Just a quick one today as I’m tight for time. Nemo Spirit goes at Ffos Las – first time over hurdles and with Tim Vaughan now. Tim wasn’t over big on his chances – he said he hasnt shown a huge amount at home. This is probably not a problem – he never showed any talent at home for Tom …

I have a runner tonight – Cheddar George goes in the 6:55 at Kempton. Last time he ran he came with a late run that looked as if it was going to get him there, but he stopped suddenly. As it happened he had burst a blood vessel – not a great sign but the first time he had done …

Last Thursday was a big night out in town. The evening kicked off well when Wolf Slayer finally broke her duck at Wolverhampton. I’d only realised she was running late on in the day and I was on the tube at the time of the race, but it was nice to see her finish one in front. We may keep …

I bought a foal on Friday – by Nayef out of a Bahri mare called Patacake Patacake. She’s extremely well related – her three brothers to race all achieved black type and two of them had best Timeform ratings north of 110. Consistency is the thing for me – I think any mare can produce a group performer if the …