- Tuesday, 02 February 2016 08:13
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are two meetings taking place this afternoon with a jumps card from our local track at Taunton as well as an all-weather flat card from Southwell. The stable has three runners at Taunton; Heath Hunter, Master Red and Cork Citizen. Heath Hunter carries top weight of 11-12 in the handicap hurdle and conditional jockey David Noonan claims a handy 5lbs off his back. He has won five times during his career, with each success coming with cut in the ground - something he will certainly get today. Even so, he is still 5lbs higher than his best winning mark. Master Red makes his debut for the stable in the same race and is the mount of Tom Scudamore. Winning Irish pointer/hunter chaser Cork Citizen also makes his first start for the stable this afternoon and he goes nicely at home.
- Monday, 01 February 2016 08:31
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are three meetings taking place this afternoon with a jumps card from Plumpton as well as a couple of all-weather flat fixtures from Kempton and Wolverhampton. The stable runs a newcomer at Plumpton where Carqalin makes his racecourse debut in the bumper at 4.25pm and he goes nicely at home. Tom Scudamore is in the saddle and seven runners go to post - it is a difficult race to unravel as only two of the field have any sort of experience so it is hard to know what you are up against, although Clondaw Bisto did win an Irish point-to-point.
- Sunday, 31 January 2016 08:21
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Rare Winter Sun on the Gallops Recently
Today we just have the one jumps card at Sedgefield after Fontwell's meeting was lost on Friday due to water logging. David has one runner, Top Wood in the 3.45 handicap chase. He always runs consistently and although he was slightly disappointing last time we hope he can bounce back to form in this £10,000 contest. Tom Scu goes up to ride him and he has one another ride on the card for Alan Swinbank.
- Saturday, 30 January 2016 07:56
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Winner at Huntingdon - Taj Badalandabad
Everyone please beware there is a 10am inspection at Cheltenham today following 15mm of rain overnight which has left the track heavy, waterlogged in places. Fingers crossed racing will go ahead as there is some fantastic action to look forward to and I am sure they will be doing everything they can so it goes ahead but we are in lap of the gods. There are two other jumps cards today at Doncaster and Uttoxeter plus a flat card at Lingfield. David has two runners at Cheltenham, Un Temps Pour Tout in the 1.15pm 15 runner handicap chase and Champers on Ice in the 3pm novice hurdle. Un Temps Pour Tout carries top weight and has Tom Scu on board. The French Champion hurdle winner has run well in both of his chase starts so far and hopefully he should put up another good show. Champers On Ice has won three of his last four races but this looks like a Cheltenham Festival race itself with plenty of good winners in the line up Tom Scu rides our grey and he also rides Thistlecrack in the Cleeve hurdle for Colin Tizzard. Fingers crossed Tom can have a good day.
- Friday, 29 January 2016 08:23
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we have four meetings taking place with jumps action from Huntingdon and Doncaster as well as two all-weather flat cards from Lingfield and Wolverhampton. David runs Spending Time in the 2.00pm race at Doncaster - it is a three mile handicap chase and the Post have put him in as a 10/1 chance. He was pulled up last time out but had previously been successful at Huntingdon and was runner-up at Wincanton to Aachen (now rated 151!) in between so he is not without hope given a clear round. Conor O'Farrell, who has won aboard him is in the saddle this afternoon. There are plenty of runners at the meeting with lots of trainers looking to get runs into their horses with the Cheltenham Festival getting ever nearer. Over at Huntingdon David is represented by Taj Badalandabad who won four times last season. He should be sharper for his first outing of the season last month and he could go well.
- Thursday, 28 January 2016 14:55
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps action coming from Warwick and Fakenham while there are a couple of all-weather flat fixtures from Southwell and Chelmsford City. David has one runner at Warick today; Herbert Park who carries top weight of 11-12 in the 3m2f handicap hurdle. He is yet to recapture the best of his form from last season which saw him win three times and he is now tried in blinkers. Tom Scudamore is in the saddle and the Post make him an 11/1 chance.
- Wednesday, 27 January 2016 10:54
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Doctor Harper was the ready winner of the novices’ chase at Leicester yesterday. He jumps his fences much better than he did hurdles and was foot perfect yesterday under Tom Scudamore as he won with the minimum of fuss. This was only two miles yesterday and he did win a Grade Three hurdle at the Grand National meeting a couple of years ago over three miles so there are plenty of options open to him. I see he was a mover in the betting for the Cheltenham Festival with firms making him a 12/1 chance for the Kim Muir Chase and the 2½ mile novices’ handicap chase.
