OCTOBER 2018
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What’s new this month? |
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21 October 2018 – Photographs taken at Noel Williams’ yard (20 October 2018) 17 October 2018 – Visit to Graeme McPherson’s yard
- Diary (13 October 2018) 14 October 2018 – Photographs taken at Graeme McPherson’s
yard (13 October 2018) 07 October 2018 – Visit to Robin Dickin’s yard -
Diary (29 September 2018) 06 October 2018 – Photographs taken at Robin Dickin’s
yard (29 September 2018) |
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Wednesday
31 October 2018 |
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Here are today’s
results for my runners of interest: Nottingham: Funny Man
(William Haggas/James Doyle/Apple Tree Stud) didn’t
take part in the EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Div II
(2-year-olds) [1 mile & 75 yards]; he was withdrawn before the off having
been unruly! Fakenham: Scooby
(Graeme McPherson/Kielan Woods) finished 2nd and Our Reward (Jamie Snowden/Jack
Quinlan/EPDS Racing) won the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 7 furlongs & 95
yards] (7 ran); Jamie’s 13th winner of the season. The winning distance was 26 lengths!!! Connections were wondering if the tight
track would suit Our Reward ... I think we can safely say it did! Here are
tomorrow’s runners of interest: Stratford-Upon-Avon: 13:10
Shannon Hill (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Maiden Hurdle 14:15 Matravers (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) – Conditional
Jockeys’ Selling Hurdle 14:45
Comanche Chieftain (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap Chase [2 miles 3
furlongs & 98 yards] 15:50
Hidden Charmer (Christian Williams/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap Chase [2
miles 6 furlongs & 125 yards] Lingfield Park
(AW): 15:40 Made
Of Talent (Clive Cox/Martin Harley/Apple Tree Stud) – Fillies’ Novice Stakes
(2-year-olds) [7 furlongs & 1 yard] I bought a
copy of this week’s Weekender and as expected, to kick off this winter’s
column, there’s a stable tour of Alan King’s yard. He reports that Kerrow,
Master Blueyes, Rainbow Dreamer and Ziga Boy are back this season after missing 2017/2018 and
confirms that Elgin is out for the season, and Yanworth
won’t be back until the second half of the campaign if at all. He expects Mia’s Storm, Redicean
and Sceau Royal to be among his star acts. |
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Tuesday
30 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest: Bangor-On-Dee: Grey
Diamond (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 4th in the Novices’ Hurdle (13
ran). Cranbrook Causeway (Graeme McPherson/Kielan
Woods) finished 6th in the Novices’ Handicap Chase Div I (10 ran). Footloose
(Jamie Snowden/Sam Twiston-Davies) finished 4th in
the Standard Open NH Flat Race (11 ran). Chepstow: Senior Citizen (Alan King/Adrian Heskin)
won the Maiden Hurdle (15
ran); Alan’s 32nd winner of the season. Solstice Star (Martin Keighley/Richard Johnson) won the ‘Confined’
Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 7 furlongs & 131 yards] (7 ran); Martin’s 13th
winner of the
season. I was a
little bit premature regarding Funny Man’s debut ... he’s running tomorrow,
not today!!! So here
are tomorrow’s runners of interest: Nottingham: 13:10
Funny Man (William Haggas/James Doyle/Apple Tree
Stud) – EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Div II
(2-year-olds) [1 mile & 75 yards]; Golden Horn won the race in 2014! Taunton
has been abandoned, leaving Fakenham as the sole NH fixture: 15:00
Scooby (Graeme McPherson/Kielan Woods) & Our
Reward (Jamie Snowden/Jack Quinlan/EPDS Racing) – Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 7
furlongs & 95 yards] As
November has almost arrived, Alan King’s first column of the winter appears
in this week’s Weekender newspaper, published tomorrow; it starts with a
stable tour. |
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Monday
29 October 2018 |
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RIP Havana Beat The winner
of the Aintree Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle race died as a result of
a fall during the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Friday. L Here are
tomorrow’s runners of interest: Bangor-On-Dee: 13:05 Grey
Diamond (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Novices’ Hurdle 13:35 Cranbrook Causeway (Graeme McPherson/Kielan
Woods) – Novices’ Handicap Chase Div I 16:20
Footloose (Jamie Snowden/Sam Twiston-Davies) –
Standard Open NH Flat Race Chepstow: 14:20
Senior Citizen (Alan King/Adrian Heskin) – Maiden
Hurdle 14:50
Solstice Star (Martin Keighley/Richard Johnson) – ‘Confined’ Handicap Hurdle
[2 miles 7 furlongs & 131 yards] Nottingham: 13:10
Funny Man (William Haggas/James Doyle/Apple Tree
Stud) – EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Div II
(2-year-olds) [1 mile & 75 yards]; Golden Horn won the race in 2014! I’m
feeling a bit icky again tonight – I’m not sure if it is nausea caused by the
weekend stomach upset, or by the aching pain I’m experiencing in my
pelvis! It was definitely a vomiting
virus, not something I ate, as I now know of two others who have been
experiencing the same symptoms, one being a work colleague. Time will tell if others in the office
succumb to the same bug. I hate
this week each year, the one after the clocks go back. Drivers were particularly crazy this
evening, totally ignoring my endeavours to use two different zebra crossings
on my walk home; I hate it when I get stranded almost mid-way, when the
nearside line of traffic stops but the far side one does not. It’s about time all crossings became
pelican or puffin crossings, as so few drivers possess any road manners these
days. But maybe
I should look on the bright side ... at least no cyclists tried to run me
down on the pavement this evening, which is usually a common occurrence now
it’s dark, because they cannot ride on the highway due to having no lights on
their bikes. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. Tomorrow, I shall wear my yellow hi-viz jacket during my walk home ... even if I do look a
bit of a d*ckhead! |
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Sunday
28 October 2018 |
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I’m
functioning fully now ... and eating solids again too. It’s been a weekend to forget, health wise ...
a total write-off in fact. Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest at Aintree: Buckle Street (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock)
finished 6th in the Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (16 ran).
Commiserations to the Lucinda Russell team who lost Jump For Dough during the
course of the race; he broke a fore-leg. RIP Forecast (Martin Keighley/Conor
Shoemark) finished 3rd in the Handicap Hurdle [2
miles 4 furlongs] (11 ran). Briery Express (Noel Williams/Wayne Hutchinson) won and Poperinghe Ginger (Graeme McPherson/Kielan
Woods) finished 3rd in the Mares’ Standard Open NH Flat Race (12 ran); Noel’s 2nd
winner of the
season and Wayne’s
34th winner of the season.
