Declarations & entries

Somehow or other I managed to leave two horses off the entries list that I posted yesterday for which I am sorry. (First day back at work after two weeks in Italy is my excuse)

Doctor Robert is entered in a selling hurdle at Stratford on Thursday at 6.10 pm

The Game is entered in a handicap at Newmarket on Friday at 6.00 pm.

Entries have now been made for Monday 18 August. Naughty Thoughts is entered at Wolverhampton at 3.15 pm and Blitzen at Lingfield at 5.00 pm.

Sam Paton

Declarations & entries w/c 4 August 2008

Handful of Magic runs at Yarmouth tomorrow, Wednesday, at 6.05 pm and Naughty Thoughts runs in the 8.05 pm.

On Friday The Game is entered at Brighton, 4.00 pm and Newmarket 8.20 pm.

On Saturday The Game is entered at Ascot at 2.20 pm and Lingfield 7.40 pm. The Legal Blonde is entered in a Group 3 at Newmarket at 3.15 pm.

On Sunday Wing Home is entered to run at Windsor at 3.00 pm and Gross Prophet at 5.00 pm.

Declarations & entries w/c 28 July 2008

Shiva Adiva runs at Yarmouth this afternoon at 2.30 pm. Michaela also has a ride in the 5.00 pm.

On Wednesday Firth of Fifth runs at Goodwood at 2.50 pm in the Vintage Stakes, another Group 2. Unfortunately he has the worst draw. Sayif who Classic Blade beat at Newmarket also runs.

Also on Wednesday Blitzen has been declared to run at Kempton at 6.30 pm and Eyes Like A Hawk in the maiden fillies race at Leicester at 8.15pm.

There are a number of entries on Friday 1 August. The Game is entered at Thirsk at 4.25 pm, Clifton Dancer in a Group 3 at Goodwood at 5.15 pm, Belated Silver at Bath at 6.05 pm and The Game at 8.45 pm, Naughty Thoughts at Newmarket at 6.25 pm and The Game at 7.30 pm and The Game is also entered at Haydock at 7.50 pm.

On Saturday 2 August Noverre To Go (named by Aimee Barnes) is entered in a maiden at Doncaster at 2.50 pm and Gross Prophet is entered at Newmarket at 4.40 pm and Lingfield at 7.20 pm.

On Sunday 3 August Marine Boy is entered at Newbury at 2.10 pm (although the race is likely to divide) and The Game is in the 3.50 pm.

Declarations and entries w/c 14th July 2008

Gross Prophet runs today at Wolverhampton in the 8.50 Handicap Stakes. Richard Kingscote rides.

Wednesday Prince Desire runs at Kempton in the London Mile Handicap Stakes at 7.50.

Thursday Gross Prophet is entered at Leicester in the 5.30 Apprentice Handicap Stakes.

Friday Rowan River is entered at Newbury in the 2.35 Fillies' Handicap Stakes and Blakfrankisch is also entered on Friday at Newbury in the 4.10 Apprentice Handicap Stakes.

Saturday Shiva Adiva runs at Newbury in the 3.25 Weatherbys Super Sprint and lastly on Sunday Naughty Thoughts in entered at Redcar in the 5.20 Apprentice Handicap Stakes.

Zaskar and Naughty Thoughts

Zaskar ran a great race at Le Lion D'Angers on Friday last to come second in the listed Prix Urban Sea. She refused to settle and her rider, Davy Bonilla, had a terrible time trying to manage her but despite everything she absolutely flew once he pressed the button in the straight and she went from a virtual last to second inside the final furlong. This gives her the coveted black type which she went to France to earn and her owners were delighted.

Later that day at York Naughty Thoughts won her third race for us since being purchased out of a seller and added a further £6,500 to her prize money. She is very well related including to some classy jumpers so she should go on to better things both on the flat and over jumps.

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.

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.

Naughty Thoughts 5.05 pm at Folkestone

The Racing Post's verdict is:

Tom Dascombe has quickly made a name for himself and he could have made a shrewd purchase in Naughty Thoughts (nap) who is bred to be fully effective over this trip and made a good start for him at Wolverhampton last time.

Runners, declarations and entries w/c 30 March 2008

Desert Dreamer was our ninth winner of the year at Lingfield on Friday.

Tomorrow, Sunday, Hope Road runs in the maiden juvenile hurdle at Kempton at 2.00 pm. There are only eight runners and Timmy Murphy rides.

On Tuesday 1 April Naughty Thoughts is entered in a mile and a half race at Folkestone.

On Wednesday Rowan River is entered at Nottingham at 4.10 pm. and Desert Dreamer is entered in another claimer at Kempton Park at 6.50 pm.

Classic Blade is entered on Thursday at Leicester at 2.10pm. Hopefully he will be our first 2yo runner of the season.

Naughty Thoughts wins under Ross Atkinson

Congratulations to Martin Stillwell who runs 123 Racing Partnership for deciding to buy Naughty Thoughts the winner of a seller at Lingfield. She rewarded him by winning her first handicap under a fine ride from Ross Atkinson who was having only his sixth winner.

The Racing Post commented as follows:

A moderate affair, run at a modest pace. NAUGHTY THOUGHTS, who had opened her account in a seller at Lingfield last time, probably did not need to improve any on that effort to see off Ermine Grey. She was more patiently ridden than when fourth in a handicap over course and distance a month ago, and the change of tactics seems to suit her.

This was the eighth winner of the year from only 15 runners.

Declarations and entries w/c 3 March 2008

Desert Dreamer runs today at Lingfield at 3.40 in a class 5 handicap over 7 furlongs and Richard Kingscote rides. We claimed the horse the last time he ran at Lingfield when he was a close second over the same distance.

Tomorrow Savile's Delight runs at Southwell at 2.10 in a class 5 handicap over 5 furlongs and Richard will be in the plate.

On Saturday Naughty Thoughts is entered at Wolverhampton's evening meeting at 7.10 in an apprentice handicap over 1 mile and an extended furlong. You will recall that the horse was entered last week but was not declared as her handicap rating did not go up after her win in the seller and she would have had to run under a 6lb penalty.

Run For Sarah

Thanks to those of you who asked for sponsorship forms. I still have some left if you need them.

Lambourn Open Day

Remember to put Good Friday, 21 March in your diaries.

Sam Paton

Sam joins us today as our new Racing Secretary. She will be working mornings only from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm.