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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

LE COEUR NET doubled his score for the season with his second success inside a fortnight at Ffos Las on Sunday. He looked the one to beat after the overnight favourite Equus Dancer was withdrawn and though he had to work hard once on the run-in he was always holding the challenge of the runner-up

Le Coeur Net opened his season with his fourth success over fences with a win at Plumpton on Monday off a handicap mark of 115. A race that looked competitive on paper rather fell apart with two horses withdrawn on the day and the favourite unfortunately suffering a serious injury at half-way. Ben Godfrey had

An early morning schooling session on Tuesday paid off for AVOIR DE SOINS (French for ‘have care’) who gained his first success a few hours later at Lingfield in the 2m 4f attheraces.com Handicap Chase. A whole host of issues have prevented him putting his best foot forward and I didn’t really know what to

Kilconny Bridge looked as good as ever as she won her fifth race from six starts at Chepstow on Monday in the colours of the Potwell Racing syndicate. She was a bit too enthusiastic at times last season so I was over the moon to see her readily settle behind two keen front runners at

World of Dreams made the perfect start to his career with an impressive success in what looked a decent bumper at Fontwell on Friday. He was our ninth recent winner in a terrific spell for the yard. The plan was to run two in the race but I had to withdraw Precious on the day

NOCTURNAL MYTH provided our fifth win in the past 48 hours with a gutsy success at Fontwell on Monday on his first start for nineteen months. A gorgeous looking horse, he was bred by my wife Rachael from Gan On who won over hurdles and fences for us and ended up with a rating of

The long journey from Potwell to Carlisle on Sunday was rewarded with an impressive success by SOJOURN and a fine run into third place by SAM BROWN in the Listed Intermediate Chase. There was no chance of a lie-in after all the excitement at Ascot yesterday, as Joss, Rex, Katherine, Sarah and I  set off

We had so much to celebrate on Saturday after a treble at Ascot from our only three runners of the day. SULLY D’OC AA set the ball rolling in the £16,400 novice handicap Chase, KID COMMANDO then doubled our score in the Listed handicap hurdle before the ageless marvel REGAL ENCORE completed the best afternoon