A new dawn..Monday!

Today most of the horses came back from their summer holidays. It is great to see some heads over the stable doors again. It has been a good summer for them, they all look very well and have been well looked after at Colin Tinklers. I get them in every year at this time as it starts to get to hot for them and they start getting sore feet, it also gives me the right amount of time to do plenty of walking and trotting base work with them before they start cantering which I believe reduces the risk of injury later on in the season.

 

We have lot of new faces this year as we have bought a number of new horses. Most notably Cedre Bleu who has come from Paul Nicholls, he has been bought for a partnership to enjoy some of the big Saturday meetings with the hope of going back to the Topham with him in the spring. Last week I bought a good horse called Lambro from Ireland, we have got a great partnership together for him and the aim is to head out to the Pardubice in October, he is also qualified for the Grand National which is the long term aim.

 

I have also bought a novice chaser from Ireland and some Irish and English winning pointers. We still have some shares available in a couple of them, and as they are such a nice bunch I am sure they will sell easily. We have some very nice new owners, I have enjoyed getting to know them this summer at various different events and we have also had some lovely Sunday lunches (excellently cooked by Katya) at Neardown introducing new partnerships to each other.  I feel really positive that we are gearing up for a good 2014-2015 season with a great team of owners, horses and staff.

 

We have had a great start with 6 winners to start the ball rolling which means I am still on the same number as Paul! I have had 6 horses in through most of the summer, Almost Gemini, Westbrooke, Western King, Victor Leudorum,Sureness and Ussee.  I have been very happy with the way they have run but not so happy with some of the h'cappers decisions. Sureness went up by 11 pounds after her win which left her struggling to over come on her last outing and Western King has put in some gallant efforts but has been struggling against his mark and still hasn't been dropped to allow him to become competitive again.

 

I have a new horse running for me tomorrow at Southwell called Ussee (FR), Nick Bannister has leased her from Eamon Fehily (Noels Brother) for the summer for his son Harry to ride. She seems to have improved since being at Neardown and is a game little mare, hopefully we can pick up a few wins with her over the next couple of months and she will then go to Ireland to become a broodmare as she is wonderfully bred.

 

Now we are underway I will be trying to write regular blogs (hopefully at least 2 a week) which should keep you up to date with all our news. I will also shortly be realising information on our new racing club and our new open day so keep logging on to find out more.