Quiet climate as of late; a nice exchange and an afternoon to reboot after a hectic weekend. We had been out of success at Sandown on Friday with Up Helly Aa King falling early on and Eloi du Puy being introduced down on the closing when making his problem – difficult, however they’re advantageous and recent and neatly again ridden this morning; sorry to mention that Vicki Sollit broke her collar bone in her fall from Up Helly. While best 4th and fifth at Doncaster on Saturday I used to be happy with each horses, flooring was once slightly energetic for Donny Boy in that grade and he all the time seemed flat out however he stayed on effectively in spite of a stumble 5 out and Lorcan wasn’t exhausting on him when his likelihood was once long gone, Stainsby ran her center out resulting in the 2d closing in most sensible magnificence corporate, some thrill for all people having the ability to compete at that stage and particularly for Equipment as an beginner, she’s so fast and slick over her hurdles. Directly to Newcastle the next day the place we have now two runners on flooring that would pass very cushy if the forecast is correct – that shouldn’t trouble our runners either one of whom are ridden by way of Bruce. Scalloway Bay is first up within the 1.50, a hectic 17 runner affair however he formed effectively when third closing time and the extra two furlongs the next day may just see additional development.
Scalloway Bay
Atlantic Dancer then runs within the Mares Hurdle at 4.10, she received neatly closing time and a repeat of that efficiency would give her an excellent likelihood in spite of being the outdated woman of the birthday party.
Atlantic Dancer
Our sadness after Sandown on Friday was once temporarily alleviated by way of information from Shropshire of the start of the primary of our subsequent era of homebreds – a stupendous filly foal by way of Diamond Boy out of Monega Move. She stocks her sire with L’Homme Presse amongst others, her damsire is the sire of Charter Hill and her grand-dam was once the most efficient race mare produced by way of Terimon – a stupendous pedigree, what can pass flawed!
Lower than 3 days outdated!
She is a sixth era homebred with the unique mare being Dysie Mary purchased by way of my Father at Ascot Gross sales in 1970. Dysie Mary was once ridden in her point-to-points by way of a tender Jenny Ferris who got to work with us elderly 16 and after a various occupation in racing returned to Scotland a couple of years in the past and is now our senior paintings rider. No longer best was once Jenny was once 70 closing week however she additionally were given married on her seventieth birthday, no marvel she couldn’t trip out on Thursday! We had been unhappy to pass over the party birthday party that Ian threw for her on Saturday night time however I used to be overjoyed that a number of of the Group had been there – congratulations!
Jenny on Elvis right through the new chilly snap