Briery Express is a niece of Briery Queen ... but she bites – the infill on her
anti-weave grill is always kept shut! Wincanton: Some Day Soon (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) was a
non-runner in the NH Novices’ Hurdle as expected. There are
no runners of interest tomorrow. I’ve
discovered two new Apple Tree Stud horses – Funny Man (Distorted Humour out
of Midnight Thoughts) who is due to run imminently and also Made Of Talent, a
filly (Garswood out of Wedding Party) who is due to
have her second run this week. She ran
at Kempton Park on 16 October, but finished last of 11. Funny Man is trained by William Haggas and Made Of Talent by Clive Cox. They have now been added to my ATR Tracker.
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Saturday
27 October 2018 |
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I’ve been
‘off-line’ since early Friday
evening with what, presumably, is a bug – nausea, sickness ... etc! I’ve got none of my chores done, not even
my weekly wash. In fact it’s now
approaching 01:00 BST on Sunday / midnight GMT on Saturday as I start to
write this blog! Anyway, here are Friday’s results for my runners of interest at Cheltenham: Brillare Momento
(Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman) made a bad blunder at the first flight and
was subsequently pulled up and Melody Of Scotland (Alan King/Barry Geraghty) finished 15th in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 5
furlongs] (20 ran). Lil Rockerfeller (Neil King/Wayne
Hutchinson) won
the Novices’ Chase (5
ran); Wayne’s 33rd winner of the season Some Day Soon (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan)
finished 5th and World War (Martin Keighley/Leighton Aspell)
finished 8th in the Maiden Hurdle (13 ran). Lord Condi (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) finished
last in the Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (16 ran). And Saturday’s
results for my runners of interest too, also at Cheltenham: 14:00 Domesday Book (Stuart
Edmunds/Wayne Hutchinson) was pulled up before 3 out in the Handicap Chase [3
miles 1 furlong] (16 ran). 14:35 Redicean (Alan
King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 2nd in the Hurdle (4-year-olds) (6 ran). 16:20 Back On The Lash (Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman)
was a non-runner in the Novices’ Hurdle 17:30 Breaking Waves (Noel Williams/Wayne
Hutchinson) finished 3rd in the Standard Open NH Flat Race (13 ran). And Sunday’s
runners of interest … Aintree: 13:15 Buckle Street (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock)
– Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle 14:25 Forecast (Martin Keighley/Conor Shoemark) – Handicap
Hurdle [2 miles 4 furlongs] 16:10 Briery Express
(Noel Williams/Wayne Hutchinson) & Poperinghe
Ginger (Graeme McPherson/Kielan Woods) – Mares’
Standard Open NH Flat Race Wincanton: 15:20 Some Day Soon (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan)
– NH Novices’ Hurdle; although he did run at Cheltenham on Friday, finishing
5th. Martin
Keighley reports that Brillare Momento
is fine following the first flight incident on Friday – he indicates she
slipped on take-off, and again on landing so is very pleased that Aidan
Coleman pulled her up almost instantaneously.
She sustained an over-reach, but will be okay. I’ve got a
headache coming on again ... dehydration no doubt ... so will sign off now L |
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Thursday
25 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest: Southwell: Primogeniture
(Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) finished 9th in the Novices’ Handicap Chase (14
ran). Twentyoneblackjack (Martin Keighley/Harry
Stock) finished 6th in the Novices’ Hurdle (8 ran). Galactic
Power (Robin Dickin/Jack Quinlan/EPDS Twitterati Racing Club) finished 8th in the Handicap
Hurdle [2 miles 4 furlongs & 62 yards] (9 ran). Ludlow: Mick
Maestro (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 2nd in the Handicap Hurdle [1
mile 7 furlongs & 169 yards] (8 ran). Carlisle: Zabeel Star (Karen Mclintock/Dale Irving) finished 2nd in the Handicap
Hurdle Div I [2 miles 3 furlongs & 61 yards] (11 ran). And here are tomorrow’s runners of interest, at Cheltenham: 15:10 Brillare Momento (Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman) & Melody Of
Scotland (Alan King/Barry Geraghty) – Handicap
Hurdle [2 miles 5 furlongs] 15:45 Lil Rockerfeller
(Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Novices’ Chase 16:20 Some Day Soon (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan)
& World War (Martin Keighley/Leighton Aspell) –
Maiden Hurdle 17:30 Lord
Condi (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) – Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle It’s only
two months to Christmas ... |
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Wednesday
24 October 2018 |
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Here are today’s results for my runners of
interest: Fontwell Park: Giveaway Glance (Alan King/Tom Cannon) finished
6th in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 3 furlongs & 49 yards] (11 ran). Balli Martine (Noel Williams/Gavin
Sheehan) was a non-runner in the Maiden Hurdle Drift (Noel Williams/Gavin Sheehan) was a
non-runner in the Mares’ Open Standard National Hunt Flat Race Worcester: Marienstar (Neil King/Wayne
Hutchinson) won the Mares’ Handicap
Chase (4 ran); Wayne’s
32nd winner of the
season. Oh Land Abloom (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson)
finished 4th in the Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (6 ran). Sadly the Nicky Henderson-trained Baden was
pulled up during the race, having sustained a fatal injury. RIP To The Core (Keiran
Burke/Wayne Hutchinson) finished last in the Standard Open NH Flat Race (8
ran). Peggies Venture (Alan
King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 6th in the Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final
Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (13 ran). Wilde Spirit (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson)
finished 3rd in the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (8 ran). And
tomorrow’s runners of interest: Southwell: 14:20
Primogeniture (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) – Novices’ Handicap Chase 15:30 Twentyoneblackjack (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) –
Novices’ Hurdle 16:35
Galactic Power (Robin Dickin/Jack Quinlan/EPDS Twitterati Racing Club) – Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 4
furlongs & 62 yards] Ludlow: 16:25 Mick
