Richard's Blog

Apart from a few grazes, Bluenose Belle appears fine this morning after her fall at Taunton yesterday.  It was uncharacteristic of her but she may well have been put off by a swinging hurdle. [...]

Bluenose Belle (pictured) is declared at Taunton on Thursday in the two miles mares handicap hurdle run at 3.40pm.  She won two hurdle races for us last year and prefers better ground so [...]

We have declared Baron Wagstaff (pictured) in the 4.20pm at Bath on Sunday – the mile and a quarter restricted novice.  There are eight runners with of couple of the opposition having very useful [...]

Little Big Kev didn’t travel or jump with his normal fluency at Southwell on Tuesday and we will do a few tests to see if we can find out why this would be.  He has had wind surgery in the past [...]

Neeps And Tatties (pictured) ran a very pleasing second at Ffos Las last Monday, whilst Dora Vita stayed on well in the final furlong to finish fourth at Wolverhampton the same day.  Elfride [...]

Bluenose Belle encountered softer ground than she would like at Huntingdon on Tuesday finishing fifth, beaten just over ten lengths by the winner.  The ground rode on the rather dead side and [...]

We have declared Bluenose Belle (pictured) in the 3.38pm at Huntingdon on Wednesday – a two miles handicap hurdle.  We have been waiting for better ground for her and hopefully the course will [...]

Both Manton Road and Baron Wagstaff ran pleasing races this week at Kempton.  Sean Dylan Bowen reported that Manton Road could have done with a faster pace and a return to seven furlongs to be [...]

A wonderful win for Swift Jet at Doncaster on Friday in the three miles handicap hurdle.  Making all off a slow pace, Harry Bannister sensibly wound it up from the front and kept galloping all [...]

Two runners tomorrow with Agent Argylle going to Newbury for the 3.35pm in the two and a half miles National Hunt novices hurdle and Swift Jet at Doncaster in the 3.57pm in the three miles [...]