News
Saturday 24 January
It was steady away at Fences Farm this morning. First lot pulled out in below zero temperatures that were not forecast, forcing Stuart to go down with his amazing piece of Indian engineering (Tafe...
read moreFriday 23 January
January and February are always a bad time of year for weather, and this year is no exception. If it is not -3 we seem to get an inch of rain, both scenarios meaning cancellation of race meetings!...
read moreWednesday 21 January
The handicapper has dropped Kikos a couple of pounds for his defeat at Newbury last, small recompense for putting him up twice for getting beaten. It seems as though the idea of investing in...
read moreTuesday 20 January
It was, until a very short time ago, felt that the best investments were in the financial sector. How wrong that has proved to be, with many of the worlds top banks having to be rescued by...
read moreMonday 19 January
Good news to report - Rouising Rob has made a fantastic recovery from his op. and is back home at Fences Farm. He returned last Friday and has had a few days in the pen during the day, and in the cow...
read moreSunday 18 January
Bobby seems to be well this morning and is enjoying a spell in the morning sunshine in the paddock. He certainly knows he had a race yesterday, and will have an easy few days. His run yesterday was...
read moreSaturday 17 January
Bobby Gee finally got his go today, after having his last three tries at a run abandoned. He travelled to Wincanton for a very tight and competitive handicap hurdle. He travelled down well (as usual)...
read moreFriday 16 January
Could it be fourth time lucky for Bobby Gee tomorroww? The poor boy has been declared to run at Wincanton tomorrow, but having been declared three times in the past three weeks and not got to the...
read moreThursday 15 January
All of yesterdays runners are safe and sound and all live to fight another day. They have all eaten up and seem in good form, although the reality of National Hunt Racing has left E Major pretty...
read moreWednesday 14 January
Stuck in the mud just about sums up what happened today. E Major had a pleasing introduction in the opener. This was a very hot contest, with some very expensive and decent horses off the flat taking...
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