Declarations and entries w/c 27th April

After a relatively quiet week last week, the week ahead looks to be busy.


Monday
Best in Class Windsor 7.55 Handicap Stakes

Tuesday
Quaker Parrot Bath 2.10 Maiden Auction Stakes
Tikka Masala Lingfield 4.50 Fillies' Handicap


Wednesday
Walkingonthemoon Ascot 2.10 Conditions Stakes
Marine Boy Ascot 4.30 Stakes (Listed race)
Brouhaha Ascot 5.05 Handicap Stakes
Faldal Pontefract 4.05 Handicap Stakes


Entries

Thursday
Bahamian Ceilidh Folkestone 3.20 Handicap Stakes
Gross Prophet Folkestone 5.05 Handicap Stakes

Friday
Belated Silver Southwell 5.25 Handicap Stakes

Saturday
Brouhaha Goodwood 2.20 Stakes (Handicap)

Sunday
Bahkov Salisbury 1.45 Maiden Stakes
Noverre To Go Salisbury 2.15 Handicap Stakes
Don't Tell Mary Salisbury 2.50 Fillies' Conditions Stakes
Wee Sonny Salisbury 3.25 Handicap Stakes
Haafhd Time Salisbury 4.00 Maiden Stakes

Declarations w/c 20th April 2009

We had a great week last week. Brouhaha won his fifth race for us on Thursday at Wolverhampton and on Friday, at Newbury, we had our second two year old winner, Walking on the Moon, from only three runners. Later in the day Danehill's Pearl won a three year old maiden in good style.

Declarations

Tuesday
Caprio Southwell 2.10 Handicap
Hope Road Towcester 5.30 Novices' Steeple Chase

Wednesday
Gertmegalush Catterick 2.20 Selling Stakes
Bertoliver Epsom 2.30 Handicap
Yellow Printer Kempton 8.20 Handicap

Declarations & entries w/c 13 April

Thank you to those of you who were able to support the Lambourn Open Day on Friday. Despite the weather it was a good day, well supported and a considerable amount of money was raised for a worthy cause.

Declarations

Today, Monday: Drumhallagh, Warwick 5.50 handicap

Tomorrow, Tuesday : Bahamian Ceilidh, Yarmouth 3.50 handicap

Wednesday: Soccer, Newmarket 2.25 conditions stakes
Marine Boy, Newmarket 3.35 Free Handicap
King Red, Kempton 8.20 maiden

Entries

Thursday: China Bay, Wolverhampton 5.45 2yo maiden
Brouhaha, Wolverhampton 7.45 handicap

Friday: At Newbury
Walkingonthemoon, 1.35 2yo maiden
Noverre To Go, 2.10 handicap
Max One Two Three, 2.40 handicap
Danehill's Pearl, 3.50 maiden
Wee Sonny, 4.25 maiden
Haafhd Time, 4.55 maiden

At Thirsk
Soccer, 2.00 novice
Belated Silver, 2.30 handicap

Saturday: Newbury, Bahkov & Chic Shanique 1.30 maiden
Newbury, Brouhaha, 4.30 handicap
Thirsk, Gertmegalush, 2.00 2yo claimer

First 2yo winner of the season

It was hugely satisfying when my first 2yo runner of the season won at Lingfield on Saturday. Soccer had been pleasing me at home and I felt he was a nice colt and he duly obliged beating two horses with previous race experience in the Brocklesby and at Kempton. It was great to have an early winner for Harry Findlay as a 'thank you' for sending four youngsters to me for this year. Soccer will improve massively for the run and I'll find a nice novice race for him in a week or two and hope he will progress to better things. He has the advantage of being very laid back and Richard said he thought he had fallen asleep in the stalls but fortunately he woke up in the race.This win gives me a great line on the well-being of my other youngsters and makes me feel very excited about the next few months.

Three Times Lucky ?

In our first year we purchased eight yearlings at the sales, all on spec., and then spent five months trying to find owners for them. In February we were left with one, a 2yo filly by Princely Heir, which we were struggling to sell and even advertised her in the Racing Post and offered a free entry in a pro-am golf tournament in the Bahamas for the lucky owner. There were no takers. Eventually Martin Stillwell came along and bought her for the 123 Racing Partnership. Max One Two Three went on to be our star 2yo winning the Rockingham Stakes at York.

In our second year we purchased 20 yearlings, again all on spec., and the very last one we sold was Classic Blade who went on to win the Group 2 TNT July Stakes at Newmarket.

At the end of our third year we bought 22 yearlings on spec and we have managed to sell all of them apart from one, a Captain Rio colt out of Aspired (IRE). He is for sale for £12,000 plus VAT. He is a strong, athletic, racey sort who we expect to be a 2yo winner. He will be quite early.

So could it be three times lucky? If you think so Tom will be delighted to hear from you.