My children are very innocent, and it can be a joy. Maddy, my 11 year old daughter, is forever writing little stories about girls around the world. A few weeks back she walked in while Jane and I were watching tv; Maddy : Dad – I’m writing a story about a girl in the Amazon. Should I call her Minge …

A tough day yesterday with no winners. Switcher was just edged out of the places, which was a blow. I had my biggest bet of the day on the wrong French horse in the Coronation Stakes, which was annoying. All in all a poor day for the finances. Today is a big day for a friend of mine called DOR …

Another amazing day yesterday – almost a carbon copy of day 2 but with the added bonus of the winning horse being owned and bred by Michael. I imagine Brown Panther could go on from this and compete at a very high level, particularly if he gets the right conditions. For me it was another day when I looked into …

A great day yesterday with Manor House scoring its first win at Royal Ascot – Rhythm of Light won extremely well under a confident ride. I hope it’s the first of many. It saved my days betting – I was on course for one of my worst days ever having bet (and lost) heavily on every race bar the Prince …

I had a good day out yesterday and there was a lot to talk about. The controversy started early with Olivier Peslier putting up 2lb overweight in the Queen Anne. It’s slightly surprising as he carried 8-11 four times and 8-10 once on Sunday and Monday – either he was at the pies in a big way on Monday night …

A funny day yesterday – it felt like a long day chauffeuring my kids around with a couple of business meetings crammed in to the middle of the day. There was at least time to watch a bit of racing and lose a bit of money – I came second in a couple of agonisingly close finishes. I had a …

It was a long weekend and it’s a relief to be back at my desk. We had a fifth child to look after and my mother came all day Sunday – it’s nice to be living in a big house but it takes a lot longer to clear it up. It rained all afternoon so we decided to watch a …

I’ve had blog problems and the site has been down for a while – apologies for any inconvenience. My betting has been very up and down. I had an amazing run following a few stables coming into form – Stuart Kittow, David O’Meara, Keith Dalgleish etc. Tom’s horses have been running extremely well and continue to do so. This last …