SEPTEMBER 2017
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Friday
29 September 2017 |
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It appears
that, had I been a betting woman, I’d have had a very successful day ... Worcestershire: Double Treasure (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) won the Handicap Chase [2
miles 4 furlongs] (9 ran); Jamie’s 9th winner of the season. Buche De Noel (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished
4th in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 4 furlongs] (6 ran). Inn The
Bull (Alan
King/Wayne Hutchinson) won the Handicap Hurdle
Div II [2 miles] (9 ran); Wayne’s
15th winner of the season and Alan’s 18th of the NH season. Newcastle (All weather): Lady Volante (Rebecca Menzies/Graham
Lee/EPDS Racing) finished 10th in the Handicap [7 furlongs & 14 yards]
(13 ran) Sexy Legs (Rebecca Menzies/Dougie Costello/EPDS
Racing) won the Maiden Stakes [6
furlongs] (8 ran). None of
the three winners were the favourites in their respective races – Double
Treasure was 7-1, Inn The Bull 5-1 and Sexy Legs
10-1 J Lady Volante, Sexy Legs and also Pantomine
are leased by EPDS Racing from the stud which owns them. If any of these well-bred mares wins a
race, it will increase the price of their future progeny. There are
a number of runners of interest tomorrow too: Market Rasen: 14:10 City
Dreamer (Alan King/Tom Cannon) & Amadeus Rox
(Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Juvenile Hurdle 14:45 Ask
Alice (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) – Mares’
Novices’ Hurdle 17:40 My
Charity (Graeme McPherson/Kielan Woods/EPDS Racing)
& Lord Condi (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) –
Standard Open NH Flat Race My Charity
is deputising for the Pride Of Pemberley syndicate
members and also Stynes whilst they are on the
injury sidelines. The horse is actually a Trevor Hemmings’ reject, having disappointed on soft ground at Ffos Las on his only previous racecourse appearance; it
will be interesting to see how he gets on tomorrow. Gowran Park: 15:25 Ned
Stark (Gordon Elliott/Davy Russell/formerly owned by Apple Tree Stud) –
Handicap Hurdle [3 miles] And that
leads on nicely to the Tattersalls Book 1 Sale, which
takes place early next week, and to which Apple Tree Stud has consigned two
bay colts – one by Distorted Humor out of Midnight
Thoughts (Lot 99) and the other by Dansili out of
Astonishing (Lot 346). I
understand that the Robin Dickin-trained Thomas
Crapper, known as ‘Crappy’ to his
connections, is back in training having recovered from an injury similar to
that sustained by Wildehearted Woman. I’ve no
special plans for the weekend, apart from doing some knitting I guess. |
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Thursday
28 September 2017 |
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There are five
runners of interest tomorrow: Worcestershire: 15:10
Double Treasure (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Handicap Chase [2 miles 4
furlongs] 15:45 Buche De Noel (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Handicap
Hurdle [2 miles 4 furlongs] 17:55 Inn The Bull (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap
Hurdle Div II [2 miles] Newcastle (All weather): 20:15 Lady
Volante (Rebecca Menzies/Graham
Lee/EPDS Racing) – Handicap [7 furlongs & 14 yards] 20:45 Sexy
Legs (Rebecca Menzies/Dougie
Costello/EPDS Racing) – Maiden Stakes [6 furlongs] There was
further sad news from Warwick on Tuesday; Get Involved trained by Robin Dickin took a fatal fall during the last race of the
day. The yard described the horse as a
‘gentle’ soul and, not
surprisingly, his connections are gutted.
RIP |
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Tuesday
26 September 2017 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest: Warwick: Lexington
Law (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 4th in the Novices’ Hurdle (12
ran). Lord Topper
(Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) finished 2nd in the Handicap Hurdle [3 miles 2
furlongs] (6 ran). Fact Of
The Matter (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished 3rd in the Handicap Chase
[3 miles 1 furlong & 100 yards] (8 ran).
