- Friday, 24 January 2014 08:39
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
With Huntingdon's jump meeting passing an early morning inspection, there are four fixtures to look forward to this afternoon. There is another National Hunt meeting at Doncaster as well as two all-weather flat cards at Lingfield and Wolverhampton. The stable has no runners today.
I thought that Franklin Roosevelt performed creditably to finish fourth in the staying handicap chase at Warwick yesterday afternoon. He had to carry top weight of 11-12 around in really testing conditions - it seems to me that the heavy ground has found out plenty of horses burdened with big weights lately.
- Thursday, 23 January 2014 07:48
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we have four meetings to look forward to, two over the jumps at Warwick and Fakenham and two all-weather flat meetings at Southwell and Kempton. The stable has one runner at Warwick, Franklin Roosevelt who participates in the 3m2f handicap chase at 1.50pm. The trip will take some getting in the prevailing conditions and our eight year old has to shoulder the burden of 11-12 - fortunately he seems to possess plenty of stamina. He has won on good/soft ground so hopefully he will be able to cope with this softer surface - it will be interesting to see how he gets on.
- Wednesday, 22 January 2014 08:25
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The stable enjoyed a nice winner at Leicester yesterday when Legacy Gold won the mares' National Hunt novices' hurdle with the minimum of fuss. Tom Scudamore should be embarrassed to claim his riding fee, such was the manner of victory! I would imagine that David will be stepping her up in class now following her fifth win from six starts. I would suggest keeping an eye out for the runner-up Run Ructions Run - a mark of 114 looks potentially lenient if she is turned out in a handicap before the official assessor gets a chance to have another look at her.
- Tuesday, 21 January 2014 08:06
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we have three meetings, two over the sticks at Leicester and Wetherby as well an all-weather flat card at Southwell. Owing to the frost (and not the rain for a change!) both jumps cards have an early morning inspection to get past before we can be sure of some National Hunt action. Hopefully the stable will have one runner at Leicester; good bumper horse Legacy Gold who makes her second hurdle start in the 2.15pm race. She has won four of her five starts to date (including at Uttoxeter last time out, pictured above) and will be partnered by Tom Scudamore.
- Monday, 20 January 2014 08:56
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
With the abandonment of Bangor this afternoon it looks like being a quiet day with just two meetings taking place on the all-weather at Southwell and Wolverhampton. Unsurprisingly the stable doesn't have any runners today. Un Temps Pour Tout was far from disgraced when finishing second on his debut for the yard at Haydock on Saturday behind Zandy Man. The pair of them finished 22 lengths clear of the third and it looked to be a good race (as it should be considering it's Grade Two status) - Un Temps Pour Tout looks as though he will be suited by a step up in trip and is sure to win plenty of races on this form.
- Sunday, 19 January 2014 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are just two meetings taking place today - a jumps card at Towcester and an all-weather flat meeting at Kempton. The ground at Towcester is heavy and with the track being one of the stiffest in the country, I am sure many of the horses will be walking come the last couple of furlongs! The stable has no runners today and I wouldn't be at all surprised if locals were to see David at Chipley Park point-to-point this afternoon between Wellington and Milverton - the forecast (supposedly!) is set fair and the first race kicks off at 11.30am.
- Saturday, 18 January 2014 08:32
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
What an exciting day's racing lies ahead! We have jumps cards from Haydock, Ascot and Taunton as well as an all-weather flat card from Lingfield. With the overnight defection of Gevrey Chambertin we now have two runners at Haydock - Garde Ville and expensive ex-French purchase Un Temps Pour Tout (pictured above). All eyes will be on our five year old in the Supreme Hurdle Trial - he brings top class form to the table and an ability to handle this heavy ground. Tom Scudamore takes the ride and hopefully it will be a good day for Pond House stables.
