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...

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...

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...

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...

So we’ve reached the end of another week and quite a successful one at that.  We had a minor disaster at Carlisle yesterday whereby JOYOUS DAYS bolted down to the start so her race was run. I vented my frustrations with The Stewards as...

We had a fantastic day at Hamilton yesterday. TRICORN won the 3.10pm under Andrew Mullen making it two on the bounce for us. Max got to lead up his pride and joy. You can see by his face this meant a lot. He puts...

There’s a real sense of euphoria in the yard this morning, even though it’s pouring! Everyone was in early.   Yesterday was a memorable day for us.  A double! A long awaited winner after a very quiet spell on the cold list and we had...

Morning and welcome to another week at IJR. While things aren’t really going my way at the moment, I’m working harder than ever.  My name is down for 5 lots today and I won’t miss a stride a horse takes on the woodchip.  As...