Friday ninth February, 2024 – Richard Phillips Racing

Mattie Ross seems to wish additional than two and a part miles after her run at Hutnigndon the day past and we can now search for a  3 mile race for her in a couple of weeks time.

We have now Picanha declared at Newbury the next day to come within the 1.30pm – a 3 mile handicap hurdle.  He has been off the observe some time however seems in just right shape at house even supposing preferably higher flooring would go well with.  Finn Lambert, who received on him on his ultimate look takes the journey and we sit up for getting him out and about once more ahead of beginning a chasing profession.

Solar Tracker could also be declared the next day to come within the 8pm at Wolverhampton – a mile and a part handicap.  He ran a delightful debut for us over path and distance and seemed to not get the go back and forth at Chelmsford ultimate day out.  We can journey him with extra restraint the next day to come and expectantly he can get again to the type of his earlier run.

Swift Jet is asserted within the bumper at Exeter on Sunday run at 5.05pm.  As soon as once more the bottom is almost definitely softer than ideally suited, alternatively he confirmed promise in his most effective race in a point-to-point and this chasing kind has advanced bodily and mentally since we bought him ultimate Would possibly.  If dealing with stipulations, he’s going to expectantly display attainable for his affected person homeowners.

Ultimate night time I attended the yearly West Berkshire Racing Membership Quiz at Newbury.  My staff consisted of bloodstock agent Richard Venn, his son William and Sir Anthony McCoy.  As ever it was once an overly aggressive and a laugh night the place we completed an in depth 3rd at the back of the Racing Publish and Raceform groups.  The questions are for anoraks most effective and fortunately we had William who may just take note what took place ultimate 12 months as the opposite 3 folks are some distance higher at the seventies, eighties and nineties.  Many because of all at West Berkshire Racing Membership for placing at the night and elevating cash for the Injured Jockeys Fund within the procedure.

For a few years prior to now, the mythical commentator John Hanmer was once in my staff and we have been thrilled to give a contribution the ‘John Hanmer Memorial Trophy’ to the winners of the ‘non-anorak’ department.  Particularly happy that ITV commentator Richard Hoiles installed a staff particularly to win the trophy, as love to many – Hanmer was once a hero to him.

Taking a look ahead to subsequent 12 months already.