Richard’s Blog

A quiet week without runners as we decided not to take Picanha to Sandown today but give him an away day for a piece of work, with the hope of going to Newbury on 10th February over his preferred [...]

Rossbeigh Strand travelled strongly up with the leaders before turning for home at Southwell on Wednesday, when unfortunately once again his wind issue appeared to stop him.  The ground was [...]

Totterdown found the drying ground at Warwick not to his liking on Saturday and was unable to poach too much of a lead despite jumping with great enthusiasm.  Finn Lambert reported that he stayed [...]

We have three runners tomorrow with Totterdown, Lesser and Urban Champion.  Totterdown runs at Warwick in the two mile handicap hurdle at 12.40pm with Finn Lambert onboard claiming five pounds.  [...]

Iron Horse (pictured) is declared in the 12.20pm at Doncaster tomorrow – a three miles hands and heels handicap hurdle.  He was meant to be running at Exeter today but with the meeting being [...]

Mattie Ross (pictured) ran with great credit in the mares maiden hurdle at Hereford yesterday finishing fourth on ground that was too sticky for her and on a track that was too sharp.  She is now [...]

We have two runners at Hereford on Thursday – Mattie Ross is declared in the mares maiden hurdle run at 2.28pm with Sam Twiston-Davies onboard, whilst Elfride is declared in the handicap hurdle [...]

With lots of rain about, we have decided not to take Shibuya Song to Taunton on Saturday and we will look for some better going for her.  She has schooled well since she was a bit too [...]

Not too many runners over the festive period but we have Organdi entered in the Lincolnshire National at Market Rasen on Boxing Day in the hope that the ground dries out.  She was placed in a [...]

Sun Tracker appeared to pull a bit too hard stepping up in trip at Chelmsford on Thursday evening and we will now drop him back in distance for his next race in the hope that he settles better. [...]