- Friday, 27 March 2015 08:45
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we have four meetings taking place with jumps cards at Newcastle and Wetherby (so I'm afraid if you are a jumps fan who lives in the south of England you are out of luck), while there are flat fixtures from Lingfield and Wolverhampton. There is only £28,000 on offer across Wetherby's six race card - poor when you consider some of the high class action they do host at the track. Can you believe they have a two runner mares' hunter chase (with a 1/25 favourite)? I guess at least they have had the decency to put it on last so everybody can go home! The stable has no runners this afternoon although Tom Scudamore makes the long trip north for a couple of outside rides - let's hope that he can keep his good run of form going. I know that he has his sights firmly set on riding 150 winners this season and with him currently on the 139 mark with a month of the season left, he looks to have every chance of doing so.
- Thursday, 26 March 2015 08:17
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps action from Newbury and Ffos Las and all-weather flat fixtures from Chelmsford and Wolverhampton. We have one runner at each of the National Hunt cards - Sadlers Gold at Newbury and Rathlin Rose at Ffos Las. Rathlin Rose (pictured above) looks as though he will appreciate the return to a softer surface (both wins having come on soft) and he will certainly get it this afternoon after 15mm of rain overnight, the ground is likely to be extremely testing at the Welsh track. Jockey Mr D Noonan reduces his weight to 11-5 and he has every chance of being in the shake-up.
- Wednesday, 25 March 2015 08:19
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with just one of them a jumps card from our local track at Newton Abbot. The remainder are all on the level with all-weather fixtures from Southwell, Lingfield and Wolverhampton...who on earth thought that was a good idea?! Anyway, Lingfield join the twenty's club as they are offering only £29,000 in prize money across their entire six race card - someone has to be making money out of these fixtures, although I am absolutely certain that it is not the owners! Anyway, onto a track that does things properly - it is great to have Newton Abbot back again with their first fixture of 2015. The stable has one runner there, recent recruit Drumlee Lad who participates in the novices' hurdle. He is the winner of a point-to-point and a maiden hurdle in Ireland so it will be interesting to see how he gets on on his Pond House debut under Tom Scudamore.
- Tuesday, 24 March 2015 08:36
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
This afternoon there are three meetings taking place with two jumps cards from Southwell and Hexham as well as an all-weather fixture from Wolverhampton. While the stable does not have any runners today, Tom Scudamore has slung his saddle in the back of his car and makes his way to Southwell for three rides and he looks to have a couple of decent chances.
- Monday, 23 March 2015 08:56
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today there are three meetings taking place with two jumps cards from Taunton and Towcester as well as an all-weather flat fixture for Wolverhampton. The stable has just the one runner today; Bella who competes in the mares' novices' hurdle. Our filly fell at the track last time out when it looked as though she would play a hand in the finish - the bookmakers have her priced up as an 11/4 chance and in receipt of weight from all her rivals, she should run well under Tom Scudamore. Can you believe that Wolverhampton are allowed to get away with £32,000 in prize money for their eight race card? The trouble is, as long as owners are willing to run for peanuts, the courses will keep pushing their luck.
- Saturday, 21 March 2015 11:02
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are just two jumps meetings taking place this afternoon and while the stable does not have any runners, it is a very different tale for our jockeys - it clearly is a case of 'have saddle, will travel' for them. Conor O'Farrell has four rides at Wincanton, while Tom Scudamore heads all the way to Market Rasen for just one ride, although I am not sure I would get too excited about it! The paper I read has a section called 'Job Jockeys' and they include A P McCoy who rides for Imagine The Chat for Rebecca Curtis - A P has ridden 96 winners from 318 rides for her...sound as though he is a pretty good job jockey to me!
- Saturday, 21 March 2015 08:27
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Border Breaker ran out a ready winner of the boys' race at Newbury yesterday under another finely judged front running ride from Michael Heard. They appeared to score with a bit in hand and our improving six year old could go to Hexham on Tuesday where he would escape a penalty. You just need two tankful's of diesel to get you there! Also at Newbury, I thought that Willem ran much better as well yesterday to finish fourth in a decent handicap hurdle and it is good to see David's horses continuing to run well as they have all season long.
