Richard’s Blog

Shibuya Song was a bit outpaced on the sharper track at Southwell on Thursday but once again finished the race strongly and we will endeavour to find another race for her on a more galloping [...]

Roody Toody steps up to a mile at Kempton tomorrow in the 8pm.  Once again she will be ridden by Rab Havlin who recommended the increase in trip and hopefully this will bring about an improvement [...]

Fortunately the rains appear to have stopped in Adlestrop but thanks to heavy ground at Newton Abbot, we will not be taking Shibuya Song there on Monday as she prefers a firmer surface.  We have [...]

With ridiculous amounts of rain, Shibuya Song will not take up her engagement at Warwick today as she prefers good to firm ground ideally.  Hopefully the ground will dry out soon to give her an [...]

Delighted for everyone to see Fighting Poet once again get his head in front at Brighton yesterday and give members of the Adlestrop Club another memorable day.  Given a fine ride by the [...]

Fighting Poet (pictured) is declared in the 3.20pm at Brighton tomorrow in what looks a competitive race for its class.  However, Poet has put up a couple of great performances at the course over [...]

Bluenose Belle as suspected, prefers to go right-handed rather than left and Silvestre de Sousa said that she had a tendency to hang to the right during the race at Lingfield on Wednesday.  [...]

Bluenose Belle runs today in the 5.50pm at Lingfield – the mile and a half handicap.  She ran an excellent second last time at Kempton and appears in good form since.  Once again Silvestre de [...]

Fighting Poet (pictured) runs today in the 4.40pm at Brighton – the mile and a half handicap.  He won well on his last visit to the track but ground conditions will be different today with plenty [...]

Roody Toody will hopefully come on for her run at Chepstow on Tuesday and is entered again at Leicester next week.  We have a few entries next week with Fighting Poet in at Brighton on Monday [...]