the final 1f, just being out-stayed by the classy Matsunosuke. The margin of defeat was
We had planned to have many more runners in the last week, but abandoned race meetings proved to be our nemesis and we only ended up having one representative, Bertie Buckle (pictured left) at Wolverhampton on Monday. Burdened with a poor draw, he showed up well for a long way before fading late on. The three-year-old raced a bit more freely than ideal, perhaps as a consequence of being confined to the treadmill for the days leading up to the race, but his action looked better and we would hope he will produce an improved effort on his next start.
Mother Nature has conspired against us again this week. We had plans to run Chief Exec at Lingfield on Wednesday but started to get the feeling that the odds were stacked against us. Indeed the meeting was called off due to a large amount of snow and Chief will have to wait for another day. We are hoping to send Simon Rowlands' King's Miracle to Kempton on Thursday to contest the handicap over a mile there. Simon, all the way up in Derbyshire, has already hinted that he is likely to be a weather-thwarted non-runner and it is looking likely that the meeting will suffer the same fate.
With a quiet week ahead of us on the racing front, our attentions are firmly focused on Kempton next Sunday and the possibility of getting 2010 off to a winning start. We are likely to have two representatives on the card, New Leyf in the 6f handicap and either Dominium or Edition in the 6f maiden for three-year-olds.
Much of the attention will be on New Leyf (pictured above), as with him producing such a promising effort after his break last time, we are hoping he will build sufficiently on that effort to regain the winning habit. While this is a higher grade than he contested on his last start, we think he will prove up to the challenge and should make a bold bid.
Without doubt the highlight of our week in racing terms came at Kempton on Sunday with New Leyf making a promising return from an absence of five months. The three-year-old son of Kheleyf has been the apple of Jeremy
The Sutton Veny Syndicate had a weekend to remember this week as their filly, Sutton Veny, stormed to the second win of her short career, taking the Betfair Poker Handicap at Kempton on Sunday afternoon in eyecatching style from the well-backed Space Station. The three-year-old daughter of Acclamation was given a well-thought-out ride from Adam Kirby, who was able to dictate a steady pace from the front early on before kicking for home and leaving the others with too much to find. The official winning distance was a neck but, as the Racing Post acknowledged, Sutton Veny never looked like getting caught. The majority of the syndicate members were there to cheer their horse home and there was plenty of celebrating in the winners enclosure afterwards. Jeremy feels there is more to come from the filly and the syndicate look to have more exciting days ahead of them. Some of the syndicate members are pictured in the photo, left.
*News Update: Sutton Veny wins at Kempton at 16-1 on Sunday for The Sutton Veny Syndicate*
Without doubt the highlight of the week gone by was the victory of Anne Of Kiev in the 5f handicap at Wolverhampton on Friday evening. The four-year-old filly has had her share of problems, however Jeremy has taken his time with her and she duly bounced back to her best to come out on top in a thrilling finish. The daughter of Oasis Dream was given an excellent ride by Luke Morris, who sensibly restrained her at the rear of the field as the leaders went off at a strong pace, angling off the rail at just the right time and bringing her with a storming late run in the final furlong to snatch the verdict in the dying strides. Now that she has shown that she retains all her ability, we are hopeful that she can win again in the near future. The filly (pictured) is currently for sale and more details can be found in our marketplace.
*News Update: Anne Of Kiev wins at 14-1 at Wolverhampton on Friday night*
We have a number of horses running this week. Our first port of call will be Kempton tomorrow evening where the Resurrection Partners-owned Ivory Silk steps up in trip to contest the 6f handicap. The four-year-old (pictured) has been a model of consistency on the all-weather for us and while this will be her first time running at Kempton and at 6f since joining us, we are hopeful that what looks likely to be a strongly-run race will bring out the best in her.
30 minutes after Ivory Silk runs, we are likely to send out Running Flush to contest the 7f classified stakes. The son of Grand Slam has always worked better
Following a prolonged run of placed efforts, we returned to winning ways last Friday at Wolverhampton, with Simla Sunset running out the game winner of the 7f maiden. The three-year-old filly had bounced right back to form on her previous start when finishing second in a handicap over the same course and distance and we thought it was worth giving her an entry back in maiden company in the hope of getting a
When a yard is on a run like ours is at present, with the horses running extremely well without winning, it is difficult to know whether to be happy or frustrated. From four runners in the last week, we have had two seconds, a third and a fifth, with all four running right up to or very close to their best. Our first port of call was at Kempton on Wednesday with Chief Exec. The seven-year-old (pictured using the Seawalker) is in the most consistent form of his life at present and he ran another solid race to finish fifth, perhaps being delivered a bit too early with his challenge and weakening close home as a result. He will return to his beloved Wolverhampton for his next start in a couple of weeks. Later that evening, the previously inconsistent Yanza produced her fourth in-the-money finish in succession, dead-heating for third in the 6f handicap having looked the likeliest winner 2f out. We feel that dropping her back to 5f is the next step to take with her and we are looking forward to her next run, which is likely to be at Wolverhampton on November 30th.
With a notable chill in the air in recent days, it is clear that winter has well and truly arrived, but the run of Simla Sunset (pictured) at Wolverhampton on Monday warmed us all up in no uncertain terms. Despite a disappointing first run for us, the three-year-old daughter of One Cool Cat went to Wolverhampton with some quiet confidence behind her and she did not disappoint. Despite the moderate early gallop not suiting her and having been shuffled back through the field approaching the straight, she looked to have quite a daunting task in front of her. However, having been pulled wide by Adam Kirby, she came home very well indeed in the closing stages, finishing a never-nearer 1
The Jeremy Gask string acquitted themselves very well last week, with four of our five runners reaching the money, confirming that our horses are now in great heart following a quiet couple of weeks due to a few coughs and sniffles doing the rounds.
Pride of place of the week
Chief Exec continued his run of good form last week, running third at Wolverhampton. The son of Zafonic was denied a clear run when turning into the straight and just missed out on second by a nose after a strong ride from Adam Kirby. The horse (pictured left at home) doesn
Vamos (pictured) got off the mark at Wolverhampton on Saturday night, taking the handicap over an extended mile by three quarters of a length. It was the three-year old
*News Update* Vamos wins at Wolverhampton on Saturday night. Full details tomorrow.
Perhaps the most notable run in the week gone by came from the Stuart & Kate Dobbs-owned Medicean Man in the 7f handicap at York on Friday. Stepping up to 7f for the first time, the progressive son of Medicean was typically a bit slow to start, resulting in him being held up well off the brisk pace. Luke Morris asked his mount to improve from the 3f mark and the three-year-old did very well to make significant headway and go in pursuit of the eventual winner in the final 1f. Sadly the exertions of getting into a challenging position took their toll and saw him fade back into fourth close to home. It was a highly-creditable effort from the horse and while we are undecided as of yet, that may well be his final run of the year. If it is, we will be very much looking forward to seeing him again in 2010. The horse is above winning at Haydock.
