- Saturday, 09 July 2011 07:01
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
How can you have a Saturday with six meetings and yet there are no jumps fixtures? This subject is brought up time and again but does not seem to make any difference to the people who sort out the race planning. Most people still don't tend to work at the weekends, so I firmly believe that there should be a jump meeting on somewhere - afterall, with the recent downpours, it has been more like winter anyway! I bet that A P McCoy will be off playing golf somewhere, but I bet that he would rather be riding winners!
- Friday, 08 July 2011 07:03
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We saw a vintage ride from Kieren Fallon aboard Fulgar yesterday afternoon at Newmarket. Why do these top jockeys always ride out of their skins against one that I have backed?! You guessed it, I was on heavily backed favourite Mijhaar who looked all over the winner approaching the final furlong...I also managed to get 7/2 about the 13/8 shot. A great Fallon ride, but why against me?!
- Thursday, 07 July 2011 07:47
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
I see that flat jockey Ted Durcan is jocked up at Beverley next Wednesday. Nothing odd in that I hear you say and normally I would agree...however, he is currently booked to ride in a ladies race! I bet Ted has taken some stick about that in the changing rooms (unless of course he has walked into the wrong changing room!) - someone somewhere has obviously made a bit of a boob!
- Wednesday, 06 July 2011 07:25
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
The good form of the stable continued in the closing race at Uttoxeter last night when Frosted Grape won the handicap hurdle under champion jockey A P McCoy. She was well-backed throughout the day and clearly relishing the step up to three miles, she came away to win well - I wouldn't be at all surprised to see her turned out again shortly. She won four races last season, showing progressive form to win three chases and a hurdle, and while clearly not quite as good over timber she was able to take advantage of a mark 17lbs lower than over fences.
- Tuesday, 05 July 2011 07:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Frosted Grape is David's only runner at Uttoxeter this evening and she runs in the 9.20pm race. I could be alseep by then! It is rather late but I do enjoy watching these evening meetings and our five year old mare has ran okay so far this season and we have champ A P McCoy in the saddle so fingers crossed she will run well. As I mentioned over the weekend I have been out with the camera taking a few snap shots on the gallops, so click on read more to have a look.
- Monday, 04 July 2011 07:33
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
What a joke the heavyweight title fight was - David Haye was given a real hiding by Wladimir Klitschko and then complained about his performance being affected by a broken toe...it wasn't even his big toe! I remember Peter Scudamore riding with a broken bone in his wrist and you hear of other jockeys riding with broken collar bones, yet David Haye blames a broken little toe for his dismal failure - it's hard to believe. Where was the Hayemaker? It was more like a hay maker - sorry if that is a bit corny for you!
- Saturday, 02 July 2011 08:50
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Great sporting achievements. Talking about great sporting achievements,what about American golfer Erik Compton. He won the Mexico Open, shooting a seven under par 65 in the final round only three years after his second heart transplant. Now I think that takes some beating. Remaining on the topic of golf I see that Tiger Woods does not seem to be getting any better from his injuries and it looks like he will need a miracle to now beat Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 Majors. I saw that Jack was actually over watching Wimbledon last week. It is very hard to come back from serious injury, as the William's sisters proved in the tennis.
