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A sunny start

A sunny start and already 8 degrees warmer than this time last week! All horses have come out of Catterick well.  EQUIDAE never runs a bad race.  Apprentice races are tricky as you never know how they are going to work out. Shannon did...
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Delighted with the weekend

I’m delighted with the way the weekend has panned out. We kicked off with a winner at Ripon on Friday night in the way of GET BOOSTING (The Strattonites) in the 5f Handicap, the feature race on the card. Andrew Mullen gave him a...
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3 runners this evening

We have 3 runners this evening at Ripon: GET BOOSTING, NAKEETA and MACMERRY JIM.  Ellen and Ailsa are in attendance. We have a few lovely horses looking for careers after racing, pictured is one of them.  They are all beautifully mannered, well-educated on the...
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Ground frost this morning!

We have a ground frost this morning! Beautiful views across the Solway to snow covered hills but it’s cold! LORD CONDI delivered another fine effort at Kelso yesterday to finish 2nd. It’s a while since I’ve had Brian Hughes on top. He gave him an...
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Phew, a winner!

And a great one at that.   It was a huge, satisfying relief to watch Mr Ray Anderson Green’s EXIT TO WHERE and Conor bolt up at Ayr yesterday in the pouring rain!  This long awaited win is a credit to my Head Lad Robert,...
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May to November all in one day!

The Team are riding out in full winter waterproofs!  There was a nice quantity of rain yesterday.  The grass gallop will ride well tomorrow but we need heat to make the grass grow! We are making for Ayr today with 4 runners.  Kayleigh, Ellen...
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Welcome to May!

 Rain forecast today.  Needed! We had some good results over the weekend. Most notably, CLEARANCE 2nd at Doncaster, TOKARAMORE 4th at Hexham and JUMP THE GUN 3rd at Hamilton. Hexham was a bit of a nonsense on Saturday evening. The 3m Chase resembled a bumper after they...
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Smart Lass

Delighted with Smart Lass’ efforts at Musselburgh on Thursday. Still no winner but a great run for 2nd behind a very useful horse. Voix Du Reve tried his wee heart out in the fast paced 2m chase at Punchestown. All is well with him...
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A great morning

We had a great morning on the gallops yesterday working with Mulholland Media and AW Jenkinson. The aim was to get some drone images for an exciting new project. We’ve already had a sneak preview of some of David Mulholland’s work and the shots...
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Chilly start!

Chilly start!  The sun’s out but the wind brrr! Camille Macdonald’s NUBOUGH ran a blinder last night at Ayr and we’re all delighted especially as Camille has been very patient with him!  2nd by a neck is painful though!  I’m still pleased.  You need luck...
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