Bits and Bobs

David has two runners at Bangor today.  Spirit of Barbados is looking to atone for running out at the first hurdle last time out at Chepstow.  This was very un-characteristic of our gelding so fingers crossed all will go well this afternoon.  American Art is also making his first appearance and his first run for the yard since winning at Cartmel in May 2009.  We have been on the gallops again taking some more pictures of our horses so please click read more to see them in action.    David has no runners on Sunday but his team will be back in action on Monday with possible runners over jumps and Newton Abbot and on the flat at Bath.  Racing moves abroad on Tuesday when Notus De La Tour returns to his homeland to run at Auteuil!  Keep checking back here for all of the stable news everyday.

               
     Bathwick man & Bathwick Scanno                  Grey Dream & Sabre Hongrois

I thought Elzaam was very impressive when winning at Newbury yesterday.  The three year old colt has been dropped back to sprinting trips and showed a great turn of foot to put a Listed race to bed very quickly.  He won by six lengths and a step up in class look on the cards now they have found the right trip for him. 

I see that Richard Hughes went up to the opening of a new golf course in Northumberland last Tuesday with AP and Fitzy.  He said golfer Lee Westwood was also there and it was amazing how big he was!  I have been to a few golf tournaments and I am also amazed out how muscled up some of these golfers are.  They obviously now do a lot of weight training as you don't see many looking like Craig Stadler playing top class golf anymore!

It could be curtains for my football team West Ham today.  They play against Wigan and both teams are struggling so whoever loses this will probably get relegated.  They could have a nice new stadium with no-one inside!  The local team in Devon, Torquay play at home in the League 2 play off today, come on the Gulls!