- Monday, 06 August 2012 07:03
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We only had three runners in the one race at Newton Abbot on Saturday and despite an 8lbs rise in the weights for finishing runner-up on his previous start, Raslan still performed creditably to finish fourth in the valuable staying handicap hurdle. He could return in a fortnight for the race he has won twice in the past. It is a blank week on the jump racing front and there are only four flat cards at Ripon, Kempton, Wolverhampton and Carlisle. Carlisle should certainly be interesting - it is a lady jockeys' card. A couple of the races have attracted fields of seventeen runners...I didn't realise we had that many lady jockeys! I wonder if there changing room is going to be big enough, or indeed if it will have enough mirrors?!
- Sunday, 05 August 2012 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There is a good card at Chester this afternoon and a big crowd will be expected. If you are a punter, don't forget the most important single factor at the Roodeye (particularly the sprints) - a good draw is absolutely vital. The track is tight and runners are always on the turn - if you can get a good position up against the rails, all of your rivals have to come around you and have to travel much further. There are also meetings on at Newbury on the flat and Market Rasen over jumps.
- Saturday, 04 August 2012 07:01
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We had a couple of near misses at Bangor yesterday afternoon as our two runners Ladyvie and Prime Design both finished second. Ladyvie led over the last in the novices' handicap chase under Tom Scudamore and ran a solid race, while Prime Design posted a pleasing first effort in the boys' handicap hurdle under Conor O'Farrell. Both should be upto winning races during the summer period.
- Friday, 03 August 2012 07:26
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
- Thursday, 02 August 2012 07:10
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
I thought that yesterday's runner on the flat, Beyond ran a very decent race to finish fourth under young Willy Twiston-Davies in the Goodwood Stakes over the marathon trip of 2m5f. Willy gave our five year old a very positive ride from the front and he was only collared just inside the final furlong. He certainly appeared to see out the trip well and I am sure there are further races to be won with him on the flat or over hurdles. Meanwhile the stable has one runner this evening at Ffos Las on the flat, Hunterview who will be partnered by Simon Pearce in the 1m4f handicap.
- Wednesday, 01 August 2012 07:22
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Beyond
David has one runner today on the flat at Goodwood in the 2pm opening contest. Beyond is having his first run of the year in the 2m5f race. He was a winner on the flat on his Pond House debut 12 months ago over 1m6f at Sandown. He ran okay in the cesarewitch before finishing third in a hurdle race at Kempton. He goes well fresh and jockey Willie Twiston-Davies takes a valuable seven pounds off his back. Fingers crossed if staying the trip he should run well. Today there are four meetings, three on the flat including Goodwood, Leicester and Redcar and a jumps card at Perth. Goodwood is the place to be this afternoon however with the mighty Frankel running for Sir Henry Cecil. Everyone is talking about the stars at the Olympics and gold medals but in Frankel we have probably the greatest racehorse of all time. Its not about the betting. I would think that Frankel will not run many more times before he is off to stud. He's won all 11 starts and over £1.5 million in prize money. This is a horse you will only ever see once in a lifetime, you can see the Olympics every four years!
- Tuesday, 31 July 2012 07:20
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
We have one runner at Goodwood this afternoon as War Singer (pictured above) takes in the one mile handicap at 4.50pm. A very good horse on the level in France, he showed smart form when giving weight and a beating to subsequent Northumberland Plate winner Tominator at Cagnes Sur Mer over 1m4f. Despite being effective at further, jockey Eddie Ahern (who rode him into third at Newbury over 1m2f) felt that he would be suited by a drop back in trip so we try the mile today. This is an extremely competitive handicap and he has topweight to deal with as well as a wide draw so we will just have to see what happens.