Denton (pictured cantering at home) has improved leaps and bounds since arriving at the yard from Australia and the son of Montjeu completed his hat-trick in game style at Wolverhampton last Friday. Reunited with Pat Cosgrave, who won on him back in early August, the six-year-old travelled well through the race in a prominent position, still going strongly when taking up the running over 2f out. However, once in front he seemed to idle and for a few strides it looked like Quick Release could well peg him back, but our charge kept on gamely for a neck success. The handicapper has put him up 5lb for the win and we are hopeful that he can remain competitive off his revised mark.
*News Update*. DENTON won tonight at Wolverhampton to get his hatrick for the yard. Full report on Tuesday.
Normality was restored to Horses First last week with Jeremy returning from his trip to the Keeneland Sales in Kentucky, at which he purchased a yearling colt by E Dubai. Unfortunately for him, he also came back with some sort of illness that has confined him to bed since Saturday. However, the show must go on and with the latter end of this week looking set to be a busy one on the racing front, Jeremy will be taking every legal medication under the sun in an effort to be back fighting fit by then.
Our first runner in the week gone by was one that we had looked forward to for quite a while, the racecourse debut of the Frank Lisewski-owned Winifred Jo (pictured above).
We have a day to look forward to next Friday with us likely to send a large team of horses out. Our first possible runner of the day is the progressive Medicean Man in the valuable 6f three-year-old handicap at Ascot. The Stuart & Kate Dobb-owned gelding (pictured) has won three of his last five starts and looks to have plenty more to offer. While we are very keen to run the son of Medicean, the prevailing weather is not helping us out as the horse does not want the going too firm. Any rain would be much appreciated and Stuart has already started his raindance.
As Jeremy prepares to jet off to the Keeneland Sales at Kentucky on Tuesday evening, business will continue as usual at Horses First in the week ahead and we look to have a number of live chances. All eyes will be on Lingfield today as we send Yvonne Evelyn (pictured left) there for the extended 11f handicap on the turf. The daughter of Cozzene returned to her very best when finishing a slightly-unlucky third on the all-weather track at Lingfield last month, missing the break completely before circling the entire field to lead and battling on gamely once headed. We are going to take measures to help prevent a repeat of her problems in the stalls and if she breaks out on terms as hoped, she should be bang in contention in what is a competitive contest. There is still the chance to be involved with Yvonne Evelyn for just
With Kevin and Kelly on holidays this week I have been entrusted with the news. Unfortunately it has been a relatively quiet one on the racing front. Street Power (pictured) was the leading contender at Lingfield last week however only managed to run behind a horse that I think is definitely capable of winning a good race. I think we learnt a thing or two about him and he is now having a short break before being aimed at a trip to Dubai.
The Stuart & Kate Dobb-owned Medicean Man has proven himself to be a relentlessly progressive sort in recent months and showed that he is still improving with an impressive win at Ripon on Monday. The three-year-old (pictured) was, as he has tended to be in the past, slightly slow to start and to find his stride, but he was soon travelling well in the rear of the far-side group. As the race began in earnest, Medicean Man showed what has become his trademark turn of foot, quickening up in very taking fashion to lead with 1f to race, idling in front but never in any danger of being caught, coming home 1
The immensely progressive Street Power (pictured) won for the sixth time this year last Wednesday and such was the style of his win, we are hopeful that his best days are still ahead of him. Things didn
What last week lacked in terms of quantity of runners, it certainly made up in terms of quality, thanks in no small part to the exciting Denton. The son of Montjeu ran in the 10f apprentice riders
*Denton wins at Nottingham today, making it six winners from our last 13 runners*
Our remarkable run of form continued last week, with our six runners resulting in two winners and two placings. The winners were Flying Silks at Pontefract on Wednesday and Sutton Veny at Lingfield on Saturday and both successes were sweet for differing reasons.
Trevor and Carol Coffen have already gone through plenty of emotions during their short ownership stint with Flying Silks (pictured left). They had to wait patiently for six weeks before his penultimate start due to the ground being too firm and then they were denied the opportunity to see him run when he was strongly-fancied at Leicester due to the race being abandoned. However, the wait proved to be well worth it, as the son of Barathea delivered an impressive winning performance at Pontefract, showing admirable professionalism on his way to recording a 2
*Sutton Veny won at 25-1 at Lingfield on Saturday. Flying Silks won well at Pontefract on Wednesday. Full details in Tuesday's news. Don't forget to check Jeremy's new blog*
Since our last news update a week ago, our hot run of form has got even better with us saddling a remarkable three winners from just five runners.
The Kate Dobbs-owned Medicean Man (pictured winning last month) got the ball rolling at Haydock on Friday evening when putting up an impressive performance to win the 6f handicap for three-year-olds. As has been mentioned by us on numerous occasions, you wouldn
*News update: Denton wins by four lengths at Lingfield on Saturday, Medicean Man wins at Haydock on Friday. Full details on Tuesday*
It has been another very pleasing week at the yard and unquestionably the star performer was Remember Ramon, who gained his third win for us in the 12f handicap at Newmarket on Friday evening. The six-year-old (pictured) came to us having had a string of trainers and suffering from well-documented back problems. Jeremy and the team have slowly nursed him back to his former powers and he has proved a model of consistency for us, with this win being particularly satisfying. Running in the colours of Maggie Findlay, the gelding was racing on turf for the first time since joining us and set off into the lead in typically enthusiastic fashion under George Baker, who settled him beautifully. With the field stacking up in his wake over 2f out, one could be forgiven for thinking he was about to be swamped, but he gamely fought off every challenger that got to his quarters, seeing off the final challenge of Snoqualmie Boy by 3/4
*Remember Ramon wins at Newmarket. Full details in Tuesday's news. Don't forget to check Jeremy's new blog*
It has been a busy week for Horses First Racing, with seven of our eight runners reaching the frame. The week was kicked off by Chief Exec, who ran a tremendous race in defeat to finish a slightly-unlucky second in the 7f handicap at Kempton on Wednesday. With Clare Lindop again in the saddle (Clare is pictured after winning on the horse earlier this month), the seven-year-old came from the rear of the field and despite still having eight rivals in front of him with a furlong to race, he quickened up impressively to pass all bar one of his rivals, finishing just
Going into last week we knew it was likely to be our busiest seven days of the season so far and so it proved, with us having 13 runners, including winners at Ascot (see picture) and Wolverhampton. On Monday evening, Law Of Attraction became our first two-year-old runner of the season when lining up in the 6f maiden at Windsor. He made a promising start to his career, shaping as if the experience would bring him on significantly. The following day, we turned our attentions to the all-weather with two runners at Wolverhampton and one at Southwell. At Wolves, Takizada got proceedings underway when running a satisfactory race in the extended 8f maiden, but it was Chief Exec that stole the show in the 7f handicap. The seven-year-old had given Jeremy his first success in Britain back in February 2008 and he duly obliged again on Tuesday. Having been settled off the strong pace by Clare Lindop, he swung into the straight still at the rear of the field before pulling wide to launch his bid and unleashing a telling turn of foot to win going away by two lengths. He is clearly a capable performer on his day and hopefully things will again pan out well for him and Clare when they line up in the 7f handicap at Kempton on Wednesday evening. Our day was wrapped up with Aussie-import Denton making his first start for us in the 8f handicap at Southwell. Based on what he has shown us at home he can be expected to progress in the months ahead.
