63 winners in 2009

Diapason won her race at Wolverhampton on Bank Holiday Monday bringing the total winners for 2009 to 63. We were all delighted for John and Diane Brown that their filly won as they have been great supporters of Tom and the yard over the last three years and they show enormous patience when their horses have set backs.

The total winners includes three winners in France courtesy of Danehill's Pearl, who won a listed race in Vichy in July, Ruler of my Heart who won a listed race in Deauville in August and Where's The Soap who also won a race in Deauville that month. We also enjoyed two winners under NH rules, King Red who won a bumper under stable amateur Nuno Santos on his first ride and Hope Road who won his first race, a chase, having run placed numerous times.

The target for 2009 was 52 winners so it was pleasing to exceed this total. However the closest we came to another Group winner in 2009 was the second by Orpen Grey in the Group 2 July Stakes,the race which Classic Blade won at Newmarlet's July course in 2008.

60 winners for the year to date

King Red won nicely at Wolverhampton on Friday after a seven month absence from the track. He won a bumper at the beginning of the year but then sustained an injury when coming 4th on his flat debut on the turf at Kempton in April. The Racing Post reported that Tom said "John (Reed) has been very patient with him since and the horse is still a big baby, so we won't be doing much with him on the all-weather over the winter. I see him as a nice turf stayer for next season and can visualise him winning races over two and a quarter miles at Pontefract when he strengthens up. He's one of two horses John has in training with me; the other is Plush, who has won several races for us and returns from a break to run here next Friday"

King Red's win was the 60th winner of the year. That total comprises 30 winners on the all-weather, 25 on turf, three in France and two under NH rules.

It is especially pleasing that the horses are running so well now that they are all based in Cheshire. In the last seven days there have been seven runners, with one winner, three seconds, one third and one fourth.

Declarations & Entries w/c 16th February 2009

Having had a quiet fortnight with no runners due to the weather conditions, we were absolutely delighted to have two winners on Saturday, Caprio won at Kempton and Brouhaha at Wolverhampton.

"Richard Kingscote displayed plenty of ingenuity in the saddle to land the spoils on Brouhaha"

"A modest handicap in which Brouhaha benefitted from a fine front-running ride under Richard Kingscote, who set a steady pace before kicking off the final bend. The winner was 0-17 until joining this yard and he's now 2-2 for Tom Dascombe"
Racing Post Monday 16th February 2009


Declarations w/c 16th February 2009

Tuesday
Ravi River Wolverhampton 3.10 Handicap Stakes

Entries

Thursday
Brouhaha Kempton 7.20 Handicap Stakes
Best in Class Kempton 8.20 Median Auction Stakes
Caprio & Ravi River Kempton 8.50 Handicap Stakes
Sir Liam Southwell 3.00 Handicap Stakes
Caprio & Saville's Delight Southwell 4.05 Handicap Stakes

Friday
Caprio & Ravi River Wolverhampton 7.20 Handicap Stakes

Saturday
King Red Chepstow 5.00 Maiden National Hunt Flat Race
Sir Liam Lingfield 2.30 Handicap Stakes
Saucy Lingfield 5.25 Fillies' Handicap Stakes