- Sunday, 23 April 2017 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are three meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps action from Stratford, Wetherby and Wincanton. With the ground currently riding good/firm at Wincanton there are unsurprisingly some very small fields and if I were looking to go racing today I would be heading up to Stratford where at least they have some competitive racing to enjoy. You would think that in this day and age somebody would have come up with a better watering system to keep the ground safe. It wasn't so long ago that there was jump racing on the all-weather - perhaps the surface could be improved so that it was viable once again. It would certainly help to improve field sizes, so long as it is safe. Anyway, I digress - David does not have any runners today.
- Saturday, 22 April 2017 07:16
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are six meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps cards from Ayr and Bangor while there are flat cards from Newbury, Nottingham, Thirsk and Wolverhampton. David has two runners this afternoon; Father Edward (pictured above) and Gone Too Far who both contest the four mile Scottish Grand National from Ayr at 3.55pm. There are thirty runners and our pair are 66/1 chances so will need to run personal bests to figure - conditional jockey Michael Heard rides Gone Too Far while David Noonan is aboard Father Edward. Father Edward was not at all disgraced in the Topham at Aintree last time, finishing a never-nearer ninth having been impeded a couple of times early on.
- Friday, 21 April 2017 07:08
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
We may not have been on the scoreboard on the main card at Cheltenham yesterday but we did not leave the Prestbury course empty handed after landing the charity race with Three Star General under a canny ride from former employee Ben Moore. The pair bided their time as the front runners went off very hard and coming with a well-timed ride, he scored a shade cosily for delighted owners Stuart Mercer and James Igoe - it just goes to show that a winner at Cheltenham is very special indeed. Ben, who rode a couple of winners for Martin was helping to raise money for Bob Champion's Cancer Trust and Hannah's Willberry Wonderpony cancer charity - causes very close to his heart as he has had a cancerous tumour removed, while his daughter is currently fighting leukemia.
- Thursday, 20 April 2017 07:32
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps cards from Cheltenham and Taunton while there is flat action from Newmarket, Ripon and Lingfield. David runs Mr Clarkson and Father Edward at Cheltenham as well as Three Star General in the charity race. Mr Clarkson (pictured above) has been a superstar for his owners the Pipe's Prospectors an he contests the tight little three mile handicap hurdle at 4.20pm - our five year old steps up in trip having stayed on well over 2m4f at Sedgefield last time. He was second to Finian's Oscar over three miles in an Irish point-to-point so hopefully this will be within his compass. David Noonan has been aboard for all four of his successes and he keeps the ride today.
- Wednesday, 19 April 2017 07:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today there are five meetings taking place with jumps fixtures from Cheltenham and Sedgefield while there are flat cards from Beverley, Newmarket and Wolverhampton. David has one runner at Cheltenham this afternoon as Starchitect (pictured above) takes in the 2m5f chase at 2.40pm. He ran creditable races at the Cheltenham Festival and Aintree's Grand National meeting to finish fifth and third in a couple of fiercely competitive handicaps and he thoroughly deserves another success. This slightly shorter trip should play to his strengths and he looks to have a good chance under stable jockey Tom Scudamore.
- Tuesday, 18 April 2017 07:25
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps cards from Kempton, Ludlow and Exeter while there are also flat fixtures from Newmarket and Southwell. There is an evening fixture at Exeter tonight which ordinarily would be a great night out - the only trouble is that the ground is now good/firm and the first three races has attracted just 8 runners while there are only 27 runners on the entire card. I love evening meetings although I am sure an uncompetitive card will keep the crowds down. There are no runners from Pond House today.
- Monday, 17 April 2017 07:22
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There is a busy day of action ahead as you would normally expect of a Bank Holiday Monday with jumps cards from Chepstow, Market Rasen, Plumpton, Fakenham and Huntingdon while there are flat cards from Wolverhampton and Redcar. David has three runners at Chepstow today with David Noonan aboard Sweettoothtommy, Purple 'N' Gold and Prospera Pascha. Sweettoothtommy contests the 3m novices' handicap chase and although he would need to improve on his most recent performances he has slipped to an attractive mark. Purple 'N Gold should be suited by the trip and quicker ground although this is a competitive little race despite the five runners. Prospera Pascha has had just the one run when finishing fifth at Huntingdon and should know a lot more about the game today as she takes in the mares' bumper.
