We have sent quite a few of our horses on holiday now, a few have gone home to their owners and the rest to our grassing at Colin Tinklers. I expect once a few more have had a run each then they will go out in the next couple of weeks and we will be left with about 5 or 6 in over the summer months.
Harry Bannister came in to ride work on Saturday, unfortunately for him Mr S Crawford dead heated in a bumper the previous day which meant he has now joined Harry at the top of the leader board for the Amateur Title so we must try and find him another winner before it finishes in 2 weeks time.
Verano worked well on Saturday morning with Latelo, both are not far off a run. Murray Mount worked with Sureness and both have improved in fitness over the last week. Seventh Sky made Almost Gemini keep up to the task in a nice bit of work for them both. Seventh Sky is fit and is being kept ticking over ahead of finding another run over fences for him. Western King did a nice strong canter as did Area Access. Later on Saturday I tried to win the scoop 6 with John Hills in the Malt Shovel but our luck seemed to be out when we were knocked out in the first race!
I was given two tickets for the Chelsea flower show on Saturday evening at a very good dinner party but I am unable to go as it is the first day of Doncaster sales, I was bitterly disappointed as it is a great spectacle but they got passed on like hot cakes so someone else will enjoy them!
On Sunday I went to Ludlow where I ran Sands Cove in a very competitive h'cap chase, the ground was fast and they went very quick for him enabling him to get into the race, Sam Twiston-Davies pulled him up to save him for another day. He has had a long season and it may have been one to many for him but he went into the race well and we will see how he is at the end of the week with a view to run him one more time or for him to go on holiday.
Victor Leudorum ran in his first race of the season in a h'cap hurdle at Plumpton, Ben French Davis took the ride on him. He didn't run to badly being beaten by 20 length to 5th, he needed the race and will definitely come on for it. I was happy with the run and as usual he jumped very well.
This morning I rode out Portmonarch and Almost Gemini, they both felt on good form. I hope to run Portmonarch on some softer ground soon and Almost Gemini will make an appearance in a couple of weeks.
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