Richard’s Blog

We have declared Totterdown in the two mile handicap hurdle at Sandown tomorrow.  It is a race that he won five years ago and it’s great to see him enjoying life still at the age of 12.  He is up [...]

Sheila Nash ran a cracker to finish third in the conditional jockeys handicap hurdle at Hereford on Monday.  Given a fine ride by Oscar Palmer, she travelled sweetly behind the leaders and jumped [...]

Sheila Nash (pictured) runs today in the 12.50pm at Hereford – the three miles one furlong, conditional jockeys handicap hurdle.  We were pleased with her last run at Worcester which was her [...]

Roody Toody (pictured) has been declared in the fillies novice at Newmarket tomorrow run at 11.52am.  It is the only opportunity we had to give her another run before the end of the turf season [...]

Totterdown is declared in the 1.55pm at Lingfield on Thursday – a 0-125 handicap hurdle over two miles.  He has been a legend during his long career and appears in great form at home.  There is [...]

Great to have plenty of visitors to the yard this week, including Sue Jones who bred Totterdown (pictured).  He  appears in good form and will be entered in two races next week at Bangor and [...]

With the after effects of storm Babet, the ground was not suitable for either Sheila Nash or Roody Toody today so we will have to look elsewhere.   Hopefully there will be a few opportunities [...]

Once again Organdi had no luck with the weather at Wincanton yesterday thanks to persistent rain once she was declared.  It is ironic how often this has happened to her in her career as she likes [...]

Organdi is declared in the 3.10pm at Wincanton on Thursday in the three mile one furlong handicap chase.  Hopefully they won’t have too much rain as she does like top of the ground.  Once again [...]

Roody Toody didn’t like the all-weather surface at Southwell yesterday and Kaiya Fraser reported that she appears to prefer the turf.  She will now have a handicap mark and I am sure she will [...]