- Monday, 16 November 2015 09:03
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are three meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps meetings from Leicester and Plumpton supported by an all-weather flat fixture from Wolverhampton. It is hard to believe that the ground on the chase course at Leicester is officially good/firm (good in places) - you wouldn't get a description like that down in these parts given the amount of rain we have had. The stable has one runner today as Bladoun (pictured above) runs in the 2.15pm race at Leicester - it is a competitive handicap hurdle with 13 runners. Bladoun had some fair placed form last season and he looks to have fair claims under Tom Scudamore.
- Sunday, 15 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are just two jumps cards today with action coming from Cheltenham and Fontwell and there is some great racing in store. David has runners at both tracks - Bidourey, Willem, Brook and Skylander at Cheltenham and Impulsive American and Big Occasion at Fontwell. Bidourey (pictured above) takes in the Greatwood Hurdle at 2.40pm (a race we have won in the past with Dell' Arca) - it is a 20 runner handicap hurdle and if you can find the winner of that, then you ought to be buying a lottery ticket as well! This race looks impossible and as far as I am concerned I would advise a watching brief.
- Saturday, 14 November 2015 08:04
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Kings Palace - runs in the Paddy Power
We have five meetings today, jumps cards at Cheltenham, Uttoxeter and Wetherby plus flat cards at Lingfield and Wolverhampton. David has plenty running at Cheltenham, 8 runners in fact! The card looks more like the Festival its that good! In the first race, the 12.40pm we run another French recruit called Fingertips. He won first time out in France and then finished second and he goes well at home. Although only five runners it is a quality field. In the 1.15pm novice chase, Un temps Pour Tout makes his chasing debut. He has schooled well at home and this is his first outing since winning the French Champion hurdle at Auteuil in the summer. We are hoping for a big run.
- Friday, 13 November 2015 08:28
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps action from Cheltenham and Hexham and all-weather flat meetings from Lingfield and Wolverhampton. Cheltenham is the undisputed home of National Hunt racing and there is no better place to have a winner - David has plenty of chances today with his five runners. In the first he runs La Vaticane and our mare had some very good form in France before finishing a creditable second on her British debut last season. All of her wins have come on soft or heavy ground so she handle underfoot conditions and David looks to have found a valuable race that she can win.
- Thursday, 12 November 2015 08:14
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
This afternoon we have four meetings with jumps fixtures from Ludlow and Taunton as well as a couple of all-weather flat cards from Southwell and Chelmsford City. David has three runners at Taunton today; Iniciar, Perspicace and Border Breaker. Iniciar boasted some very useful form on the flat in France with an official mark of 100 - he was only narrowly beaten in Listed company last season - he has schooled well at home and this should be an interesting contest with the likes of Champion bumper runner-up Modus in opposition. Perspicace has won on this track and the drop back in trip looks as though it could help, while Border Breaker (pictured above), a course winner who has won three times also looks as though this slightly shorter trip will suit.
- Wednesday, 11 November 2015 08:43
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
The stable enjoyed a nice winner yesterday when Spending Time came home the decisive winner of the three mile novices' handicap chase at Huntingdon. He jumped well and handled the ground under a sensible ride from Conor O'Farrell. He hasn't been the easiest of horses to train and David has done well to win a couple of races with him, although judged on this success he can win again when stamina is at a premium. Balgarry was third on his first start over fences and he looked like a really exciting ride - making all at a brisk pace and fairly winging most of his fences. He looks capable of winning races over the larger obstacles.
- Tuesday, 10 November 2015 08:37
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps cards from Huntingdon, Lingfield and Sedgefield while there is an all-weather flat fixture from Wolverhampton. David has three runners this afternoon at Huntingdon; Spending Time, Balgarry and Barneby. Spending Time (pictured above) won at Stratford from a mark of 95 and now goes from 104 so he will have to have improved again, although he will like the ground - the same comments apply to Balgarry who has to defy a mark of 135 on his chasing debut. Conor O'Farrell is aboard them both. Meanwhile, Barneby will be partnered by Kieron Edgar and he would have to improve on what he has shown thus far.
