I’m back from a short holiday on the south coast holiday today. Weather was sporadically good and the kids had a great time. Back to business now – I’ve been told off for letting my blog go to seed so I’ll try to make more of an effort. The horses continue to run moderately. Foghorn Leghorn ran at York the …

Another winner the other day as Wear ’em out Wilf ground out a win at Yarmouth. He’s a bit of a forgotten horse in the string – he had problems early on and I assumed he’d never come to much. He seems to have a bit of fighting spirit in line with his name – good stuff and he may …

The end of term and the summer holidays are with us – since I spend most of my time at home it’s a big change to my routine. Last week we had all the various end of term events including prize giving and sports days. Ollie (my youngest) was a monitor at the prize giving and he had a little …

The horses continue to run poorly, with none of my stables really firing at the moment. My two runners at Haydock today (Thursday) are horses I liked early in the season but both are outsiders. Cheddar George has been disappointing and does not look as if he’s going to live up to our hopes for him. I suspect he’ll improve …

A big day at Royal Ascot tomorrow, and my only runner of the week goes in the Kings Stand. I had four entries last Thursday, but it didn’t work out for the other three – let’s hope Blue Jack puts in a respectable show for the Manor House team. I spent a while going through the form – it’s not …

Two runners today, both of them expensive and good looking and both on their second run having needed the run first time up. An important day. Blast Furnace goes first, and on the face if it there nothing wrong with her – it’s just a question of whether she’s good enough. She’s big and strong but a stayer and not …

A massive day today. I’m heading off to Wembley in a minibus with the whole family and a load of friends – I’ve taken a box and I’ve ordered a huge batch of Swindon scarves, hats, wigs etc. I hope we win… Life seems to be a neverending series of meetings these days. Thursday was wall to wall meetings in …

Lots of action but no winners. Blue Jack was the biggest disappointment, seeming to travel well but not quickening in the closing stages. He didn’t like the ground very much and was badly jarred up the following morning – it was too bad to be true and for now we’ll just draw a line through the run. He goes for …

Four runners today at three different courses – I won’t be there for any of them as I’m at a wedding. First up is the current star of the string Blue Jack, and I feel really good about him. He had a poor draw last time and he gave away a lot of ground to get cover. He was making …

One runner today, and she has a respectable chance. Peintre D’Argent is no superstar, running off an OR of 53. We think she’s a wee bit better than that though, and she has a claimer taking a further 7lb off. Whether the swing is a big enough one to haul in Galiotto remains to be seen – on the face …