- Monday, 29 September 2014 15:43
- Written by David Pipe
I’m delighted to report that the stable continues in excellent form and another three winners last week took our seasonal total to a very pleasing thirty-six. The raiding party to Scotland yielded two winners from our two runners, while Unanimité laid down an early season marker for the juveniles with a ready success at Market Rasen at the weekend while there were also a number of other noteworthy performances.
- Monday, 22 September 2014 15:55
- Written by David Pipe
Following another three winners last week taking our seasonal tally to 33, it is encouraging to note that despite a smaller team of summer jumpers than some of our contemporaries the good form of the horses has kept us very much in the hunt towards the fore of the trainers’ table through these very early stages of the season. A strike rate of 28% confirms the wellbeing of the yard and I hope we can carry this momentum through the remainder of the season – with the big names back in from their summer holidays and their preparations now well underway, these are exciting times indeed.
- Monday, 15 September 2014 15:38
- Written by David Pipe
As befits this time of the year, it has certainly been a quiet spell for National Hunt racing enthusiasts and following a break of five days the jumps fixture list only just splutters back into life on Tuesday with a card from Sedgefield. Our only runners of last week came on Monday at Newton Abbot and what a good day for the yard it was too with a couple of winners and a second to show from our three runners. Ainsi Fideles scored a bloodless victory in the novices’ chase, while Bathwick Man (pictured above) was the ready winner of the 2m6f handicap hurdle.
- Monday, 08 September 2014 16:00
- Written by David Pipe
Last week was a quiet one with only three runners and it looks like being a similar story this week with National Hunt racing taking place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before we embark on another five day break. Why there are such gaps in the calendar remains a mystery to me and personally I find it unforgivable that there shouldn’t be at least one jumps card on somewhere in the country on each of the weekend days – these are the days when people are most able to go racing, so why are we not making the sport more accessible?
- Monday, 01 September 2014 13:09
- Written by David Pipe
Barton Stacey - Winner 3x This Season
Two winners at Worcester last Wednesday from only three runners during the week were fantastic and it has kept the seasons tally ticking over nicely. Barton Stacey made it two wins on the bounce, this time over fences snatching a race that he looked very unlikely to win turning in but a never say die ride from the red hot champ AP lifted him home in front. Street Entertainer made it a double on the night and won the seller in a canter but how he should of done on official ratings. AP had the complete opposite ride to Barton and simply had to steer our seven year old home. This is Street Entertainer’s second win of the season and he could well have a try over the larger obstacles at some point. Barton Stacey is likely to continue to mix hurdling and chasing although he will find things tougher off a higher handicap mark in the future but having already won three this summer we cannot complain! Bathwick Street made his hurdling debut on the night and he ran okay but got very tired from the second last. He will have learnt from this experience and hopefully there will be some improvement in him.
- Monday, 25 August 2014 11:42
- Written by David Pipe
Dynaste
On what has been a fairly quiet few days on the runner’s front over the last week, as always there has been quite a lot going on behind the scenes and I am pleased to report all the ‘winter’ horses are galloping away daily and I am pleased with the progress so far. I thought you would all like to see a photo of Dynaste on the gallops who is looking as well as ever and is pleased to be back in his exercise routine again.
- Monday, 18 August 2014 16:02
- Written by David Pipe
After a nine day break I cannot tell you how pleased I was to get back jump racing again and I was even more pleased that the horses have returned from the enforced mini-break in rude health with three winners during the course of the week. Unfortunately for Tom Scudamore his enforced holiday is a little longer than the rest of ours, although in his absence we have been able to put up some of the other capable lads around the yard as well as secure the services of a certain A P McCoy on a few of our runners.
