Posts Tagged ‘Race’
Ladies 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…
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Monday May 16th….Late back from Hexham last night and breezy today, a little milder. Well watered ground produced more good competitive racing; Commercial Express was a good third in the Mixed Open, flying at the end but failing to get up by a length and a half, this was his 3rd race in 17 days…
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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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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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Monday April 25th –…sweets, one of the many highlights of Mrs A’s catering for the jockeys at the Fife Point-to-Point on Saturday. Unfortunately there weren’t many there as the recent dry spell has led to a dearth of runners in point-to-points up and down the country, ironically it rained steadily for most of the day…
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Friday April 22nd – Easter, the Fife Point-to-Point and Perth entries; glorious weather all week so fast ground means that what might have been a crazily busy day tomorrow should be a relaxed fun one with perhaps one or two runners at Balcormo where determined water has taken the sting out of most of the…
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