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FORWARD PLAN and Ben Godfrey shared the biggest win of their careers with a decisive victory in a Class 2 £50,000 Handicap Chase at Doncaster on Saturday in the colours of The Steeple Chasers. It was the second leg of another double for the yard with NORTON HILL successful half an hour earlier under top […]

A double at Wincanton on Tuesday took our score for the season to twenty three. We came tantalisingly close to a treble on the day with Smart Casual nabbed on the line in a handicap hurdle at Fontwell by Thirtyfourthirty after looking all over the winner on the flat. BABY SHALLY was the first to

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

CREDO made a highly pleasing return to action with a fluent success in the £24,000 Court Stud Handicap Chase over three and a quarter miles at Wincanton on Sunday in the colours of Potwell Racing Syndicate II. She is a cracking mare, not overly big, but loves jumping fences and was given a fine patient

Cape Vidal completed a rewarding two days for the team at Fontwell with an impressive first victory over hurdles in the colours of Potwell Racing Syndicate III which is run by two of our loyal supporters Martyn Chapman and Gill Langford. It followed the success at the same track 24 hours earlier of Brookie on