Monday nineteenth August, 2024 – Richard Phillips Racing

Preventing Poet has been declared within the 3.25pm at Brighton the following day – the mile and a part handicap.  He ran a very good 2d at Epsom remaining day out and even though it’s a difficult race for the grade with a bit of luck he’ll deal with the observe.  They’re due some rain within the morning which will probably be a assist and the very gifted Billy Loughnane takes the experience for The Adlestrop Membership.

Thanks to everybody who supported our charity cricket fit the day before today which was once in help of Racing Welfare.  A Phillips XI took on a jockeys staff captained through Finn Lambert.  Among their staff had been jockeys Tom Scudamore and Stan Sheppard who each have and ability for the game.  Alternatively the Phillips staff captained through nephew Sebastian Phillips had been victorious because of a very good innings from Ryan Kilmister who was once bravely subsidized up through very good contributions from Marcus and Arty Armytage plus an in-form J Dadswell.

The ‘Mick Barnes Trophy’ for participant of the fit was once between 3 of the youngest gamers at the pitch and even though nice nephew Willoughby Phillips and Jack Hardwick made nice contributions, it was once Oliver, Jack’s brother who gained the trophy because of a scrumptious overdue reduce to the boundary and a wicket together with his first ball.

Oliver – ‘participant of the fit’.

It was once specifically fulfilling as Oliver and Jack are nephews of Luke Watson whose circle of relatives as soon as once more supported the day with the fit being held yearly in his reminiscence.

Round £1000 was once raised for Racing Welfare and due to all who got here alongside to make stronger and purchase raffle tickets and public sale prizes.  Many because of Adlestrop Cricket Membership – a phenomenal a part of Britain and lengthy might it proceed to provide us particular summer time days.

Unhappy information of Howard Wright’s demise on the age of 79 remaining week.  He was once a Doncaster lad who had baggage of nouse and for a few years wrote with nice eloquence on many topics within the Racing Submit.  I all the time loved our chats in combination and he was once a drive for just right and he’ll be remembered fondly.