Maestro (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap Hurdle [1 mile 7 furlongs
& 169 yards] Carlisle: 16:10 Zabeel Star (Karen Mclintock/Dale
Irving) – Handicap Hurdle Div I [2 miles 3 furlongs & 61 yards] |
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Tuesday
23 October 2018 |
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Here are
tomorrow’s runners of interest: Fontwell Park: 14:50
Giveaway Glance (Alan King/Tom Cannon) – Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 3 furlongs
& 49 yards] 16:00 Balli Martine (Noel Williams/Gavin Sheehan) – Maiden
Hurdle 17:10
Drift (Noel Williams/Gavin Sheehan) – Mares’ Open Standard National Hunt Flat
Race Worcester: 13:50 Marienstar (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Mares’ Handicap
Chase 15:00 Oh
Land Abloom (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase 15:35 To
The Core (Keiran Burke/Wayne Hutchinson) – Standard
Open NH Flat Race 16:10 Peggies Venture (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Fixed
Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices’ Handicap Hurdle 17:20
Wilde Spirit (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Mares’ Novices Hurdle Choc has
posted a lovely photo of his family, taken on his wedding day back in August: https://mobile.twitter.com/Choc_Thornton/status/1054635741312094209/photo/1 One of the
EPDS syndicate members recently visited the livery stable where the retired
EPDS horses live: The recently
retired Kincora Fort (aka Brian): https://mobile.twitter.com/Edwards18John/status/1054721796933586946/photo/1 Wildehearted Woman (aka Wilma), currently in foal to Jack
Hobbs: https://mobile.twitter.com/Edwards18John/status/1054725601456803840/photo/1 The lovely
Menace, plus Onedin Line: https://mobile.twitter.com/Edwards18John/status/1054726245169139713/photo/1 Despite it
being a bright afternoon, the light was already fading by 17:45 ... and, with
the clocks due to revert to GMT at the weekend, it will be dark before 17:00
next week ... how depressing. I hate
autumn ... apart from the fact that National Hunt racing is now stepping up a
gear as it enters the ‘proper’ half
of the season! |
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Monday
22 October 2018 |
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Here are today’s
results for my runners of interest: Plumpton: Between
The Waters (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) finished 2nd in the Novices’ Handicap
Chase (4ran). Kempton
Park (AW): Pure
Country (Noel Williams/Rossa Ryan) finished 3rd in
the Novice Stakes [1 mile 3 furlongs & 219 yards] (13 ran); his starting
price was 66-1 ... Pure Country is a ‘Frankel’
and came to Noel via France. There are
no runners of interest tomorrow. Golden
Vision, who was injured at Huntingdon earlier in the month – sustaining a
broken or fractured pelvis – has recovered
sufficiently to travel back to her racing yard. It is
reported that Sean Quinlan may appeal against the 12-day riding ban imposed
following the ‘bypassing’ incident
during yesterday’s Durham National. Luca Cumani has announced that he will be retiring from
training in December. However, he will
continue in a role at his stud farm.
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Sunday
21 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest: Kempton
Park: Midnight
Monty (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) was pulled up during the Handicap Chase
[3 miles] (8 ran); Elkstone won the race – he’s a
reformed character these days, having now won three of his last 5 runs! Sedgefield: Fact Of The
Matter (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) fell and Mercers Court (Neil King/Wayne
Hutchinson) finished 2nd in the Durham National Handicap Chase [3 miles 5
furlongs & 48 yards] (7 ran).
Jamie’s horse brought down one of his rivals, but both appeared okay
following this mishap. And as for Red
Giant? Poor old Sean Quinlan received
a 12-day ban for bypassing two out as per the previous circuit. Oops! Risk And
Co (Jamie Snowden/Brian Hughes) finished 2nd in the Intermediate Open NH Flat
Race (8 ran); Brian replaced Page Fuller aboard the Jamie Snowden runner
following her earlier fall. However,
he would have finished third if it wasn’t for the fact that the leader jinked
and unseated its rider close home!
Courses should never, ever, have a paddock entrance prior to the
winning line! It used to happen at
both Towcester and Fontwell
Park, before their walkways were repositioned; horses aren’t as daft as you
think they are! And here
are tomorrow’s runners of interest: Plumpton: 16:50
Between The Waters (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) – Novices’ Handicap Chase Kempton
Park (AW): 20:10 Pure
Country (Noel Williams/Rossa Ryan) – Novice Stakes
[1 mile 3 furlongs & 219 yards]; Pure Country led second lot on the
gallops yesterday. I’ve
uploaded yesterday’s photos and also, more or less, drafted the associated
diary. J I’ve also
planted out the remaining pansies today.
Although I did suffer from aching in my pelvis earlier, which came on
whilst I was doing my washing; fortunately it was banished by application of
a hot water-bottle. No doubt I’ve been
overdoing it a little too soon! Note
to self; I need to remember that a cortisone injection is not a cure, it
solely masks the pain whilst the joint is healing. |
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Saturday
20 October 2018 |
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There was no
blog yesterday as I spent the evening at the local Arena, watching the show
Rip It Up the 60s! Not only
did I see Harry Judd, Aston Merrygold and Louis
Smith who were performing in the show, Jay McGuiness was also in the
audience; he performed in Rip It Up the 50s last year. And I was reliably informed by my friend
Lesley that Aston’s fellow JLS band member Marvin Humes
was in the audience, along with his wife Rochelle Wiseman from the
Saturdays. In fact they were sat just
across the aisle from us, and one row forward!!! Rip It Up
the 70s was mentioned during yesterday’s show, so I’ll have to look out for
tickets, which I would imagine will go on sale next March for performances
next autumn. It was a
good day yesterday ... it started off with me winning a Best Dressed lady in
pink prize, at work, to mark ‘Wear it
Pink’ day in aid of Breast Cancer charities. The pink jeggings,
pink sweater, pink fleece, pink scarf and Percy Pig socks did the trick – in
fact I ‘out-pinked’ everyone! I also
went for an eye test. From a health
point of view, everything is fine ... and my prescription hasn’t changed
either, so no new spectacles are required.
