- Sunday, 11 February 2024 07:42
- Written by G Edwards
Ramses De Teillee runs today!
We have two runner today at our local track, Exeter and they are two of our most popular older horses, Remastered and Ramses De Teillee. They run in the veterans chase qualifier at 4.35pm and Jack Tudor rides Ramses while Brendan Powell rides Remastered for the first time. There are 15 runners in the race and it looks very competitive but Ramses De Teillee does head the betting at about 7/2. He did run very well in the final of this series at Warwick on his only start so far this season to be fourth last month and this is the first qualifier for the new season. He will like conditions and is in good form at home so I would love him to run well.
Remastered has yet to re-capture his best form of last season but he has only had the two starts this term and last time was in in the December Gold Cup at Newbury. This is his first run in a veterans race and in theory it is the best/easiest opportunity he has had for a while but it still looks a tough race! He is in as good a form as ever at home and Ashely Farrant who rides him every day has to sit tight every morning! Fingers crossed he can see out his race better today and be involved in the finish.
- Saturday, 10 February 2024 07:42
- Written by G Edwards
Unfortunately the weather has played it’s part in disrupting Saturday jumps racing with both Uttoxeter and Warwick abandoning their meetings on Friday morning. We were due to have three runners at Uttoxeter which included Ramses De Teillee but he will now head to Exeter for the Veterans chase tomorrow. Hopefully there are no problems at Newbury and we have two runners, American Sniper and Jilaijone.
American Sniper runs in the 1.30pm handicap hurdle over three miles and Jack Tudor rides. There are already two non-runners at the time of writing and they were two of the more fancied runners in the field and we are about 6/1 third best in the betting. He was a nice winner at Cheltenham November meeting and didn’t run too badly over a shorter trip at Taunton to be fourth when last in action. He has had a little break since then and runs here fresh and well. I think we would have preferred not so much rain to have fallen but he has finished second twice on soft ground so it shouldn’t be too much of a problem. He tackles three miles for only the second time since his Irish point to point and I hope that will bring about some improvement off his mark of 128. It looks quite an open race but hopefully we have a good each way chance.
- Friday, 09 February 2024 07:45
- Written by G Edwards
Shot Boii runs today at Kempton!
There were due to be two jumps meetings today but after Bangor was abandoned yesterday we are just left with Kempton and fingers crossed that will be on as it has to pass a 7.30am inspection. After rain overnight on Wednesday we had quite a pleasant morning in the yard yesterday and our horses and riders stayed dry for their exercise but come 2pm the heavens opened and it was a rather grim afternoon with lots of rain. We did fair better than some places further North, including Doncaster which was due to race yesterday afternoon but was abandoned not far off the first race when a snow storm made the racecourse unsafe. We were due to run Stray Bullet there but decided to make him a non-runner in the morning and we were very glad we had not travelled all that way!
- Thursday, 08 February 2024 07:48
- Written by G Edwards
We have one runner today, Stray Bullet at Doncaster, providing the meeting goes ahead – it must pass an 8am inspection this morning called because of the weather forecast and the threat of a yellow weather warning. If racing is on, Stray Bullet runs in the final race on the card at 4.25pm, a conditional jockeys handicap hurdle over two miles and Tom Buckley rides. He is making his handicap debut and races from the foot of the weights as he gets a big age allowance for being a four year old against his elders. He is a winner on the flat in France, but has yet to sparkle over hurdles. I think the ground is probably key to him and hopefully it won’t get too soft as I think he will be much happier on this drier surface than he has encountered on his previous hurdle runs to date.
- Wednesday, 07 February 2024 07:48
- Written by G Edwards
There are no runners for the stable today but there are two jumps meetings at Ludlow and Sedgefield and Jack Tudor travels to North to ride at Sedgefield. There is an all-weather flat meeting at Kempton and in Ireland they have jumps action at Fairyhouse. Yesterday at Taunton Neon Moon was disappointing at Taunton. Things looks pretty good for most of the race but he doesn’t seem to be seeing out his races as he should and he finished fifth in the end. He has had wind surgery before but that was quite a long time ago so we will get him checked out again.
- Tuesday, 06 February 2024 08:13
- Written by G Edwards
Neon Moon runs today at Taunton!
Today we have just have the one runner at our most local track Taunton, Neon Moon. He runs in the 4.20pm Handicap Chase over 2m7f and Jack Tudor rides. He won well on seasonal reappearance at Ludlow, but has been a bit below that level of form since. He was fifth at Newbury last time, when quite a lot of rain on the day turned the ground soft and he did not enjoy conditions. He will enjoy the better conditions today and ran well over course and distance last season. This race is a slightly lower grade than he has been running in and the handicapper has given him a bit of help so hopefully he can put up a bold show. He carries top weight and is about 5/1 in the betting.
- Monday, 05 February 2024 07:51
- Written by G Edwards
There is just one jumps meeting today at Carlisle, but we do not have any runners, instead we have one runner on the flat at Southwell this evening. Pub Crowl runs in the 7pm handicap over 2 miles and Aiden Brookes rides. This is his second start for the stable having not run too badly on debut at the track last time over a slightly shorter trip. He was slowly away from the stalls that day, a trait appears to have had all his career, and then had troubling running, but did stay galloping and he was not beaten that far in the end. The blinkers are applied today and the extra 2 furlongs in distance should suit. He is an 18 race maiden, but does have some good place form to his name. The handicapper has dropped him a few pounds and runs today in a slightly lower grade than he has been. he does carry top weight in this, but Aiden Brookes claims a handy five pounds off his back. I would be disappointed if he does not run well tonight and he is about 12/1 in the betting.
