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Cooler this morning

Cooler this morning riding out. I think it’s cooler now than it was during the night! No doubt you will have read of the awful accident at Hamilton Park yesterday that saw the meeting abandoned. My thoughts are very much with the two cameramen...
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Good Morning

No doubt everyone is beaming following a glorious Sunday in the sun? It looks like we’re in for more today and so on! The ground will be on the quick side again but it is what it is and the same for everyone. Horses...
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brilliant start to the week

We’ve had a brilliant start to the week!   We started on Monday with 260 Owners Group Members for a yard visit. PEARL WARRIOR received lots of attention from his fans. The morning went really well and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. The star of...
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No winners this weekend

No winners to write about this weekend but some fantastic photographs from Dennis Penny to promote! Pictured is The Farming Army’s STAGE POWER with Conor at Perth on Saturday. He has (literally) a few hurdles to cross before he’ll get his friend in front...
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A quiet couple of days

We have had a quiet couple of days at home with no runners, however we have a busy weekend with runners at Haydock, Perth, Redcar and Hexham. It will be ‘GRACES QUEST’ first run tomorrow at Haydock for Mr & Mrs Johnson, she works...
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What a day!

What a day! Yesterday was a great day for the team as we had a Hamilton double… so did the Lets Be Lucky Owners! Both HAVANA PARTY and JUMP THE GUN won comfortably with Andrew Mullen doing the steering. This was Havana Party’s first...
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Another cracking day

Another cracking day, the sun is shining although I have everything crossed for rain at Hamilton! Wednesday is work day for the horses so I’m watching work round the grass gallop before going racing. Everyone is on a high from the euphoria of TRICORN’s...
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A great end to the week

We had a great end to the week at Perth on Sunday. Lord Condi duly delivered in the 3m Handicap Hurdle for Roger Griffiths and Kevin Jardine. Given a beautiful ride by Conor O’farrell, he took up the running turning in and won convincingly....
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Cracking progressive horses

I ran a couple of cracking progressive horses at Ayr yesterday.  Mr Penman’s Iffrajj colt was the ultimate professional. He could’ve been a bit sharper out the stalls but he stayed on well. I need to reassess the trip for later in the season...
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A glorious start

A glorious start to the month.We had a bad go at Cartmel yesterday where we lost one of our stable stars, Flowery.  The horses become part of your family so it’s a bitter pill to swallow.  On a positive note, Ailie Tullie had a...
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