I’ve also got a voucher for a free contact lenses consultation, along
with a month’s supply of lenses. That’s
exactly what I need, as my last batch of lenses is running low, and there’s
nothing like a freebee! And, this
morning, I visited Noel Williams’ yard in Blewbury,
organised by EPDS Racing, to see their first homebred “Champas”
– daughter of Shilpa. |
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“Champas” |
Mrs Prowting’s
Drunken Pirate; the gentle giant
stands at 18 hands! |
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Anyway, back
to the racing and here are yesterday’s results for my runners of interest: Fakenham: Canyon
City (Neil
King/Wayne Hutchinson) won the Handicap Hurdle
[2 miles 4 furlongs & 1 yard] (7 ran); Wayne’s 31st winner of the season. Comanche
Chieftain (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 2nd in the Novices’ Chase (3
ran). Hogan’s
Height (Jamie Snowden/Richard Johnson) finished 3rd in the Handicap Chase [3
miles & 38 yards] (6 ran). Floral
Bouquet (Jamie Snowden/Tom O’Brien) finished 3rd in the Novices’ Hurdle (4
ran). Wincanton: Thistle Do Nicely (Jamie Snowden/Gavin
Sheehan/partly owned by Apple Tree Stud) won the Maiden Hurdle (11 ran); Jamie’s 12th
winner of the
season. Haydock Park: Authorized
Too (Noel Williams/Rossa Ryan) finished 5th in the Handicap
[2 miles & 45 yards] (11 ran); a very good effort having been off the
racecourse for 442 days due to injury! Redcar: Celtic
Artisan (Rebecca Menzies/Miss Ella McCain/EPDS
Racing) finished 2nd in the Handicap (Lady Amateur Riders) [1 mile 2 furlongs
& 1 yard] (15 ran). And
today’s results for my runners of interest: Ffos Las: Crown
Theatre (Jamie Snowden/Noel Fehily) was pulled up
in the Claiming Chase [2 miles 3 furlongs & 83 yards] (7 ran). Thomas Macdonagh (Jamie Snowden/Noel Fehily)
finished 2nd in the Maiden Open NH Flat Race (16 ran), beaten three quarters
of a length. The New
One finished 7th of 8 in the Welsh Champion Hurdle; the race was won by the
Evan Williams-trained Silver Streak, ridden by Adam Wedge. Marketing
Rasen: William Hunter
(Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 2nd in the Maiden Hurdle (7 ran),
beaten by Normal Norman! The Unit
(Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 3rd in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 5
furlongs & 89 yards] (7 ran). Arkyn (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 5th in the
Junior Standard Open NH Flat Race (9 ran). Stratford-Upon-Avon: It’s Fine
Wine (Graeme McPherson/Kielan Woods) finished 4th
in the Maiden Hurdle (8 ran). Anti Cool
(Robin Dickin/Charlie Poste/EPDS
Racing) finished 6th in the Handicap Chase [2 miles & 213 yards] (7 ran). And there
was racing at Ascot too, Champions Day, with Stradivarius, Roaring Lion and
Cracksman amongst the winners. And
tomorrow’s (Sunday’s) runners of
interest: Kempton
Park: 16:45
Midnight Monty (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Handicap Chase [3 miles] Sedgefield: 16:25 Fact
Of The Matter (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) & Mercers Court (Neil
King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Durham National Handicap Chase [3 miles 5 furlongs
& 48 yards] 17:30 Risk
And Co (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) – Intermediate Open NH Flat Race As I’ve
completed and uploaded the diary and photos relating to last Saturday’s visit
to Graeme McPherson’s yard, I guess my next project
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Thursday
18 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest: Uttoxeter: Mia’s Storm (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) won the Handicap Hurdle
[2 miles 7 furlongs & 70 yards] (6 ran); Alan’s 31st winner of the season and Wayne’s 30th winner of the season. Carlisle: Zabeel Star (Karen Mclintock/Dale Irving) won the Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (12 ran). Redbridge
Gold (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished 2nd in the Mares’ Standard Open
NH Flat Race (16 ran). Chelmsford: Tzar Nicholas (Archie Watson/Oisin
Murphy/Apple Tree Stud) finished 5th in the Novice Stakes (2-year-olds) [7
furlongs] (9 ran). Wolverhampton: Two Weeks
(Clive Cox/Adam Kirby/Apple Tree Stud) finished 3rd in the Handicap [7
furlongs & 36 yards] (11 ran). And tomorrow’s
runners of interest: Fakenham: 14:35
Canyon City (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 4
furlongs & 1 yard] 15:10
Comanche Chieftain (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Novices’ Chase 16:10
Hogan’s Height (Jamie Snowden/Richard Johnson) – Handicap Chase [3 miles
& 38 yards] 16:45
Floral Bouquet (Jamie Snowden/Tom O’Brien) – Novices’ Hurdle Wincanton: 14:20
Thistle Do Nicely (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan/partly owned by Apple Tree
Stud) – Maiden Hurdle Haydock Park: 17:50
Authorized Too (Noel Williams/Rossa Ryan) –
Handicap [2 miles & 45 yards] Redcar: 17:25
Celtic Artisan (Rebecca Menzies/Miss Ella
McCain/EPDS Racing) – Handicap (Lady Amateur Riders) [1 mile 2 furlongs &
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Wednesday
17 October 2018 |
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Here are today’s results for my runners of
interest at Wetherby: Seaborough (Alan King/Wayne
Hutchinson) finished 2nd in the Juvenile Hurdle (7 ran). Monbeg Theatre (Jamie Snowden/Page
Fuller) won the
Handicap Hurdle [3 miles & 26 yards] (7 ran); Jamie’s 11th winner of the season. There are
runners of interest at four different racecourses tomorrow: Uttoxeter: 15:55
Mia’s Storm (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 7
furlongs & 70 yards] Carlisle: 13:40 Zabeel Star (Karen Mclintock/Dale
Irving) – Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle 17:30
Redbridge Gold (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Mares’ Standard Open NH Flat
Race Chelmsford: 18:45 Tzar Nicholas (Archie Watson/Oisin
Murphy/Apple Tree Stud) – Novice Stakes (2-year-olds) [7 furlongs] Wolverhampton: 19:00 Two
Weeks (Clive Cox/Adam Kirby/Apple Tree Stud) – Handicap [7 furlongs & 36
yards] |
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Tuesday
16 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest, at Huntingdon: Nylon Speed (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished
2nd in the Novices’ Hurdle (12 ran). Stylish Moment (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson)
finished 3rd in the Maiden Hurdle (7 ran). Dexcite (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson)
finished 5th in the Handicap Hurdle [1 mile 7 furlongs &171 yards] (12
