- Sunday, 29 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are two meetings taking place this afternoon with action from Carlisle and Leicester. David has one runner at Leicester as recent Wincanton winner Houston Dynimo takes in the 2m6f veterans' chase at 2.00pm. Our spritely ten year old remains in good form and hardly ever runs a bad race. This season's leading amateur jockey David Noonan takes the ride and he claims a very handy 5lbs off his back.
- Saturday, 28 November 2015 08:37
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The stable enjoyed a nice winner yesterday afternoon as Champers On Ice won the novices' hurdle at Newbury under Tom Scudamore. He will need to brush up his jumping a bit as he steps up in class but this was still a nice performance nevertheless with several promising types well beaten in behind and he looks like a most promising individual. One thing is for sure, I bet there wasn't much champers left after the race!
- Friday, 27 November 2015 08:44
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with three jumps cards from Newbury, Doncaster and Musselburgh as well as an all-weather flat fixture from Wolverhampton. David runs Unique de Cotte, Gevrey Chambertin and Saint John Henry in the Pertemps Qualifier at 1.30pm, while Dell' Arca (pictured above) contests a Grade 1 novices' chase, Monetaire takes in a highly competitive handicap chase at 2.40pm, Champers On Ice bids to open his account over hurdles at 3.15pm and Pilgrims Bay goes in the lucky last. The Newbury card looks very competitive as you would expect with such good prize money on offer. Meanwhile Iniciar is David's only runner at Doncaster. He was a very smart horse on the flat in France and he was not at all discredited behind smart prospect Modus at Taunton on his hurdling debut. He will be ridden by Daryl Jacob - an eagle eyed reader noticed that I called him Daryl Holland the other day...that's how double Dutch I am!
- Thursday, 26 November 2015 08:59
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today there are four meetings taking place with jumps cards from Newbury and Taunton as well as a couple of all-weather flat fixtures from Southwell and Chelmsford City. David runs Junior Package, The Minkle and Navanman at Taunton while at Newbury he saddles Kalifourchon and Un Temps Pour Tout on the first day of Newbury's Hennessy meeting. The one with the most obvious chance would appear to be French Champion Hurdle winner Un Temps Pour Tout as he makes his second start over fences. It is a £19,000 race so obviously it is pretty competitive with some very nice prospects in opposition. He was second at Cheltenham on his first start over fences and was the highest rated of these over timber and with a clear round he is very much the one to beat.
- Wednesday, 25 November 2015 08:44
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
This afternoon there are four meetings taking place with jumps cards at Wetherby and Fontwell as well as all-weather flat meetings from Lingfield and Kempton. David has one runner this afternoon as Willem contests the 1.10pm race at Fontwell, a 2m5 1/2f handicap hurdle. There may only be five runners but it is a tight little handicap with any one of the field in with a chance. Willem is on a mark of 125 and his sole win in France came on heavy ground so today's going (soft, heavy in places) should suit him well. He is yet to get his head in front in this country although he does have some solid placed form in decent company and he has decent claims under Tom Scudamore.
- Tuesday, 24 November 2015 08:30
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
What a caking cracking good run from Lady Of Longstone yesterday at Kempton! She made all at a brisk pace under a well-judged positive ride from leading amateur David Noonan and she found more when challenged to score by 6 lengths from a career high mark of 117. It looks as though she handled this good/soft surface just fine as she recorded a new personal best effort - her recent improvement is incredible considering that only last month she was winning from a mark of 95. She still looks to be on the upgrade and with Christmas just around the corner I reckon there could be some Christmas pudding on the menu...you regular readers will know what I mean!
- Monday, 23 November 2015 09:06
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The stable had a nice winner at Haydock on Saturday when Vieux Lion Rouge won the three mile handicap chase in good fashion by four lengths under Tom Scudamore. He stayed the trip very well and he certainly seemed to enjoy this soft ground as he recorded a clear personal best. He certainly looks as though he is going to make a better chaser than hurdler and he should go on to better things. Meanwhile, Batavir ran with credit when finishing third in the Fixed Brush hurdle and Dynaste filled the same position behind Cue Card and Silviniaco Conti in the Betfair Chase. Cue Card looks as though he is right back to his best and if he goes for the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day he will take some beating if able to reproduce this - is should be a Christmas cracker with Vautour in opposition.
