News
Thursday 13 December
The recent cold snap has claimed several meetings including Huntingdon's big day today. We had entries there, but Benefit Cut would not have taken up his engagement anyway due to a dirty scope earlier...
read moreTuesday 11 December
-7 out there this morning - it is what you might say -'a little fresh'!! I am glad to be tucked up in a warm office, but spare a thought for the staff at Fences Farm who are out there in this to look...
read moreTuesday 11 December
When you have racehorses - things change quickly! Yesterday I outlined plans for several horses over the next 3 weeks - today some amendments! Benefit Cut will now not run this week, but will instead...
read moreMonday 10 December
Luck has certainly not been on the Fences Farm side recently. Smart Exit was fancied to run well and disappointed (more on that in a bit), Tannerman was expected to go very close if he sorted his feet...
read moreFriday 7 December
Justazippy is declared to run in Sandown tomorrow. She faces 9 rivals in the mares handicap hurdle with Denis O'Regan the owners choice to do the steering. I think the step up in trip will suit, but...
read moreTuesday 4 December
Shortly after second lot had pulled up at the top of the gallops this morning I get a call to say, 'We think Colebrooke would have won on Sunday'. They had just done a piece of work and Colebrooke had...
read moreMonday 3 December
Time to catch up on recent events. To start, we have to go back to last Thursday, when Smart Exit made the long trip to Taunton. The ground down there was pretty testing, but that is what he wants, so...
read moreThursday 29 November
Happily the sun is out over Doncaster and their ground is getting better! There are now no heavy places, and the going stick suggests that it will be nearer good to soft than soft by tomorrow...
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