- Friday, 02 August 2013 07:33
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It was a good day for the yard at Stratford yesterday with Royal Peak providing a timely winner in the 2m6f novices' handicap hurdle. This was the first bit of form that our six year old had shown, and I reckon it was a good bit of placing by David as it was a terrible race. He seemed to win with plenty in hand and there was an inquiry into the improved performance, although that is probably best explained by the poor race, longer trip and faster ground - he was a drifter from 8/1 out to 12/1 so he certainly wasn't backed to break his duck. Our only other runner on the day Darcey Diva fell at the last when beaten.
- Thursday, 01 August 2013 06:57
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Darcey Diva
Today there are five meetings, four on the flat at Goodwood, Nottingham, Epsom, Ffos Las and a jumps card at Stratford. David has two runners at Stratford, Royal Peak and Darcey Diva. Royal Peak is yet to make the frame but Darcey Diva has run okay in a couple of bumpers and just had the one run over hurdles at Southwell last time out. The ground went a bit too soft for her that day and she can only improve for the experience. Tom Scu is on board Royal Peak and Kieron Edgar keeps the ride on Darcey Diva as he had ridden her in all of her starts to date.
- Friday, 26 July 2013 07:19
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The stable has one runner at Uttoxeter this afternoon - Laustra Bad runs in the handicap hurdle at 5.15pm. There are only six runners but it is a tight and competitive little handicap - our ten year old is well treated on some of his old form although he does have ten lengths to make up on recent running with Don't Be Late and is only 7lbs better off. Laustra Bad (pictured above) has always been a talented horse if a little difficult to predict, but if he can produce one of his better efforts it would be no surprise to see him go close. There are five other meetings taking place this afternoon, on the flat at Ascot, Thirsk, York, Newmarket and Chepstow.
- Thursday, 25 July 2013 07:37
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It’s a busy day on the level with no less than six meetings taking place at Sandown, Yarmouth, Bath, Epsom, Doncaster and Brighton. I would have thought with Brighton, Sandown and Epsom being in such close proximity to each other, the tracks are going to be short on punters – those punters would probably have gone to each track if they were on different days so I don’t understand the logic in holding them all today.
- Wednesday, 24 July 2013 06:49
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today there are five meetings - four on the flat at Catterick, Lingfield, Sandown and Leicester as well as a jumps card at Worcester. The stable has a couple of runners at the National Hunt fixture, Royal Peak and Standing Ovation. Both are shorter in the markets than I would have expected, indeed Standing Ovation (pictured above) is the 7/4 favourite according to today's Racing Post. Having said that, he did run by far his most promising race at Newton Abbot last time out and this does seem to be a weak looking 0-95 handicap chase. Conor O'Farrell takes the ride aboard him.
- Tuesday, 23 July 2013 07:33
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
My goodness, wasn't it hot yesterday? The temperature in London reached in excess of 33ºc and the forecast storms never materialised...although we had thunderstorms around the yard in the early hours of this morning, we had only 1/2mm of rain. Today there are four meetings to look forward to with two on the flat at Musselburgh and Ffos Las as well as two jumps cards at Southwell and Bangor - the stable has one runner at each National Hunt meeting and young Kieron Edgar is going to be kept busy as he travels from one meeting to the other to ride both Darcey Diva and Vapiano. Darcey Diva (pictured above) has her first run over hurdles at Southwell, our mare had some fair form in bumpers so let's hope she can translate that ability to obstacles, while Vapiano makes his debut for the stable at Bangor.
- Monday, 22 July 2013 07:02
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings to look forward to this afternoon with three on the level at Ayr, Windsor and Beverley as well as a jumps card at Cartmel. The stable has no runners this afternoon. I remember taking a trip to Cartmel on a Bank Holiday Monday years ago - the whole area comes to a complete standstill and it is impossible to park your car without getting blocked in. I am not painting a great picture of the track, but it has a fabulous atmosphere and is a great place to visit if only the once! The ground at Ayr looks pretty lively - there are races that have only three and four runners, as well as a five runner affair so four of the races have attracted only sixteen runners.
