Catching Up

A week away and a lot to report. Effingham came nowhere – the vet has found a small fracture which could be the problem.  He’ll be gelded now – should be ok next season. We’ve had a decent offer for Lord Peter Flint which is subject to a vet’s exam – if he passes he’ll be sold.  I’ll update later. …

In other news

I’m still reeling over the Winker news – apart from anything else it was only a gentle piece of work today.  I really believe he was a virtual certainty in the Middle Park – Pete certainly thought so and the only threat looked to be Sir Gerry – he would have been a very short price.  Reading the Betfair forum I …

All guns blazing

Winker made the front page of the Racing Post today as Jeremy went public with our ambitious plans.  Winker is extremely well and we think he’s the best 2yo out there – we’re going to try to win both the Middle Park and the Dewhurst to prove our point, and we’re hoping we can persuade Jim Bolger to run New Approach against …

Tragic News

Captain Hurricane died of a heart attack this morning on the gallops.  He had recently been transferred to Tom Dascombe and was doing his first serious piece of work this morning.  He ran a bit flat and the jockey decided to get off and walk him back to the stable – a few minutes later he keeled over and died …

My sweet lords

I have a few interesting runners coming up.  Shepherd’s Warning runs over a mile tomorrow at Ayr – she is carrying far more weight than she would do in a handicap and will no doubt be a very big price but could run well.  Lord Snooty finally comes out on Friday at Newmarket and I’m excited about that – he’s …

Back to the daily grind

The summer holidays wind to a close and I’m back at my desk for a while now, which feels pretty good. Lord Peter Flint made his debut last Friday and he ran well, finishing fifth of 13 in what may have been a decent maiden.  He’s sure to improve for the run and he looks like a fine prospect. The …

Entries

I have a few interesting entries this week. Baldovina is declared in a maiden hurdle for David Pipe on Wednesday night.  There’s a chance she’ll turn her form around, but I think it’s unlikely. Lord Peter Flint may finally make his debut on Friday.  At this stage I don’t know if he’ll stand his ground – we like the horse …