Posts Tagged ‘Perth’
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance teams up with Blair Castle International Horse Trials
The organisers of Blair Castle’s annual international Horse Trials & Country Fair are delighted to welcome Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) as the official charity for this year’s event. Scotland’s only charity-funded air ambulance relies entirely on public donations to continue saving and improving lives. Since the service launched in 2013,…
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Tuesday May 31st…Well, that’s it, 50 years gone and statistically probably not another 50 years to go! The last supper of my first 50 years was celebrated in Gretna services; a Burger King washed down with a Starbucks caramel frappacino with an extra shot, fantastic, well not at all fantastic actually, felt rather sick – could…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Monday May 9th…Warm but showery today, first tennis match of the year planned for this evening so bound to rain. Ground likely to be pretty soft at Perth I guess, suits me generally. Most of the horses had quite an easy day, hacking across the arable ground and some gentle canters back on the grass,…
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Sunday May 8th..So, rain arrives, ground softens and competitive point-to-pointing returns with lots of runners in front of a good crowd at Aspatria deep in the Cumbrian countryside. We ran two in the Mens’s Open but we were up against it taking on an improving young horse from Cheshire ridden by the man who has ridden more…
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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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Thursday April 28th… the big day at last, all season I have been hoping that we might be able to engineer a racecourse clash between brother Jamie and Lucy and Kit; I am absolutely delighted that barring last minute dramas (possible!) it will happen today in the 4.20 at Perth, the Champion Stayers Hunter Chase, when Kit rides Commercial…
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Tuesday April 26th – More glorious weather but close inspection of Perth racecourse last night revealed thoroughly watered ground with a thick carpet of grass, Donald, the head groundsman told me he had been able to cut the grass six times already this year whereas in a normal year he would struggle cut it momore…
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