- Monday, 28 July 2014 06:47
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with three on the level from Ayr, Lingfield and Windsor as well as a National Hunt fixture from Uttoxeter. Somehow Windsor have managed to get away with putting up just £28,000 in prize money across their six race card - I think that is among the lowest I have seen so far. The stable has one runner at Uttoxeter tonight; Azza in the beginners' chase at 6.20pm. Our filly was the best of these over hurdles with a mark of 129 - she finished a good third on this track last time out, has schooled well over the larger obstacles at home and looks sure to go well under stable jockey Tom Scudamore.
- Saturday, 26 July 2014 07:24
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Enjoying the Sunshine at Pond House
Once again there is no jumps racing today on what is a blank weekend for any jumps racing fans. I know I keep going on about the terrible fixture list but it is not rocket science to put a jumps card on. There are lots of holiday makers down here in Torbay, Newton Abbot is only 8 miles down the road - I won't charge them for that bit of map reading! Today we have three flat meetings we can watch from Ascot, Pontefract and Carlisle. It is amazing that the going at Ascot is good to soft yet at the other two meetings they are watering! Pontefract have a mile Listed race on the card worth £25,000 so that is a pat on the back for the Northern track.
- Saturday, 26 July 2014 06:44
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Neil Parish MP
Last night David and Martin hosted a visit from for 80 local conservative party members including MP Neil Parish. Lots of people had a go on our mechanical horse including Neil who was a good sport and is pictured above! There is no jumps racing this weekend but today we have six meetings on the flat at Ascot, York, Newmarket, Newcastle, Salisbury and Lingfield. Prize money on offer at Ascot is over £1,365,000 while at Lingfield it is just £30,000. I will say no more, except it is good race planning with no jumps cards! Come on BHA it is a weekend when most people are off work and can go racing!
- Friday, 25 July 2014 06:40
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
I was extremely impressed to see that trainer and owner Karen McLintock and Carolyn Todd should choose to give Tom Scudamore (pictured above) the leg-up aboard Run Forest Run at Uttoxeter this afternoon. This is the horse aboard which Tom Scudamore earned his twelve day holiday earlier in the week when taking the wrong course at Cartmel. It would have been easy for connections to put another jockey up, so I hope their faith and kindness will be repaid at 3.30pm this afternoon. I am sure that some of the jockeys will be giving Scu some stick and I can just imagine one or two of them saying, "Tom you had better follow us!"
- Thursday, 24 July 2014 06:42
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It is a busy afternoon with five meetings taking place although you are out of luck if you like a spot of jump racing - you will have to travel to Ireland for the fixture at Limerick if you want to get your National Hunt fix. At the risk of sounding repetitive the prize money on offer at the jumps fixture is more than three of our flat cards this afternoon, while Leopardstown has more prize money on offer than anybody with £145,000 up for grabs so once more the Irish are leading the way.
- Wednesday, 23 July 2014 06:48
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
The stable had just one runner last night; Massannie who was making her chasing debut at Bangor. Unfortunately she proved very disappointing, finishing last of three in the 2m 4 1/2f novices' chase - her hurdling form gave her a favourite's chance if translating that ability to fences, but having travelled very keenly through the early stages she stopped very quickly and is clearly better than the bare form suggests. There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with four on the level from Catterick, Lingfield, Sandown and Leicester as well as a jumps card from Worcester. Much as you would expect, there is a meeting at Naas in Ireland offering £125,000 in prize money - that's four times as much as Worcester or Lingfield!
- Tuesday, 22 July 2014 06:41
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with two on the flat at Musselburgh and Carlisle as well as two over the sticks at Southwell and Bangor. The stable has one runner; Massanie (pictured above) who makes her chasing debut at Bangor this evening and Tom Scudamore takes the ride, so long as he can find the track! Massannie has schooled well at home and is clearly a very talented mare - she only has 10-5 to carry today and if she puts her best foot forward, a big run would be expected.
