Declarations and entries w/c 30 September 2007

Zaskar is declared to run in a nursery at Ascot on Sunday 30 September at 2.00 pm. There are 16 runners and she is drawn 13. Hayley Turner rides having won on her at Wolverhampton first time out.

On Monday 1 October both Adam Eterno and What's For Tea are engaged in the seller over a mile at Windsor at 3.00 pm. Adam Eterno won a similar race at Yarmouth last week.

I have entered Treacle Noir in a maiden over 7 furlongs at Kempton's evening meeting on Wednesday 3 October at 6.50 pm. as well as in the mile nursery at 7.20 pm along with What's For Tea and Adam Eterno.

What's For Tea and Adam Eterno are also entered in a nursery at Nottingham (4.20 pm) on Wednesday.

Gross Prophet is entered in a conditions stakes at Salisbury on Wednesday at 3.00 pm.

Shawhill is entered in a listed race, The Noel Murless Stakes, at Newmarket on Thursday 4 October at 3.45 pm.

Adam Eterno makes it 19 for the year

Adam Eterno surprised us all by leading from pillar to post in a selling nursery at Yarmouth today. The price, 16/1, showed no one fancied him and that goes for us as well. He had run very poorly in his first two runs for me but a mixture of tongue tie, a mile and a steady pace combined to enable him to enjoy himself which made all the difference. We retained him at the auction and the immediate plan will be another seller or claimer over a mile to 10 furlongs. It just shows that every horse has a race waiting for him. It might have been a poor race but this win has meant as much to me and to the ONEWAY team as any of the others. I'd also like to thank Alan Solomon who bought the horse and I'm delighted that I have now won 12 races for him since he first sent horses to me less than a year ago.

Declarations and entries w/c 17 September

On Wednesday Treacle Noir is engaged at Kempton in a maiden fillies stakes at 6.20 pm.

On Thursday Adam Eterno is entered in a selling nursery at Yarmouth at 3.10 pm.

There are five entries on Friday:

Drumhallagh is entered in maidens at Newbury (1.40 pm) and at Newmarket (2.00 pm), Clifton Dancer in a nursery at Newmarket (3.10 pm), Max One Two Three in a fillies conditions stakes at Newbury (3.55 pm) and Treacle Noir in a maiden at Wolverhampton (8.55 pm)

Winner No 18 for the Year

On Tuesday at Lingfield Clifton Dancer won the nursery under another great ride from Richard Kingscote. It was my fourth winner in less than ten days and all were 2yo's. I was very pleased for the owners Cyril Pritchard and Geoff Neville together with breeders David Redvers and Stuart McPhie. This was Richard's final winner as a claimer and he is now a full professional. He deserves to get plenty of support.

Ride of the Week

Tom O'Ryan writes in Tuesday's Racing Post:

Richard Kingscote (apprentice)
Gross Prophet, Newbury

Richard Kingscote has plenty of experience and the 3lb claimer made it count with this sterling effort on Gross Prophet in the 6f nursery. Mainly in front until halfway, he did not panic when his outpaced mount then went through a flat spot. Getting back on top inside the last, Kingscote proved his mettle by narrowly beating such a mean finisher as Jimmy Fortune in a close-run thing. Great stuff.

Richard rides Clifton Dancer today at Lingfield.

Declarations and entries w/c 10 September 2007

Adam Eterno is declared to run in the selling stakes at Leicester, Tuesday (2.50pm)

Clifton Dancer is declared for the nursery at Lingfield on Tuesday(4.40pm)

Entries

Bold Diktator is entered for a mile handicap at Sandown on Friday (3.55 pm)

Three entries have been made for the nursery on Saturday evening at Kempton (7.50 pm) Treacle Noir, What's For Tea and Adam Eterno.

Winners, winners, winners and more winners

Well, what a week we have had. Last Friday, 31 August, Max One Two Three won first time out at Salisbury. On Monday, 3 September, Zaskar won first time out at Wolverhampton. Today Gross Prophet won a nursery at Newbury. So the last three 2yo's to run have all won.

