Richard's Blog

Express Train ran a pleasing fourth at Wolverhampton on Tuesday, ridden by Alfie Redman who had ridden him previously when trained by Andrew Balding, replacing injured Rab Havlin.   Express Train [...]

Express Train runs in the 8pm at Wolverhampton this evening.  He is progressing with each run and hopefully a drop in grade will help.  Rab Havlin injured his neck at Epsom yesterday so Alfie [...]

Talking Bear made a very pleasing debut in the seven furlong novices stakes at Kempton last night.  Showing inevitable greenness on his debut, he was pulled wide for a challenge in the straight [...]

We have three runners on Wednesday with Talking Bear going to Kempton for the 6.51pm – a seven furlong novice stakes ridden by Callum Hutchinson.  Unfortunately this three-year-old son of Kodi [...]

Fighting Poet (pictured) once again ran a cracking race at Lingfield to finish third beaten a length and a half by the winner.  With a fast early pace, Jonny Peate was unable to dictate the pace [...]

Fighting Poet so nearly got his head in front again for the Adlestrop Club at Lingfield last Tuesday. He was given a fine ride by Rab Havlin and a change of tactics in riding him more positively [...]

Fighting Poet runs today in the 4pm at Lingfield, the mile and a half classified stakes with Rab Havlin onboard.  The blinkers are back on after trying cheek pieces on his last outing when Delphi [...]

Express Train travelled well into the race from a poor draw at Lingfield on Tuesday night and Rab Havlin thought he might be in the money turning for home.  He stayed on at one pace from there on [...]

Express Train (pictured) runs this evening at Lingfield in the six furlong handicap run at 6.48pm.  Although he needed the outing, he pleased us on his debut for us and hopefully he will have [...]

Delighted to see Manton Road finally get his head in front after some near misses, at Wolverhampton on Thursday evening.  Given a fine ride by Jonny Peate, he enjoyed the fast early pace before [...]