Sophie Fooks

We have lost a great friend and supporter with the sad death of Antonia Cole at the age of 90, just shy of her 91st birthday. Charming and intelligent she quickly became part of the family when we first rented her yard next to her home at Potwell. From day one Antonia took a great […]

SOMESPRING SPECIAL bounced back to form with a stylish success under top weight in a two and a half mile conditional jockeys’ handicap Chase at Plumpton on Sunday in the colours of the Yeo Racing Partnership. After two disappointing runs over fences when she seemed to get bogged down in the mud she must have

We didn’t quite manage to win the valuable Class 1 Premier Handicap Chase at Aintree on Saturday but it wasn’t for the lack of trying. Our three runners all finished in the money with veteran Sam Brown, who won the same race two years ago, staging a stirring late run that came within a length

Dreaming Blue took our score for the season to 38 with a clear-cut success in a Class 4 Handicap Chase over two and a quarter miles on heavy ground at Fontwell on Thursday. I’d been talking to his owner Roger Devlin about dropping him back in trip in testing conditions and the plan worked out

JUNIPER gained her second success inside a month with an impressive display of jumping in a three mile one furlong mares’ handicap chase at Wincanton on Wednesday in the colours of Gin N It. She made much of the running in the hands of Harry Cobden and stretched clear in the closing stages on the way

It was brilliant to see Sam Brown land another big race on Sunday at Ascot with the help of a jockey who is only a few years older than him. The decision to snap up 18 year old Freddie Ginger to partner our 12 year stable stalwart paid off as they came out on top

Juniper delivered our 35th winner of the season with a clear cut success in a £12,000 mares’ handicap Chase over two and three quarter miles at Taunton on Thursday on her second start for us. Lilith looked set to complete a one two for the yard until falling two fences from home. It was a

A rewarding season got even better on Saturday as FORWARD PLAN won the most valuable race of my career as a trainer. It felt pretty good to be taking three runners with a chance to the £150,000 Coral Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton and it felt a great deal better as Forward Plan finished with

We currently have 3 exciting ways to get involved in our yard. The aim of all our syndicates is to own the horse and have fun in the process, and what better time to get involved than during our best ever season! First up is LIMERICK LASS – selling in 1/8th shares, JUST 2 SHARES

Another rewarding Saturday took us within touching distance of the landmark prize money total of £500,000 earned by our horses this season. HATOS led the way by doubling his score for the campaign with a determined success in a Class 4 Handicap Chase at Wincanton with the help of a fine ride by Richie McLernon.