- Sunday, 09 November 2025 06:31
- Written by G Edwards
Today we head to Ffos Las (me included!) with three runners, Pachacuti, Allstitchedup and Jaipaletemps. Ffos Las is likely to have the softest ground anywhere around at present, with more rain forecast on Sunday morning before racing it could well be heavy by racing and all of our horses will not mind that. Pachacuti runs in the three mile handicap chase at 1.10pm and Jack Tudor rides. We are looking for an improvement for him after a disappointing reappearance at Newton Abbot last time. In his defence, he probably found the trip sharp enough on ground not soft enough but equally we expected better. He has run well at this track before and off his current handicap rating I will be disappointed if he does not win or go close to winning this afternoon, this is not the first time I have said this about him though but I have a feeling it will be true one day soon...
- Saturday, 08 November 2025 08:05
- Written by G Edwards
We have only one runner today but it is a good one and we are hopeful of a big run. King Turgeon is already well on his way to Aintree this morning to run in the 2.40pm Grand Sefton chase at 2.40pm and Jack Tudor rides. He won this race twelve months ago impressively taking to the Grand National fences and exceeding our expectations. He goes back today as one of the favourites for the race and more pressure on his shoulders but he is in good form at home so fingers crossed! His form tailed off a little last season after a brilliant start but there were reasons for that. He has had a wind operation during the summer and goes well fresh. The good to soft ground is ideal my only real worry is that he is racing from a twelve pound higher mark than when winning a year ago in what looks a more competitive race. What will be will be however and I wouldn't swap our grey and I shall be a nervous watcher later this afternoon!
- Friday, 07 November 2025 08:08
- Written by G Edwards
It is great to be back racing at Exeter today after they lost their first meeting due to the ground being too firm. I imagine the ground will be quick enough but they have done their best with the weather as it is and the feature race is the Haldon Gold Cup at 2.25pm. JPR One is the defending champion but Kalif Du Berlais is the favourite for Harry Cobden and the Nicholls team. We have one runner at Exeter, Vision De Maine who runs in the 3.35pm handicap chase over three miles and Jack Tudor rides. This is his seasonal reappearance and he will like the ground. It is a competitive race but I think he has scope for improvement off his mark of 109 and he won his first two chases of last season and I hope fresh is best! He didn't run badly in his races after this but has benefited from another summer at grass as he is a lovely big horse who is still only six. I hope he has a good each way chance and can progress again as the season goes on.
- Thursday, 06 November 2025 07:56
- Written by G Edwards
Kingston Queen Winner at Chepstow
Kingston Queen put up the performance I had hoped for to win at Chepstow yesterday. We know she is good and she simply go the job done in her own quiet but very effective style. She made most of the running or was upsides in front throughout, jumped very well and started quickening the pace from three hurdles out. She gradually got all her rivals under pressure and bar a slight mistake at the last she was faultless. She galloped through the line strongly putting distance between herself and the placed horses. She was back in her stable munching her hay by 4pm, waiting for her tea and no doubt wondering what all the fuss was about! She is a very likeable mare with lots of ability and I am very excited to see where the rest of this season may take us.
- Wednesday, 05 November 2025 07:56
- Written by G Edwards
Kingston Queen runs at Chepstow Today
There is one jumps meeting today at Chepstow and the stable has one runner, Kingston Queen. She runs in the 1.00pm race, division two of the 2m3f maiden hurdle and Jack Tudor rides. She is making her hurdling debut in a competitive looking race but she is a horse we love and have high hopes for this season. She did nothing but improve in bumpers all of last season, winning two, including a listed event at Market Rasen before running a cracker to be third in the Grade 2 mares bumper a Aintree in April. She is the winner of her only start in an Irish point to point and is not flashy but has a big heart and will to win. She is straight forward in all she does and while I think she will take all the beating today, getting weight from the boys. Even if she does not win today, it is a good starting point for hopefully an exciting winter ahead.
- Tuesday, 04 November 2025 08:07
- Written by G Edwards
Old Photo but the Colours Finished Second
in the Melbourne Cup this Morning!
There is just one jumps meeting today at Warwick but the stable does not have any runners. There are three flat meetings at Lingfield, Wolverhampton and Redcar and in Ireland they have a jumps fixture at Fairyhouse. Yesterday, Old Bridge ran well enough to be second at Hereford, I say well enough as I think he did just get his nose in front but a rival fought back to beat him in a close finish. That does not tell the full story however, with the probable winner falling at the final flight of hurdles, this changed the complexion of the race and we were then given a fighting chance of winning, so close but yet so far! This was a good run from our four year old and he was given a nice ride by Rian Corcoran on his first ride back since suffering concussion. This was Old Bridge's fourth second place since joining us and he surely deserves to get his head in front soon.
- Monday, 03 November 2025 08:00
- Written by G Edwards
There are two jumps meetings today at Hereford and Plumpton and we have one runner at the former, Old Bridge. He runs in the opening race on the card at 1.20pm, a handicap hurdle over 2m3f for conditional and amateur jockeys and Rian Corcoran rides.
