Picture of Ishi Adiva. Ask Don't Tell to run at Windsor 14-08-06

A photo of Ishi Adiva after her fantastic second at 100/1 in the Weatherby's Super Sprint at Newbury a couple of weeks ago. She is pictured with owners Stephen and Michelle Bayless, who also bred her. We're all hoping that she will go one place better in the St Leger Yearling Sales Race at York on Thursday, August 24th.

I've declared Ask Don't Tell to run in the 5.45pm at Windsor tomorrow. Link to the decs below.

http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/card.sd?race_id=414101&r_date=2006-8-14&data=spotlights

She's up against 10 other runners and has been drawn 3. This season the draw at Windsor has been a bit hit and miss so we're not exactly sure whether it will prove to be helpful or not.

I've also been to the sales over the past week and we bought a new horse at Doncaster on Thursday, 10th August, ex Sir Micheal Stoute trained Master of the Race. He is a four year-old by Selkirk. He made 200,000gns as a yearling, we paid 24,000gns on behalf of the ONEWAY National Hunt Partnership.

Selkirk(USA) (8.5f) - Dust Dancer (Suave Dancer (USA)(10.8f))
(200,000gns) 4th foal, half-brother to useful 7-8f 2yo winner Spotlight (US Grade 2 1m1f winner at 3), 7f 2yo winner Dusty Answer, and 7f 3yo winner Tyranny; dam 7f-1m4f winner, best wins over 1m2f.

This is taken from the sales report in the Racing Post on Friday 11th August. "Four-year-old Master Of The Race, who finished second on his first five starts, is also leaving Stoute after being bought for 24,000gns by first-season Lambourn trainer Tom Dascombe. The Selkirk colt will go jumping for a distinguished partnership including a Racing Post sales reporter (Ed Prosser). "He has been bought as a replacement for Political Intrigue, who won two of his three starts over hurdles and sadly died in April with a twisted gut," said Dascombe. "We'll geld this fellow and give him some time off and then hopefully he'll be hurdling in the autumn.""

Thanks Ed! Great sales reporter, owner, former flat mate (of my brother Ben and his wife Ruth) and Tom Jones impersonator!

http://www.racingpost.co.uk/bloodstock/bs_sale_lots.sd?sale_date=2006-08-10&venue_id=1&start_no=101 (link to the Doncaster sales data)