- Sunday, 21 June 2015 08:25
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Border Breaker - Chasing Debut Today
Today there are three meetings, two jumps cards at Hexham and Worcester and a flat card at Pontefract. David has four runners at Worcester, Vieux Lion Rouge does not run after winning at Market Rasen on Friday. Border Breaker is having his first run over fences although he is a winning Irish pointer. Tom Scu rides and after a good second over hurdles last time out hopefully he should run well again. Flabello is ridden by David Noonan taking off a handy seven pounds. He is coming back from a break and does have to improve on recent efforts where a similar remark also applies to Kalifourchon who is partnered by Tom Scu. Vayland completes the Pond House line up in the final valuable handicap hurdle of the day. He was running a super race when falling at Newbury on his yard debut and things haven't quite gone to plan since. He has had a little break now and carries a lightweight of 10st 3lb so he could run okay.
- Saturday, 20 June 2015 07:03
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Vieux Lion Rouge
Two from Two Over Fences
Vieux Lion Rouge won by 10 lengths at Market Rasen yesterday and looked different class to the opposition although it was all over by the first fence really with the second favourite playing up and losing valuable ground. He has now won both of his chases in good style so we may need to step him up in class. It was great yesterday as he proved his versatility ground wise. Previously he has done all his winning on softer ground but he proved to handle the quicker surface yesterday. Junior Package ran okay on his racecourse debut in the bumper to finish fourth. He is a lovely young horse from a great family and I am sure he has a great future in front of him. Today we have 6 meetings, no jumps but flat cards at Royal Ascot, Ayr, Newmarket, Redcar, Haydock and Lingfield. Great race planning again! There is a jumps card in Ireland at Gowran Park and I think their prize money beats four of our flat cards!
- Friday, 19 June 2015 07:16
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There is some great action this afternoon with five meetings from Royal Ascot, Redcar, Newmarket, Goodwood and a jumps card at Market Rasen. The stable runs exciting novice chaser Vieux Lion Rouge at Market Rasen and our six year old has to concede weight all round after his chase debut success at Towcester. There is not much strength in depth, although John Ferguson's Aalim was useful over timber and is clearly the biggest danger. We also run Junior Package in the bumper at 5.45pm - he is making his first ever start on the racecourse today and is the Racing Post's 13/8 favourite, largely due to breeding I would suggest. He works okay at home and we look to have two decent chances this afternoon - Tom Scudamore is aboard them both.
- Thursday, 18 June 2015 07:32
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are six meetings taking place this afternoon and the main fixture of the day is obviously the third day of the Royal meeting from Ascot. There are four other flat cards from Chelmsford City, Ripon, Leicester and Lingfield as well as a jumps meeting from Ffos Las. David has two runners at the Welsh track; Houston Dynimo and Western Diva. Houston Dynimo (pictured above) has run two sound races recently to finish fourth and looks as though this slight drop back in trip will suit him well. Tom Scudamore is aboard both of our runners today.
- Wednesday, 17 June 2015 07:37
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon. The obvious headline card is the second day from Royal Ascot and they are ably supported by flat cards from Hamilton, Chelmsford City and Ripon while there is National Hunt action from Uttoxeter. The stable has four runners at Uttoxeter this afternoon, Susie Sheep, Our Chief, Lady Of Longstone and Pigrims Bay. Susie Sheep is a winning point-to-pointer who makes her debut over the larger obstacles this afternoon, while Our Chief takes a step up in trip and though he needs to improve to figure in this, he has shown enough promise to suggest that a race of this nature is not beyond him, while Lady Of Longstone (pictured above) has run two excellent races of late and should go well once again despite being another 3lbs higher than when runner-up at Ffos Las last time. Pilgrims Bay is something of an unknown quantity as he appears to have bundles of talent and would go close if he could channel that ability properly.
- Tuesday, 16 June 2015 07:15
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It is the first day of the Royal meeting and there are five meetings taking place in total with flat meetings from Royal Ascot, Thirsk, Beverley and Brighton as well as a National Hunt card from Stratford. Royal Ascot has £1,635,000 in prize money while Brighton are offering the heady sum of £31,000! There are plenty of jumps trainers with runners in the Ascot Stakes - 2m4f handicap on the level. In fact eleven of the twenty runners are trained by handlers more commonly associated with the National Hunt game. Unusually, David (who won the race with Junior in 2010) isn't represented this year, although I am sure he will back for another go in twelve months time. The Windsor Castle is a 27 runner race over the minimum distance of five furlongs - it should certainly be exciting for the spectators although it is a nightmare for commentators and runners will certainly need a slice of luck to prevail.
- Monday, 15 June 2015 07:33
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Well, it's the start of another week and we have four meetings to look forward to this afternoon with flat fixtures from Carlisle, Windsor and Nottingham as well as a jumps card from Southwell. The stable has one runner this afternoon at Southwell as Bella (pictured above) takes in the mares' handicap hurdle at 4.00pm. She won a valuable mares' race last time at Warwick and went up 5lbs for that effort which seems reasonable enough, although it does mean that she has top weight to shoulder here. Dan Skelton's mare Shady Lane won last week and is turned out again quickly and looks to be the one we have to beat.