ran). If forgot to mention both Ardamir (formerly owned by Apple Tree Stud) and Jamacho (raised by Apple Tree Stud) which also ran in
this race – they finished 3rd and 7th respectively. Galactic Power (Robin Dickin/Jack
Quinlan/EPDS Racing Twitterati Partnership ... that
includes me) finished 7th in the Handicap Hurdle [3 miles 1 furlong & 10
yards] (12 ran). Here are tomorrow’s runners of interest, at Wetherby: 14:10 Seaborough (Alan
King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Juvenile Hurdle 16:20 Monbeg Theatre
(Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) – Handicap Hurdle [3 miles & 26 yards] I’ve
included a number of links today ... ATR’s
stable tour for Colin Tizzard: http://jumps.attheraces.com/stable-tours/colin-tizzard Enable has been given the go-ahead to travel to
the USA for the Breeders’ Cup fixture: Richard Johnson rode his 100th winner of the
season today, at his local track - Hereford: Buveur D’Air
underwent a breathing operation during his summer break: http://www.attheraces.com/news/2018/October/16/routine-wind-operation-for-champion-hurdler Plans for The New One’s seasonal bow have been
announced: And, finally, Hidden Cyclone has been retired: http://www.attheraces.com/news/2018/October/16/hidden-cyclone-bows-out-following-punchestown-third |
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Monday
15 October 2018 |
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Here are
my runners of interest at Huntingdon tomorrow: 14:10
Nylon Speed (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Novices’ Hurdle 14:45
Stylish Moment (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Maiden Hurdle 15:45 Dexcite (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap Hurdle [1
mile 7 furlongs &171 yards] 16:50
Galactic Power (Robin Dickin/Jack Quinlan/EPDS
Racing Twitterati Partnership ... that includes me)
– Handicap Hurdle [3 miles 1 furlong & 10 yards] I didn’t
get much work done today ... I attended an appointment with the
physiotherapist early this morning, arriving at work at 09:45. I logged on to my PC then, five minutes
later, everyone was asked to log out because there was an issue with the
network. The problem was finally
solved ... at 13:15! I then lost a
further 15 minutes when both my computer and I were moved to another desk,
permanently! I now have
a couple of variations on my physio exercises to be
getting on with and, all told, I’ve walked over four miles during the course
of my day, which included my trip via the local hospital. Amazingly, this evening, I don’t seem to be
suffering any ill-effects either. In
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Sunday
14 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest, at Chepstow: Elysees
(Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 3rd in the Juvenile Hurdle (9 ran). Double
Treasure (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished an excellent 2nd in the
Persian War Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) Alright
Jack (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished 5th in the Standard Open NH Flat
Race (12 ran). The Colin Tizzard-trained mare, Drinks Interval, won the Novices’
Chase; Debece finished as runner-up. Colin also won the Veterans’ Handicap
Chase, with Kings Lad ridden by Harry Cobden.
The jockey rode a treble today.
Charbel won the 2 mile 3˝ furlongs Handicap
Chase, with the returning Baron Alco just touched-off by a head at the line. Jane
Williams, wife of Nick and mother of Lizzie Kelly, now trains in her own
right; she had her first winner today - Montestrel: The Jump
Jockeys’ Handicap at Goodwood today was won by Nick
Scholfield aboard the Ian Williams-trained Jam
Session. The Velka Pardubicka took place
this afternoon, with four UK-based jockeys taking part – Leighton Aspell, Tom Garner, James Best and Andrew Glassonbury; the latter three completed the course, with
Tom Garner finishing 3rd. The last
British jockey to win the race was Charlie Mann, aboard Its A Snip, in 1995
... so the wait for another UK-based pilot to triumph continues: There’s no
National Hunt racing in the UK tomorrow.
I’ve
uploaded the photos I took during my visit to Graeme McPherson’s
yard yesterday morning, see link above.
All told, I’ve had a very productive day, having also completed the
draft of my diary! I like to leave it
at least 24 hours, before I proof-read a diary, so that’s it for now ... It’s been
a soggy day in Hertfordshire, so no encouragement was given to plant the
remaining winter pansies today. I
undertook an ‘emergency’ plant-out
one evening last week, as the baby pansies weren’t looking particularly
happy, living under the carport and still in their polystyrene trays. Those particular ones, now occupying a
trough on the patio, have perked up a lot; as have the remainder which are
now outside too, awaiting their fate! I actually
managed to sleep-in until 08:00 this morning, which made a change; especially
as I’d risen at 03:50 yesterday morning so as to travel to Gloucestershire
for an 08:00 start!!! I know that was overdoing it a bit ... but
it meant that I didn’t have to rush yesterday; besides, it’s very much hit
and miss with my alarm clock as the sole numbers on the dial at 3, 6, 9 and
12 ... I was aiming for 04:00 on the dot!
Not only
was yesterday surprisingly warm, already 17 degrees during morning darkness
hours and rising to 24 degrees by the time the sun came out after midday, I
was surprised to discover a new roundabout has been constructed on the Witney
bypass! I do recall cones along the
perimeter of the bypass, at this point, last March ... but no signs of a
traffic island at that time! I feel a
roundabout is incongruous with the nature of said bypass, as all of the other
outbound/inbound routes to leave/join it are slip-roads. The new route leads to an industrial estate
and, subsequently, the B4047 Burford Road out of
Witney. I’m
disappointed that Strictly’s Seann
and Katya received such high marks from the judges
last night, despite the poor quality of yesterday’s dance; basically, it
looked a total mess and I can’t wait for them to be eliminated. They were already on my ‘ditch them’ list before last week’s
revelations! There’s
sheep trekking in the Brecon Beacons on Countryfile
tonight ... |
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Saturday
13 October 2018 |
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I’ve been out and about again today; this time to visit Graeme
McPherson’s yard near Stow-on-the-Wold.
Graeme trains a number of EPDS syndicated horses – Ami Desbois, Jessica
Rabbit, Londonia, Stynes and Leapt.
