Richard's Blog

We have four runners at Uttoxeter tomorrow with Smile Back, Tech That, Swift Jet (pictured) and The Last Drop.  Smile Back runs in the mares maiden hurdle at 12.25pm.  She won a bumper for us at [...]

Fighting Poet ran creditably at Lingfield yesterday and Sean D Bowen recommended we try him over a bit further on the all-weather as he was staying on well in the straight.  We will aim him for [...]

Mostly Mozart travelled rather too well in the first part of the race at Bath on Monday.  Delphi sensibly held him together before the pace quickened in the last half mile.  Mozart stayed on in [...]

Mostly Mozart runs today in the 1.55pm at Bath – the two mile amateur riders handicap.  Delighted our amateur Delphi Parkinson is onboard who rides him plenty at home (pictured).  Hopefully the [...]

Fighting Poet is off to Brighton again today to run in the mile and a quarter handicap run at 4.05pm.  The ground has dried up since his run there last week and hopefully that will suit him [...]

Dora Vita was unable to take up her engagement at Kempton on Friday due to a slight joint strain.  Hopefully we can find something similar for her in November in order for her to make her debut [...]

Sumatran Tiger ran a wonderful debut for us over hurdles at Stratford on Monday when she finished fourth, beaten just over five lengths by the winner.  Jumping with great fluency, she settled [...]

Off to Stratford today with Sumatran Tiger who makes her hurdling debut for us at 3.50pm.  Tiggy has won two Jersey Derbys and appears to enjoy her jumping at home.  Although this is a hot [...]

Shibuya Song is declared in the conditional jockeys handicap hurdle over three miles at Southwell tomorrow.  With the race being for riders who have not ridden more than twenty winners, Harry [...]

Shibuya Song is entered at Southwell on Thursday in the three mile conditional jockeys handicap hurdle.  We will leave the headgear off this time and on some of her best form she would certainly [...]