Sophie Fooks

  SULLY D’OC AA completed an excellent season for us with a fluent success in a valuable Grade 2 handicap Chase over two miles at Punchestown on Thursday in the colours of JP McManus. He put together some solid runs over fences last season without managing to get his head in front and and has […]

A double at Plumpton on Sunday took our score for the season to 27. It was good to resume the winning habit after a busy time at Aintree where Sully D’Oc AA come tantalisingly close to victory in the valuable Grade 3 Red Rum Handicap Chase on the opening day before World of Dreams ran

An across the card double completed a busy day for our team on Saturday. First to strike at Fontwell was Windance who came from an unpromising position at the final hurdle to snatch the verdict in a photo finish in the long distance handicap hurdle. Our exciting Irish recruit Kilbeg King then won the last

Windance gained his first success with a fluent victory in a novice handicap hurdle at Taunton on Monday in the colours of Decimus Racing III, and under jockey Rex Dingle. I’m thrilled for the syndicate, who are putting together a nice team of horses – we’re looking forward to welcoming the owners back to the

WORLD OF DREAMS doubled his score for the season with a fluent success under a penalty in the bumper at Hereford on Sunday. He is progressing nicely and was given a good ride by our conditional Ben Godfrey who pressed on as planned at the top of the hill. It was a decisive move which

A double at Uttoxeter on Sunday completed an excellent weekend for our team. This comes after a quiet spell when a number of our horses were not quite 100% and giving the odd cough. My thanks to our excellent vet Graham Fowke from Cotts Equine Vets who advised treating them with antibiotics and giving them

We enjoyed a treble at Fontwell on Thursday in seriously testing conditions. All three winners were well ridden by our promising conditional jockey Ben Godfrey who is starting to make a name for himself this season. He has been with us for almost 18 months and reached a notable milestone on Thursday when his claim

BELLE DE MANECH gained her first success over hurdles with an impressive run from the front at Wincanton on Boxing Day. It was a significant victory in the career of her jockey Rex Dingle who has now ridden 75 winners and so loses his 3 lbs claim. The pleasing performance of BELLE DE MANECH was

It was good to see FANFARON DINO gain his first success in a novice handicap hurdle run in testing conditions that he relished at Uttoxeter on Friday. As a half brother to the Champion Hurdler EPATANTE he obviously has a brilliant pedigree but he is 17 hands, was quite weak when when he came into

Precious made a perfect start to her racing career with a fluent success in the mares’ bumper at Plumpton on Monday in the colours of Phillip Cartwright. It was a lovely performance by a youngster I rate highly. She is a big, solid unit, a proper powerhouse with loads of bone and already looks like