Things on the up

Although there were no winners on the board this week, the yard looks to be definitely turning a corner recently after a few were coughing last month and they all seem to be in better form now.
We had been waiting for some decent ground to let Honeymoon Express loose on her seasonal reappearance and she was worth the wait after running a blinder to finish second at Newmarket on Friday. She got a bit tired and had a good blow after the race so she'll definitely improve for the run and I think she could be heading for big things, given her rapidly improving profile.
Remarkably, there are still a load of shares available in her and for just £1500 for a 10th share, you could be part of what will be a success story.

Honeymoon Express (right) finishes 2nd at Newmarket

 

After loads of runners recently, we don't have many for the next few days but not a Yarmouth meeting goes by without us making a visit and we'll be there with two on Tuesday.
Silver Alliance won three races last season but has gone up in the handicap as a result so things are a bit tough for him at present. He'll be there giving his all though and will hopefully earn some more prize money.
The Ducking Stool has come out of her run at Doncaster last week fine so she'll head back to her beloved seaside track this week. She always runs a great race and won't be far away.

Bethan (Graham) & Silver Alliance (Ross)

 

Both Bushy Glade and Opus Too were backward juveniles last season but have come from their winter breaks a lot stronger and are showing good signs on the gallops. Neither of them are far off a run and it'll be great to get their careers kick-started.

Bushy Glade (Shelley) & Opus Too (Ryan)

 

The vet paid a visit to the yard this week to castrate two of our colts and they have come out of the operations very well. Candesta had been showing signs recently that his mind wasn't on the job so the procedure should do him the world of good and he won't be on the sidelines long before running again.

Veeraya (Danny) & Candesta (Reno)

 

The other to be gelded was the two-year old by Acclamation we have. He was starting to get a bit colty and it was the best thing to sort him out early before things got out of hand. He needs time to grow a bit more so after he had fully recovered I put him in the field with the other boys and he seems to be enjoying himself in the sun. I'll give him a few months out there and then start making him into a racehorse again.

Acclamation colt, Vastly, Archipenko colt & Observatory colt in the paddock

 

Our Sir Percy foal which arrived last week has settled in really well and is already starting to push the limits with his mum, Emma's Gift. He is a real character and hopefully that spirit will be shown to good effect on the racecourse in two years time!

Emma's Gift and her foal

 

Our jack russell Mary has taken a real shine to the little man and loves just sitting in the field next to him.