- Tuesday, 29 November 2016 08:32
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are jumps cards at Lingfiled and Southwell this afternoon as well as an all-weather flat fixture from Newcastle. There have already been early morning inspections at Southwell and Lingfield this morning and the bad news is that they both have to inspect again. Lingfield are hopeful while Southwell are optimistic - let's hope that we have a bit of racing to look forward to. At least the 'most weather' racing from Newcastle goes ahead! If it all gets the nod David will have four runners at Lingfield; Poisoned Berry, Heath Hunter, Cafe du Paris and Rathealy.
- Monday, 28 November 2016 08:35
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
I went up to Newbury for the Hennessy on Saturday and saw a lot of the old faces - they are the same faces as years ago, just older! Racing still desperately needs to broaden it's appeal to engage the younger generation. It was a good day for Tom Scudamore as he had little more than a schooling session aboard Thistlecrack. Un Temps Pour Tout was disappointing in the big one in tenth place and is certainly better than he was able to show on the day. This is the last year that the race is going to be known as the Hennessy and it brings an end to 60 years of sponsorship - the race will have to be renamed and it will take some getting used to.
- Sunday, 27 November 2016 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are just two meetings taking place this afternoon with jumping from Carlisle and Leicester. David has one runner with La Vaticane (pictured above) making the long journey all the way up to Carlisle for the 2m4f mares' chase at 1.55pm. She ran a good first race of the season when runner-up at Market Rasen despite being badly impeded at the last and she is entitled to have come on for that outing. She looks to have a great chance under Tom Scudamore.
- Saturday, 26 November 2016 08:21
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps cards from Newbury, Newcastle, Doncaster and Bangor while there is an all-weather flat card at Wolverhampton. Of course, the main fixture of the day is at Newbury where the highlight is the Hennessy Gold Cup, a race that David won in 2008 with Madison du Berlais. I will be heading up to Newbury with David and Martin to watch our runner, Un Temps Pour Tout in the big one. As you would expect, it is fiercely competitive and Un Temps has to carry second top weight - the Post make him a 9/1 shot and he looks to have a live chance to me. Un Temps is a class act - a French Champion Hurdle winner and a Cheltenham Festival winner last season...furthermore, he looked good when making a winning reappearance at Aintree last time and should have come on for the run. It is 8 years since Madison won the Hennessy, it is about time that David won it again!
- Friday, 25 November 2016 08:26
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps cards from Doncaster and Newbury as well as a couple of all-weather flat fixtures from Newcastle and Wolverhampton. It is the first day of the Hennessy meeting at Newbury and there is some good prize money up for grabs with the least valuable race worth £10,000. Although the stable has no runners today, Tom Scudamore has picked up a nice outside ride at Newbury so let's see if the 'one ride' theory pays dividends today!
- Thursday, 24 November 2016 08:20
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are three meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps action from our local track at Taunton and Towcester, while there is an all-weather flat fixture from Chelmsford City. David runs Impulsive American in the 1.45pm race at Taunton, a 2m7f novices' chase in which he carries 10-12. The big question as far as I can see is whether he will stay the trip - the Post make him a 12/1 chance but he should certainly find things a bit easier than at Cheltenham last time out. Stable jockey Tom Scudamore takes the ride. Meanwhile Conor O'Farrell and David Noonan have also picked up some outside rides.
- Wednesday, 23 November 2016 08:34
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It was a good day for the stable yesterday as Daklondike proved a nice winner of the novices' hurdle at Lingfield. He was our only runner of the day and clearly enjoyed the heavy ground. The former Irish point-to-point winner saw the trip out well as you would expect and he can win again over timber before going chasing and will prove even better over further. He is a half-brother to David's Paddy Power Gold Cup and Cheltenham Festival winner Great Endeavour and it would be fantastic if he shared his esteemed relations ability. He provided stable jockey Tom Scudamore with his 50th winner of the season - Tom went on to complete a double aboard his brother's Grace Tara who looked to be another one to enjoy the underfoot conditions.
