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Things on the up
Although there were no winners on the board this week, the yard looks to be definitely turning a corner recently after a few were coughing last month and they all seem to be in better form now.We had...
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Enjoying a nice surprise
Racing throws lots of surprises at you but unfortunately most of them aren't that good with horses getting injured and things going against you but, luckily for us, we were in for a nice surprise this...
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Mud lovers at the ready
After a sodden week it was nice to see the sun again this afternoon and the horses in the field seemed to appreciate not getting a soaking once more.The rain hasn't been too much of a pain though as it...
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Hunting winners
After a few near-misses last week, we've got a load of runners over the next seven days to hopefully get us back into the winner's enclosure.Kicking off on Wednesday, we have three live chances at our...
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Big show from Mo!
Horses are always trying their best to make you look like fools and Automotive did his best this week to trick his only friend by winning at Newbury on Thursday.My son Ross loves Mo to bits and really...
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Ascot gone, Lingfield next!
I can't believe another Royal Ascot has been and gone already which must mean we're well into the season now. Unfortunately we didn't have anything to run at the meeting this year which was a shame...
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Luhaif bounces back
Yarmouth is usually our lucky track and we have done well there down the years so it was a relief to get on the board at the course for the 2014 campaign after Luhaif bounced back to form.We bought him...
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Runners galore!
With just the one runner last week we've got a bumper team to take racing over the next seven days and hopefully there will be some good results to show for all the miles travelled.Kicking it all off...
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Golden Ducky
After a slow start to the year, it's great to be banging in the winners on a regular basis now and The Ducking Stool put up a career best effort to win her sixth race at Yarmouth last Wednesday. It's...
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Good form continues
The good run of form for the yard continued last week with two third places from just two runners. Bushy Glade ran well above her 33/1 odds at Yarmouth to finish in the money and she shouldn't be too...
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Three is the magic number
Three runners at Yarmouth last Thursday produced three third place finishes making it 23 times that has happened this season, already more than last year. It's a bit frustrating to go so close but...
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Tolly kicks off busy week
A busy week for the yard kicks off straight away on Monday with Tolly McGuinness at Kempton. He has had his three maiden runs now and has been given a low handicap mark so I hope he can show himself in...
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Double delight!
We had plenty of darts to throw at the board last week and luckily a couple of them hit the bullseye and the yard enjoyed a splendid across-the-country double on Wednesday.Both Handheld and Silver...
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No shirking from Ducking
The Ducking Stool continues to be a model of consistency and did us all proud again last week with another fine second place on her first effort over two miles. We have been gradually stepping her up...
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Number adds more prize money
Apologies for the delayed blog but with a trio of runners yesterday, we were at full stretch. There were no winners but Automotive went very close to repeating last year's success at Goodwood with a...
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I'm a Twit!
It has taken a while but I have finally got with the times and joined Twitter. The kids say how great it is to communicate with people and catch up on news instantly so I'll see how it goes. I've...
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Ducky doing herself proud
I'm sure anyone who saw it would agree that The Ducking Stool ran the race of her life on Thursday at Haydock. Despite finishing second, she looked the winner a furlong out before getting headed in the...
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Open Day in your diaries
First up, let me remind you that next Sunday 21st September is the annual Newmarket Open Day. For us it is nothing too different as our yard is open to owners and visitors all year round but if you've...
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Down about the Yarmouth undulations
First of all, I'd like to thank all of you who made the effort to pay us a visit as part of Newmarket Open Day today as we welcomed more people than ever before through the gates and it was fantastic...
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Busy behind the scenes
It may be a quiet time on the track with only a few runners recently but there has been plenty going on behind the scenes as some new faces come into the yard.We already have six yearlings ready to be...
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