However, the latter three are all on the injury sidelines at
present. Ami is not far off a run,
having also been on the injury sidelines, although this will greatly depend
on the state of the going as he’s had a problem with his forelegs. Jessica is currently suffering from a
snotty nose ... and Hollywood All Star will be acting as the syndicate
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest at Chepstow: Deyrann De Carjac (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 2nd in the
NH Novices’ Hurdle Div I (9 ran). Midnightreferendum (Alan King/Wayne
Hutchinson) finished 7th in the Mares’ NH Novices’ Hurdle (Qualifier) (16
ran). Ballywood (Alan King/Tom
Cannon) finished 4th and Nayati (Alan King/Wayne
Hutchinson) finished 3rd in the Hurdle (Limited Handicap) [2 miles & 11
yards] (8 ran). River Frost (Alan King/Barry Geraghty)
finished 9th and Azzerti (Alan King/Adrian Heskin) finished 11th and Dans
Le Vent (Jamie Snowden/Aidan Coleman) finished 4th in the Silver Trophy
Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) [2 miles 3 furlongs & 100 yards] (18 ran). And, as
for the Cesarewitch at Newmarket ... Top
Tug (Alan King/Nicola Currie) finished 10th, Just In Time (Alan King/Martin
Harley) finished 15th, Coeur De Lion (Alan King/Tom Marquand) finished 16th
and Cliffs Of Dover (Paul Nicholls/Megan Nicholls) finished 27th in the
Heritage Handicap [2 miles & 2 furlongs] (33 ran). The race
was won by the Willie Mullins-trained Low Sun, owned by the Ricci’s. Willie’s other runners finished 2nd (Uradel), 13th (Law Girl), 19th (Limini),
20th (Stratum) and 21st (Meri Devie). And a
reminder of tomorrow’s runners of interest, at Chepstow: 14:15
Elysees (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Juvenile Hurdle 15:25
Double Treasure (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Persian War Novices’ Hurdle
(Grade 2) 17:40
Alright Jack (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Standard Open NH Flat Race Meanwhile
Miles To Memphis is due to run in the Irish Cesarewitch
which takes place at Navan tomorrow. Here are
the latest three crochet projects which I have completed ...
And I
guess my next project will be to write my diary following today’s outing! |
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Friday
12 October 2018 |
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Chepstow’s
2-day October fixture begins tomorrow ... and I always think this marks the beginning of the
proper National Season. Yippee! Here are
my runners of interest at said fixture tomorrow: 13:55 Deyrann De Carjac (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – NH Novices’ Hurdle
Div I 15:05 Midnightreferendum
(Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Mares’ NH Novices’ Hurdle (Qualifier) 16:10 Ballywood (Alan
King/Tom Cannon) & Nayati (Alan King/Wayne
Hutchinson) – Hurdle (Limited Handicap) [2 miles & 11 yards] 16:45 River Frost (Alan King/Barry Geraghty) & Azzerti (Alan
King/Adrian Heskin) & Dans
Le Vent (Jamie Snowden/Aidan Coleman) – Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Grade
3) [2 miles 3 furlongs & 100 yards] The Cesarewitch takes place at Newmarket tomorrow,
and there are four runners of interest this year: 15:40 Top
Tug (Alan King/Nicola Currie) & Just In Time (Alan King/Martin Harley)
& Coeur De Lion (Alan King/Tom Marquand) & Cliffs Of Dover (Paul
Nicholls/Megan Nicholls) – Heritage Handicap [2 miles & 2 furlongs];
Willie Mullins has 7 runners in the race – Whiskey Sour, Stratum, Limini, Low Sun, Uradel, Law
Girl and Meri Devie –
which is over 20% of the field! And on
Sunday at Chepstow: 14:15
Elysees (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Juvenile Hurdle 15:25
Double Treasure (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Persian War Novices’ Hurdle
(Grade 2) 17:40
Alright Jack (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Standard Open NH Flat Race Here is a
link to ATR’s stable tour for Alan King: http://jumps.attheraces.com/stable-tours/alan-king I guess,
as November is approaching, the first instalment of Alan King’s 2018/2019
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Thursday
11 October 2018 |
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Here are today’s
results for my runners of interest: Worcester: Kalahari
Queen (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished 2nd in the Mares’ Novices’ Chase
(5 ran). Timcoda (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished 2nd in
the Standard Open NH Flat Race (7 ran). Back On The
Lash (Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman) finished 3rd in the NH Novices’ Hurdle
(6 ran). Primogeniture
(Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) finished 8th in the Handicap Hurdle Div I [2
miles & 4 furlongs] (12 ran). Bangor-On-Dee: Lord
Topper (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) finished 3rd in the Beginners’ Chase (4
ran). Mystical Clouds (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) won the Novices’ Hurdle (4 ran); Alan’s 30th
winner of the
season and Wayne’s
29th winner of the
season. There are
no specific runners of interest tomorrow, although Maria’s Benefit makes her
chasing debut at Newton Abbot and talented Benatar
is also back in action: http://www.attheraces.com/news/2018/October/11/benatar-back-in-action-on-classy-newton-abbot-card Colin Tizzard has outlined his plans for his stable stars: And here is a link to ATR’s stable tour for Nicky
Henderson’s yard: http://jumps.attheraces.com/stable-tours/nicky-henderson Sarah Tumelty has posted a photograph on facebook
of 16-year-old Blazing Bailey and 18-year-old My Way De Solzen
in a paddock, enjoying the autumn sunshine.
The facebook page is ‘Racehorses, where are they now?’