We have seen really great rides from Richard Kingscote on Max One Two Three and on Gross Prophet and from Hayley Turner on Zaskar. The latter, an Anabaa filly, is a bit of a madam and tried to destroy Hayley in the paddock when I was trying to give her a leg-up. Fortunately she missed Hayley but destroyed the opposition instead.

I bought Max One Two Three and Zaskar at the Tatts Ireland Yearling Sale this time last year so I went to the 2007 Sale this week and bought six yearlings in the hope that they too will prove good buys. I am delighted with them and believe they represent real value for money. Further details are on the Horses For Sale page of the website.

This weekend I'm having a short break from racing and flying with David Pipe and two other friends in Dave's helicopter to Lens to watch England's opening game in the Rugby World Cup. I hope to persuade Dave to call in at Fontwell on the way back on Sunday so I can saddle Rainbow Flame in a novice hurdle.

Doncaster Yearling Sales 2007

I had a great time at Doncaster last week and returned with five yearlings and one of them has an owner as well! Chris McHale who owned The Perfect Plan with me earlier this year before an injury forced his retirement from racing had taken a Hawk Wing colt to the sale which he had bred himself. Chris has sent him to me to train.

I also bought lot 59 for 10,000 gns. a Bertolini filly out of Bezzaaf. This filly is a half sister to the Anabaa filly, Zaskar, who I run at Wolverhampton on 3 September.

I bought lot 141 a Zieten colt for 17,000 gns., lot 273 a Bahamian Bounty filly costing 9,000 gns. and lot 367 an Auction House colt costing 20,000 gns.

The two fillies and two colts are for sale at cost. Cost will include auction fees, vets examination and transport to the yard. Training fees will also accrue at the rate of £1,000 a month (plus VAT) inclusive of all other expenses.

The pedigrees of these yearlings can be accessed on these sites:
http://www.dbsauctions.com/dbs/pdfs2007.nsf/9C1F00BE9C94365F8025731B003A17B1

http://www.dbsauctions.com/dbs/pdfs2007.nsf/D407DD42D1C6BD548025731B003A1803

http://www.dbsauctions.com/dbs/pdfs2007.nsf/42AA5666BBE89A4B8025731B003A1887

http://www.dbsauctions.com/dbs/pdfs2007.nsf/6657C35CA5FC3BDE8025731B003A18E5

http://www.dbsauctions.com/dbs/pdfs2007.nsf/1347DD58083B17C28025731B003A193E

I'd be delighted to show any of these yearlings to anyone who is interested.

Declarations and entries for week commencing 3 September 2007

Zaskar runs on Monday 3 September at Wolverhampton in a 2yo maiden auction stakes at 3.00pm. Zaskar is the name of the Anabaa filly that I bought at Tatts Ireland this time last year and is owned by Peter Deal. This is Zaskar’s first run. I have booked Hayley Turner to ride as Richard Kingscote is not available. It will be Hayley’s first ride for me.

Following Max One Two Three’s great winning run on her racecourse debut on Friday at Salisbury it would be nice to win with another 2yo first time out.

Entries

I have entered three 2yo’s for Kempton’s nursery on Wednesday, 5 September, What’s For Tea, Treacle Noir and Adam Eterno. Unfortunately it will be difficult to get a run because they are all lowly rated and there are a number of higher rated horses entered for the race. We will know after about 10.30 am on Monday morning.

What’s For Tea is also entered in the 2.10pm maiden at Chepstow on Friday 7 September. Rainbow Flame is entered in Chepstow’s claimer at 2.45pm on the same day. Gross Prophet is entered for a nursery at Newbury at 2.20pm on that Friday.

Rainbow Flame will try his luck over hurdles and I have entered him for a novice hurdle at Stratford on Saturday 8 September and one at Fontwell on Sunday 9 September.