Richard’s Blog

The first day of the Festival and I’ve been asked to pass on some fancies for the week.   Having attended a few previews and heard plenty of opinions, hopefully the following will give you a run [...]

A busy Monday on the eve of the Festival with lots of visitors, including some of Idas Boy’s owners who came to see him in action on the gallops.  The Jockey Club comms team also visited to film [...]

Bluenose Belle pulled a bit too hard in her second hurdle race at Southwell on Monday but despite this ran a pleasing fourth in the maiden hurdle.  On the whole she jumped well and will hopefully [...]

Idas Boy ran a pleasing race in the three mile handicap hurdle at Doncaster on Saturday.  Jumping well, he appeared to enjoy himself before understandably getting a bit tired two flights out then [...]

Little Big Kev and Idas Boy are both declared at Doncaster tomorrow.  Kev is declared in the two and half mile maiden hurdle run at 1.30pm.  He showed promise on his hurdling debut at Kempton [...]

Smile back ran a pleasing debut over hurdles finishing fifth in a competitive event at Huntingdon on Thursday   She travelled a bit too strongly early on in the race but stayed on up the straight [...]

Smile Back (pictured) runs today in the 3.15pm at Huntingdon, the 2 ½ mile mares maiden hurdle.  Having won her only point-to-point and her bumper at Carlisle, she disappointed in a Listed bumper [...]

Mattie Ross (pictured) runs in the 4.15pm at Southwell today – the mares handicap hurdle over three miles.  Hopefully she will have come on for her recent run at Doncaster and the ground will not [...]

Elfride found jumping fences in pretty horrible ground at Uttoxeter on Saturday a bit of a struggle and Toby Wynne quite rightly pulled her up.  We will try her again over fences on better ground [...]

Bluenose Belle would have appreciated better ground yesterday on her hurdling debut at Kempton, however she jumped satisfactorily considering she pulled fairly hard early on.  We will give her [...]