Richard's Blog

Great to welcome owners Kate Sissons and John and Julie Tomlinson to the yard this morning to view Idas Boy and Agent Argylle.  Idas Boy’s endeavours over the last year have been well-documented [...]

Santa Sabina and Shibuya Song both run at Worcester today in the 3.15pm and 4.20pm.  Santa Sabina lost both front shoes and did not like the ground on her last appearance at the track but [...]

Fighting Poet (pictured) is running at Epsom this evening in the mile and a half handicap run at 8.30pm – the race he was runner up in last year.  He has had two runs recently in amateur [...]

Fighting Poet travelled well at Brighton on Tuesday for Delphi on her second ride.  They came to challenge in the final two furlongs and stayed on at one pace in a competitive event on ground [...]

Fighting Poet has been declared at Brighton tomorrow in the mile and a half amateur riders handicap run at 5pm.  A course and distance winner, he appears to like the south coast and hopefully [...]

Fighting Poet ran a very pleasing race at Chepstow on Monday.  Delphi gave him a fine ride but the track did not play to his strengths, however he was only beaten six and half lengths by the [...]

We took Shibuya Song out of her intended race at Newton abbot on Friday due to the soft ground as she does require a sounder surface.   She will now hopefully head to Worcester in July which is a [...]

Santa Sabina (pictured) has been declared in the maiden hurdle over two miles at Worcester tomorrow run at 7.40pm.  She was rather green on her debut over course and distance and although she [...]

Elfride travelled well in first time blinkers but found little in the closing stages at Newton Abbot last week.  Harry Atkins recommended we step back in trip with her.  She appeared to jump well [...]

We have declared Elfride at Newton Abbot tomorrow in the three mile mares handicap hurdle run at 3.35pm.  There are nine runners and hopefully there will be some rain beforehand to ease the [...]