*News Update: Street Power becomes our latest winner at Ascot, where we also had a 2nd place with One Way Or Another. Chief Exec bolted in on Wednesday to win at Wolverhampton under Clare Lindop. See Jeremy's new blog for more details. Full report on in Tuesday's news*
We have a busy week ahead, as we prepare to send runners out up and down the country. Today Takizada and Chief Exec run at Wolverhampton, while Denton will head to Southwell. Takizada, a well-bred daughter of Sendawar who was previously trained in France, will contest the extended 8f maiden and will have the services of Clare Lindop to guide her. Her form in France entitles her to go well in this, but it will be her first start on an artificial surface and she is probably best watched on what will also be her first start for the Takizada Syndicate. Chief Exec will always be remembered by Jeremy as his first winner in the UK and in this race the seven-year-old will return to the course and distance over which he gained that win. He has been working well of late and this race should represent a good guide of how much of his old spark he retains. From there, we will head to Southwell where our Aussie import, Denton (pictured), runs in the 1m maiden handicap. We are hopeful that this son of Montjeu is handicapped to win, but it will be a big ask for him to go close on what will be his first start on fibresand as well as his first run for well over a year.
We are delighted to announce that, according to the Racing Post on Monday, we are the most in-form stable in the country. The last two weeks or so have seen us surge into a remarkable run of form, with Jeremy saddling four winners and four seconds from 16 runners, with all eight of the remaining horses running well in defeat. It is a very exciting time to be associated with the stable and we look likely to have many more excellent chances in the days and weeks to come.
Last week began with the promising Yvonne Evelyn (pictured) returning from a break to run in the 10f handicap at Windsor on Monday. The daughter of Cozzene was thought to be in need of a run prior to the race and on the day she was not suited by the sharpness of the track and was also outpaced in the closing stages, finishing sixth beaten 5
Our tremendous run of form continued at Haydock on Saturday evening, when we had a night to remember. Clare Lindop, the top lady-rider in Australia, who is currently with us on a six-week working holiday, was jocked up for us on Catalan Bay and One Way Or Another, who coincidentally are also Australian imports. Catalan Bay was making her return from a break in the 6f fillies handicap and ran an encouraging race. She travelled like the winner for much of the time until the lack of a recent outing took its toll in the closing stages, with her fading to finish a respectable second to Mango Music. Just 30 minutes later Clare donned the colours of Simon Rowlands to team up with One Way Or Another in the featured 1m handicap. With the leader setting off at an overly-strong early pace, Clare settled our charge beautifully at the back of the field and gradually crept into the race, hitting the front with a furlong to go. Despite wandering about in front slightly, the pair had enough in reserve to hold off the late challenge of Charlie Tipple by a head.
*One Way Or Another won the feature race at Haydock on Saturday night, providing a first win for his owner Simon Rowlands and a first UK victory for jockey Clare Lindop. Full update tomorrow*
Last Wednesday saw us celebrating wins at both ends of the country courtesy of Street Power and New Leyf (pictured below), who entered the winner
This coming Saturday we are likely to have one of our biggest days of the turf season thus far with four possible runners pencilled in on the day. In the afternoon, we will be heading in the direction of Bath and are likely to send our Australian import Denton (pictured) there to make his first start in Europe. The son of Montjeu runs in the 10f handicap at 5.35 and we are hopeful that he will make a bold show. Also running at Bath is Piazza San Pietro, who is due to make his return from a break, during which he was gelded, in the extended 5f seller at 3.20. The son of Compton Place has been pleasing Jeremy with his work of late and if returning to his best, could be expected to take all the beating. Later that evening, our sights will be turned to Leicester, where we are planning to send Vamos to run in the 6f handicap for three-year-olds at 9.10 and Horseshoe Reef in the 10f handicap at 8.10. Both horses have been giving Jeremy the right signs in their fast work of late and the former in particular should give a very good account of himself.
As the sun continues to beat down on us at Horses First, we are all looking forward to Yanza running in the 6f fillies handicap at Lingfield on Thursday. She got no run whatsoever on her last start at Nottingham and a much-improved effort is likely to be forthcoming in this contest. After that, we could well be represented by Acrosstheuniverse (pictured) and/or One Way Or Another at Doncaster on Saturday. The former is a three-year-old by Forestry that Jeremy really likes and would be capable of running well in the 5f maiden. One Way Or Another is an Australian import that has been impressing in his work and could well show up prominently in the 7f handicap in the colours of Simon Rowlands.
We had three runners at Newbury last Saturday and while none of them could reach the frame, there was encouragement to take from the performances of our two runners in the 6f maiden,
Looking back to the week just past, Flying Silks (pictured) made his seasonal reappearance at Leicester on Tuesday and, having his first start in the colours of Trevor and Carol Coffen, ran a race full of promise to finish fourth without being given an unduly hard time by Neil Callan. The three-year-old son of Barathea is sure to benefit from the run and, now that he has his handicap mark, can be expected to improve further in his next few starts.
On Saturday we sent Street Power up to Haydock. The heavy going was far from certain to suit him, but he ran a race full of credit to finish fourth. Due to the prevailing going, it proved very difficult indeed for any horse on the card to come from off the pace, which is Street Power's running style, so it is to his great credit that he came from near last position to challenge in the final 1f,
We are sending runners out up and down the country this week, starting with two tomorrow at Nottingham and Leicester. Three-year-old filly Yanza is our first representative, running over 6f at Nottingham at 2pm. This tough daughter of Bahamian Bounty won at Kempton (see photo) at the start of April and then didn
Tomorrow we are likely to send Count Trevisio (pictured on the far side of Chief Exec) to run in the 1m handicap at Bath (20:10). This son of Danehill has unquestionably been frustrating this season, but hopefully this return to the turf can rekindle some of his old spark. Other possible runners this week include New Leyf, Jung and Flying Silks who all hold entries at Doncaster on Saturday. We would want the ground to be no worse than good to firm for them to run and so we're keeping our fingers crossed for some rain.
