Richard’s Blog

Dora Vita was only beaten six and half lengths at Kempton last night and appears to have progressed since her last run.  Hopefully once in handicap company she will be more competitive as she is [...]

Tech That ran a pleasing fourth at Uttoxeter on Saturday.  Travelling and jumping well in behind the leader, he was outpaced from the third last but stayed on resolutely up the straight on ground [...]

Hardly ideal ground for our runners at Doncaster today but it was good to give experience to Agent Argylle in the two and a half mile novices hurdle.  He jumped well and stayed on up the straight [...]

With plenty of overnight rain we decided not to run Bluenose Belle at Market Rasen on Friday and we will look for some better ground for her.  We also have the option of running her on the [...]

Bluenose Belle is declared at Market Rasen tomorrow in the conditional jockeys handicap hurdle run at 12.18pm with Finn Lambert onboard.  She has won over course and distance but she was a [...]

With the rains arriving at Taunton we withdrew Bluenose Belle from her race last Thursday and have entered her at Wincanton this Thursday and Market Rasen on Friday.  Hopefully we can find [...]

Bluenose Belle is declared in the mares handicap hurdle run at 4pm at Taunton tomorrow.  With weather conditions as they are, hopefully there will not be too much rain as she definitely prefers [...]

The Last Drop is declared at Ludlow on Monday in the two miles five, novices handicap hurdle run at 3.15pm.  She did not cope with the very heavy ground at Uttoxeter last time and with the [...]

Dora Vita makes her debut at Wolverhampton this evening in the 6pm – a seven furlong fillies restricted novice stakes.  She is a half-sister to plenty of winners and has shown promise at home but [...]

Agent Argylle (pictured) runs in the bumper at Wetherby today at 3.20pm.  He was purchased at Goffs Doncaster sales in May and is a fine athletic type who won a point-to-point in Ireland [...]