- Sunday, 18 August 2013 07:50
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
High Ville
Today we have just two meetings, a flat card at Pontefract plus a jumps meeting at Southwell. David has two runners at Southwell, High Ville and Keep the Cash. Conor O'Farrell keeps the ride on High Ville after winning on him twice already this season. Our seven year old has some fair form figures and ran okay last time and providing he does not pull too hard early on he should run okay. Keep the Cash is having his first start since May. Tom Scu rides and he does have bits an pieces of form that would give him a chance in this race.
- Saturday, 17 August 2013 07:01
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Beyond after winning on the flat at Salisbury
The stable is doing a bit of travelling today with one runner at Market Rasen, Beyond in the 7.40pm race and one runner at the other jumps meeting of the day, Perth. The Tracey Shuffle runs in the 4.40pm handicap hurdle with Tom Scu going up to Scotland to ride. Both races look tricky little handicaps but on best form The Tracey Shuffle could run okay. Conor O'Farrell rides Beyond this evening but our jockey is also in action on the flat this afternoon at Doncaster. He has three rides and is lookng to boost his good strike rate sice taking out his flat licence with three winners from four rides. Beyond is lightly raced over hurdles but did put up a career best performance to win on the flat at Salisbury on his penultimate start. Today we have the two jumps cards that I have mentioned plus six flat cards at Chester, Doncaster, Lingfield, Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon. There is great racing and prize money on offer at Newbury, a Group 2 Hungerford stakes with £100,000 up for grabs and a Group 3 Geoffrey Freer stakes with £60,000. At last, now both races have attracted a few high class runners.
- Friday, 16 August 2013 07:04
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Our sole runner at Fontwell yesterday Bathwick Man finished fourth under top-weight in the 2m2 1/2f handicap hurdle. The weight certainly didn't help his cause and to me our eight year old has the look of a horse who needs a little help from the handicapper at present. It was a good day for the Moore family yesterday with both Jamie and brother Joshua riding a winner for their father Gary. Amazingly A P McCoy went a day without riding a winner!
- Thursday, 15 August 2013 07:16
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Today there are five meetings taking place, four on the level at Salisbury, Newmarket, Beverley and Chepstow as well as a jumps fixture at Fontwell. The stable has one runner, Bathwick Man at Fontwell and he is top weight for the 2m2 1/2f handicap hurdle. He looks quite well treated when you consider that he runs from a mark of 110, while he has won from 115 in the past - Tom Scudamore takes the ride. Street Entertainer was due to take in the two mile flat handicap at Beverley but is now a non-runner.
- Wednesday, 14 August 2013 06:56
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Our two runners performed creditably at Stratford last night to both fill the runner-up spot. I thought that Royal Peak was going to win after Listen And Learn made a mistake at the final flight of hurdles - the trouble is, when you are fighting out a driving finish you do not need A P McCoy on the other runner! McCoy managed to galvanise his mount to victory by a neck, although it was another improved performance from our runner who came eight lengths clear of the third. I don't like to admit it, but the handicapper looks like he was right about the 15lbs rise in the weights! I still reckon that Royal Peak looks to be well worth the £10,000 asking price, or a 25% share for £2,500 could be an ideal way of getting involved in first time racehorse ownership - he jumps well and looks to be a chaser in the making.
- Tuesday, 13 August 2013 06:54
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
I am thrilled that we are back with some National Hunt racing this afternoon for the first time in over a week - there are two jumps fixtures at Worcester and Stratford and the stable is represented by two runners (Basil Fawlty and Royal Peak) at Stratford. Royal Peak (pictured above) was an impressive winner here twelve days ago and the handicapper has reacted by putting the gelding up by a whopping 15lbs which seems a little harsh to me. Theoretically it is the handicapper's job to try to get the runners to all finish in a line although that sort of rise looks like overkill to me. The two meetings on the flat take place at Carlisle and Nottingham.
- Monday, 12 August 2013 07:11
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are four flat cards to keep us entertained this afternoon at Ayr, Thirsk, Wolverhampton and Windsor, while there is also a mixed card in Ireland at Ballinrobe which also (unsurprisingly) has by far the most prize money on offer. The stable has two runners on the level at Windsor this evening - Purple 'N Gold and Togiak both run in the 1m2f handicap at 7.40pm. Purple 'N Gold (pictured above) has been in good form since being claimed having won on the level and also over hurdles at Uttoxeter - he certainly looks like a shrewd purchase. James Doyle takes the ride this evening while Cathy Gannon is aboard Togiak.
