Australian racing rabbit hole alert…
We have not had one for a while. Loading for Race 6 at Grafton. Jukebox In Siberia the favourite. Wondering how on earth they came up with that name. I like it…!!
Off and running over seven furlongs. Favourite in front. Hanging left. Photo !! Too close to call. I think he’s beaten a nose…
Fiction Society gets up. Jukebox an honourable second…
By Russian Revolution out of Beatniks. Cool naming. Blinkers back on today, but not quite enough to make the difference…
Back to the real world of our world and running around for chocolate cake and rosettes…
Lingfield tomorrow morning for a Barrier Trial. Under the wise guidance of Craig Witheford and his team. We are taking three 2-year-old colts. For the experience, and for another step up that learning curve. And an older horse who is new to us who has shown many quirks in the past that need ironing out…
Yesterday’s “Live Sport Fix” – Farnham 1, Bracknell 3. The home side clattering posts and crossbars before falling behind. Tough for the home faithful, it could all have been very different. Fine margins. Decent IPA. Sausages in a bap in the sunshine. Grassroots…
Sad to hear that Nadine Cobham, who had horses with us at Whitsbury, has died. She had some good ones, especially with Ralph Beckett and Tom Lacey. Red Four was a fun one for us – Sam Waley-Cohen’s first flat winner at Windsor was a steering job…
Soldier In Milan imperious in The Irish Grand National. A well crafted plot. Emmet Mullins is very good. Most with that surname are…
Aintree starts in two days. The Masters as well. What fun. Tales that will be told…
Hoping that Gooloogong sneaks into the concluding Handicap Hurdle on Friday off a low weight. Love Aintree. It would be fun to be back there with a runner. It has been a while…
The National field taking shape as a few choose other race options. Nervous days for those on the cusp. A race that has changed immeasurably in my lifetime, but that still grabs hard at the heartstrings. Lifes and careers defined in ten minutes of helter skelter drama…
I chatted with Hywel Davies at Sandown recently and so herewith his win on the quirky and recalcitrant Last Suspect in the famous Arkle colours…
Peter O’Sullevan, Julian Wilson, John Hamner – “the good old days….”
