- Tuesday, 13 January 2026 08:03
- Written by G Edwards
Harry Cobden Making Headlines
There is one jumps meeting today at Ayr and we have travelled North with Bras D'or to run there. He runs in the 12.48pm novices hurdle over 2 miles and Jack Tudor rides. I can't say this has been a long term plan, with the race being added to the card late on but David thought it looked a good opportunity for our six year old to get his head in front for the first time. He has run well in both of his hurdle starts this season, finishing fifth at Cheltenham and then being runner up to a useful rival at Ludlow last time. He is a smashing big horse who's future lies over fences and probably over a further distance in time but conditions are heavy up at Ayr with lots of recent rain and so you will need to stay well in this. Travelling head lad Bob and the horse travelled up yesterday and had a good journey in preparation for the first race. Jockey Jack Tudor was planning to travel up this morning with some fellow Southern based riders and so fingers crossed it can be a worthwhile trip for us all. He is currently 11/8 favourite and with the next horse in the betting having to carry a penalty I hope he will find us very hard to beat!
- Monday, 12 January 2026 08:08
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
We start the new week with much milder weather conditions than seven days ago and looking ahead to the racing this week, there are no anticipated weather worries with regards to fixtures taking place. There is one jumps meeting today at Hereford, we don't have any runners but both Jack Tudor and Rian Corcoran are in action. There are two all-weather flat meetings at Lingfield and Wolverhampton and in Ireland they race over jumps at Punchestown.
- Sunday, 11 January 2026 07:07
- Written by G Edwards
Activist runs at Fontwell Today
There is just the one jumps meeting today at Fontwell and we have one runner, Activist. He runs in the final race on the card at 4.00pm, the handicap hurdle over 2m3f and Jack Tudor rides. He is a previous course and distance winner and while that win was off a mark of 104, he is four pounds higher for this. He ran well at Chepstow last time, staying on strongly over two miles to be nearest at the finish. This is a competitive looking race bit a repeat of last time will see him go very close in this.
- Saturday, 10 January 2026 07:03
- Written by G Edwards
Whether we have any jumps racing to watch today in Britain or not hinges on 8am inspections at both Kempton and Warwick so keep everything crossed! Wetherby was abandoned a couple of days ago and I think the other meetings today will need a bit of luck on their side to race. We do not have any runners today so are not that worried what happens but with would be nice to have something to watch this afternoon!
- Friday, 09 January 2026 07:55
- Written by G Edwards
Itseemslikeit Winner at Ffos Las
It was a rather wet and soggy day's racing at both Ffos Las and Taunton yesterday but we didn't mind too much with all the horses running well and our first winner of the New Year! Pachacuti was the first of our quartet of runners and he returned to form with a good second in his hurdle race, galloping all the way to the line with only one rival too good. He seemed to enjoy the return to the smaller obstacles and hopefully he can back this good effort up next time and return to winning ways. Itseemslikeit was up next and he revelled in conditions and put in a fine staying performance to win nicely again from a seven pound higher mark than his win at Uttoxeter. The further he goes the better he goes and he got into a lovely rhythm throughout the race and when Jack asked him for more, he duly obliged! He jumped very well and despite getting into the last a little tight he soon regained momentum and won with his ears pricked. I am sure the handicapper will have his say after this win but I think there is plenty more to come. He is very lightly raced and now two from two over fences. He will stay further and I can't wait to see him in some of those regional nationals.
- Thursday, 08 January 2026 08:17
- Written by G Edwards
Itseemslikeit runs at Ffos Las Today
The weather continues to dominate racing talk but the good news is that we have our first jumps meetings of the week today at Taunton and Ffos Las. Taunton was always set for today while Ffos Las is an additional meeting arranged only on Monday is light of all the recent abandonments. There was also due to be a jumps card at Catterick as well but that failed a Wednesday inspection and there are upcoming inspections for a lot of meetings over the next few days. Several hard nights of frost take several days to come out of the ground and now with Storm Goretti set to hit Britain later today it brings additional problems for everyone with large amounts of rain and snow predicted for a lot of the country.
- Wednesday, 07 January 2026 07:43
- Written by G Edwards
Temperatures have increased a little here at Pond House and while there is no frost this morning, after some rain and sleet yesterday afternoon and clear skies early this morning the roads were a little slippery on my travels into work this morning. There is no jumps racing to worry about today with Leicester having been called off on Monday but there are two all-weather fixtures at Lingfield and Kempton. It seems a little strange they are not very far apart from each other these courses but Lingfield is afternoon racing and Kempton is an evening fixture. We did have Bashful Boy declared to run at Kempton this evening but that was purely in case Wolverhampton was abandoned yesterday and therefore no runners for the team today.
