- Tuesday, 10 February 2026 08:12
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There was due to be jumps racing at Ffos Las today but that was abandoned on Sunday due to waterlogging so we are just left with jumps racing up at Ayr today and it is probably worth following Sean Bowen for some winners. He teams up with Gordon Elliott for a few races and looks to have good chances of adding to his season winners this afternoon. There are two all-weather cards at Lingfield and Newcastle and we have Ocean Heights in action at the first named. He runs in the 4.18pm handicap over 1m4f and Jack Dace rides. It is fair to say he has not been running as well as we hoped in recent starts but he is now handicapped to go well and this looks a good opportunity for him to show a bit more today. He will appreciate going back up to 1m4f and we have put the cheek pieces and tongue strap back on. He is about 11/1 in the betting and I will be disappointed if he doesn't go close or win today as I am not sure where we go from here if he doesn't! He has been a great servant to us for many years and did win two races on the flat last summer but maybe he is not enjoying it as much as he did. He shows his sparkle at home and hopefully we will see a bit more on the track today. There is one jumps meeting in Ireland today at Limerick.
- Monday, 09 February 2026 08:02
- Written by G Edwards
Phantomofthepoints Warwick Winner
We had a lovely couple of winners on Saturday and it was a big day for the team. Kingston Queen was back to her best in winning the Grade 2 Jane Seymour novices hurdle at Warwick under a great ride from Conor O'Farrell. They sat in second throughout the race and travelled and jumped very well but they did not go that fast. He pushed her on into the lead rounding the home turn and while she was idling a little and lugging a bit right towards the paddock she galloped on well to the line. She looked like she was beaten just after the last hurdle as her challengers came to her but she loves a battle and pulled out a bit more close home. She is a lovely mare and I am not even sure she knows how good she is but she has a big heart and showed it here. This was a valuable prize in its own right but there is so much to look forward to for the rest of the season on the back of this. She seems to have come out of the race fine which is the main thing and while I'm sure she will be getting an entry in the mares novices hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival there are plenty of other nice options as well.
- Sunday, 08 February 2026 08:53
- Written by G Edwards
I hope by the time you are reading this it was a great Saturday on the racing front for Pond House at Newbury and Warwick yesterday! In case you think it is a bit strange not mentioning it, I pre-write Sunday's story on a Saturday just to give myself one day off! It is a quieter day on the racing front today with both intended jumps meetings at Exeter and Newcastle having been abandoned. Exeter was called off before the declaration stage on Friday morning while Newcastle failed its 9am Saturday check. We were due to be running Eton Mes up at Newcastle but at least they kept everyone informed and called it off in good time. It is not a huge surprised that some of the meetings are struggling, we recorded our wettest January (month ever in fact) and then we have had over 60mm of rain already this week! We are coping relatively well here at the yard but you can see why some places our not!
- Saturday, 07 February 2026 07:51
- Written by G Edwards
No Walkover runs at Newbury
It is a big day for the yard today with four important runners spread across two meetings. Warwick has passed it's morning inspection so we have two jumps meetings to look forward to today, there and at Newbury. There are two all-weather flat meetings at Lingfield and Southwell and in Ireland they have a jumps card at Naas. We have Kingston Queen and Phantomofthepoints running at Warwick and Itseemslikeit and No Walkover at Newbury.
- Friday, 06 February 2026 07:48
- Written by G Edwards
Harley's Pride Winner at Doncaster
It was brilliant to get a winner up at Doncaster yesterday with Harley's Pride winning the conditional jockeys handicap hurdle under Rian Corcoran who gave her a lovely ride. This was her first try over three miles and in handicap company and so it was her best chance of winning that she has had but I have to say we weren't very confident. She has always shown more ability at home than on the racecourse thus far but she is is a character and has her own ideas about things! She seemed to relish the track, ground and distance and travelled well throughout the race and jumped well bar a little mistake at the last but that did not stop her momentum and she won quite nicely in the end. I am sure this will have done her confidence good and I am sure she can win more races going forwards.
- Thursday, 05 February 2026 08:06
- Written by G Edwards
October Hill runs at Doncaster Today
There are three jumps meetings today at Doncaster, Huntingdon and Lingfield and we have two runners at the first of these, Harley's Pride and October Hill. Harley's Pride makes her handicap debut in the in opening 12.40pm conditional jockeys handicap hurdle over three miles and Rian Corcoran rides. She has some okay bumper form last season but in truth has been disappointing in three novices hurdles this time around. Handicaps were always going to give her her best chance of winning and she will appreciate the step up in trip. I think we have found her the best race to hopefully bring out a better performance and now it is all down to her! She has ability and is on a workable mark but she is also a character and has he own ideas about things! If she is feeling in the right mood she could run well but it will be a watching brief for me in the hope she shows us what she can do!
- Wednesday, 04 February 2026 08:03
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are two jumps meetings today at Ludlow and Sedgefield but the stable does not have any runners. Jack Tudor rides at Ludlow this afternoon and Rian Corcoran travels to Sedgefield for one ride, well done to Rian who had a winner aboard Our Dylan for Kayley Woollacott at Taunton yesterday. There are two all-weather flat meetings at Kempton and Newcastle today and in Ireland they have some jumps racing at Punchestown. This is the fixture originally scheduled for Monday but moved last minute to accommodate the first day of the Dublin Racing Festival being abandoned.