He was probably lucky to finish 3rd today, as two horses departed at
the second last; Forth Worth brought down Minellacelebration. Sadly the Jonjo
O’Neill-trained Forth Worth was fatally injured in the incident. L RIP. Beverley: Single
Estate (S Waugh/Miss A Waugh/raised by Apple Tree Stud) finished 14th in the
Amateur Riders’ Handicap Div I [1 mile 1furlongs & 207 yards] (16 ran). There
don’t appear to be any runners of interest tomorrow, Wednesday. Provisional
dates have been released for further yard visits, during October – Graeme
McPherson, Robin Dickin and Noel Williams. Sadly, with both Our Reward and Pride of Pemberley currently on the injury sidelines, I presume
there will be no visit to Jamie Snowden’s yard at the present time. L Having
bypassed the visit to Graeme’s yard in July, due to sickness, I’m keen to
attend this time around despite his regular start time of 08:00 ... and I
always go to Noel’s!!! And I’ve
now treated myself to a ticket to a race-day which has been on my ‘bucket list’ for ages ... National Hunt
of course. J |
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Monday
25 September 2017 |
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There are
a number of runners of interest tomorrow: Warwick: 13:50
Lexington Law (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Novices’ Hurdle 14:55 Lord
Topper (Jamie Snowden/Page Fuller) – Handicap Hurdle [3 miles 2 furlongs] 15:30 Fact
Of The Matter (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Handicap Chase [3 miles 1
furlong & 100 yards] Beverley: 17:25
Single Estate (S Waugh/Miss A Waugh/raised by Apple Tree Stud) – Amateur
Riders’ Handicap Div I [1 mile 1furlongs & 207 yards] |
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Sunday
24 September 2017 |
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There’s no
result to report from Catterick yesterday, as Celtic Artisan was a non-runner. However, there
are a number of results relating to this afternoon’s National Hunt racing: Uttoxeter: Brass
Monkey (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) finished
6th in the Handicap Hurdle Div I [2 miles 7 furlongs & 70 yards] (16
ran). Ballymountain Boy (Martin Keighley/Andrew
Tinkler) won the Novices’ Hurdle (12 ran); well done Team
Keighley on their 8th winner of the season. Midnight
Cowboy (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 6th in the Handicap Chase [2
miles 4 furlongs] (12 ran). Plumpton: Lord
Huntingdon (Alan King/Tom Cannon) finished 3rd in the Handicap Hurdle [1 mile
7 furlongs & 195 yards] (5 ran). City Dreamer (Alan King/Tom Cannon) won the Juvenile Hurdle
(7 ran); that’s Alan’s 17th NH winner of the season. There are
no National Hunt fixtures tomorrow so, as I’ve not received an ATR
notification regarding any flat competitors either, I presume there aren’t
any runners of interest. Richard
Johnson and son Caspar went hunting yesterday ... Dicky
rode their new family pet Menorah: https://mobile.twitter.com/dickyjohnson77/status/911505271746387969/photo/1 This
weekend has been far from productive as regards crafting ... yesterday I visited
my friend Denise in Caversham and this afternoon I
visited my niece in Bedfordshire to celebrate ahead of her 25th birthday
tomorrow. Whilst on
the subject of birthdays, many happy returns of the day for tomorrow to my
friend and regular Aintree companion Sandra; I hope you have a good one. |
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Friday
22 September 2017 |
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There’s
one result to report from yesterday, at Pontefract: Tyrell (Micky Hammond/Ben Curtis/ex-Apple Tree Stud) finished
10th in the Handicap [2 miles 1 furlong & 27 yards] (11 ran). I gather
Nina Carberry returned to action following her
maternity leave with a winner at Ballinrobe. There’s
one runner of interest tomorrow, at Catterick: 17:55
Celtic Artisan (Rebecca Menzies/Paula Muir/EPDS
Racing) – Handicap [7 furlongs & 6 yards] And, just
in case I don’t fancy writing a blog tomorrow evening, here are Sunday’s
runners of interest: Uttoxeter: 13:40
Brass Monkey (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) –
Handicap Hurdle Div I [2 miles 7 furlongs & 70 yards] 14:10 Ballymountain Boy (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) – Novices’ Hurdle 15:40
Midnight Cowboy (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) – Handicap Chase [2 miles 4
furlongs] Plumpton: 14:20 Lord
Huntingdon (Alan King/Tom Cannon) – Handicap Hurdle [1 mile 7 furlongs &
195 yards] 15:20 City
Dreamer (Alan King/Tom Cannon) – Juvenile Hurdle Strictly
Come Dancing returns to our screens tomorrow evening, so I know what I’ll be
watching J |
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Wednesday
20 September 2017 |
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There’s
one result to report from Tuesday, at Chepstow: Tazmania (Clive Cox/S Hitchcott/Apple
Tree Stud) finished 4th in the Maiden Fillies’ Stakes [7 furlongs & 16
yards] (8 ran). There were
no runners of interest today, but there is one tomorrow at Pontefract: 16:30
Tyrell (Micky Hammond/Ben Curtis/ex-Apple Tree Stud)
– Handicap [2 miles 1 furlong & 27 yards] News has
now come through regarding Daliance; he’s been
retired, as the tendon injury was a reoccurrence of his previous one. It
transpires that Rockchasebullett’s soreness
following his win at Fontwell Park earlier in the
month was also a reoccurrence of an earlier tendon injury; this being the
case, he’s been retired too. The
