- Thursday, 07 March 2024 07:47
- Written by G Edwards
Shot Boii runs today at Carlisle!
Today we just have the one runner at Carlisle, Shot Boii. It is a long way to travel, but we thought the race looked suitable. He runs in the 4.55pm handicap chase over three miles and Jack Tudor rides. He has run well over fences in recent starts, winning at Hereford, finishing second at Warwick and then running better than the bare form suggests when finishing third at Kempton last time. While he was beaten a long way in the end, he made a bad mistake at the final fence down the far side at Kempton and lost all hope and did really well just to stay on his feet.
- Wednesday, 06 March 2024 07:53
- Written by G Edwards
We were due to have one runner today at Fontwell Worldwide Fury in the Bumper, but unfortunately the meeting was abandoned yesterday after more rainfall left the course un-raceable. This is their second meeting in a row that Fontwell have lost, so they will be hoping for a drier spell, as does our horse as his last two intended engagements have been called off! He holds an entry at Stratford on Monday so hopefully it will be third time lucky for our five year old!
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024 08:06
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Another quiet day for us here at Pond House with no runners today. In Britain, there is jumps action at Lingfield after passing it's inspection this morning and Newcastle, there is flat action this evening at Southwell. In Ireland, they have jumps racing at Thurles after they also passed their inspection this morning.
The Cheltenham Festival is fast approaching and is now just only a week away! Clerk of the course Jon Pullin, is usually in a muddle at this time of the run up to the festival whether to water the course or not, but this year due to the extremely wet weather we've had lately, he does not have that issue on his hands! He expects, the ground could be on the easier side for the festival after a drying week. Four from the last five festivals have started on soft, while the other was good to soft.
- Monday, 04 March 2024 07:52
- Written by G Edwards
There are two jumps meetings today at Plumpton and Southwell, but the stable does not have any runners. We did have entries, but with the weather continue to be wet. We decided these horses were preferred to wait for another day. there is a flat meeting on the all-weather at Wolverhampton while in Ireland, they have jumps racing at Leopardstown.
Over the weekend, Ocean Heights didn’t run to his usual level of form at Kempton for no obvious reason. He travelled towards the head of affairs, but did not really keep going when asked. This was a very rare below part effort from him, but he seems completely fine after the race, and we know he is better than this.
- Sunday, 03 March 2024 07:12
- Written by G Edwards
Today we have two runners, one at Doncaster and one at Huntingdon. First Lord Du Cuet travels to Doncaster to run in the conditional jockeys veterans handicap chase at 3.15pm and Gearoid Harney rides. He has run well the last twice finishing second at Market Rasen and then fourth in a slightly better race at Kempton last time. It is a valuable race for the grade and it is a competitive ten runner field, but he is in good form at home and I don’t see why he can’t be involved in the finish. He is about 8/1 in the betting, will prefer the slightly better going today and with Gearoid taking six pounds off he has a good chance.
- Saturday, 02 March 2024 07:48
- Written by G Edwards
Today we just have the one runner and it’s on the all-weather at Kempton this evening, Ocean Heights, our seven year old runs in the 6.45pm handicap over 1m4f and Aiden Brookes rides. He loves Kempton and has runs well on every occasion there this winter and won over course and distance 31 days ago. He is slowly creeping up the weights but our jockey claiming five pounds off helps. I don’t think he has finished improving yet and I am sure he will be thereabouts in the finish tonight. He takes on some of those that finished behind him the last time and hopefully they will be behind him again this evening! He is currently 7/2 favourite in the betting.
- Friday, 01 March 2024 07:49
- Written by G Edwards
Johannes makes it a double for us at Taunton!
It was a good day for the yard yesterday with a double at Taunton with Activist and Johannes winning. Activist was making a quick reappearance after winning at Plumpton on Monday but if anything, he put in a much better performance to win carrying a penalty yesterday. Initially we weren’t thinking to run him again quickly, but he came out of that race so well that we decided to declare him again and see how he was. It is funny what a win can do for a horses health and mental well-being, I do believe they know when they have won and he honestly was so happy in himself in the last couple of days and with Taunton just being down the road we decided to let him take his chance and we are glad we did!
