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I fully appreciate that the trial of planning races for our horses is nothing in comparison to having ones property under water, but this weather is starting to get right on my nerves. First case -...

Handicap rating day - and this morning it was the first chance to see what the handicapper made of Benefit Cut's demolition job last week! I had been predicting a 12-14lb hike, and wasn't far out! he...

More bloody rain on the way!! Smart Exit has entries in Chepstow (Weds) and Fontwell (Thurs) this week. Chepstow as fine yesterday, but the vibes from Fontwell are that they may struggle if the...

Yesterday was more like it from Colebrooke! Back over hurdles and on a bit better surface he ran a fine race to be fourth in Doncaster. Like San Telm, although he had won a chase (excellent form) he...

Fingers and toes are crossed today! Hopefully the return to hurldes on a sounder surface, with blinkers reapplied will rejuvenate Colebrooke!! He is in amongst a host of other horses in this race that...

Benefit Cut was a class above his rivals in Market Rasen yesterday. He was a hot topic in yesterdays press, which in itself brings a bit of added pressure, but the Fences Farm team, and owners Howard...

If you read the Racing Post this morning you would think it was Benefit Day! They are all over Benefit Cut today! BC has received some rave reviews of his last run in Ascot, and the scribes at the...

Benefit Cut is declared in the 2m 4f Novices Limited Handicap Chase in Market Rasen tomorrow. He will face 5 rivals and it looks a very tight little race. BC is in grand form, and I think that his...

Friday we headed to Kempton Park with Dawn Commander, for their Jumpers Bumpers card. DC has only been with us a matter of weeks, and was not in training when he arrived, but he has thrived since...

A hectic morning - with Colebrooke declared in Sandown for Saturday - yesterday evening Mr Nicholls was unsure if Saphir Du Rhea would be declared in Sandown or not, as the weather was playing havoc...