Richard's Blog

Delighted with Agent Argylle’s fourth at Chepstow on Wednesday in the 2 ½ mile handicap hurdle.  Given a fine ride by Johnny Burke, he travelled and jumped well into the straight before [...]

We have declared Agent Argylle in the 3.40pm at Chepstow on Wednesday in the two and a half mile handicap hurdle.  This will be his handicap debut and Johnny Burke takes the ride.  Hopefully the [...]

Sumatran Tiger (pictured) is declared in the 3.17pm at Huntingdon on Sunday.  There are seven runners and Tom Bellamy takes the ride.  She ran well over course and distance last season and made a [...]

With the recent sale of our longstanding stable sponsor Tori Global, we are looking for a new yard sponsor for the upcoming racing season.  With the majority of our horses in training currently [...]

Fighting Poet travelled into the race well turning for home at Southwell on Saturday off a fast pace before getting tired in the final furlong having had a bit of a break.  Rab Havlin reported [...]

Fighting Poet (pictured) is declared at Southwell tomorrow in the 5.30pm – a mile and a half, 0-55 handicap and once again Rab Havlin takes the ride.  The race is typically competitive for it’s [...]

It was great to join Venatour on a trip to the Velka Pardubicka in Prague this weekend with some twenty members of the Adlestrop Club.  Venatour did a wonderful job at organising a fantastic trip [...]

Talking Bear ran with credit at Southwell on Saturday evening in the seven furlong novice stakes.  Jonny Peate said he was a bit keen early on before settling well, then staying on at one pace in [...]

We have declared Talking Bear in the 7pm at Southwell tomorrow evening in the seven furlong novice.  Once again Jonny Peate will ride and hopefully he will be able to get a lead on this occasion [...]

We were all delighted with Baron Wagstaff’s second at Wolverhampton on Monday.  Having shown promise earlier in his career, he had not been finishing his races as we would have liked and [...]