Are the best friends….
We needed that. In fact, I’m going to add an expletive or three – we f%%$£@* b**&^$ needed that…?!
The horses have been running well and ending up in several Winner’s Enclosures. Just not the very pretty and cool end of the Winner’s Enclosure reserved for those whose heads bob past the line in front…
KITARO KICH has been a mate for a while – and after his 5th win of 2025 last night at Kempton under a fine ride from Neil Callan, he is edging very close to “best mate” status…
Martin Harley after riding him as a 2-year-old in a decent Newmarket maiden – “he’s a Saturday horse for sure….”
But then a few wheels fell off and a splint in an annoying spot put him and us right on the back foot. And this time last year nobody could have forgiven Owners Stephen Tucker, Jim MacHale and Sarah Jewell (and George Baker….) for following the “Horses In Training’ exit strategy…
3 or 4 thousand Guineas – and somebody else having all the fun. Which would have been a little galling. To put it f%%$££@ mildly….
Patient owners are critical, crucial and very wonderful…
And 5 wins in 2025 more than justifies their collective patience….
KK is in again this evening at Chelmsford. Only an option if he shows himself raging fresh and well when the dawn creeps over that far horizon…
DANGER ALERT solid in defeat. Again. Beaten 2 lengths. His turn must surely be near…
Several roads to be hit later. Brighton (Marsh Benham – the flying Jack Callan). Southwell (Massimo Blue – Cieren Fallon). And possibly Chelmsford (Kitaro Kich and Broadhaven Bay – Pat C)….
Tattersalls Book 2 done and dusted. Eye watering. Mind boggling….
Book 3 today. And then a short lull before the doorstop “Horses In Training” catalogue in ten days time…
Fresh blood on the place in the form of 11 very beautiful, and unbeaten at the races, yearlings…
Fresh Bahraini blood next on the agenda…
That treadmill turning. Candida and I compared diaries for the weeks ahead. And terrified ourselves. We will keep bloody kicking….