Fergal O’Brien-trained horse was leased to the Twitterati
Racing Club until next month, so EPDS will be looking for a replacement. However,
the prognosis for both Daliance and Rockchasebullett is good with regards to both having a
future career as a riding horse. J Altesse De Guye’s sad demise
was due to a serious leg injury and unfortunately she was unable to be saved. Nina Carberry returns to race action tomorrow at Ballinrobe,
following the birth of daughter Rosie: https://mobile.twitter.com/ninacarberry/status/910576251009724416/photo/1 This is a
great photo: https://mobile.twitter.com/CarmelStud_/status/909825634054103040/photo/1 Cole
Harden is struggling with an ongoing issue with a knee, so Warren Greatrex is going to keep his charge sidelined until
after Christmas before making a decision regarding the horse’s racing future;
but he does have a number of new owners in the yard this season: Betfred has announced that it will close its on-course
betting shops next year, apart from those at Ascot and Chelmsford; they will
also end their racing sponsorship: And,
finally, the carport spider has not yet returned. |
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Monday
18 September 2017 |
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Here are
today’s results for my runners of interest, at Worcester, but
there’s very sad news regarding one of them too: L Thady Quil (Martin
Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) finished 6th in the
Handicap Chase Div I [2 miles & 7 furlongs] (10 ran). Viking
Mistress (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) finished 2nd in the Handicap Chase Div
II [2 miles & 7 furlongs] (10 ran). Adrrastos (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) finished 3rd in
the Handicap Chase [2 miles & half a furlong] (7 ran). Altesse De Guye (Martin
Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) dropped out quickly and
was pulled up before 3 out in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles & 7 furlongs]
(13 ran). Martin Keighley later
reported that she’d been lost in action. RIP beautiful lady, and
commiserations to connections. Initially
I thought there were no runners of interest tomorrow, but my ATR tracker
informs me otherwise: Chepstow: 14:10 Tazmania (Clive Cox/S Hitchcott/Apple
Tree Stud) – Maiden Fillies’ Stakes [7 furlongs & 16 yards] I had
another close encounter with the infamous spider when I arrived home this
evening. I have to admit it first
appeared on Friday evening, but I saw it on that occasion and destroyed the
web. Then, of course, I walked into
the web early yesterday morning.
Tonight I felt the web brush across the top of my head having failed
to see it yet again; fortunately the spider was still attached to the web and
not in my hair! This time I got a
broom and carried the spider to the top of the garden before letting it
go. I know that they have a habit of
returning to their favourite haunts but, if it does, then its days will be
numbered as I’m now running out of patience with the annoying creepy crawly! |
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Sunday
17 September 2017 |
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After a
fairly quiet week with regards to National Hunt racing in the South, a legacy
of the former short break at this time of the year for jumps jockeys, there’s
racing at Worcester tomorrow and four runners
of interest: 14:00 Thady Quil (Martin
Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) – Handicap Chase Div I [2
miles & 7 furlongs] 14:30
Viking Mistress (Martin Keighley/Harry Stock) – Handicap Chase Div II [2
miles & 7 furlongs] 15:35 Adrrastos (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) – Handicap Chase
[2 miles & half a furlong] 16:35 Altesse De Guye (Martin
Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) – Handicap Hurdle [2 miles
& 7 furlongs] I’ve spent
a quiet weekend at home, knitting; I’ve a large stash of wool, so really need
to make the most of the time between now and my next racing-related
outing. I’ve also restrung a couple of
necklaces and replaced the tarnished catches on two others. It’s just so handy to be able to update and
tweak jewellery when required. My hair
has been trimmed today too, and I’ve washed two cars ... I hate washing cars;
I got soaked. However, I didn’t
appreciate walking into a spider’s web this morning, just prior to driving my
car to the local supermarket to fill it with petrol. That’s the trouble with autumn, spiders and
their webs appear to be everywhere. In
my rambling days, I always let Mark lead the way at this time of the year so
that he’d walk through any webs rather than me! |
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Thursday
14 September 2017 |
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Firstly, there’s
very sad news regarding one of EPDS Racing’s syndicate horses, the mare
Asuncion. She ran at Le Lion d’Angers yesterday but fell at the second fence and
fractured her shoulder. Having run in
the UK in recent seasons, for trainer Rebecca Menzies,
she returned to France this summer to try her luck in the country of her
birth. But it was not to be ... RIP Here is a
link showing Asuncion’s finest hour, at Market Rasen
last December: https://twitter.com/EPDS_Racing/status/908312322267078656 News has
also been released regarding Pride of Pemberley. The vet has diagnosed tendonitis, which
means PoP will be absent throughout this season,
with the aim of returning in 2018/2019.
