New Racing Club

There are three meetings taking place this afternoon with the action coming just over jumps with fixtures from Huntingdon, Hereford and Lingfield.  There is a real mix of ground with Huntingdon advertising good going, Hereford good/soft (soft in places) and Lingfield heavy - there should be something for everyone!  Meanwhile, over in Ireland their card from Fairyhouse goes ahead after passing an early morning inspection.  They abandoned yesterday's meeting so you can be sure that it is going to be pretty testing and it would be no surprise to see a non-runner or two.  There are no runners from the Pond House team today, although stable jockey Tom Scudamore has picked up a couple of outside rides at Hereford and David Noonan has three mounts at Lingfield.  Let's hope they have a good day.

We didn't get on the scoreboard yesterday afternoon at Kempton, but it had the look of a tricky day before racing.  The next runners from the stable will be at Exeter tomorrow where we have a few entered.

I see from David's column yesterday that he is planning to launch a new Racing Club with immediate effect.  That is certainly exciting news...the stable has a rich history with such ventures with the Pipe/Scudamore and Martin Pipe Racing Club enjoying over two hundred winners.  The famous black and white silks have been revived and there are four horses currently in training with plans to increase that number.  The club will allow for regular racecourse runners, owners badges, updates on the horses progress and members stable visits to Pond House.  At £100 per year, that sounds like excellent value, so if you would be interested in joining do drop us a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or call 01884 840715.

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