- Monday, 05 October 2015 15:44
- Written by David Pipe
Autumn and the month of October has begun well for the stable with a couple of winners taking our seasonal tally to 30, while the remainder of our runners performed with credit without exception. There is plenty to look forward to in the week ahead as we have the ante-post favourite for the prestigious Cesarewitch handicap on the flat at Newmarket on Saturday, while we could be making another trip across the Channel to Auteuil on Sunday.
- Monday, 28 September 2015 13:42
- Written by David Pipe
Purple N Gold - 2 Chase Wins This Season
The first jumping action of the week came with the two day meeting at Perth and we sent five runners on the long journey north back across the border to Scotland. We were rewarded with the success of Street Entertainer in the claiming hurdle on Wednesday. Street Entertainer has long been a favourite in the yard – he is one of those versatile horses that runs regularly and well, be it on the flat, over hurdles or over fences and he posted another decent performance on Wednesday conceding weight away to all of his rivals. The sad epitaph to the race from our point of view was that he was subsequently claimed but that is one of the risks you take when you run in this type of race…we believe he is going hunter chasing and joining former Pond House inmate Locksmith and we wish his new connections the best of luck with him.
- Monday, 21 September 2015 15:53
- Written by David Pipe
Last week was one of extreme emotions. On the one hand the horses continued in fine form with three winners including Low Key’s splendid Cesarewitch Trial success on the flat at Newmarket, while on the other hand we mourned the sad passing of long standing patron Lady Hilda Clarke.
- Monday, 14 September 2015 16:45
- Written by David Pipe
You know that the horses are running well when you appear on the “Hot Trainers” list in the Racing Post and with another couple of winners to add to the three from the previous week and also a flat success, it is clear that the stable is in good form…long may it continue! Despite there being a dearth of jump racing on the calendar this week, we have plenty of entries in the hope of keeping our good run going.
- Monday, 07 September 2015 15:45
- Written by David Pipe
You can always trust the British weather to make a fool of you and it has certainly shown-up more qualified people than me over the years. Even so, only a week ago I was writing off this summer as a lost cause only to look through this week’s forecast and see a warm, sunny, dry spell is on the cards…not that I am complaining you understand. This certainly has to be considered something of an unexpected bonus.
- Monday, 31 August 2015 11:58
- Written by David Pipe
Talk about the Great British Summer! Sadly, I think it is probably fair to say that we have seen the last of any meaningful sunshine with 110.5mm of rain falling at Pond House in July and a further 129mmm in August, these have been the two wettest months of the year so far. Indeed the rainfall for August has already surpassed the totals for April, May and June combined!
- Monday, 24 August 2015 15:32
- Written by David Pipe
Despite only a handful of runners, the stable continued in good form with Purple ‘N Gold making a winning chasing debut at Worcester on Sunday and Standing Ovation landing Newton Abbot’s feature race, the Listed Lord Mildmay Chase that I had won in previous years with Star Of Germany and Shoegazer. Those two successes took us to eighteen wins for the current campaign and propelled us back up into second place in the trainers’ standings.
