Heavy silence that comes with thick fog….
Fog that is unlikely to hang around for long. Storm Amy is incoming tomorrow and over the weekend. But polarised to the north. Tallulah in Edinburgh will get more of the brunt of it than those of us on the Southern Riviera….
Tallulah riding out with Nick Alexander at Kinneston. Hang on tight darling…
The Flat season’s “last hurrahs”. Arc Weekend. And then that is pretty much that save for Champions Day at Ascot when the Weather Gods need to play ball…
25 Goodwood Members with us yesterday. Excellent cakes and sausage rolls. Happy dogs…
The Arc field taking shape. MINNIE HAUK supplemented for what it would cost to buy an easy moving filly at Tattersalls Book 1. But I guess that sort of money to this team in the bigger scheme. “The Lads” have deeper pockets than most…
Rain in Paris over the weekend. Soft ground expected. When we had those few days of late summer drought and there was talk of a fast ground Arc, I began to regret my decision to take Get It out of The Abbaye. Fast ground and a draw against the rail could have been a lot of fun…
But in company with many, he’s on a break. And spending his days in grassy paddocks. Reboot. Reset. Time to get over what he did twice at Ascot earlier in the year. Races that in hindsight most likely knocked the edge off him as they were Herculean in the extreme…
Holiday time for plenty. Time for a new life for several as well. Those that have come to the end of their racing roads head off to pastures new. It happens to many every year – and we always find fabulous ongoing homes for our departing friends….
Empty stables to be filled. Sales catalogues thumping onto my desk. Reset and reboot. Juggle the team sheet. Make a few new signings. Search for that strength in depth that means that we will be able to compete…
Nottingham (Clipper – Charlie Bishop) and Chelmsford (Massimo Blue – Pat C) today…
Work and progress apply to both…
1999 Arc. Day one of married life. Mick Kinane helping the honeymoon fund. Just…
