- Wednesday, 08 August 2012 07:16
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
I don't know about you, but I am already getting withdrawal symptoms from lack of jump racing! The stable has one runner this evening at Kempton as On Khee takes in the apprentices' handicap over 1m3 1/2f. Our mare produced a better effort last time out over a mile at Windsor and she could find the step-up in trip to her liking this evening. Willy Twiston-Davies is a positive jockey booking and we will be hoping for the best come 6.00pm this evening. There are four other meetings on the level today at Pontefract, Brighton, Newcastle, Yarmouth.
- Tuesday, 07 August 2012 07:08
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
With a week of no jump racing it is down to the boys on the flat to keep us entertained. There are five meetings scheduled for this afternoon at Bath, Catterick, Wolverhampton, Ripon and Kempton. Talk about race planning - I guess the fellow that looks after the jumps cards is on holiday this week! Anyway I tend to agree with David's sentiments in his column - a return to the old schedule where everyone has a month off before the new season would be far preferable to the odd week off here or there.
- Monday, 06 August 2012 07:03
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We only had three runners in the one race at Newton Abbot on Saturday and despite an 8lbs rise in the weights for finishing runner-up on his previous start, Raslan still performed creditably to finish fourth in the valuable staying handicap hurdle. He could return in a fortnight for the race he has won twice in the past. It is a blank week on the jump racing front and there are only four flat cards at Ripon, Kempton, Wolverhampton and Carlisle. Carlisle should certainly be interesting - it is a lady jockeys' card. A couple of the races have attracted fields of seventeen runners...I didn't realise we had that many lady jockeys! I wonder if there changing room is going to be big enough, or indeed if it will have enough mirrors?!
- Sunday, 05 August 2012 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There is a good card at Chester this afternoon and a big crowd will be expected. If you are a punter, don't forget the most important single factor at the Roodeye (particularly the sprints) - a good draw is absolutely vital. The track is tight and runners are always on the turn - if you can get a good position up against the rails, all of your rivals have to come around you and have to travel much further. There are also meetings on at Newbury on the flat and Market Rasen over jumps.
- Saturday, 04 August 2012 07:01
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We had a couple of near misses at Bangor yesterday afternoon as our two runners Ladyvie and Prime Design both finished second. Ladyvie led over the last in the novices' handicap chase under Tom Scudamore and ran a solid race, while Prime Design posted a pleasing first effort in the boys' handicap hurdle under Conor O'Farrell. Both should be upto winning races during the summer period.
- Friday, 03 August 2012 07:26
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
- Thursday, 02 August 2012 07:10
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
I thought that yesterday's runner on the flat, Beyond ran a very decent race to finish fourth under young Willy Twiston-Davies in the Goodwood Stakes over the marathon trip of 2m5f. Willy gave our five year old a very positive ride from the front and he was only collared just inside the final furlong. He certainly appeared to see out the trip well and I am sure there are further races to be won with him on the flat or over hurdles. Meanwhile the stable has one runner this evening at Ffos Las on the flat, Hunterview who will be partnered by Simon Pearce in the 1m4f handicap.
