- Monday, 17 March 2014 16:35
- Written by David Pipe
A fantastic few days for the yard that had kicked off with the success of Baltimore Rock in the Imperial Cup at Sandown on Saturday 8th March was completed in the best possible manner by the success of Goulanes (pictured above) in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter the following Saturday. Those victories bookended the most fantastic of weeks for the team at Pond House as we hit the mark three times at the Cheltenham Festival.
- Monday, 10 March 2014 15:18
- Written by David Pipe
Well, as I write this the waiting is nearly over. One more day and then all hell is let loose in the Cotswolds as around 60,000 people descend upon the Cheltenham Festival each day. The hard work is done, all of the horses have completed their build-up to the big day and I just want to get stuck in now.
- Monday, 03 March 2014 19:20
- Written by David Pipe
Only eight more days to go! The countdown really is on in earnest to the start of the Cheltenham Festival next week and barring a Twitter Q&A session on Tuesday and a telephone interview with Huntingdon racecourse for their preview night on Friday I have pretty much finished with my media commitments. The horses continue to run well with 9 winners from 27 runners over the past fortnight taking our total to 17 for February and 77 for the season…I hope that our good form continues for the next fortnight at least!
- Monday, 24 February 2014 15:40
- Written by David Pipe
With six winners from seventeen runners and a host of other placed horses I am delighted with the form of the stable with only two weeks left until the Cheltenham Festival. As I write our seasonal tally stands at 74 and while the horses remain in irresistible form, Cheltenham can barely come quickly enough.
- Monday, 17 February 2014 17:23
- Written by David Pipe
Although the stable did not have any runners until Friday, it was still a very productive week with four winners coming from our thirteen runners. There was also the small matter of the Grand National weights luncheon in the Abbey Road Studios in London on Tuesday while we were also kept busy with a visit from Channel 4 Racing.
- Monday, 10 February 2014 16:42
- Written by David Pipe
Even though the weather could dictate that it is a quiet week on the racing front, it is nonetheless a very important one for racing in general. While we do not have any potential runners until Wednesday at the very earliest; we do have a number of entries for the remainder of the week including a raft (and that could be quite an appropriate term!) of entries for Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton on Saturday. There is also the small matter of the National weights luncheon in London tomorrow, while we will also be hosting Channel 4 television cameras later in the week.
- Monday, 03 February 2014 16:43
- Written by David Pipe
It was another decent week for the yard with a couple of winners; Vieux Lion Rouge at Wincanton and Poole Master at FFos Las taking our seasonal tally to 61. There were some mixed emotions too as I have some sad news of a great favourite to have passed through the Pond House regime down the years…