It’s a closed group but well worth sending a request to join; I’ve
been a member of the group for ages now. And there’s a tribute to Creevytennant,
who suffered a fatal injury at Ludlow yesterday: https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/part-of-the-family-obrien-team-heartbroken-by-death-of-veteran-creevytennant/349056 |
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Wednesday
10 October 2018 |
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Here are today’s results for my runners of
interest: Ludlow: Oscar Star (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) was
pulled up during the Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (6 ran). Lord Condi (Martin
Keighley/Richard Johnson) won the Novices’ Hurdle (3 ran); Martin’s 11th winner of the season. Matravers (Martin
Keighley/Harry Stock) finished last in the Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap
Hurdle (8 ran). Southwell: Chequered View (Martin
Keighley/Leighton Aspell) won and Kimberley Point
(Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 2nd in the Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (5
ran); Martin’s
12th winner of the
season. Fidux (Alan
King/Wayne Hutchinson) won and Forecast (Martin Keighley/Conor Shoemark) finished 2nd in
the Handicap Hurdle [1 mile 7 furlongs & 153 yards] (6 ran); Alan’s 29th
winner of the
season and Wayne’s
28th winner of the
season. Oscar World (Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman)
finished 6th in the NH Novices’ Hurdle (14 ran). I notice
that Harry Skelton’s Jockey Championship challenge has stalled for the
present, with Richard Johnson now in the lead and adding a couple more
winners today. Here are
tomorrow’s runners of interest: Worcester: 13:25
Kalahari Queen (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Mares’ Novices’ Chase 14:25 Timcoda (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Standard Open NH
Flat Race 15:00 Back
On The Lash (Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman) – NH Novices’ Hurdle 15:30
Primogeniture (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) – Handicap Hurdle Div I [2 miles
& 4 furlongs] Bangor-On-Dee: 14:50 Lord
Topper (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) – Beginners’ Chase 15:50
Mystical Clouds (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Novices’ Hurdle The Exeter
card, scheduled for tomorrow, has been abandoned due to the firm/hard going. Following
yesterday’s record breaking purchase at Tattersalls,
Too Darn Hot’s brother was sold today for 3.5
million guineas to David Redvers on behalf of Qatar
Racing! And,
finally, very sad news that veteran Creevytennant
lost his life at Ludlow today, having suffered a bad injury during a handicap
chase. He was trained by Fergal
O’Brien and connections are absolutely gutted. RIP L https://mobile.twitter.com/FOBRacing/status/1050051367895740416/photo/1 |
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Tuesday
09 October 2018 |
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After a very quiet day today, National Hunt-wise,
there are a number of runners of interest tomorrow over the jumps: Ludlow: 14:40 Oscar Star (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) –
Mares’ Handicap Hurdle 15:40 Lord Condi (Martin Keighley/Richard
Johnson) – Novices’ Hurdle 16:40 Matravers (Martin
Keighley/Harry Stock) – Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle Southwell: 15:20 Chequered View (Martin Keighley/Leighton Aspell) & Kimberley Point (Alan King/Wayne
Hutchinson) – Mares’ Maiden Hurdle 15:50 Fidux (Alan King/Wayne
Hutchinson) & Forecast (Martin Keighley/Conor Shoemark) – Handicap Hurdle [1 mile 7 furlongs & 153
yards] 16:20 Oscar World (Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman)
– NH Novices’ Hurdle Galactic
Power will have an entry at Huntingdon on 16 October and will run, ground
permitting. Celebrity
Hunted is back, next Tuesday evening, on Channel 4. Yippee!
Strictly Come Dancing former champion Louis Smith and professional
dancer AJ Pritchard are among those taking part this year. Also, Luck
on Sunday returns to Racing UK this Sunday morning, at 08:00. It was day
one of the Tattersalls Book One sale ... and Coolmore broke the record for a price paid at auction
during 2018 when parting with 3.4 million guineas for a Galileo colt. The yearling is out of the mare Shastye, who has already produced Isaac Newton, Secret
Gesture and recent Beresford Stakes winner
Japan. The colt was bred by Newsells Park Stud ... that’s located between the
villages of Barkway and Barley in north-east
Hertfordshire. Once upon
a time, I went rambling on a footpath through the grounds of the Stud. I recall Mark and I did two walks that day;
the first of which went from Barkway to Reed and
back. I also remember wanting to spend
a penny whilst walking but, just as I was tempted, a group of other ramblers
came into view so I decided to hold out until we got to the pub in Barley,
ahead of our second ramble! It’s
strange the things you remember, even after many years ... perhaps it’s
because it was the one and only time I’ve been tempted to spend a penny in
the open countryside during a ramble!!!
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Monday
08 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest at Stratford-Upon-Avon: Pirate
Look (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) finished 9th in
the Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (11 ran). Buckle
Street (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) finished 4th in the Handicap Hurdle [2
miles 6 furlongs & 7 yards] (8 ran). Dr Dunraven (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler)
finished 3rd in the Handicap Chase [2 miles & 213 yards] (7 ran). There are
no National Hunt fixtures tomorrow. Elgin is out for the season following an accident
in a field, and Yanworth is currently sidelined but
Alan King hopes he may be back for the second half of the season: https://www.racinguk.com/news/alan-king-forced-to-rule-elgin-out-for-the-season Arc winner
Enable is an inbred horse, rather than an out-bred one; she has Northern
Dancer and Fairy Bridge on both her sire and dam’s sides of the family. Sadler’s Wells is her paternal great-grandsire, he’s also her maternal grandsire! And, of course, Galileo is her paternal
grandsire, with Nathaniel being her sire.
She’s also got Roberto, Mill Reef, Shirley Heights and Ile de Bourbon
in her bloodlines: Custer Of
The West, ridden by Harriet Dickin, has finished 2nd in the RoR Eventing Championships at Tweasledown: https://mobile.twitter.com/HannahBishop79/status/1048956140686663680/photo/1 |
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Sunday
07 October 2018 |
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I’ve
completed and uploaded my outstanding diary, plus photographs ... but haven’t
found time to plant out the winter pansies yet. Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest, at Uttoxeter: Lunar Flow
(Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished 6th in the Handicap Chase [3 miles
& 2 yards] (7 ran). Lil Rockerfeller (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) won the Beginners’ Chase (8 ran); Wayne’s 27th winner of the season. Reve (Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman) finished 7th in
the Maiden Hurdle (10 ran). Follow The
Swallow (Graeme McPherson/Miss Lilly Pinchin)
finished 4th but Next Level (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) was pulled up
during the Handicap Chase [2 miles 6 furlongs & 108 yards] (11 ran). Here are
tomorrow’s runners of interest, at Stratford-Upon-Avon: 14:15
Pirate Look (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) –
Novices’ Handicap Hurdle 15:20
Buckle Street (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) – Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 6
furlongs & 7 yards] 16:55 Dr Dunraven (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler)
– Handicap Chase [2 miles & 213 yards] I watched
the racing from Longchamp on TV this
afternoon. Isn’t Enable
fantastic? Winning the Arc, for the
second year running, despite not being at her best today. What I love about Enable is her sassy walk
and her big ears ... although, of course, she can run very fast too!!! Sea Of Class performed brilliantly too,
just failing to catch Enable on the line.
I was also
very pleased for Mabs Cross and her connections,
winning the Prix de l’Abbaye today. So well deserved after her near-miss in
York’s Nunthorpe.