Horseshoe Reef is all set to run on Thursday in the 11f+ handicap at Windsor. It will be the Australain-bred
Last Saturday we staged our open day and it proved to be a resounding success. Despite the murky weather forecast giving us all nightmares in the week, the clouds mercifully emptied their contents between 5am and 6am on Saturday morning and glorious sunshine prevailed thereafter. The team here had risen as early as 5am to help get the bulk of the work done before working even harder to get the yard looking in tip-top shape. From the moment the first public car pulled into the car park, it was only a matter of minutes before the lawn in front of our office was heaving with people young and old keen to see and hear what we had to offer.
With our Open Day only a matter of days away (Saturday 25.04.09), the final preparations are being carried out to prepare the yard for an influx of visitors. The day starts at 10am and there will be the chance to watch the horses work, followed by a tour of the facilities and a parade of horses. The new gallop, high speed treadmill, observation tower and new custom-built walkers will all be available for inspection and there are a number of interesting horses due to feature in the parade including some Australian imports and nicely-bred 2yos, as well as multiple winners. For more information on the day please contact Kelly Baker on 01985 841166.
As the preparations for our Open Day on April 25th continue to gather pace, several of our horses who have been prepared with turf campaigns in mind are having the final touches put on their training preparations, with a handful of them ready to be unleashed in the coming days. However, before then we will be represented by Count Trevisio (pictured), who has been declared to run at Wolverhampton on Thursday evening. The ex-Godolphin inmate has proved tricky to get to grips with, but we feel this race should pan out ideally for him and with Steve Drowne in the saddle, it would not surprise us if he were to run well.
Remember Ramon (pictured with amateur jockey David Turner) was our sole representative at Kempton on Wednesday evening and while he found three rivals too good for him, he acquitted himself well in the circumstances. On the 2 occasions he has won for us he enjoyed an easy lead and unfortunately he wasn
Just minutes after the conclusion of the Aintree Grand National, we had our only runner of last weekend when Vamos lined up for the 6f maiden at Lingfield. We felt the three-year-old son of Royal Applause would acquit himself well whilst still being in need of the experience and we were delighted with his performance, finishing 3
Yanza (pictured) became our first winner of the month when she prevailed in the 5F maiden at Kempton on Thursday. It was the speedy filly's seasonal reappearance and she showed an admirably game attitude under Chris Catlin to break her maiden tag despite still showing signs of her inexperience, jumping a shadow in the early stages and not handling the right-handed turn as well as she might have. She will have her first run in handicap company in the next few weeks and we feel she has the ability to be competitive. The daughter of Bahamian Bounty can be a quirky individual and special recognition should go to work rider Sam Clarke who rides her out every day.
Yanza (pitured left) makes her seasonal reappearance today in the 5f maiden at Kempton at 5.25 and we expect a big run from her. She was unlucky not to win as a two-year-old, finishing in the frame twice in maidens despite not being suited by the softish ground. She is in good form at home and with her having worked well at Kempton in the past, it would be no surprise to us if she was to go well in what looks likely to be a below-average contest before going on to show progression in handicaps.
As the sun continues to shine here in Sutton Veny, we have plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks and months as, with the turf season having got underway at the weekend, we are looking forward to making just as big an impact on the grass as we did on the all-weather during the winter months. We have a number of runners this week who look to hold strong chances. The first of our representatives will be Horseshoe Reef, who will line up in the 11f handicap at Southwell today (Tuesday). Only five runners have been declared and we feel this Australian import (pictured on the right of Findlay & Bloom's new 2yo Leroidesanimaux colt that arrived this week) will be well suited by the slower surface, as well as the application of first-time cheekpieces. All going well, he will belatedly build on the promise of his European debut when he finished a close second at Lingfield back in January.
Vamos was the first of our 'Try-Before-You-Buy' horses to run since the offer was announced (see marketplace) and he pleased us greatly with his run in the 5f maiden at Lingfield on Tuesday. Despite being considered in need of the run and us worrying that the sharp 5f trip may prove an inadequate test for him, he finished 5
Vamos will have his first start of the year in the 5f maiden at Lingfield today. He shaped very well on his racecourse debut over 5f at Great Leighs last September, showing his inexperience before staying on well in the closing stages. He has been gelded since that start and has begun to prosper physically in the last month or so. The horse (pictured) is sure to improve from this run, but it would be no surprise to us if he were to finish in the frame.
On Wednesday we will send Leonaldo to Kempton to run in the 7f handicap and we are more than hopeful that he can gain his first win for us since arriving from France in November in this contest. He has run with immense promise on both his starts for us, finishing third at Lingfield and being unlucky not to win at Wolverhampton on his latest outing. On that occasion, he travelled very strongly to lead 2f out and looked all over the winner, only to idle in front and lose the lead close home to Gallantry. We feel the drop back to this shorter trip will play to his strengths and, while we do have some slight reservations about going right-handed, we will be disappointed if he doesn
It has been a quiet week for us on the runners front, but a number of our horses acquitted themselves very well and it is unlikely to be long before they return to the winner
Street Power (pictured) has proved to be a tremendous servant to the yard this year and will have strong prospects of making it four wins from five starts in 2009 when he lines up in the 6f handicap at Wolverhampton on Wednesday evening. His progression has been remarkable since returning from a gelding operation and with him seeming to be even better suited by the drop to 6f when winning at Lingfield on his latest start (his previous two wins came over 7f), we would not be at all surprised if he was to win again. Tom Queally, who has ridden Nobelix and Doncosaque to victory for us in the past, will take the ride.
Stable favourite Remember Ramon won for us in impressive fashion in the 14f handicap at Wolverhampton yesterday evening, profiting from a well-judged front-running ride from Neil Callan. The six-year-old gelding settled well in the lead and quickened away from the field before the straight. The official winning margin was 3
On Wednesday, we will unleash Catalan Bay onto the racecourse for the second time since we brought her over from Australia and she looks to have strong prospects in the 7f handicap at Wolverhampton. We feel the mare (pictured) has improved from her last run and while we have not had a clear path with her since then, what with the delay caused by the snow, we will be disappointed if she fails to go close.
