- Tuesday, 05 June 2012 06:58
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon, three on the flat at Leicester, Yarmouth and Redcar and a jumps card at Ffos Las. The stable has one runner at Ffos Las this afternoon as Katchmore (pictured above) takes in the handicap hurdle under young Tom Bellamy. Our five year old fell last time out at Newton Abbot but had previously won his first two starts since joining us at Pond House.
- Monday, 04 June 2012 07:07
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Cabora
Today there are six race meetings around the country, four flat and two over the jumps at Cartmel and Towcester. David has one runner at Cartmel, Cabora and runs in the 2.05pm race. The four year old finished third last time out on her British debut at Wincanton and she would not have to improve a lot to win this afternoon with Timmy Murphy in the saddle. There was a lot of rain around the country yesterday, indeed we had 18mm at Pond House over the weekend and David withdrew all of our runners at Uttoxeter and Nottingham yesterday. That is one thing to keep an eye on if you are watching the racing and having a bet at the moment. A lot of the horses want good ground or faster and due to the weather conditions the going is very changeable at the moment and as we know it is no good running a horse on ground they don't like as they will not win!
- Sunday, 03 June 2012 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There is a good jumping card at Uttoxeter this afternoon and the stable will have four runners courtesy of On Khee, Bathwick Man, Kusadasi and Catch Tammy. Bathwick Man won a competitive handicap at Towcester last week (pictured above) and will be bidding to supplement that success here. Tom Scudamore will be aboard all of our runners this afternoon.
- Saturday, 02 June 2012 06:52
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Heading into the Bank Holiday weekend there is a really busy day's action with no less than seven meetings taking place this afternoon with five meetings on the level at Epsom, Haydock, Musselburgh, Catterick and Beverley as well as two over the sticks at Cartmel and Stratford. All eyes of course will be on the Epsom Downs where it is Derby Day. The Queen will be present and she will be arriving in an open top car - let's hope the weather stays dry for her! It's quite ironic - the best flat race in the world is probably held on the worst track, with it's steep undualtions, sharp downhill bends and terrible camber into the rails.
- Friday, 01 June 2012 07:36
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It's the start of the Derby meeting at Epsom this afternoon, but first of all the ladies have their turn in the Oaks and it looks to be an intriguing contest with The Fugue and Maybe vying for favouritism. Aidan O'Brien has already won the first two English Classics of the season and if he could land the Oaks today, he would be a very short price to complete a clean sweep of the Classics this season with Camelot a short-priced favourite for tomorrow's Derby and the St Leger. Interestingly I see that Frankie Dettori is not riding Godolphin's filly in the Oaks and that Godolphin don't have a representative at all in the Derby - it will be strange watching the Epsom Classics without Frankie being involved.
- Thursday, 31 May 2012 07:24
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
The stable's four runners all reached the frame yesterday afternoon, but none of them could quite manage to get their heads in front. Battle Group finished second in the beginners' chase at Newton Abbot and it seems that he doesn't much like the small fields. He ran great races to finish in the frame in big handicap chases at the Cheltenham Festival and Aintree Festivals so it was perhaps a little disappointing that he couldn't land this, even so, there are plenty more races to be won with him. Woodlark Island also filled the runner-up position under Kieron Edgar, while Conor O'Farrell had a couple of thirds up at Sedgefield aboard Dukes Art and Party Girls.
- Wednesday, 30 May 2012 07:58
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We only had a couple of runners last night at Hexham, but the long journey was made worthwhile when Shoegazer bolted up in the 2m7f novices' chase. Despite giving 7lbs to all of his rivals he wasn't hard pressd to win by 29 lengths - he has taken well to fences and looks like a very useful horse to have running at this time of year.