There’s
been an update regarding Golden Vision, injured at Huntingdon on
Thursday. She’s under the care of the
Newmarket Equine Hospital and has been cross-tied to prevent her lying down
or roaming around her stable. She’s
got swelling across her rump due to the internal trauma suffered during her
fall, but is obviously receiving the best of care. It’s been
reported that scenes for the next series of Endeavour have recently been shot
in Hemel Hempstead Old Town. With 14
competitors remaining in Strictly, with one to go tonight, it has become
apparent that there are 8 which I would be sad if they departed too soon –
Faye, Ashley, Joe, Kate, Danny, Dr Ranj, Stacey and
Graeme. The other 6 aren’t very good,
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Saturday
06 October 2018 |
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Here are
yesterday’s results for my runners of interest: Fontwell Park: Mr Mafia
(Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) finished 2nd and Havisham
(Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) was pulled up in the Handicap Hurdle [3 miles 1
furlong & 166 yards] (5 ran). Wolverhampton: Celtic
Artisan (Rebecca Menzies/Cam Hardie/EPDS
Racing) finished 5th in the Handicap [1 mile & 142 yards] (13 ran). And
results for today’s runners of interest, at Fontwell Park: Our Three Sons (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller)
finished 5th in the Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (6 ran) Miss Crick (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished
3rd in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 3 furlongs & 49 yards] (6 ran) Between The Waters (Jamie Snowden/Page
Fuller) won the
Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase (5 ran); Jamie’s 10th winner of the season. And
tomorrow’s runners of interest, at Uttoxeter: 14:30
Lunar Flow (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Handicap Chase [3 miles & 2
yards] 16:05 Lil Rockerfeller (Neil King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Beginners’
Chase 16:35 Reve (Martin Keighley/Aidan Coleman) – Maiden Hurdle 17:05
Follow The Swallow (Graeme McPherson/Miss Lilly Pinchin)
& Next Level (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Handicap Chase [2 miles 6
furlongs & 108 yards] As it’s a
quiet weekend for me, and has been raining since mid-morning too, I’ve spent
this afternoon selecting and uploading the photographs taken during my visit
to Robin Dickin’s yard last Saturday. All being well, I’m hoping to complete and
upload the associated diary tomorrow. |
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Thursday
04 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest: Huntingdon: Percy Prosecco (Noel Williams/Wayne
Hutchinson) won the
Juvenile Hurdle (10 ran); Noel’s
1st winner of the
National Hunt season and Wayne’s
26th winner of the
season. Carntop (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) finished 4th in the
Novices’ Hurdle (8 ran). Our Reward
(Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller/EPDS Racing) finished 4th and Serpico
(Graeme McPherson/Tom Scudamore) was pulled up
during the Handicap Hurdle [3 miles 1 furlong & 10 yards] (8 ran). Cotswold
Prince (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) was a non-runner in the ‘Junior’
Standard Open NH Flat Race Div II Serpico returned in the horse ambulance having severed
an artery in a hind leg. He lost a lot
of blood but, evidently, the vets tending him said it should have no lasting
effects. There’s no
definitive news yet regarding the Dan Skelton-trained Golden Vision; she took
a crashing fall at the open-ditch in front of the stands. She’s been taken to Newmarket Equine
Hospital for evaluation. Concerns
were raised about the going at Huntingdon; firm ground had been watered. Warwick: Thomas
Crapper (Robin Dickin/Charlie Poste)
was a non-runner in the Handicap Chase [2 miles 4 furlongs] And here
are tomorrow’s runners of interest: Fontwell Park: 16:25 Mr
Mafia (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) & Havisham
(Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Handicap Hurdle [3 miles 1 furlong & 166
yards] Wolverhampton: 21:15
Celtic Artisan (Rebecca Menzies/Cam Hardie/EPDS Racing) – Handicap [1 mile & 142 yards] I had a
cortisone injection yesterday, into my pelvic symphysis
and, I have to say, my discomfort level has decreased greatly! I no longer feel unsteady on my left side,
and all I have to do now is to break my habit of intermittent limping and
waddling ... not easy after nine months of lameness! |
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Wednesday
03 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest at Bangor-On-Dee: Skin Deep
(Alan King/Barry Geraghty) was pulled up during the
Mares’ Novices Hurdle (6 ran). Some Day
Soon (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished a short-head 2nd in the Novices’
Hurdle (8 ran). Fields Of
Fortune (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 4th in the Handicap Hurdle [2
miles & 145 yards] (8 ran). Here are
tomorrow’s runners of interest: Huntingdon: 13:30
Percy Prosecco (Noel Williams/Wayne Hutchinson) –
Juvenile Hurdle 14:30 Carntop (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) – Novices’ Hurdle 16:10 Our
Reward (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller/EPDS Racing) & Serpico
(Graeme McPherson/Tom Scudamore) – Handicap Hurdle
[3 miles 1 furlong & 10 yards] 17:15
Cotswold Prince (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) – ‘Junior’ Standard Open NH Flat Race Div II Warwick: 16:20
Thomas Crapper (Robin Dickin/Charlie Poste) – Handicap Chase [2 miles 4 furlongs] I saw
another black squirrel today; it may have been the same one as last week, as
it was climbing up the same tree, or at least an adjacent one! |
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Tuesday
02 October 2018 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest at Southwell: Fleeting
Visit (Graeme McPherson/Paddy Brennan) finished 2nd in the Handicap Hurdle
Div I [2 miles 4 furlongs & 62 yards] (10 ran). Delirious
Love (Graeme McPherson/Richard Johnson) finished 3rd in the Handicap Hurdle
Div II [2 miles 4 furlongs & 62 yards] (9 ran). Here are
tomorrow’s runners of interest tomorrow, at Bangor-On-Dee: 14:20 Skin
Deep (Alan King/Barry Geraghty) – Mares’ Novices
Hurdle 15:25 Some
Day Soon (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Novices’ Hurdle 16:30
Fields Of Fortune (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap Hurdle [2 miles
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Monday
01 October 2018 |
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Fleeting Visit was a non-runner at Newton Abbot today. However
there was a late notification of a runner on the AW at Kempton Park: Three
Weeks (William Haggas/James Doyle/Apple Tree Stud)
finished 4th in the Handicap [1 mile 2 furlongs & 219 yards] (13 ran); he
wore first time cheek-pieces. Two
runners of interest tomorrow, at Southwell: 16:35
Fleeting Visit (Graeme McPherson/Paddy Brennan) – Handicap Hurdle Div I [2
miles 4 furlongs & 62 yards] 17:10
Delirious Love (Graeme McPherson/Richard Johnson) – Handicap Hurdle Div II [2
miles 4 furlongs & 62 yards] Galactic
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