Moving onto Thursday, we will return to Wolverhampton where we look to have two solid chances with Remember Ramon in the 14f handicap and Leonaldo in the extended 1m handicap. Remember Ramon will be returning to the scene of his win for us earlier in the season
Street Power became our latest winner when he showed an impressive turn of foot to put away the opposition in the 6F handicap at Lingfield today (Wednesday). The son of Street Cry has now won 3 out of his last 4 starts and took today's race easily under a confident ride from Steve Drowne, who went on to ride a treble. The horse (pictured below winning last month) has previously run very greenly but he broke well on this occasion and the drop back in trip evidently suited him as he was able to settle and then use his speed to cut through the field. We would expect the horse to progress further and look forward to seeing what he can do in the future. It is particularly nice to see him doing well for his breeder, John Hawkins, who brought the horse over from the USA and has been a keen supporter of the yard.
Due to the widespread snow, the last week has been an incredibly challenging one for the whole racing industry and, like many yards, we have been somewhat restricted in what we could do with our horses. From Tuesday 3rd February until last Tuesday, our gallops were unusable and the yard was blanketed in snow (see photo). It took a titanic effort from our staff to clear the yard and walker of snow before gritting them to make it safe for the horses to leave their boxes every morning. In particular, the high-speed treadmill really earned its keep, proving to be worth its weight in helping us to keep the horses ticking over.
Street Power was our star performer in the week since our last update, making it two wins from as many starts when prevailing in the 7f handicap at Kempton on Wednesday evening. As he had done when winning over the same course and distance three weeks earlier, Street Power (pictured after his first victory) did almost everything wrong in the first half of the race, starting awkwardly before racing very freely in rear. However, he looked a different horse in the second half of the race, being eased to the outer by Greg Fairley and producing a potent turn of foot to mow down his opposition inside the final 1f and prevail by
Mrs Penny became our latest winner last week when she won on her second start for us, taking the 0-80 handicap at Wolverhampton on Friday night. The likeable Australian mare (pictured) quickened up impressively to lead inside the final 1f and stretch clear with her ears pricked to prevail by 2
The winners have continued to pour in this week with Street Power, El Diego and Nobelix all finding themselves in the winners enclosure. Our strike rate for January currently stands at 50% with Jeremy nestled towards the head of the hot trainers list. Street Power made a winning handicap debut at Kempton last Wednesday. John Hawkins, who bred the son of Street Cry and has several horses with us, has been a long term supporter of the yard and it was great for him to see the horse win (see picture).
Last week we sent out three runners and came home with two wins and a 4th. Ivory Silk (pictured) set the standard last Tuesday when she maintained her unbeaten record for us and turned in an impressive performance to win at Wolverhampton. Jeremy had taken his time with the filly following her win at Great Leighs in November and brought her into Tuesday
*News Update: We have had 2 winners from 3 runners since last Tuesday. Ivory Silk won in good style on Tuesday, beating a competitive-looking field over five furlongs at Wolverhampton. El Diego won for us at Southwell on Friday, taking the maiden at Southwell. Full reports next week*
Both Monkey Glas and Acrosstheuniverse produced good results for the yard this week, coming 2nd and 4th respectively. Monkey Glas ran at Wolverhampton last Friday and, despite being denied his preferred front-running role, the horse battled his way into the race to claim the runner-up spot. Considering that the race wasn
*News Update: We have had 2 winners from 3 runners since last Tuesday. Ivory Silk won in good style on Tuesday, beating a competitive-looking field over five furlongs at Wolverhampton. El Diego won for us at Southwell on Friday, taking the maiden at Southwell. Full reports next week*
Both Monkey Glas and Acrosstheuniverse produced good results for the yard this week, coming 2nd and 4th respectively. Monkey Glas ran at Wolverhampton last Friday and, despite being denied his preferred front-running role, the horse battled his way into the race to claim the runner-up spot. Considering that the race wasn
The horses remain in top form and we have been knocking on the door this week with our four runners coming 3rd, 4th, 3rd and 3rd. Monkey Glas ran into some tough opponents in his claiming race on Sunday, with the winner notching up his 13th victory. Our colt led for most of the way before getting into a battle for the lead and being headed inside the final furlong, just losing 2nd place before the line. He has come home fit and well and will be back out in the next week or two. Nobelix was our 4th placed runner and he ran well at Wolverhampton last Friday night. Jeremy had his suspicions that the horse may not be the kind that handles two races close together and, although he won incredibly easily the Friday beforehand (he is pictured being led in), it would seem that he does go better fresh. He has been dropped 1lb following the run and will probably be out again in January.
This week we added another win and a second place to our growing tally of good results for the last few weeks. Nobelix stormed home on Friday night to win by three lengths at Wolverhampton under a great ride from Martin Dwyer. The gelding was having his first run for The Resurrection Partners, who also have Maidanni with us. Congratulations to both Richard Page and Stuart Dobb. Nobelix (pictured) jumped out the stalls and led the field from start to finish with his ears pricked, clearly enjoying his job. Martin Dwyer cleverly dictated the pace of the race and when he kicked for home nothing could go with him. The horse has come out of the race in good form and will be back out again on Friday over the same course and distance.
*News Update. Nobelix won in convincing style on Friday night at Wolverhampton. He jumped out in front and was never headed in the 8.50 one mile four handicap, winning by three lengths for The Resurrection Partners. Full story next week*
It has been absolutely freezing here over the last couple of days but it makes us appreciate how lucky we are to have two gallops on site that really are all-weather and, with careful maintenance, can be used in pretty much any conditions. Despite the cold it was good to see so many horses working well this morning. The Australian horses Mrs Penny, Catalan Bay and Horseshoe Reef all did their faster work nicely and wouldn
*Latest news- Ivory Silk wins on her debut for the yard at Great Leighs on Thursday night. The filly won by a length under Chris Catlin after not having a clear run and in doing so broke the track record. Full report in next week's news*
Remember Ramon won in great style at Wolverhampton on Monday in what was an excellent training feat by Jeremy and the team. The horse took the one mile four in good style (see photo). Neil Callan gave him a great ride, setting the pace and relaxing him out in front before quickening up two furlongs out and effortlessly striding home to win by 2 lengths. Some horses are easier than others to train and Ramon is definitely at the very tricky end of the scale. He came to us with a reputation for being very hard to hold, dead-mouthed and almost impossible to settle and it took months of hard work and dedication to produce yesterday
Remember Ramon stormed home at Wolverhampton yesterday winning impressively over 1 1/2 miles. He has a possible target next week for a quick follow up and we think there is more to come from this talented five year old. More later today, if you are not a subscriber you can recieve our newsletters free by clicking here.