The prognosis is good, as this issue shouldn’t affect him in the long
term. Oh well, at least it should mean
that he remains safe and sound during his absence ... I’d wrap them all up in
cotton-wool given half the chance!
Crazy, isn’t it? Daliance is due to be scanned tomorrow; he injured a
tendon when racing on 29 August at Newton Abbot. I understand it’s the same tendon which he
injured on a previous occasion, so his racing future isn’t guaranteed. He’s certainly travelled around, having been
trained by Tom Dascombe, Lucy Wadham
and Neil King before being purchased by EPDS and continuing his career with
Noel Williams. There is
one result to report today, from Epsom: Ardamir (Laura Mongan/Tom
Cannon/formerly owned by Apple Tree Stud) finished 7th in the Jump Jockeys’
Derby Handicap [1 mile 4 furlongs & 6 yards] (9 ran); the race was won by
Leighton Aspell riding the Peter Hedger-trained C’Est No Mour. There
don’t appear to be any runners of interest tomorrow, Friday. |
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Wednesday
13 September 2017 |
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Here are
yesterday’s results from Worcester for my runners of
interest: Bobble
Emerald (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) finished
7th in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles] (9 ran). The Kvilleken (Martin Keighley/Mr A Hark) finished 3rd in the
Hands and Heels Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders) (9
ran). The Lion
Man, which ran in The Kvilleken’s race, finished
4th. Meanwhile, the ex-Alan
King-trained McCabe Creek, now trained by Caroline Bailey, finished 2nd in
the Novices’ Chase (4 ran). I had one
runner of interest today, at Listowel: Viva Steve
(Fergal O’Brien/Paddy Brennan) finished 4th in the Kerry National (18 ran). And just
when I was thinking that I had no runners of interest tomorrow, my ATR
tracker informs me there is an event at Epsom: 15:10 Ardamir (Laura Mongan/Tom
Cannon/formerly owned by Apple Tree Stud) – the Jump Jockeys’ Derby Handicap
[1 mile 4 furlongs & 6 yards]. Other
jockeys due to take part are Jamie Moore, Conor Shoemark, Nico de Boinville, Leighton Aspell,
Brendan Powell, Noel Fehily, Dougie
Costello and Tom O’Brien. That’s
unfair; Dougie rides on the flat now, but must have
retained his jump jockey licence too. Rockchasebullett is reported to be
improving from the soreness sustained during his winning outing at Fontwell Park on Sunday. Meanwhile
there’s still no news regarding Pride of Pemberley’s
injury ... his owners were due to be notified today of the vet’s prognosis,
after which everyone will be issued with an update. So, fingers and everything crossed, the
problem isn’t too serious. Godolphin
has decided to purchase a number of yearlings by Coolmore
sires, following a ‘freeze’ on the
purchase of such; oh well, if you can’t beat them, join them! It wasn’t
as wet and windy in Hertfordshire as in some places last night, but it did
result in a tree casualty in the park opposite the office where I work. Tree surgeons were still busy chopping up
the debris when I walked by on the way home; admittedly I did take a slight detour
to take a look! |
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Monday
11 September 2017 |
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There was
one runner of interest today, at Newton
Abbot: Between
The Waters (Jamie Snowden/William Featherstone) finished 5th in the Handicap
Chase [2 miles 4 furlongs & 216 yards] (8 ran). There’s NH
racing at Worcester
tomorrow,
with runners of interest too: 15:05
Bobble Emerald (Martin Keighley/Andrew Tinkler) –
Handicap Hurdle [2 miles] 16:35 The Kvilleken (Martin Keighley/Mr A Hark) – Hands and Heels Handicap
Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders) Also The
Lion Man, which I saw when I recently visited Robin Dickin’s
yard, runs in the same race as The Kvilleken. And I notice that the ex-Alan King-trained
McCabe Creek, now trained by Caroline Bailey, runs in the Novices’ Chase at
14:05. Rockchasebullett (aka Rocky) is
reported to be a little sore following his winning exploits at Fontwell Park yesterday.
