November 2023

We enjoyed a memorable double at Kempton on Monday with COQUELICOT providing our 400th winner as a trainer under both codes before BROOKIE took our score to 401 in the final race in the card. It’s been a fun journey for Rachael and I since our first success with Classic Fair at Taunton in December […]

The decision to run DEAR RALPHY again quickly after his narrow defeat at Plumpton on Monday was rewarded with a comfortable victory at Chepstow four days later in the colours of Jon Pike. It was frustrating that he was only just outgunned in a tight finish at Plumpton by a well handicapped horse with the pair

DOYEN FOR MONEY maintained the fine recent form of our team with a fluent success against a big field of handicappers hurdlers at Wincanton on Thursday. He’s a buzzy type of horse, always on the go, and was given a lovely patient ride by Sam Twiston-Davies who trailed the field for a circuit before starting

Norton Hill took our score for the season to seventeen with a determined success from the front under top weight in a long distance handicap hurdle at Hereford on his second start since wind surgery. Congratulations to Jeremy & Sarah Barber and Anthony Norman – all great supporters of the yard! It was good to

I was delighted to see CAPTAIN CLAUDE make a winning debut over fences at Fontwell on Sunday in a Class 5 handicap over two and three quarter miles in the colours of Decimus Racing V. He jumped very well and was given a good ride by Ben Godfrey who produced him with a strong late

We enjoyed a brilliant afternoon at Wincanton on Saturday with a high profile double from BLACKJACK MAGIC in the £70,000 Badger Beer Handicap Chase and GOOD LOOK CHARM who landed the £35,000 mares handicap hurdle named after my mentor Richard Barber. Both were very well ridden by Rex Dingle who is building up an impressive