Richard’s Blog

Miss Mahmite looked like staying on up the straight at Doncaster on Friday, however Tom Bellamy thought she took a false stride or two and sensibly pulled her up.  She appeared fine after the [...]

Urban Champion settled nicely at Wolverhampton on Tuesday and appears to have matured for a break.  We look forward to stepping him up in trip on his next run and he should be competitive this [...]

Totterdown ran a fine race at Sandown on Sunday, finishing fourth in a very competitive event.  As ever, he showed great enthusiasm making the running and jumping with great zest.  Having won the [...]

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 [...]