It is not often that I get up at 3.45, in fact I actually don't. However this morning was the Melbourne Cup, "the race that stops a nation", and it managed to start this one. As some of you may recall, I have been singing the praises of Septimus all year and even without any rain I still felt he'd put in a big run. We have been developing an excellent relationship with Terry Henderson in recent months - he recently took a share in an Encosta de Lago yearling we bought in Ireland - and he had a couple of runners including Bauer (pictured above) in the big race, so we had plenty of interest. In summary, Septimus and his stable mates had their own race in which they all lost and Bauer won while actually coming second. I have watched the race 4 times and each time Bauer gets home in front and yet loses the photo. Tough on Terry but he put it right by winning the very next race! I have yet to make it out to the cup but hopefully we'll have a runner or two there in the years ahead.
The colder weather arrived with a bang this morning with our first major frost of the season. It served as a reminder that there are now very few flat turf meetings left this year but we
Last Friday saw two very encouraging debut performances from Flying Silks and Django Reinhardt, when both horses ran very well at Kempton. Flying Silks especially caught the eye, running on strongly from his bad draw. The Racing Post commented "The two newcomers from the Gask yard both showed ability. Flying Silks had the worst draw and ended up racing widest in the straight, but he was keeping on at the finish, and so too was Django Reinhardt, who started slowly". Both of the two year olds will have learned a lot from the experience and will no doubt come on for it. Django Reinhardt (pictured, far side, galloping with Die Haard) still has a fair bit of maturing to do and will be switched off now until next season. Flying Silks may have one more run before we do the same with him. They are both looking like nice three year old prospects.
Recently we have been talking mainly about our two year olds but this week it was two of the old-timers who put in nice runs. On Sunday afternoon [b]John Hawkins
We are sending out a wide range of horses this week, starting with Remember Ramon at Great Leighs on Thursday. Chris Catlin takes the ride on the five year old who runs over one mile two in the handicap at 9.20. The gelding (pictured galloping at home) has come back in good form from his recent race at Kempton and that run combined with the extra two furlongs should hopefully produce a good effort from him.
Our two year olds Jung and Hanta Yo are set to make their racecourse debuts in quick succession this week. The young colts both hold entries in the Median Auction Maidens at Lingfield on Friday and Wolverhampton on Saturday over five and six furlongs respectively. It is most likely that Hanta Yo (pictured on the left with the white face) will head to Lingfield over the shorter trip. The son of Alhaarth, out of an Indian Ridge mare, has taken a while to mature but has come on significantly following a couple of racecourse gallops at Kempton and we expect that improvement to continue when he has his first run under his belt. He is named after one of my favourite books that is sadly out of print. Hanta Yo means 'clear the way' in Lakotah and the book tells the story of the Lakotah Indians. The book took the author Ruth Beebe Hill 20 years to write and if you ever come across a copy I highly recommend it.
Last week we had several runners. Yvonne Evelyn ran well in her debut at Lingfield and will come on a lot for the experience. She has options over seven furlongs and a mile for her follow up run. Street Power (pictured) took part in the hotly contested maiden (there was a staggering $15M+ worth of horses in the field) at Great Leighs on Thursday night and in doing so qualified for his handicap mark. His performance was picked by the Racing Post "Street Power caught the eye staying on up the home straight. He is a big sort and may still need time." He'll be back out soon, possibly stepping back to 7 furlongs due to the fact he over raced slightly early.
Owner and Breeder John Hawkins has been a long-standing supporter of the yard and this week we have two horses that he bred heading to the course. Today his three year old filly Yvonne Evelyn makes her racecourse debut at Lingfield in the maiden over seven furlongs at 2.50.
Yanza put in another good performance yesterday at Bath, coming 3rd in the five furlong maiden. She started off as favourite and ran a good race, despite not really being suited by the soft ground. Jeremy had picked out the winner before the race as being a horse to look out for and we were beaten for 2nd by just a head. The Racing Post commented after the race:
Last Friday saw us back at Bath with Yanza, our Bahamian Bounty two year old, who was lining up for her second start. She ran in the E.B.F. Maiden Fillies
Anyone living in, or visiting, the UK in August will have had reason to check that we have not flipped into the Southern Hemisphere and it is not in fact deep winter. Today the magnificent York fixture loses it's first day and the rest of the Ebor meeting hangs, or drowns, in the balance. This is not so much Global Warming as Global Raining and there is no end in sight as the week ahead is wet and windy.
We have said in previous weeks how excited we are about our current crop of two year olds and last Thursday saw the first one making her racecourse debut. Yanza (Bahamian Bounty x Locharia) lined up over five and a half furlongs at Bath and despite being slow to break and very badly hampered, ran on bravely to finish 4th. Before the race we heard that both Via Mia (3rd) and Wake Me Now (2nd) were highly thought of by their trainers and Rioliina (1st) looked like a very nice animal from her previous run, so for us to get 4th after having such bad luck in running was very encouraging. The filly showed a lot of early speed and was going as well as anything bar the winner when she got squeezed right back into last place. At that point a lot of fillies on their debut would have called it a day but Yanza came again and showed good heart. There was a Stewards Enquiry into the interference but the placings were unchanged as it was considered to be accidental. Her jockey thought he'd have been second without the interference and we very much look forward to her next run, possibly back at Bath on the 22nd, as she has come out of the race in very good order (she is pictured galloping this morning).
It will be good to see the first of our unraced two year olds make her racecourse debut this week. Yanza, a bay filly by Bahmian Bounty, heads to Bath on Thursday to run in the 6.25, which is just over five and a half furlongs. The ground is a bit of a concern as we wouldn
After days of glorious sunny weather the rain has finally arrived. It has come just in time to soften the ground at Worcester for tonight
There should be a few runners to look out for this week. We have had Silent Dream entered across the board looking for good ground and his preferred race is the handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter on Thursday. He cannot run on firm going and so we are hoping the ground doesn
I was up at 5.00 am on Monday morning with butterflies of anticipation as we had booked Salisbury racecourse to gallop 3 horses. The sun was already beaming and the world looked glorious - note to self - I must get up early more often. Working on a racecourse can be invaluable in a horse
It was great to see some dedication amongst our owners this morning, as both John Hawkins and Wendy Price braved the wind and the rain to get up early and come and visit their horses. John even took on the M25 at 6am which proved to be a mistake and made him decide to take the train next trip. He arrived in time for 2nd lot which meant he was able to see his three horses, Yvonne Evelyn, Cheonmado and Eleanor Eloise work. Wendy came in to visit her four year old filly, Mexilhoeira, who is looking well (both are pictured). Wendy also bred our two year old Kyllachy filly who is due to return to us from her pre-training yard next Monday.
