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Thursday 27 November
Put a line through Benefit Cuts run in Kempton on Monday. As I have already mentioned he was ridden Tuesday and Alice thought he was a bit flat - well yesterday merely confirmed that thought - he was...
read moreTuesday 25 November
Dawn Commander is home! Further veterinary tests today have conformed what was found yesterday. He has three fractures/cracks at the top of his tail, which although painful, are not structural, so...
read moreMonday 24 November
Today was a tale of two tails - firstly Benefit Cut was tailed off and pulled up in Kempton. A very uncharacteristic tame performance from him today. Settling well in second he jumped away fine, but...
read moreSunday 23 November
Cloonacool - 'George' to his friends gave his owners another huge thrill yesterday, when winning the 2 mile novices handicap hurdle in Huntingdon. Yesterdays run was a bit of an experiment, we needed...
read moreThursday 20 November
Three runners in two different places on Saturday. Maypole Lass heads to Ascot if their ground is no slower than good to soft. She is in terrific form, will have the cheekpieces reapplied, and will...
read moreWednesday 19 November
Looking at 2 different weather forecasts this morning - one gives a dry week right through - one gives rain Friday - A dry week would mean that Huntingdon will rid itself of its waterlogged patches...
read moreTuesday 18 November
Dawn Commander is booked to go to Newmarket on Sunday for his bone scan. This will probably take place on Monday or Tuesday, and he will remain there until later next week. Benefit Cut has been...
read moreMonday 17 November
Just back form Fences Farm with an update on Dawn Commander. DC was walked out of his box for the vet, and was sound. The vet examined him thoroughly, and when asked to trot, he was significantly more...
read moreSunday 16 November
Yet again, Racing yesterday provided NBR with some highs and lows! Dawn Commander declared in a listed handicap hurdle at the home of National Hunt racing, Cheltenham. A dream for so many to tread the...
read moreThursday 13 November
Josh Moore was in this morning to reacquaint himself with a few of the horses he has missed sitting on since he sttod himself down earlier in the summer with a shoulder injury. Now back in full swing,...
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