Richard’s Blog

Fighting Poet runs today in the 4pm at Lingfield, the mile and a half classified stakes with Rab Havlin onboard.  The blinkers are back on after trying cheek pieces on his last outing when Delphi [...]

Express Train travelled well into the race from a poor draw at Lingfield on Tuesday night and Rab Havlin thought he might be in the money turning for home.  He stayed on at one pace from there on [...]

Express Train (pictured) runs this evening at Lingfield in the six furlong handicap run at 6.48pm.  Although he needed the outing, he pleased us on his debut for us and hopefully he will have [...]

Delighted to see Manton Road finally get his head in front after some near misses, at Wolverhampton on Thursday evening.  Given a fine ride by Jonny Peate, he enjoyed the fast early pace before [...]

We have two runners this evening at Wolverhampton with Baron Wagstaff (pictured) in the 7.32pm and Manton Road in the 8.42pm.  Baron Wagstaff steps up in trip in the mile and a half handicap [...]

Dora Vita ran a very pleasing third at Leicester on Wednesday.  Callum Hutchinson said she would improve for stepping up in trip and she will now head to Windsor next Monday in the mile and a [...]

Elfride lost a bit of confidence early on in her handicap chase at Worcester on Thursday, after which she jumped safely but appears to lack the scope for chasing.  Therefore we will return to [...]

Elfride (pictured) runs at Worcester today in the three mile handicap chase run at 6.27pm.  This is her second attempt over chase fences having run on very soft ground at Uttoxeter which did not [...]

Manton Road (pictured) runs this evening at Lingfield in the one mile classified run at 7.40pm.  He ran with great credit last week at Wolverhampton when a very pleasing second to a young [...]

Tech That ran a pleasing race at Worcester on Wednesday in the two-and-a-half-mile handicap chase, jumping well before being out paced in the straight.  He would appreciate a step up in trip and [...]