We are looking forward to getting back to the races this Saturday, when we take Gaborone to Leicester. She runs in the 14.35 over 6F and should go well. The two year old filly (pictured) has had just one start, coming 2nd at Thirsk having missed the break and been hampered. She will no doubt have learnt from that run and as she
We had another influx of foreign visitors last week, giving the yard a bit of an international feel. Jeremy had a visit from his good friend, the Australian vet Darren Arnold, who was over in the UK for a conference and took the opportunity to call in and see how Jeremy had settled in. His visit coincided with that of Pierre Bens, Managing Director of Belebro, who had brought three scientists to come and look at our new world-class water filtration system and also our walkers, which Belebro supply the parts for. When visitors travel from all over Europe, and indeed the world, to come and see our facilities in action it serves as a reminder to us of how lucky we are to be able to use such pioneering technology in our horses
We were visited by two of our owners yesterday who had come to see how their horses were progressing. Richard Page had a good look at his two year old colt by High Chaparral who is out in the field having a bit of time to mature. The colt has grown a lot over the last few months and will come back into work soon to be prepared for racing later this year. Richard also looked in on Maidanni, who he has a quarter share in with the Resurrection Partners. John Hawkins was here to see his string of horses: Eleanor Eloise, Yvonne Evelyn and Cheonmado, who are all in work and progressing nicely (che in particular was in top form this morning on the gallops). John also seized the opportunity to cast an eye over Street Power, our three year old colt by Street Cry which he bred. The horse has really filled out and matured over the winter and is an exciting prospect - he also worked particularly well this morning. He is pictured with John, myself, rider Ed Sibbick and Jeremy.
On Saturday morning we had a mini Aussie invasion with at one point the Australians in the office outnumbering the Brits six to one. The visitors included Danny Power (pictured left with Jeremy) who worked as Racing Manger to Lee Freedman, famous for sending out winners like Makybe Diva and Miss Andretti. He is also a racing journalist and bloodstock agent who bought Doreimus who famously went on to win the Melbourne Cup. Danny cast his expert eye over a selection of our two year olds and was excited by all of them. To quote one of his favourite phrases: "you've got a few cracker's here Jeremy". He and Jeremy are old friends and took the opportunity to catch up over the weekend. It is always nice to get expert opinions on the horses we have here and the fact that we have had nothing but positive feedback about our two year old string makes us even more excited about getting them to the racetrack. Also visiting us was Australian trainer, Bill Smart, who is based at Oakbank in the Adelaide Hills. Bill was very impressed with all the facilities here and was particularly interested in the Seawalker.
Jeremy is becoming a bit of a jetsetter at the moment, which for someone who isn
The pedigrees of some of our two year olds received a further boost last week when Haafhd and Stroll had their first winners from their first crop of two year olds. Representing Haafhd was Crystal Moments, who won at Sandown on her racecourse debut. Our own two year old by Haafhd is going well at home and progressing nicely. Despite having quite a few chestnut horses in the yard, he is instantly recognisably by the splash of white under his belly. We are gradually upping his work and aim to race him later on this season. He is pictured walking off the flat gallop alongside our Barathea gelding. Stroll
We had a frustrating week last week with horses being balloted out of races or being injured. The major disappointment was Desert Quest having to bypass the Swinton due to injury after he knocked himself out working. It is always upsetting to miss a big race but as always the welfare of the horse is the main priority and there will be plenty more decent races for Quest (pictured relaxing in his field) to look forward to. We did still have one runner on the Saturday, when Chief Exec headed to Warwick. Unfortunately it proved to be a fruitless trip as the horse didn
On Saturday Desert Quest lines up in the Swinton at Haydock to take his chance at the
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The terrific form of the horses in the yard continues with the last six runs: 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 7th, 2nd and 3rd. Desert Quest put in another top class performance for the yard last Saturday when coming third in the highly competitive Bet 365.com Hurdle at Sandown. Behind him were top-quality animals like Pigeon Island, Penzance and Hide the Evidence and we were delighted with the way our fellow ran. He returned a Racing Post Rating of 140, 10 pounds higher than he was awarded for his win at Ludlow recently, and Liam Heard who has ridden Quest many times over the years said the horse had never felt better. He'll likely run in the [b]
After over two years off of the track it was always going to be a tall order for Stamford Street to turn in a good performance last week at Kempton. However he defied the odds (he started as the 33-1 outsider) and ran a decent 2nd, going down by just half a length to Perlachy. We were delighted with the run, especially as his previous form had been poor, and it was good to hear Jeremy
We had a good result at Wolverhampton yesterday when Shatter Resistant was just beaten into second place by a neck over five furlongs. It was only the three year old
Many of you will have seen the full page article on Jeremy in Monday
Following on from last week
Another winner last week as we notched up our first National Hunt winner when Desert Quest (pictured) won a novice chase at Ludlow on Thursday. The horse jumped well throughout and went on to win by a length and a half under Liam Heard from City Affair. Never one to do more than he has to, the horse came home in excellent order and the race doesn't appear to have taken much out of him. His next engagement is likely to be at Aintree on Grand National day in the
*NEWS UPDATE* Desert Quest wins his novice chase at Ludlow. Full story next Tuesday.
We are sending out a real mixture of horses this week, running in everything from a chase to a bumper, over hurdles and over 5 furlongs and also have a hurdler and a miler thrown into the mix. First up is hopefully Desert Quest who just needs the ground at Ludlow to carry on drying out (he only acts on good ground) to enable him to run on Thursday. The horse continues to go well at home (he is pictured schooling well under jockey Luke Kilgarriff this week) and we
Chief Exec stormed home at Wolverhampton last Friday in what had looked to be a competitive handicap, to win easily by two and a half lengths. It is over two years since the horse
*CHIEF EXEC STORMS HOME TO WIN AT WOLVERHAMPTON. FULL STORY ON THURSDAY*
Both of our runners this week ran well and came home safely. Desert Quest ran a terrific race to come 2nd at Huntingdon in a red hot novice chase, beaten only by the first-class Modicum who is now bound for The Arkle at Cheltenham. The two finished 20 lengths ahead of the rest of the field, all of who have been rated upwards of 129 over hurdles. Desert Quest jumped superbly and we were delighted with his run. The horse returned home sound and well and was in good form on the gallops this morning. He may head to Kempton this Saturday to run in a novice handicap chase that will be live on Channel 4. The other runner last week was Derry City (pictured) who made his debut over hurdles under Richard Johnson at Plumpton yesterday. The horse jumped very well on ground that rode a lot softer than the official
We are delighted to welcome a very special new horse to the yard. Desert Quest (pictured below schooling with conditional jockey Luke Kilgarriff) moved into The Beeches last week - he is a top-class animal who has won convincingly on the flat, over hurdles and over fences. This quality 8 year old gelding has won his two chase starts and also counts the Vincent O
Our world-famous Seawalker has been given a bit of a makeover this week as Justin Chittendon, Managing Director of Equine Health Centre Walkers, has been at the Beeches installing a brand new filtering system. The new equipment (pictured) will allow us to keep the water in the walker extremely clean, which is no easy feat considering that up to 30 horses may use it in one morning. For more information on the Seawalker visit www.equinehealthcentre.co.uk.
