With the quick update yesterday on Lambros travel out to Czech I missed out the last weeks events.
I worked Seventh Sky last Wednesday with another trainers horse, I have yet to find a horse in Lambourn that can go with him as he is so quick. He does a take a bit of getting ready but he should be out by the end of the month. Also that morning I was trying to sell an owner of mine a share in a horse, I decided to let Philippa Holland ride him in a little bit of work round back of the hill, having said at breakfast in front of the prospective owner she must make sure she doesn't muck it up she actually failed to make it on the gallops having been left behind at the start. Unbelievably Andy Durham still saw enough to impress him and purchased a share in Miller Of Glanmire who did make it up the gallops when we had all got in the car to go home! It was rather embarrassing to say the least!
On Thursday Mark Hitchcroft came to see the yard for the first time, he had been introduced to me via a friend who has been supplying the windows in the new houses. After seeing a few horses paraded and a nice lunch at The Hare Mark had purchased Murray Mount and the Unnamed Beat All Gelding, it must have been a good lunch! We are looking forward to having him on board and wish him all the success with his two lovely horses.
Lambro ran at Warwick in the 3m chase on Thursday afternoon, he had to get round to qualify to run in the Pardubice so we were all on tenterhooks. He was given a lovely positive ride by Mark Grant to finish fourth. The next day he was trotted up in the dark to see whether he was fit and sound to declare him by 7am for the race itself. As you can see from my blog yesterday he has been travelling through Europe and has today arrived safety in Pardubice. He has had a lovely hack around the racecourse this afternoon and seems none the worse for all his travels. The next couple of days he will be cantered ahead of schooling on Friday with Mark Grant.
I went to Thomas Greenall's wedding to Annabel Sheppard at Claridge's on Friday afternoon, it was a lovely day and also a good chance to catch up with many racing folk. I was home at 9.30pm ready to pack for my next journey to Spain for the weekend where I was attending a bit of a lads weekend ahead of the season.
Today I rode Verano and Western King. Western King is running in a competitive £20,000 chase at Ludlow tomorrow, it would be nice for him to get in the money as he did winning at Ludlow last October but it has been a long season for him now.
All the horses are now doing two bits of work each week and with the rain now coming (in abundance) it seems that the horizon is in sight. Foxy is getting very well and the horses looks good and are feeling very fresh so we are all getting very excited for the first couple of runners.
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