Richard's Blog

Not many to work in the morning but it will be busy first lot doing some faster work with the upcoming runners. Adlestrop Stables is looking spic and span as the string start to come in from [...]

We worked the summer jumpers this morning and all went well.  Hoping to have runners at the end of next week and the week after. Tom Bellamy came in yesterday to school a few. I attended owner [...]

Beautiful People ran an excellent race to finish second at Southwell yesterday.  Given a fine ride by Richard Johnson, she travelled and jumped well and had every chance in the straight before [...]

Viva Rafa appeared to have lost his confidence over fences when he ran at Uttoxeter on Tuesday, following his fall previously at Southwell. Tom Bellamy reported that he jumped indifferently at [...]

Exclusive Rights ran well to finish third yesterday at Market Rasen.  Up with the pace for much of the way, she stayed on after the last proving there is definitely a race to be won with her in [...]

Exclusive Rights is declared at Market Rasen on Sunday in the novice handicap chase.  She ran well in a hunter chase at Fontwell and is hopefully well handicapped and will like the ground. Claire [...]

Not many runners at present but we have Exclusive Rights and Viva Rafa entered in the next few days.  The horses worked nicely yesterday morning with Tom Bellamy in to ride out.  Lots of steam [...]

Madame Ritz travelled nicely to the straight yesterday but appeared to blow up turning in and hopefully this race will bring her on.  It was good to see her moving and travelling so well on this [...]

Western Storm ran with credit yesterday at Uttoxeter.  Having been off the racecourse with various niggles for some time, it was pleasing to see him blow away a few cobwebs and finish the race [...]

Western Storm is declared at Uttoxeter on Sunday in the 5.30pm – a two and a half mile handicap hurdle with Tom Bellamy onboard. He has been off the course for a while due to niggling [...]