- Tuesday, 14 October 2025 07:02
- Written by G Edwards
There is one jumps meeting this afternoon at Market Rasen while the flat racing comes from Lingfield, Leicester and Newcastle. In Ireland, there is a jumps fixture at Punchestown and a flat card at Dundalk. The stable does not have any runners today. I did think however it was interesting to see that Richard Hughes has a couple of runners at Market Rasen, one over hurdles and one in the bumper. While the hurdle runner has a bit to find on hurdling debut with the principals in the race, I like the chances of his bumper horse, Cracks Speed. He is by the sire Cracksman who I like and carries some quite famous flat silks. He is the current favourite but is on the drift so make of it what you will! I imagine connections thought he was too slow to run on the flat which is why he as ended up here but I shall watch with interest with Brendan Powell in the saddle.
- Monday, 13 October 2025 07:06
- Written by G Edwards
We start the new week with a jumps card at Hereford and three flat meetings at Musselburgh, Yarmouth and Kempton. In Ireland they have one flat meeting at Roscommon and the stable does not have any runners. Bashful Boy ended up being our only runner over the weekend and he ran well enough on Saturday in the Cesarewitch at Newmarket. He raced enthusiastically and close to the pace throughout the race and still held every chance passing the two-furlong pole but then just faded in the last 100 yards. He finished tenth but was not beaten very far and so it was a good run. He enjoys his racing and he is definitely still capable of winning races. He has returned home fresh and well and I head him shouting for his breakfast early in the yard this morning!
- Sunday, 12 October 2025 06:41
- Written by G Edwards
First Lord Du Cuet Runs at Chepstow Today
Today we move onto the final day of the Chepstow meeting with the Welsh Champion hurdle the feature at 3.17pm. Ground permitting, we have one runner at the track. First Lord Du Cuet who lines up in the opening race on the card at 1.32pm, the conditional jockeys handicap chase over three miles and Rian Corcoran rides. It is hard to believe our eleven year old has never won over fences before though he did win a point to point at Buckfastleigh in March with Rian riding. He didn't run so well in a hunterchase at Cartmel after this but I don't think the track suited that day, it is not for everyone having accompanied him to the races that day! He returns this afternoon fresh and well and while he might not be quite the horse he was once he shows all the enthusiasm at home and is starting the new season from the right end of the handicap.
- Saturday, 11 October 2025 06:58
- Written by G Edwards
Neon Moon runs at Chepstow Today
The stable has four runners today, three over jumps at Chepstow and Bashful Boy runs in the Cesarewitch at Newmarket. Amy Waugh reunites with Bashful Boy after the pair finished a good fourth at Goodwood a little earlier in the season and can claim a handy three pounds off his back as he is just out of the weights.
- Friday, 10 October 2025 07:04
- Written by G Edwards
Activist Runs at Chepstow Today
Today is what many National Hunt racing fans call the first 'proper' day of the jumps season with day one of now a three day meeting at Chepstow which has the Welsh Champion hurdle on Sunday. We have two runners today in the 4.55pm handicap hurdle over 2m3f, Activist and Old Bridge. David is actually sponsoring this race and has a box with some guests this afternoon so it would be really nice if either of these could do what Lock Out did twelve months ago by winning the race sponsored by David! It looks a very tough and competitive max field contest today and both horses are each way prices. Activist will be ridden by Jack Tudor and is about 10/1 in the betting. He is on a career high mark so has to improve again but goes well fresh and won his first start back last season. He also won his last start of the season and Fontwell impressively when wearing his first time visor which he wears again today. He will like the ground and the track will be no problem so fingers crossed he can run a big race.
- Thursday, 09 October 2025 07:15
- Written by G Edwards
There is no jumps racing today unfortunately as there was supposed to be racing at Exeter but it was called off earlier in the week with the ground being too firm. We do still however have four meetings on the flat at Bath, Ayr, Chelmsford and Newcastle. In Ireland, they have a flat card at Thurles and jumping action at Tramore. The stable does not have any runners.
- Wednesday, 08 October 2025 07:11
- Written by G Edwards
There are two jumps meetings today at Ludlow and Sedgefield but the stable does not have any runners. The going descriptions are described as good to firm at Ludlow and good at the latter and is why there are not a huge amount of runners at Ludlow. They get underway at 2.05pm with what supposed to be a two runner novices hurdle but with the Paul Nicholls trained runner now a non runner it is a walkover! They do have a minimum of five runners in all the other races so a least there should be some good races to watch. Sedgefield has slightly more runners with their minimum field size being just four horses. There appears to be no rain in the immediate forecast so this could be a similar story for jumps racing in the next couple of weeks. There are two flat meetings today at Nottingham and Kempton while in Ireland they have a flat card at Navan.
