- Saturday, 08 November 2014 08:21
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Standing Ovation
Today we have four meetings, three jumps cards at Wincanton, Sandown and Kelso plus a flat card at Doncaster. There are eight races at Doncaster including the competitive November handicap. David runs Standing Ovation in the 2.40pm Badger Ales chase at Wincanton. Our seven year old ran a cracker at Cheltenham last time to finish second and went up two pounds for that run. He won this race last year to complete a four timer but he is 11 pounds higher this time round. Providing they do not get too much rain at the track and the ground remains fairly good we hope he should run a big race. Although it seems to have rained most of the night in the west country they have only had 1mm of rain at Wincanton. Although they are due more this morning lets just hope they do not get too much!
- Friday, 07 November 2014 08:32
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with three over the sticks at Musselburgh, Fontwell and Hexham as well as an all-weather flat card from Wolverhampton. With All Force Majeure now a non-runner in the bumper at Fontwell, the stable is without a representative on the racecourse today. Another absentee will be perennial champion jockey A P McCoy who looks likely to miss at least the next two weeks of the season, including the Paddy Power Gold Cup meeting at Cheltenham. I saw A P a couple of weeks ago and he still didn't look to be 100% and this latest absence all but scuppers his quest for an incredible 300 wins in a season. He hopes to be back in time for the Hennessy at Newbury, incredibly it is a race that the champ has never won...I will have to mention that to him the next time I see him!
- Thursday, 06 November 2014 08:41
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It was an excellent day for the stable yesterday when we landed a double at Chepstow with our only two runners. Tullyesker Hill (pictured above) bolted up in the three mile handicap hurdle with Tom Scudamore easing him down on the run-in - he is only a five year old and there is still the possibility of further improvement from him. Herbert Park completed the brace by landing the closing bumper in workmanlike fashion, beating the well-backed point-to-point winner Winter Walk. He looks like a promising staying hurdler in the making and David would appear to have another nice young prospect on his hands.
- Wednesday, 05 November 2014 08:11
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
This afternoon there are four meetings taking place with two on the level at Nottingham and Kempton and a couple of jumps cards at Warwick and Chepstow. The stable has two runners at the Welsh track; Tullyesker Hill (pictured above) and Herbert Park. I see that Herbert Park is forecast favourite according to the Racing Post on the strength of his second in a bumper on this course last month on good/soft ground. He can only improve for the experience and looks to have a solid chance under Tom Scudamore.
- Tuesday, 04 November 2014 08:34
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
The stable enjoyed a good a winner at Plumpton yesterday when Saint John Henry (pictured above, orange and blue colours) scored at odds of 9/1 under Tom Scudamore in the 2m5f handicap hurdle. He had shown some ability when fourth in a decent race at Taunton last season and duly confirmed that impression with victory here on his handicap debut. Even so, our four year old was made to fight every step of the way to land the spoils from the appropriately named Torrential Raine. Rathealy also ran well to finish a 1/2 length second on his first start for the stable and should have little trouble picking up a race over hurdles on this evidence. Meanwhile Lady Of Longstone didn't appear to relish the heavy ground and could be seen to better effect returned to a sounder surface - this can safely be filed under 'too bad to be true'.
- Monday, 03 November 2014 08:26
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Today we have three meetings - 2 over the sticks at Kempton and Plumpton as well as a flat card at Wolverhampton. The stable has three runners at Plumpton - bumper winner Lady Of Longstone (pictured above), ex-Irish import Rathealy and Saint John Henry. Rathealy makes his debut for the stable today and he showed some fair form on the level, finishing third on yielding ground at Sligo over 10f and has a flat rating of 73. Any rain at the course will help and a big run is expected.
- Sunday, 02 November 2014 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Today we have two meetings over the sticks at Carlisle and Huntingdon. The stable has two runners; Street Entertainer at Huntingdon and Obistar at Carlisle. I have never been to Carlisle, but you may know that it is one of the stiffest finishes in the country. Tom Scu is aboard Obistar, while Conor O'Farrell is aboard Street Entertainer who won a seller at Stratford a couple of days ago. This looks to be a better race, although he is still a classy individual in this company. Conor has also picked up a ride for Mick Channon aboard Stoneham who makes his hurdling debut - it is good to see our jockeys picking up a few spare rides.