However, the trainer is hopeful he will be okay after a couple of
days’ rest. There was an
incident at Perth today, with a unfortunate fatally
resulting in a race being voided but three jockeys also being suspended for
seemingly ignoring warning flags ... they said they didn’t see the first two
of three flags. I presume a
chequered flag is to warn of an obstruction and a yellow flag is to instruct
the jockeys to stop; you learn something new every day! |
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Sunday
10 September 2017 |
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner J There were
two runners of interest today, at Fontwell Park: Rockchasebullett (Fergal O’Brien/Paddy
Brennan/EPDS Racing’s Twitterati Racing Club ...
that includes me) won the Handicap Chase [2 miles 5 furlongs & 135
yards] (5 ran). Cautorillo (Jamie Snowden/Aidan Coleman) finished 2nd in
the Mares’ Standard Open NH Flat Race (8 ran). The first
prize for winning the Handicap Chase, according to the Racing Post, is
£4,288.68. So, as a member of the Twitterati Racing Club, I’m due a very small percentage
of that; the Club has many members. If
I recall correctly, that’s my third winner, as a syndicate member – twice
with Galactic Power, and now also with our second horse Rockchasebullett. There’s
one runner of interest tomorrow, at Newton Abbot: 14:45 Between
The Waters (Jamie Snowden/William Featherstone) – Handicap Chase [2 miles 4
furlongs & 216 yards] I’ve done
some further knitting today. I
finished a King Cole Gypsy Super Chunky yarn snood after midnight this
morning and have now started another snood, this time using Stylecraft Special Candy Swirl ‘cake’ DK yarn in shades of blue (the official name of the
colour-way is Blueberry Gum). I also
cleared another area of wild flowers from the garden, after I’d spent time
watching the Great North Run on TV. |
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Saturday
09 September 2017 |
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There are
two results to report, from yesterday: Newcastle
(AW): Single
Estate (Simon Waugh/Joe Doyle/raised by Apple Tree Stud) finished last in the
Handicap [2 miles & 56 yards] (13 ran). Kempton
Park (AW): Sam
Missile (James Fanshawe/Timmy Murphy/Apple Tree
Stud) finished 9th in the Handicap (Qualifier for London Middle Distance
Series Qualifier) [1 mile 2 furlongs & 219 yards] (13 ran). There
appear to have been numerous thunderstorms with accompanying downpours today
– the broadcast cameras caught the rain action at Haydock
Park, Stratford, Ascot and Kempton Park.
There was even a flag start at Ascot because, due to electrical storm
activity in the area, the organisers were unable to place the metal stalls
upon the racecourse! It rained
here, in Hertfordshire, early afternoon but I heard no thunder. However, we had heavy rain at various times
yesterday and a thunderstorm late afternoon too. There is
also one result to report today, from Wolverhampton: Celtic
Artisan (Rebecca Menzies/Patrick Vaughan/EPDS
Racing) finished 7th in the Apprentice Handicap Div I [1 mile & 142
yards] (12 ran). There are
two runners of interest tomorrow, at Fontwell Park: 17:10 Rockchasebullett (Fergal O’Brien/Paddy Brennan/EPDS
Racing’s Twitterati Racing Club ... that includes
me) – Handicap Chase [2 miles 5 furlongs & 135 yards] 17:45 Cautorillo (Jamie Snowden/Aidan Coleman) – Mares’
Standard Open NH Flat Race I did some
knitting today, and some gardening after mid-day. I’ve begun the annual task of clearing the
wild flower patch; it used to be a vegetable plot. The majority of the plants are Red Campion
and Love-In-The-Mist, but there’s also Pink Mallow, Goldenrod, Viper’s
Bugloss, rampant wild strawberry plants, plus a species of rampant geranium
which has spread throughout the garden!
