- Thursday, 31 May 2012 07:24
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The stable's four runners all reached the frame yesterday afternoon, but none of them could quite manage to get their heads in front. Battle Group finished second in the beginners' chase at Newton Abbot and it seems that he doesn't much like the small fields. He ran great races to finish in the frame in big handicap chases at the Cheltenham Festival and Aintree Festivals so it was perhaps a little disappointing that he couldn't land this, even so, there are plenty more races to be won with him. Woodlark Island also filled the runner-up position under Kieron Edgar, while Conor O'Farrell had a couple of thirds up at Sedgefield aboard Dukes Art and Party Girls.
- Wednesday, 30 May 2012 07:58
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
We only had a couple of runners last night at Hexham, but the long journey was made worthwhile when Shoegazer bolted up in the 2m7f novices' chase. Despite giving 7lbs to all of his rivals he wasn't hard pressd to win by 29 lengths - he has taken well to fences and looks like a very useful horse to have running at this time of year.
- Tuesday, 29 May 2012 06:56
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
I had better start off with the most important news of the day...it is Martin's birthday! The old man is 67 and luckily I will never be as old as him! If any of the staff need a wage rise, today's the day to see the boss!
We have a couple of runners up at Hexham this evening and the box will be leaving nice and early to get them there in good time. David doesn't tend to have many runners at the Northern track and I certainly won't mention who managed to get beaten on a 1/3 chance at the track during his riding career! We run Hereford winner Shoegazer and Spirit Of Barbados, who dons first time blinkers this evening. Stable jockey Tom Scudamore is aboard both of our runners.
- Monday, 28 May 2012 07:08
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Another day and another blank afternoon for jumping. I know we are now in what you would term the "summer jumping season", but you would expect at least one card of National Hunt action. Even in the depths of winter we are normally "treated" to at least one all-weather flat card! Anyway, today's meetings take place at Windsor, Leicester, Kempton and Carlisle. Frankie Dettori makes a rared visit to Leicester - I would imagine that he is probably going there for some sort of good thing - let's hope that he can find it! At least the jumps are back tomorrow and we will be having a couple of runners at Hexham - it's not exactly west country and will be a long journey north, but it's better than nothing!
- Sunday, 27 May 2012 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The geniuses at race planning have done it again! There are just two race meetings taking place over the sticks this afternoon at Fakenham and Kelso, so if you don't live in those parts of the country, I'm afraid that you are out of luck! There is good flat action on in Ireland this afternoon from the Curragh with the Irish 1,000 Guineas the highlight - I wonder if Aidan O'Brien's Homecoming Queen will be able to complete a famous Guineas double?
- Saturday, 26 May 2012 07:13
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
All you flat connoisseurs will enjoy today's racing menu - there are no fewer than six meetings on this afternoon and not one of them contains any flat action. Another week and another opportunity to point out a glaring mistake by the race planning committee - it seems odd to me that on a Saturday afternoon there are no jumps meetings taking place. Yet tomorrow there are two jumps meetings at Kelso and Fakenham and no flat meetings. Surely you would have thought that they could have sorted it out better than that?!
- Friday, 25 May 2012 07:12
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
I am pleased to be able to bring you an update about former stable star Our Vic, who is currently enjoying his retirement from racing at the British Racing School. “Vic”, now aged fourteen is looked after and idolised by all of the students at the school.
Our Grade One winner was successful on fourteen of his thirty-five career starts including a Cheltenham Festival success in the Ryanair Chase, a Paddy Power Gold Cup at their November meeting, as well as taking the notable scalp of double Gold Cup winner Kauto Star in the Betfair Bowl at Aintree.
