News
Wednesday 11 May
I suppose if you are going to get held up over the bridge in Tyringham on the way to Fences Farm - it may as well be by Cameron Diaz in a Jag! Sounds like an odd dream - but it actually happened last...
read moreWednesday 11 May
The handicapper doesn't miss much! Kikos has been raised 4lbs for getting beaten a neck on Friday. We did say that if he had jumped the three in the home straight he would have won, but to be beaten...
read moreMonday 9 May
The 4 yr old (by Exit To Nowhere) that arrived last week, had his first little session in the jumps field this morning - and all went very well. He seems a natural, and ended his brief lesson popping...
read moreSaturday 7 May
Kikos was a very brave second at Aintree last night. He was given a super ride by Sam, setting a decent but not breakneck gallop he was headed between 2 out and the last, but battled back to be 3...
read moreFriday 6 May
Another new face appeared at Fences Farm yesterday, when Stuart picked up the 4 yr old gelding that was vetted last week. He is simply stunning, with a top class pedigree to match! I really liked him...
read moreThursday 5 May
Kikos has been declared to run at Aintree tomorrow evening. Too early to assess the strength of the race as declarations have not closed, but our fellow is in great form (he has come on for his...
read moreTuesday 3 May
Kikos has an entry at Aintree on Friday evening (race time 6.50pm), and is an intended runner. Originally the plan had been to go to Stratford a week later, but with mother nature not providing us...
read moreThursday 28 April
Good news about our old star Bobby Gee, who was admitted to Rossdales in Newmarket a month or so ago to try to get to the bottom of his lameness, While there he was bone scanned, and underwent further...
read moreWednesday 27 April
The store horse that Stuart and I saw last week passed a veterinary inspection with flying colours yesterday, and a deal has been done to bring him to Fences Farm in a week or so. He is a fantastic...
read moreMonday 25 April
This morning Colebrooke had his first sight of an obstacle. Stuart had him in the jumps field and showed him a couple of poles and then something a little more solid and he just hacked in on a long...
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