- Thursday, 13 September 2012 07:06
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
I thought that yesterday's runners performed creditably enough. American Art finished runner-up under Conor O'Farrell in a race that was quite hot for the grade. The two mile trip looked as though it was on the sharp side for him and I wouldn't be at all surprised if he were to win something similar over a bit further next time. Katchmore was a fair third in the competitive handicap hurdle under joint top-weight - the significant rain just before racing that eased the ground certainly wouldn't have been in his favour. He is a great big, scopey sort and I cannot wait to see him jumping fences in the future.
- Wednesday, 12 September 2012 07:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Although we did not enjoy a winner at Worcester yesterday afternoon, Ladyvie belied her 25/1 odds by finishing a creditable fourth in the handicap chase. She was just collared for third close home and on this form she should be up to scoring again over fences - I thought that beleaguered conditional jockey Tom Bellamy gave her a really good ride. Earlier in the day Tom had picked up a seven day suspension for his winning ride aboard Local Present for Brian Ellison in the Hands & Heels conditional jockeys' handicap hurdle for using his whip down the neck of his mount in the closing stages. It is a real shame as up until that point he had given his mount a fine ride - indeed, favourite backers probably owe Tom a drink!
- Tuesday, 11 September 2012 06:57
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It's been a bit of a changeable start to the day as you can see from the picture above. The stable has three runners over the sticks this afternoon at Worcester - Ladyvie reverts back to fences having been a little disappointing over hurdles last time, while Clever Dick goes the other way and takes in the competitive handicap hurdle having run over fences last time - Woodlark Island also takes in the hurdle. It looks like a competitive day's action with plenty of big fields to try to pick the winners from. In addition to Worcester there are also meetings taking place at Leicester and Redcar on the flat this afternoon.
- Monday, 10 September 2012 06:50
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There isn't a great deal of action today with only three meetings taking place, but at least two of them are over the sticks and one of them is at our local track Newton Abbot! The stable has four runners at the Devon track courtesy of Enfant de Lune, Home Run, Businessmoney Judi and Vertige Dore. Enfant de Lune ran an absolute blinder at the last meeting last Sunday when runner-up to stablemate Shoegazer in the valuable Listed Mildmay Chase. A repeat of that performance would see him very close this afternoon, so let's hope that he can do so under stable jockey Tom Scudamore.
- Sunday, 09 September 2012 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It looks like being a quiet day on the racing front with no stable runners today. There is a flat meeting at York and a jumps fixture at Fontwell and the York card looks interesting although five of the seven races look to be very tricky. I reckon that finding a winner or two could be very difficult and it might be better concentrating on Fontwell this afternoon for punting purposes.
- Saturday, 08 September 2012 07:03
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
- Friday, 07 September 2012 06:52
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
I was intrigued to read the headline "Pipe set to star in Germany" and was concerned for one moment that I had missed a rare foreign entry from David. I shouldn't have worried however as upon further investigation it was clear that the article was about namesake and arrowsmith Justin Pipe, the well-known darts player. I have seen David playing darts, so the article certainly wasn't about him - the games room at Pond House has more holes in the wall than it does in the dart board!