One of the first horses to put the new filters to the test was new arrival Derry City. This five year old gelding came to us from Paul Nicholls
Relief this week as the resurfacing work on our hill gallop (pictured) was finally completed and the first horses were able to use it on Saturday. Though being out of action for only a month it has felt like an eternity. We now have two first class tracks and I
It has been a relatively quiet week in the yard as far as runners go. Cheonmado ran at Lingfield on Wednesday and on face value I was disappointed, although as the roughie of the field he wasn't expected to perform by most. 'Che' jumped from the stalls well and was asked to go forward, possibly proving his undoing as he then over-raced setting up a cracking pace which saw him drop out straightening for home. With some thought with regard to gear changes, I expect good improvement next time out.
With Eamonn and Oriana away I have finally been given my orders to get my act together and contribute to the site! Eleanor Eloise welcomed the new season when, as the yard
We have two possible runners to look out for this week. Eleanor Eloise is all set to line up at Lingfield tomorrow in the Median Auction Maiden Stakes at 1.45. The race is run over 6 furlongs on the All Weather surface. Now she has turned 4,
Three of our 2 year olds came back from their pre-training yards yesterday to start full work in preparation for their racing campaigns. Hanta Yo (a colt by Alhaarth), our Acclamation filly and another colt by Tobougg were all ridden out this morning and, aside from the odd buck, went very well. They are all lovely-looking horses and we are excited to see how they will develop. We have seven more youngsters due to come back to us over the coming weeks, taking the number of horses we currently have in work close to the 40 mark. Pictured in the photo are Hanta Yo and the Tobougg colt.
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed your New Year
The Christmas season is now in full swing and one of racing
We made Lingfield Park our second home this week, having runners at both their Sunday and Monday meetings. On Sunday the smart looking Street Power made his debut and ran very well under Dean McKeown. The colt got bumped coming out of the gates and then raced very keenly in behind the pack. Dean brought him wide at the turn and he ran on strongly, gaining on the leaders all the way to the post and eventually finishing 7th. He was spotted by the At The Races team as one of the horses to follow from what as a competitive race (the winning trainer felt his will be Listed class next year). The jockey was very happy with the horse and was excited about when he was going to run again. This will not be until next spring as, now he has had a bit of an education, we will turn him away and wait for the flat season with him. He's a horse to keep you dreaming on long winters nights.
It was not quite a pick up thy bed and walk command but when Harry Findlay called on Friday night and said "Eamonn, I know you ain't been well but you have to bring Jeremy to Newbury to see a proper horse race tomorrow" I felt compelled to oblige. Thanks to everyone who has sent me get well messages and notes enquiring to my demise. Fortunately I'm doing better although still taking it a little easy. On Saturday we walked into the box and there was Paul Nicholls chatting with Paul Barber and you could feel the tension before the big race. As the Hennessy Gold Cup started the energy in the box was electric. There had been a lot of negativity about Harry's runner Denman before the race but I'd had the biggest bet of my life on him and just couldn't imagine him getting beat. When Denman flew the water jump the cheer from the 30 or so of Harry's friends and family was deafening. When Denman cruised into the lead about four fences from home everyone in the box was almost hushed with hope and possibility, then Harry spun around from the TV in the box to rush to the rail shouting jubilantly "He WINS, he wins easy!" The actual wording was a little bit more colourful, but the effect was absolute uproar. All the emotion, all the pent up hopes and dreams held by everyone present simply exploded. The last few fences were sublime to witness almost like watching a slow motion movie that you know is going to end in perfection. The magnificent horse (pictured below) was absolutely foot perfect - a league above his rivals, and even during such high emotion you could feel deep inside the privilege of seeing a sporting moment that would live forever in your memory. He may yet be the greatest horse of our generation and it was a day I'll never forget.
The rain came down, the ground came right and the horse went lame. Just when Saucy Night finally seemed set to get a run after waiting for weeks for softer ground, he knocked himself while schooling and pulled out stiff the day before he was due to run at Towcester. Disappointing though it was, the horse comes first and we weren
You may have already read in the press about the latest horse to move to Horses First Racing. Indeed the arrival of Ouninpohja (pictured below right, winning at Newmarket) from Paul Nicholls
Saturday could be an exciting day for the yard as our 2 year old Street Cry colt, Street Power, is all set to make his racing debut at Lingfield. The colt has grown up a lot over the last few months and he will definitely come on for the experience. The main objective is for him to enjoy himself. He was bred by one of our long-term supporters, John Hawkins, who has several horses in training with us and has an excellent eye for breeding and pedigrees. John has always though a lot of the horse and will be cheering him home at the weekend. Street Power (pictured below) runs in what looks a very competitive maiden at 1.20. Incidentally his half sister may make her debut soon next week so stay tuned.
The steady influx of new horses is ongoing at Horses First Racing but before I introduce you to the latest arrivals I
Nobelix ran a good race yesterday at Lingfield to finish 3rd in a decent handicap on the all weather. We are still getting to know this little horse but he is very genuine and obviously talented and we look forward to what the future holds for him. Nobelix (pictured below coming home on the gallop) comes from a decent racing family. His 3 year-old sister, Noble Ginger, was third in a Group 3 race in France on Thursday and his 2-year-old sister, Nice And Spicy, was 3rd in her debut at Longchamp last week. He is already proven on both the flat and over hurdles and we have a range of options about where to go next with him.
Today was a lovely day for watching the horses working on the gallops. Wrapped up against the distinct chill in the air, standing next to my old school mate Harry Findlay, it was a wonderful sight to see horse after horse gallop through the slight mist, the sun gleaming on their coats, steam coming from their nostrils, as they were put through their paces. I get as much enjoyment from watching old favourites like Saucy Night and Jahash work as I do seeing the youngsters being prepared for their first races. Below is a photo of our lovely Street Cry colt working with Escolhida, our gorgeous Montjeu filly who is Septimus