I also
popped down to Dunelms to buy a crochet hook ...
but ended up with three, also a circular needle, a spool of red ribbon, a
cushion, a bath towel and a onesie! Thank goodness I walked to the retail
outlet otherwise I may have been tempted to buy even more!!! I’m also
currently reading ‘How’s Your Dad’
by Mick Channon junior. |
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Thursday
07 September 2017 |
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After a
quiet few days, there are two runners of interest tomorrow: Newcastle
(AW): 14:15
Single Estate (Simon Waugh/Joe Doyle/raised by Apple Tree Stud) – Handicap [2
miles & 56 yards] Kempton
Park (AW): 20:20 Sam
Missile (James Fanshawe/Timmy Murphy/Apple Tree Stud)
– Handicap (Qualifier for London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) [1 mile 2
furlongs & 219 yards] Cheltenham
Racecourse has agreed to change the name of their Open Meeting to ... the
November Meeting ... and all because people were getting it confused with the
Open Golf. Really? PoP (Pride of Pemberley) has picked up a ‘bit of a knock’ and is currently on the easy list. There is a suggestion that the vet may
visit and of a possible scan too. I’m
just waiting to hear further news. The first
episode, series two, of Doctor Foster was fab-u-lous ... |
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Monday
04 September 2017 |
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss! I finished my website updates early
yesterday afternoon, so everything is now up to date ... until the next time
I either attend a yard visit or go to the races; I’ve no plans currently,
until November/December time. Last
year I didn’t complete the updates until October, so I must have been
particularly industrious this summer. Today I
bought a ticket for Kempton Park’s Boxing Day fixture; they are on sale
now. I haven’t seen an email
notification regarding these tickets being available, although they usually
send one to their regulars. I’ve also
booked tickets for Lesley and me to attend Pasha Kovalev’s
2018 show; we will be sitting on the front row. J One result
to report, from yesterday at Brighton: Her Terms (Clive Cox/Adam Kirby/Apple Tree Stud) won the Handicap [5
furlongs & 60 yards] (9 ran). And here
is the link to the ATR recording of her race: http://www.attheraces.com/racecard/Brighton/3-September-2017/1630 There were
no runners of interest today, and there don’t appear to be any tomorrow
either. A number
of yards held their owners’ open days yesterday, and I notice that the
McNeill Family now have a horse with Paul Nicholls; he’s named Ataguiseamix. I’m
looking forward to the new series of Doctor Foster; episode one of series two
will be broadcast tomorrow evening on BBC1 at 21:00. |
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Saturday
02 September 2017 |
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Here are yesterday’s results for my runners of
interest: Bangor-On-Dee: Saint Contest (Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson)
finished 2nd in the Maiden Hurdle (7 ran). Thirsk: Lady Volante (Rebecca Menzies/Hollie Doyle/EPDS Racing) finished 7th in the Apprentice
Handicap [7 furlongs & 218 yards] (9 ran). There were
three runners of interest today, at Newton Abbot: Double Treasure (Jamie Snowden/Aidan Coleman) won
the
Handicap Chase [2 miles 4 furlongs & 216 yards] (8 ran); Jamie’s 8th
winner of the
season. The trainer is currently on
the ‘hot’ list, this being his
third winner since 24 August. Miss Crick
(Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson) finished 6th in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles 5
furlongs & 122 yards] (14 ran). Londonia (Graeme McPherson/Paddy Brennan/EPDS Racing)
finished 6th in the Handicap Hurdle [2 miles & 167 yards] (8 ran). There’s
National Hunt racing at Worcester tomorrow, but no runners of interest at the
track as Londonia participated in his preferred
engagement today. However,
there is one at Brighton: 16:30 Her
Terms (Clive Cox/Adam Kirby/Apple Tree Stud) – Handicap [5 furlongs & 60
yards] Altior spent his summer holiday with the Vigors at Hillwood Stud, and
his trainer Nicky Henderson imagines that his charge’s first engagement will
be Sandown’s Tingle Creek Chase in early December. Well,
that’s annoying ... Ian Waite’s dance show in 2018 - Rhythm of the Night - in
which he stars with Oti Mabuse,
is coming to my home City on Saturday 28 April. That’s the final day of the National Hunt
season and I’ll be at Sandown Park, not expecting to arrive home until around
19:30. Typical. The show also visits Dunstable on 21 March,
but that’s not much better, as the sole option would be to go straight from
work because it would be only my second day back ‘in harness’ following the Cheltenham Festival. Although there’s Stevenage on Wednesday 18
April ... but that’s also just my second day back in work, following Aintree! But the
good news is that Pasha Kovalev returns to St
Albans with his new show – The Magic of Hollywood - on Tuesday 29 May; I can
manage that particular date J I’m
currently working my way through the Lambourn Open
Day photos which I took in April, uploading the best ones. I uploaded the alpaca walk ones a couple of
days ago, so the end is now in sight. J There is
another task which I need to complete, and that’s to update the Cheltenham
Festival Leading Jockeys’ table to include 2017. |
