Tuesday thirtieth April, 2024 – Richard Phillips Racing

With the brand new season beginning we now have made entries for Lesser, Elfride and The Final Drop within the coming week.  Optimistically the bottom might be protected with out being too rapid for the runners as many have now not been suited by means of the heavy flooring of remaining season.

On Friday morning it used to be nice to welcome Deni Harper-Adams from Kingsleighs Equestrian Centre who introduced over a few younger riders who’ve been funded by means of the Pony Racing Affiliation Adolescence Jockey Pathway programme.  Each twelve-year-olds are because of journey at Cheltenham quickly in a pony race and it used to be nice so that you can display them the interior workings of a racing backyard.  We’re at all times prepared to welcome younger folks into the game and numerous excellent paintings is occurring all through the rustic to inspire this.

On Sunday I used to be invited to the release of Chris Haslam’s new e-book, ‘Leaping Into Jeopardy’ at Cheltenham racecourse.  I’ve recognized Chris for a very long time and he’s a retired schoolmaster who taught at Cheltenham School among different puts.  Considered one of his former pupils Tom Scudamore used to be provide, at the side of different jockeys together with Nico De Boinville and David Bass all of whom helped Chris write this interesting e-book on jockeys lives.  It’s for sure price a learn.

Global tournament rider Invoice Levett got here to train the body of workers this morning of their driving method.  Invoice is a wonderful trainer and that is one thing everybody at all times enjoys and the classes are of significant receive advantages to people and horses.

Congratulations to Willie Mullins at the outstanding fulfillment of being champion jumps teacher in Britain.  I liked his respond to my congratulatory textual content which used to be an image of numerous the bottom dressed in Willie Mullins mask, with a observe announcing ‘thank you from all people’.

Willie is an ordinary persona – a captivating genius, however is aware of the entirety has long past to devise this 12 months and it gained’t once a year.

Very unhappy information that Shishkin died on Sunday night because of getting forged.  This displays how precarious lifestyles is, alternatively the response to this  unhappy information proves how a lot he used to be liked.