Declarations & entries w/c 26 May 2008

Today Tuesday 27th May Campbeltown Trader runs at Chepstow in the 2.20.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, both Zaskar and Naughty Thoughts will run in the 4.45 Fillies' Handicap Stakes at Great Leighs.

Friday 30th May Zaskar is entered in the 4.10 at Goodwood.

Saturday Shiva Adiva is entered at Newbury in the 6.50 and on Sunday in the 2.10 at Bath.

Declarations & entries w/c 19 May 2008

On Monday 19 May Savile's Delight runs at Windsor in the 7.10 Claiming Stakes.

On Tuesday 20 May Gross Prophet runs at Leicester in the 6.50 Handicap Stakes.

On Wednesday 21st May Zaskar runs in the 8.40 Fillies' Handicap Stakes at Sandown Park and on Thursday 22nd Doctor Robert in the 8.40 at Salisbury.

I would also like to say 'thank you' to everyone who kindly sponsored me for the bungee jump (which fortunately never took place) at the Lambourn Open Day. The total amount came to £320 and was very gratefully received by the organisers on behalf of the charities that they were supporting.

I have updated the Horses For Sale page on the website for a very nice colt by Refuse To Bend that I have available for sale. He did a very good breeze at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up and I purchased him for only 32,000 guineas.

Winner at Newbury on Saturday

Clifton Dancer, owned by Cyril Pritchard, Geoff Neville and Stuart McPhee, won her handicap at Newbury on Saturday (making it 13 winners for ONEWAY so far this year) under a fine ride from young Ross Atkinson who joins me on Monday as my apprentice. He claims 7lbs and is only 17 years old but has now ridden for me four times scoring three times and coming second once.

Clifton Dancer was hardly headed in the race and won by a comfortable length. This was her second win in eight races and I'd like to find a listed race for her to get some black type. She has grown and strengthened up hugely over the winter as she matured into a 3yo. I was delighted that Cyril Pritchard was so ecstatic after her win. It is this which makes my often stressful job so rewarding.

Naughty Thoughts makes it 50 winners since I started training

Naughty Thoughts won a four runner race at Salisbury today at odds of 4/7 , picking up over £7,000 in prize money. It was a huge relief for me as the winners have proved hard to get over the last month. Whilst I have hardly had a runner out of the first three I have had to accept second place far too often! That makes it 12 winners for the year to date and 50 since I started training in November 2005.

Naughty Thoughts was purchased out of a seller having been spotted by Martin Stillwell who manages 123 Racing Partnership. She cost about £8,000 and has now won two races for us amply repaying that investment.

Shiva Adiva came second in only her second race at 20/1 to the favourite Sun Ship. It was a hugely encouraging run and her owners Stephen & Michelle Bayless, who bred her, were absolutely thrilled.

Declarations and entries w/c 12th May 2008

Shiva Adiva runs today at Wolverhampton in the 2.10 Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes and Gross Prophet in the 3.10 Claiming Stakes.

Thursday 15th May, Zaskar is entered in the 6.20 Fillies' Handicap Stakes race at Newmarket. Also on Thursday at Salisbury Shiva Adiva is entered in the 2.20, Naughty Thoughts and Rowan River are entered in the Fillies' Handicap Stakes at 2.50 and True and Fair in the 3.25 Claiming Stakes.

Max One two Three is entered in the 2.20 Carnarvon Stakes Listed Race at Newbury on Friday 16th May.

Saturday 17th May, Desert Dreamer is entered in the 4.05 Handicap Stakes at Newmarket, Clifton Dancer in the 4.20 Fillies' Handicap Stakes at Newbury and Parisian Gift and Prince Desire are entered in the 8.20 seven furlong Handicap Stakes at Doncaster.

1000 Guineas and this week's runners and entries

1000 Guineas

I'd like to thank everyone who sent me messages of support and 'good luck' for Max One Two Three's run in the 1000 Guineas yesterday. It was a huge thrill to have a classic runner in only my third season and although it was naturally disappointing not to have been in the prize money it was a fantastic experience from which lessons have been learned. We could not have had better publicity and I am very grateful for the coverage that I and the ONEWAY team received. None of this would have been possible without the support of some fantastic owners and, in the case of Max, from Bert Black and his family and friends. Thank you.

Runners and entries w/c 5 May 2008

Gross Prophet runs this afternoon at 3.45 pm at Warwick.

On Thursday I have entered Savile's Delight at Goodwood at 3.00 pm and both Clifton Dancer and Zaskar at 4.10 pm.

Saturday could be a busy day. At Lingfield I have entered Max One Two Three in a Group 3 for fillies and mares over 7 furlongs (3.40 pm) and both Desert Dreamer and Savile's Delight in a ladies amateur rider's race at 5.15 pm. I have also entered Old Father Zieten at Haydock in a 6 furlong maiden at 3.45 pm and Prince Desire in a 6 furlong handicap at 4.20 pm. Wing Home is entered in a maiden at Warwick at 6.25 pm.