- Thursday, 11 April 2024 07:03
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Today we are back racing at our local track Taunton and we have two runners representing the stable. Skin Full runs in the opening race of the card, the Novices’ Hurdle over 2miles and Tom Bellamy takes the ride. Rebel Angel runs in the 2:43pm Handicap Hurdle over 2miles and Jack Tudor is in the saddle.
- Wednesday, 10 April 2024 07:09
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It is another quiet day for the stable, as we have no runners today. There is jumps racing at Market Rasen and plenty of flat action on today at Lingfield and Wolverhampton with afternoon cards and an evening card at Kempton. In Ireland, there is flat racing scheduled at Leopardstown, although that will have to pass a 7:30am inspection this morning.
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024 07:11
- Written by G Edwards
Royal Mer wins at Wincanton!
Today there is jumps racing at Hereford and Hexham was abandoned. They are racing on the all-weather at Southwell and there is flat action at Thirsk. In Ireland, Navan was abandoned. The stable have no runners today.
- Monday, 08 April 2024 06:50
- Written by G Edwards
Only Fools runs today!
Today we have four runners at Wincanton, Royal Mer, American Sniper, Only Fools, and First Lord Du Cuet. Jack Tudor rides all four of our runners and the first of those is Royal Mer in the 3:38 handicap chase over 2 miles. He has had a wonderfully consistent season and put up his most impressive display to date winning at Wetherby last time. That was off his highest rating yet but he he’s been put up a further nine pounds for that win so races off a mark of 116 today. Life will be tougher but he will enjoy the heavy ground and he won’t mind the track. This is a much higher grade of race, but he deserves to take his chance and I don’t think he'll be far away.
- Sunday, 07 April 2024 07:26
- Written by G Edwards
Behind The Curtain runs at Exeter!
All being well there are no anticipated problems with racing at Exeter today and we have two runners at the family day meeting, Worldwide Fury and Behind the Curtain. Worldwide Fury runs in the opening contest on the card, a maiden hurdle over 2m5f and Jack Tudor rides. He is making his hurdling debut after running in a bumper last time at Wetherby. I think that wasn’t a bad contest and we ran a little green, so he would have come on from that outing. He is an Irish point to point winner so will appreciate stepping up in distance today and won’t mind underfoot conditions either. There are only five runners and we are about 5/1 third best in the betting. He jumps well and should run well.
- Saturday, 06 April 2024 06:57
- Written by G Edwards
Today’s racing fixtures have already taken a hit with the abandonments of Kelso and Stratford and it could get worse if Uttoxeter does not pass its 7.30am inspection. The track did look yesterday afternoon when it was race able so fingers crossed it might go ahead. It would be the sole surviving jumps cards in Britain, but the stable does not have any runners. There are two all-weather flat cards at Kempton and Chelmsford and in Ireland their only racing is a flat card at the Curragh but that must pass a morning inspection as well. Looking a little further afield there is quite a good jumps meeting in France at Auteuil.
- Friday, 05 April 2024 06:54
- Written by G Edwards
There is jumps racing today at Musselburgh but Fontwell had to pass a 7.30am inspection for racing to go ahead this morning, but unfortunately it's not passed their inspection and has been abandoned. There was due to be jumping at Wetherby but that has already been called off also. I thought it was funny yesterday, Southwell were inspecting in the morning but passed and racing went ahead with no problems. Warwick weren’t planning any inspection, but got more overnight rain than predicted and had to abandon! Sean Bowen switched from there to Southwell and had a winning while Harry Cobden had no luck with his three rides yesterday. Gearoid Harney made the journey to Clonmel yesterday, but unfortunately was abandoned also!
