- Friday, 27 December 2013 07:46
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we have five meetings to look forward to, three over the sticks at Kempton, Leicester and Wetherby as well as a couple of all-weather flat cards at Wolverhampton and Southwell. The stable has just the one runner at Wetherby, the talented but enigmatic His Excellency (pictured above). Our five year old has some very good form to his name, including when third behind Simonsig in this year's Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. His last win came in 2012 and he appears to be in need of a little assistance from the handicapper. The big race of the day is the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton at 2.30pm and marks the eagerly awaited seasonal reappearance of top chaser Sprinter Sacre who was unbeaten in five starts last term.
- Thursday, 26 December 2013 08:04
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Dynaste on the Gallops
Well I hope everyone enjoyed a great Christmas day, now to the serious business! Lost of racing action to look forward to this afternoon, all meetings are currently on (which weren't abandoned earlier in the week) but please be aware there is a 8.30am inspection at Sedgefield due to an overnight frost. They are quite hopeful however so please just keep an eye out for news. The other meetings we definitely have to look forward to of course are the big one at Kempton, Wetherby, Market Rasen, Fontwell, Towcester and Wincanton. There is also a flat card at Wolverhampton. The two meetings lost were Huntingdon and Ffos Las due to waterlogging. Kempton has £420,000 in prize money up for grabs in a terrific card. The feature race is of course the King George which looks a fantastic race. Dynaste is on his way to the course and we are all hopeful of a good run. After a career best performance last time in the Betfair Chase we are all excited to have a chance in this prestigious race. Of course, Cue Card is the one we are all aiming at but you could not rule any of the nine runners out and it is should be a fascinating watch. There is also the Christmas hurdle race to look forward to where The New One takes on My Tent or Yours. Western Warhorse is making his chasing debut at the track. He is the winner of an Irish point to point and has schooled well at home. He ran well at Cheltenham on his seasonal reappearance and although slightly disappointing last time we are hopeful of a good run this afternoon.
- Tuesday, 24 December 2013 08:02
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
I have just been looking through today's edition of the Racing Post and the meetings for Boxing Day look mouth watering. Sadly the meeting from Ffos Las has succumbed to the persistent rain, leaving nine meetings for Thursday (although Fontwell and Huntingdon could be up against it), the pick of which is obviously at Kempton. The King George VI Chase is the big race and takes place at 3.10pm and I will be glued to the television. Dynaste takes on his Betfair Chase conqueror Cue Card again and it promises to be a fantastic race with a really high quality field lining up. With Ffos Las now off, the stable has runners at four meetings, including at Sedgefield - other than the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals, this is probably the best day's racing of the year. Spare a thought for some of the jockeys though who will be 'doing light' on Boxing Day and therefore missing their Christmas dinners.
- Monday, 23 December 2013 07:44
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Well, now begins the first of three days without any racing, indeed, there is no action now until Boxing Day but all of the staff have to keep working as usual. The horses still need feeding, mucking out, grooming and exercising so things carry on very much as normal despite the festive season. There will be a bumper nine meetings on Thursday with the King George Chase at Kempton the obvious highlight. The race is due off at 3.10pm and the stable will be represented by Dynaste (pictured above) who has his second start against the big boys. He ran a cracker on his seasonal debut when second to Cue Card in the Betfair Chase at Haydock and our flying grey seems to relish this track - all in all it should be a very exciting Christmas!
- Sunday, 22 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It's a quieter day on the racing front today with only two meetings taking place. There is a jumps meeting taking place at Bangor as well an all-weather flat card at Lingfield. The stable has no runners this afternoon. I always wonder why the race planning committee don't put more meetings on on a Sunday - afterall, most of us have the day off and are able to go racing. I'm afraid if you live up north today you are out of luck on the racing front - you are going to have to watch from the comfort of your armchair. Still, the action from Lingfield actually looks okay and there is even an £11,500 handicap!
- Saturday, 21 December 2013 08:16
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
*Swing Bowler - Non runner 3.35pm Ascot*
It was a good day for the stable at Ascot yesterday afternoon with a double on the card bringing up our 50 for the season. Bygones Sovereign jumped fantastically well in the handicap hurdle and answered Tom Scudamore's every call to prevail in a driving finish. He held on bravely by a neck to beat favourite Andy Kelly and it was near enough an action replay half an hour later as Seven Nation Army dug deep to repel all rivals by the same margin in the Listed bumper. These two rides showcased Tom Scu at his very strongest - a great effort by horses and jockey. Pleasant Company had earlier run a promising race when finishing third behind Royal Boy in the red hot novices' hurdle on the card on his first start over timber. Meanwhile, over at Uttoxeter Great Choice was narrowly denied in the bumper, getting caught close home by Son Of Suzie. He looked as though he had nicked the race off the home turn under Conor O'Farrell but he showed more than enough to suggest that he can be winning something similar very soon.
- Friday, 20 December 2013 08:08
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are two jumps meetings to look forward to this afternoon at Ascot and Uttoxeter as well as all-weather flat meetings at Southwell and Wolverhampton. The stable runs Pleasant Company, Bygones Sovereign and Seven Nation Army at Ascot and Great Choice at Uttoxeter - Tom Scu is aboard our Ascot runners, while Conor O'Farrell rides for us at Uttoxeter. Great Choice (pictured above) makes his debut for the stable this afternoon - he was the winner of an Irish point-to-point and that form was franked when the second and third subsequently won bumpers in this country, while a couple further back in the field went on to win points themselves...I am looking forward to seeing how he gets on.
