- Thursday, 30 June 2016 07:44
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
I did say yesterday that I thought it was going to be a difficult task to notch a winner at Worcester and so it proved, however both Purple 'N Gold (third) and Houston Dynimo (fourth) both performed with credit. Purple 'N Gold was conceding plenty of weight to the two in front of him so this was another decent performance, while Houston Dynimo looks like his turn is not too far away, especially granted a quicker surface - the trouble with both of these horses is they rarely get any respite from the handicapper as they are so consistent.
- Wednesday, 29 June 2016 07:02
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with flat cards from Catterick, Bath and Kempton while there is jumps action from Perth and Worcester. David runs Brook, Houston Dynimo, Lady Of Longstone and Purple 'N Gold at Worcester. They are all fairly big prices with Lady Of Lonstone and Purple 'N Gold shortest at 7/1 and 15/2 respectively. Those two have been running consistently well for a long time and they should perform with credit once again. Purple 'N Gold reverts to hurdles for the first time in a while from a lower mark and that should help him on what looks a tricky day for the stable.
- Tuesday, 28 June 2016 07:10
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with flat cards from Hamilton, Brighton and Chepstow while there is also a jumps fixture from Stratford. David doesn't have any jumpers today, although he does send Willem (pictured above) to Chepstow for the two mile flat handicap. There can be no doubting his ability - he has some very good placed form over the sticks, he just hasn't consented to win yet. I am sure he will pop up at some point, although I wouldn't like to say when that will be. Champion apprentice Tom Marquand is in the saddle. Talking of Chepstow, can you believe that they are putting up just £28,000 for their seven race card. If you finish fourth you pick up £168.35 - that won't even cover the expenses unless you live next door to the track. Chepstow definitely get today's wooden spoon. Meanwhile Tom Scudamore has some decent outside rides at Stratford.
- Monday, 27 June 2016 07:17
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place on the flat this afternoon with the action coming from Pontefract, Wolverhampton, Musselburgh and Windsor. The prize money for three of those meetings comes to just over £105,000 - it sounds like a lot of money but by the time you divide it among the total number of races it doesn't work out very much at all, especially when you take into account all the owners expenses. I can't believe that owners and trainers want to compete for that sort of cash, but so long as they do I can't see the courses stumping up any more prize money.
- Sunday, 26 June 2016 08:23
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Katkeau returns to Uttoxeter
There are three meetings today, two jumps cards at Cartmel and Uttoxeter and also a flat card at Windsor. David has six runners at Uttoxeter, Awesome Tunes, Ennistown, Ballynagour, Katkeau, Top Wood and Standing Ovation. The big race is the 3.30pm John Smiths Summer Cup and this is where David has four runners. There are 20 runners in the race over 3m2f. David Noonan rides Ballynagour who is looking to recapture his form. He is slowly coming down the weights and on his best form he would have a chance. Katkeau is the choice of Tom Scu. He won at the track last time out and will love any rain they get at the track. Top Wood was running at great race in the Scottish National last time out when he fell and is the the mount of Wayne Hutchinson. Standing Ovation is also looking to find a bit of form but he comes alive in the summer months, as shown when he won the big race at Newton Abbot last year. He is ridden by Michael Heard.
- Saturday, 25 June 2016 07:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Perspicace returns to the flat at Chester
Today we have six meetings all on the flat at Newcastle, Newmarket, Windsor, Chester, Doncaster and Lingfield. It is amazing that it is a Saturday and there are no jumps meetings! David has the one runner, Perspicace in the last race at Chester, a 2mile handicap. The Post have him in at 9/2 joint favourite but it does look a very open race. He has been in good form over hurdles of late, winning his last two starts and if he takes this level of form back on the flat he should go close. Sam Hitchcott rides. The big race of the day is the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle, 4.15pm. There are 20 runners over 2 miles and they go 6/1 the field. It is the first time they have held the contest on the all-weather surface, on the Tapeta so it will be interesting to see how it all goes.
- Friday, 24 June 2016 07:32
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are six meetings taking place this afternoon with flat cards from Yarmouth, Doncaster, Newcastle, Chester and Newmarket, while there is a jumping fixture from Cartmel. The stable has no runners today. There is a big article in today's Racing Post about who is going to be champion jockey. It looks as though it is going to be a lot closer than in previous years - it was always a case of how many A P McCoy was going to win by, but this year newly crowned champion Richard Johnson looks as though he is going to have his hands full with Sam Twiston-Davies in hot pursuit, in fact young S T-D is currently four ahead. Johnson has five mounts at Cartmel today while Sam has two and it is fair to say than more trainers seem to put Johnson up. Bookies make him a best-priced 2/7 chance so you know who the bookies think will prevail.
