- Saturday, 14 March 2015 08:03
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Ainsi Fideles - Wins his 7th Chase of the Season
Today we have five meetings, three jumps cards at Uttoxeter, Kempton and Newcastle plus flat cards at Lingfield and Wolverhampton. David runs La Vaticane and Houston Dynimo at Kempton plus Bladoun, Top Wood, Shotavodka and What a Moment at Uttoxeter so it is another busy day for the yard. La Vaticane is an interesting runner for the stable after winning three of her last four starts in France. They have all been on soft or heavy ground and while it is not that soft at Kempton we hope she will handle it okay. The handicapper has her on a mark of 126 which could be okay and Tom Scu rides. Houston Dynimo has done David proud since joining the yard and after a winter break we hope he can run well in the handicap chase. Conor O'Farrell rides all four of our Uttoxeter runners and all have chances but What a Moment made a good impression when winning a Bumper at Towcester on his Pond House debut and we are hoping he can run well again this afternoon.
- Friday, 13 March 2015 08:02
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The Package - Winner of the 2015 Kim Muir
It was another great day at the festival for the yard yesterday. All the horses ran well and The Package, at 12 years of age put up one of his best ever performances to win the Kim Muir by 12 lengths at 9/1. He jumped spectacularly and was never in any real danger and it was fantastic and emotional to see the Johnson colours back in the Cheltenham winners enclosure. I must say amateur JJ Codd looks a very good amateur and I think he would be a very good professional. He seems a very good talker and a nice person. Standing Ovation also ran well in the same race to finish sixth. Monetaire ran well to finish second yesterday, only beaten narrowly in the 2m5f handicap chase while Unique De Cotte was also only just beaten in the Pertemps. So far it has been a great few days for the yard with two winners and three seconds and we can look forward to the final day today.
- Thursday, 12 March 2015 08:09
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Moon Racer - Champion Bumper Winner
What a day it was yesterday at Cheltenham, it was fantastic in our marquee after Moon Racer won the Bumper. He messed the start up a bit but got up in the last furlong to beat the winners of 40 races between them! It was a terrific performance from a very talented horse. It was great for owners Caroline Tisdall and Bryan Drew as they are both great supporters of the yard. They have quite a few horses and richly deserve a Festival winner. Caroline is the only professor that has ever spoken to me! It was great to see so many happy people and it was fantastic for David, Tom Scu and all the yard.
- Wednesday, 11 March 2015 08:02
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Broadway Buffalo Ran a Cracker
Today we have four meetings, two jumps cards, the big one at Cheltenham and Huntingdon plus flat cards at Kempton and Southwell. Today David runs Kings Palace, Dell'arca, Unanimite and Moon Racer. It is quite funny how in the lead up to Cheltenham you think you have some certinties but on the day when you look at each race and they look so competitive, or is my bottle going?! I had a quick look at the Bumper. There are 24 runners who have won 41 races between them! Our runner, Moon Racer is working well and has the bonus of having won on the Cheltenham track. It is a very competitive race as you would expect. Leading trainer from Day One Mr Mullins just has the seven runners in this race!
- Tuesday, 10 March 2015 08:14
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Gevrey Chambertin is a 14/1 Chance
The Festival is here at last! It is however not all about Cheltenham today but also Southwell, Sedgefield and Wolverhampton. At Cheltenham it looks like it is Mullins versus England, Scotland and Wales! If you feel brave you can have a £1 accumulator on the Mullins trained 4 good things today - Douvan, Un De Sceaux, Faugheen and Annie Power and you will get back £19.27 with Betfair - that is if they all win! David has four runners today, Sail By the Sea, Gevrey Chambertin, Swing Bowler and Broadway Buffalo. The shortest priced of David's runners is Gevrey Chambertin at 14/1 and it looks a tough day for the stables runners. Traditionally the first day is not a strong day for the stable but we did win the Arkle last year with 33/1 chance Western Warhorse so maybe lightening can strike twice?!
- Monday, 09 March 2015 08:42
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The stable enjoyed a welcome winner heading into the Cheltenham Festival when Molo (pictured above) absolutely bolted up in the mares' handicap hurdle at Chepstow under Liam Heard. The blinkers certainly seemed to wake our mare up and hopefully they will continue to have a positive effect. She was our 103rd winner of the current campaign and as I say, it is always nice to approach the Cheltenham Festival on the back of a winner. David's team have been in good form all season long, so let's jut hope that will continue for another few days at least!
- Saturday, 07 March 2015 10:03
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we have just two jumps cards from Market Rasen and Warwick but now really is the lull before the storm. David doesn't have any runners today, although stable jockey Tom Scudamore heads off to Market Rasen to ride a couple and he looks to have a decent chance on Relic Rock for Brian Ellison. Champion jockey A P McCoy would appear to be giving himself the day off before Cheltenham week and I tend to agree - if I were a jockey with a strong book of rides next week, I would be very selective with my mounts over the next couple of days and I certainly wouldn't be riding anything with a F,U or R next to the horses' name!
