- Monday, 20 February 2012 08:35
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It was another good weekend for the yard with a couple of winners on Saturday and a winner with our only runner at Market Rasen on Sunday. Massini's Maguire put up a wonderful performance at Ascot in the very competitive handicap chase - he clearly loves the track having now won there on three of his four appearances. It was a good training performance from David too, the horse has had no end of problems throughout the years but keeps coming back and he has now won on two of his three starts since joining the yard.
- Sunday, 19 February 2012 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We have just the one runner this afternoon at Market Rasen, talented ex-flat stayer Fiulin who makes his debut for the yard in the novices' hurdle at 1.40pm - he will be ridden by Tom Scudamore. I was able to catch him on the gallops earlier in the week when he was working upsides Terfel's Toscar.
- Saturday, 18 February 2012 08:20
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It looks like being a busy day with the stable having no fewer than nine runners this afternoon at Wincanton, Haydock and Ascot. It would be nice if Waterunder could score at Wincanton for his owners Wayne and Sarah Clifford who are sponsoring the race through their Bathwick Tyres brand. They are wonderful supporters of racing in this country and deserve every success - they are sponsoring no fewer than seven races this afternoon at Wincanton and without support like this a number of racecourses would struggle. My wife tells me she likes the sound of Waterunder and Water Garden from the stable this afternoon - who needs a form book?! The ultra-consistent I'msingingtheblues takes his chance in the eight runner Grade One Betfair Chase and with prizemoney down to sixth place, let's hope that it's another good payday for this amazing Saturday horse.
- Friday, 17 February 2012 08:15
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There is a great day of jump racing action ahead of us with top quality cards at Newbury and Sandown. It's like London bus syndrome - you wait for ages to get some decent racing on and then two meetings come along at once (and on a Friday to boot!). We have six runners at Newbury - I'm So Lucky, Presenting Ace, Taratata Sivola, Junior, Buena Vista and Gevrey Chambertin, while over at Ascot Diamond's Return, Dukes Art, Spirit Of Barbados and Bathwick Brave do duty for the yard. It should certainly be an informative afternoon and I will be fascinated to see how Grand National favourite Junior gets on, this reappearance over hurdles should certainly sharpen him up, while Grands Crus' full brother Gevrey Chambertin won with plenty in hand on his racecourse debut last time at Ffos Las and it will be interesting to see how he gets on in a better race.
- Thursday, 16 February 2012 08:12
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We have been enjoying the slightly milder weather over the last few days and I am pleased to be able to bring you some nice photographs from the gallops. Ante-post Grand National favourite Junior is pictured as he is put through his paces alongside decent ex-flat stayer and winning hurdler Ashbrittle. Junior makes his long awaited seasonal reappearance in a handicap hurdle at Newbury tomorrow. Also in action were The Pier and Painter Man, who both hold upcoming engagements - weather permitting of course!
- Wednesday, 15 February 2012 08:10
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
The long journey up to Ayr paid off yesterday as The Tracey Shuffle came home unchallenged to score a 31 length success in the maiden hurdle. I thought he jumped well on the whole with a couple of exceptions in the home straight which I put down to the ground. Afterwards there was a great interview on Racing UK with owner Sean Tracey who had been demonstrating exactly what The Tracey Shuffle is...one thing is clear, Sean is not a dancer! Having said that, he spoke very well and certainly championed David's talents as a trainer - I think David definitely owes Sean a drink!
- Tuesday, 14 February 2012 09:01
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We have just the one runner this afternoon and it is a long way up to Ayr with The Tracey Shuffle. The owners live in Scotland so there will be plenty of support for our runner and hopefully they will all be celebrating a win for their six year old. The horsebox left yesterday morning at 10am so the horse can have a good night's rest after all that travelling.
