Friday thirteenth September, 2024 – Richard Phillips Racing

Bluenose Belle as suspected, prefers to move right-handed reasonably than left and Silvestre de Sousa mentioned that she had a bent to hold to the suitable right through the race at Lingfield on Wednesday.  Making the operating to the directly, Silvestre reported that he couldn’t quicken off the pointy bend and instructed we run her both right-handed or on a extra galloping monitor left-handed.  We can search for one thing appropriate in a couple of weeks time and in addition sit up for her hurdling occupation later within the yr.

We have now Combating Poet entered again at Brighton on Tuesday losing again to a mile and 1 / 4, which is able to with a bit of luck result in some growth.  Most of the string now are stepping up their paintings and are fulfilling us and we sit up for having them in a position for the racecourse in opposition to the top of October.

Congratulations to Heros on profitable each the BBC Berkshire and Oxfordshire ‘Creating a Distinction Awards’ within the closing couple of weeks.  As a Trustee of the charity, this can be very pleasant that the endeavours of all those who give a contribution to it’s good fortune are recognised in one of these public manner.  Congratulations to Grace Muir and the 40 plus staff who make one of these daily distinction to each folks and horses lives via their interest and tough paintings.

This week Sir Michael Stoute introduced his retirement from coaching on the finish of the season.  Like many different running shoes, Sir Michael has been an incredible position fashion having been on the most sensible of his sport for part a century appearing a fantastic figuring out of the thoroughbred.  A grasp of going with the grain of nature, a lot of his nice horses advanced yr after yr because of his persistence and talent.  We want him a cheerful and lengthy retirement, particularly following his love of cricket.

Nice to satisfy up for lunch with Dame Jilly Cooper the day before today together with Jen Leigh.  Jen very kindly purchased a signed reproduction of Jilly’s newest novel Take on at our village charity public sale a couple of months in the past.  All 3 people had nice a laugh having the ebook individually signed the day before today right through Nationwide Racehorse Week and swapped tote baggage.

Jilly is a smart animal lover as we all know and prefer tens of millions of others, appreciates and loves the thoroughbred racehorse.  It’s glorious to look such a lot of others doing precisely the similar this week.