Sophie Fooks

NO CROSS WORDS AT AINTREE . . . JORDANS CROSS completed a rewarding three days for our in-form team with an impressive winning debut over fences at Aintree on Sunday in the colours of The Steeple Chasers. On his first start for ten months he was a little bit cautious in the early stages of […]

Leave of Absence, ridden by Rex Dingle, proved to be the star turn from our team of runners at Cheltenham’s two day showcase meeting. Brookie set the tone on Friday with a fine run into third place in the Class 2 £100,000 two mile Chase on Friday. Crest of Fortune kept up the good work

FOUNTAINS BLENHEIN won at the first time of asking over hurdles at Fontwell on Thursday with a dominant victory from the front in the hands of Rex Dingle. While his task was eased by the departure of the two market leaders in a melee at the first hurdle I felt he would have taken a

The House family’s homebred mare GETMETOTHEMOON bounced back to form in a two mile Class 4 handicap hurdle over two miles at Stratford on Saturday after two below par runs in the summer. We found a couple of niggly little issues when we checked her out after she finished in the rear at Fontwell towards

As we near the end of September and the colder mornings arrive, the National Hunt season suddenly feels just around the corner! It’s been exciting to see plenty of the team schooling on grass this week. You can now enter our 5-2-Follow competition!👉 Full details here It’s always great fun, and importantly it raises vital

BREAKING COVER extended his summer of excellence with another pleasing success in a class 3 Limited Novice Handicap Chase at Worcester on Monday in the colours of Phil Cartwright, Gill Langford and Philip Saunders. After various physical niggles and setbacks kept him off the track for over a year it is lovely to see him

We enjoyed a big turn out and dry weather for our annual Owners’ day at Potwell on Saturday. A very big thank you to our team who put so much hard work in to make the day run smoothly. Another big thank you to Ron Huggins who again generously donated copious amount of pink champagne

BREAKING COVER extended his summer of excellence with his first success over fences in a £15,000 handicap Chase at Newton Abbot on Saturday. Conditions at the track were not what you expect after such a prolonged dry spell but I wasn’t too worried as persistent rain turned the ground softer by the minute. The favourite

Breaking Cover dug deep to win his second race in eleven days at Uttoxeter on Friday with the help of a determined ride from Sam Twiston-Davies. Their chance seemed slim with Breaking Cover looking held after jumping the second last in fourth place. But he found a second wind when switched towards the stands side,

We enjoyed our first double of the new season at Newton Abbot on Monday with our only other runner of the day also in the frame. Both winners were ridden with confidence by Sam Twiston-Davies who has an excellent record for the yard.. Breaking Cover was the first to strike in the opening maiden hurdle