No internet at the moment and Im having to update the blog from Jane’s Iphone, which is extremely fiddly, so I’m keeping it short. Quaker Parrot goes at Wolverhampton and she may have found a good opportunity to score.  In the King George I’ll oppose the principals with Deep Purple, who should give a decent account of himself. The nap …

Christmas approaches and it’s increasingly time spent with the children. We went for a walk this morning – there was a scary moment. Jane and I were holding Ollie’s hand, and we were playing the ‘one two three – wheee’ game where we swing him up in the air. Unfortunately the second time we did it we let him go …

I’m busy today – in a Bettorlogic board meeting with a follow on meeting in town. December has become my busiest time of year – I’m involved with a lot of companies now and they all seem to have one meeting to tie things up before Christmas. Theophrastus runs in the 1:30 at Folkestone, and he may have found himself …

No luck in the week with both of my runners finishing down the field.  Peintre D’Argent ran ok for a while but was run out of it at the end of the race.  I’m not concerned by that – she’s never had a turn of foot and the pace wasn’t strong enough for her.  She was noticeably up behind in …

It’s been a long time since my last blog.  My house is in a mess at the moment – my computer is packed up in a box.  My study, which was supposed to be finished in February, is only nearing completion now.  Our bathroom upstairs was supposedly a two week job – they started in June and we’re still waiting.  It’s all extra stress …