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Spring?…
Thursday May 26th..A fiercely cold wind at Hexham on Tuesday night but nothing like a winner to warm the heart and Daasij duly obliged in the 9pm; off late and run in fading light he quickened clear nicely turning in to prove his Newcastle success was no fluke, he may reappear at Cartmel on Monday…
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Monday May 23rd..Fierce storm here today, best part of an inch of rain this morning an now gale force winds, horses all twice up the rather soggy all-weather. Yesterday at Kelso Fleet Fox made a respectable enough racecourse debut in the bumper and will now have the summer (what summer?) to strengthen up, Lucy finished 3rd…
Read MoreLadies day…
Friday May 20th…Very blustery today, squally showers and a strong north-westerly, freezing and even heard the snow word mentioned on the forecast early this morning. Brrr. Horses all worked on the all-weather this morning, steady stuff then they all have a couple of hours in the field, well rugged up. Have declared Fleet Fox for…
Read MoreGood result
Thursday May 19th…A quiet day on the yard with the 10 horses still in work all having a long hack on the flats, still breezy but a little milder. I took Northern Flame to see renowned wind surgeon Geoff Lane and we made a plan for later in the summer; this horse has been disappointing this year, it’s…
Read MoreFlying fillies
Wednesday May 18th…Cold, windy, blustery showers, February type weather here today but riverbank gallop in perfect condition and the potential Sunday runners worked on it this morning along with a few others that are still on the go; particularly pleasing were Daasij, Fleet Fox and Isla Patriot. Lucy is on her travels riding Perez in…
Read MorePromise
Friday May 13th…An excellent lunch before racing at Perth at the Anglers Inn then the splendour of Ladies Day, crikey; conditions had dried out a little so we ran The Paddy Premium who jumped well and finished 2nd in the Beginners Chase. We then ran Little Glenshee in the bumper who ran on strongly to finish 4th…
Read MoreWet…
Thursday May 12th..Ground was very soft at Perth last night and having checked the track earlier in the week and seen how much rain they had overnight I withdrew Daasij and The Paddy Premium; the latter is declared again today in the hope that things might dry up a bit, the race is at 2.50, 4 run and…
Read MoreBack to Perth
Wednesday May 11th…Heavy showers yesterday and I suspect conditions at Perth this evening will be testing for the time of year. We have three declared to run; Amulree runs in the 6.40, 9 run and Lucy rides, I have been desperate to get her on the track for weeks now as she has been threatening to…
Read MoreWhere next?
Tuesday May 3rd – April was a tremendous month for us and I am anxious to keep the ball rolling however the extraordinary weather continues so none of our 4 entries at Kelso tomorrow are running and our horses were also absent from the Lauderdale p2p on Sunday. We have entries this weekend at Aspatria…
Read MoreHow about that…
Friday April 29th – they say that this game could tame lions; we work hard and have plenty of ups and downs but just ocassionally it produces something really special and for Kit to win the Champion Hunter Chase on Commercial Express at the Perth Festival on his first ride under rules in a thrilling finish…
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