Wednesday 26 August

It may not come to it - but with Richard Dunwoody taking part in this seasons Strictly Come Dancing it could get very close. People in racing will know how driven and ultra competitive the former champion is, but it may come as a bit of a shock to those outside the sport!! I know the phone bill will go through the roof at Ringtail Farm, as Anne Garratt is his number one fan, and will be phoning in every week!! 'Bobby Junior' arrived yesterday and has been on the walker, tacked up and long reined already! He was on the whole OK and will be backed and ridden away in the next week or so. The girls in the yard do a fantastic job breaking in the youngsters, which is such an important part of their education. He will spend a couple of weeks at Fences Farm, and then go back out in the field - it is just like a child going to primary school, and he will move up to middle school when he comes in next year.