EMBERS…

Of the Flat season. Summer Mondays mean Windsor. But done and dusted for this year, and a long winter to get through before we are Thameside again. Unless we take in one of their National Hunt [...]

LILLY LUX on debut for us. Bought from February’s Arqana Deauville Sale. Decent form in the book. A beautiful mover with a supermodel swagger and looks to match. Full of hope that we had [...]

“My old friend…..” Pitch black when that early alarm sounds. Midsummer brightness and heatwave becoming distant memories. The country has turned from baked brown to bright [...]

Of those “got to get out of here, M25 bashing, must dash” mornings… Galloping horses at Kempton. At dawn. The glamour venues that we get to when most are still to be stirred by [...]

“Non Partant…..” Which was not ideal. “Probably a non runner….” Kenergy. A long way from home. An hour or two north of Paris. Compiegne Racecourse… On [...]

But not really… More a very truncated travelogue… Planes, trains and automobiles… Day trip to Paris. And specifically Compiegne Racecourse. KENERGY (Alexis Pouchin) running in a [...]

Smashed. To smithereens. Saffie…. The quality of female jockeys globally is so high that there is nil surprise that they perform on the biggest stages, guiding their mounts to prestigious [...]

And short… And to the point… This morning. As many roads to travel, bridges to cross, even seas to navigate. Speed Bonnie Boat… Chester and Bath double header today… [...]

Doing Marsh things… Marsh Benham. Hilarious horse. Plenty of ability – but very often, nil inclination… This year, encouragement in his seasonal debut when 2nd in a small field [...]

250th running of the oldest Classic… Quite surprised that there has not been more made of the anniversary running of the race on Saturday. Maybe there has, and I have been looking in the [...]