- Saturday, 28 July 2012 07:05
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Well, it's a blank day on the jump racing front with no National Hunt meetings taking place today. Instead there are no fewer than six flat meetings on at Ascot, Lingfield, Newcastle, Newmarket, Salisbury and York - the Ascot card in particular looks very competitive with an interesting Group Three six furlongs contest for fillies. Our only runner of the day yesterday, Dukes Art finished a creditable enough third in the two mile handicap hurdle. He looks as though he might be worth a try at a little bit further, although the underlying suspicion remains that he is a little too high in the weights.
- Friday, 27 July 2012 06:54
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It should certainly be an interesting day for sport - as well as six race meetings taking place this afternoon at Ascot, Thirsk, York, Newmarket and Chepstow, as well as a jumps card at Southwell, there is also the small matter of the opening of the 2012 London Olympics! The smart money is for Sir Roger Bannister to be the person to light the Olympic flame - if he only has to travel about a mile it should take him no longer than four minutes - the legendary runner is a 7/4 chance to be chosen for the honour. As for me, I will be watching the action from the comfort of my armchair with an assortment of snacks!
- Thursday, 26 July 2012 07:06
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Laustra Bad
At 7.30am this morning it was already 17c and pretty warm and sticky at Pond House so it promises to be another scorcher but we are not complaining after all this rain! Lahib the Fifth finished fourth at Worcester yesterday on his Pond House debut. He looked to be going well turning into the straight and he ran a good race and you would think he would be a little sharper for the run. This was his first starts in over 400 days and so he showed enough to win a little race over the summer. Today there are six meetings, five on the flat at Sandown, Bath, Epsom, Doncaster and Folkestone plus a jumps card at Uttoxeter. David has runners at Uttoxeter with Home Run having his first run since January. He should appreciate the better ground, as should Laustra Bad. He is a bit of a character but has won his fair share of races over the years and thankfully the handicapper has dropped him a few pounds. Fingers crossed they should run okay.
- Wednesday, 25 July 2012 07:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Today there are five meetings - four on the flat at Catterick, Lingfield, Sandown and Leicester and one jumps card at Worcester. The stable has a runner in the 2.50pm race, Lahib The Fifth who makes his debut for the yard. He has had 445 days off since his last run and wears cheekpieces for the first time but David had a winner for the Hush Hush Partnership with a horse with a similar profile last week (Premier Dane). The ground is currently good (good/firm places) - they had soft places on the track a couple of days ago, so whatever you are backing - at least some of the ground should suit your horse!
- Tuesday, 24 July 2012 07:09
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Shallow Bay is the stable runner this evening at Bangor in the conditional jockeys' handicap hurdle. He was a decent flat performer and boasts plenty of good placed form over timber - he will be partnered by Tom Bellamy who takes a very useful 8lbs off his back. Our conditional is getting a quite a few opportunities now and his claim is particularly useful to reduce the burden of runners with plenty of weight. There are four other meetings on this afternoon with action from Musselburgh, Yarmouth and Ffos Las on the flat and another jumps card at Ffos Las.
- Monday, 23 July 2012 07:18
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It was a good weekend for the yard with a number of noteworthy performances, not least the success of Premier Dane (pictured above) at Market Rasen on his first start for the stable. He beat stablemate Raslan in a thrilling finish and netted winning owners The Hush Hush Partnership nearly £10,000 - I wonder if they know they have won?! I thought that Raslan ran a cracker in second (only beaten 1/2 length) and showed a lot more sparkle than of late - he will surely head to Newton Abbot now for the big summer hurdle that he won there in 2009 and 2010. Shoegazer also posted a good effort when finishing fifth reverting to hurdles in the valuable handicap at Cartmel. He was in front over the last but just weakened in the final 100 yards.
- Sunday, 22 July 2012 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We are off to Newton Abbot this afternooon with a couple of runners and there should be a good turnout, especially if this decent weather holds. Newton Abbot always attracts plenty of holiday makers and there is always a really enjoyable atmosphere and that makes it one of my favourite tracks, that and the fact that it is only just down the road from my home in Brixham! Presenting Ace participates in the maiden hurdle where he will be partnered by young Frank Hayes, who has spent the last couple of months working in France. Vertige Dore (pictured above) is our other runner on the card.
