- Monday, 08 September 2014 06:45
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
This afternoon there are three meetings taking place with a flat card from sunny Brighton and two National Hunt fixtrures from Perth and our local track Newton Abbot. Once again it is Brighton who claim the wooden spoon offering a paltry £26,000 across their seven race card...I really don't know how they get away with it - hang your heads in shame. The stable has three runners at Newton Abbot; Northern Bay, Ainsi Fideles and Bathwick Man. Ainsi Fideles (pictured above) is bidding to extend his unbeaten run since switching to chasing to four and he gets a handy 13lbs from apparent danger Lamb Or Cod. Our runner was rated 2lbs superior over hurdles and is currently 1lb superior over fences yet he receives almost a stone - I will leave the maths to you!
- Saturday, 06 September 2014 07:53
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Dynaste
Today we have just two meetings, a flat card at York and a jumps card at Fontwell. David does not have any runners but Tom Scu has three rides for David Bridgewater and all of them look to have good chances. There is some good prize money on offer at York with all races having prize money over £6000 and they have been rewarded with some good races. As I mentioned yesterday I have been on the gallops with my camera. Dynaste looks in top form working well under regular ride Sarah Buckley. I also snapped unraced youngster George Herbert working nicely upsides Fontwell bumper winner Mount Haven.
- Saturday, 06 September 2014 06:46
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Tullyesker Hill & Dell'arca
David has two runners at Stratford this afternoon, Bathwick Street and Purple N Gold. Bathwick Street is having his second start over hurdles but will have to improve to win this race with Conor O'Farrell in the saddle. Purple N Gold never seems to run a bad race but does not always find as much as expected at the business end of the race. Kieron Edgar rides taking a handy five pounds off which means he only carries 9st 9lb and I am sure he will be thereabouts at the finish again. Today we have 6 meetings in total on around the country, the jumps card at Stratford plus five flat cards at Haydock, Ascot, Kempton, Thirsk and Wolverhampton.
- Friday, 05 September 2014 06:50
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Maximize & Darren Edwards
Winners at the 2004 Cheltenham Festival
There are five meetings today, all on the flat at Haydock, Newcastle, Chepstow, Musselburgh and Kempton. Chepstow get away with £26,000 total prize money for their seven race card, I will say no more! As I metioned yesterday, there was a nice touch landed by trainer Jim Best. He says he has a clear conscience and he actually has done nothing wrong. The BHA is to review all aspects of the contest but I am not sure what they are hoping to find.
- Thursday, 04 September 2014 06:47
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
On the Gallops
Today we have four meetings, three on the flat at Salisbury, Haydock and Wolverhampton plus a jumps card at Sedgefield. There is also racing in Ireland at Laytown where they race on the beach when the tide has gone out. It must be the only race track of its kind in the World. They tell me the pubs do a good trade! It is definitely wirth a watch, racing starts at 2.35pm. David's one runner Franklin Roosevelt was again disappointing at Southwell yesterday back over hurdles. He seems fine this morning and he is a six time winner so hopefully we can find the key to unlocking his 7th success next time.
- Wednesday, 03 September 2014 06:49
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Franklin Roosevelt
David has one runner today at Southwell, Franklin Roosevelt in the 4.45pm 3 mile handicap hurdle. He has won six times and seems to go on any ground. He didn't run that well iin a chase last time at Worcester but he was a winner over hurdles at Newton Abbot the time before that. Tom Scu is back on board again today and hopefully he will run okay. Today there are also three other meetings, all on the flat at Lingfield, Bath and Kempton.
- Tuesday, 02 September 2014 06:59
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we have four meetings, all on the flat at Goodwood, Hamilton, Carlisle and Kempton. At least one of the cards has prize money under £30,000. I see that Towcester have sold seven of there fixtures so they can stage more greyhound racing. The Arena Racing company have paid more than a million pounds. We will probably end up with a lot more low grade all-weather cards. How do Arena Racing make it pay? I thought dog racing was in the decline so how are Towcester going to make it pay? It looks like we are all going to the dogs!
