Happy Christmas!

Well, Happy Christmas to all our friends, owners and followers.  I hope that you have a lovely day but I still can't wait for tomorrow's action!  The stable could conceivably have twenty-two runners on Boxing Day – it is certainly going to be a very busy time for the box drivers – mind you, all of the staff will be kept busy over the Christmas period as all the horses still need to exercised, groomed, mucked out, fed and watered – there is no holiday for people working with animals during this time.  Keep in touch with our website for all the latest news on meeting prospects and all the runners from the yard.

There is no racing taking place now until Boxing Day (and that includes in Ireland!), but what a bumper day of action it promises to be with nine meetings scheduled to take place, weather permitting.  There should be eight meetings over the sticks at Fontwell, Ffos Las, Kempton, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Towcester, Wetherby and Wincanton as well as the usual all-weather flat card at Wolverhampton.

The obvious highlight is the Kempton meeting that features the King George VI chase in which we are doubly represented by Grands Crus and Junior and the Grade One Feltham Novices’ Chase in which Dynaste runs.  It will be interesting to see how Grands Crus fares after his wind operation, especially considering he was so impressive over course and distance when landing the Feltham last year.  The softer the ground the better for Junior who will relish a test of stamina – the 50/1 that was available earlier in the week certainly looked fair enough to me.

Dynaste has certainly looked the part in winning his two chases at Cheltenham and Newbury and I hope that he can make it three in the Grade One Feltham Novices' Chase (a race that the stable won last year with Grands Crus)...below you will see a Christmas greeting from him!

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Merry Christmas from Dynaste! from David Pipe on Vimeo.

Sadly the Welsh National has been abandoned ahead of Thursday's meeting but will be rescheduled for 5th January.

Merry Christmas everybody!