Time ticking away

It is a bit of a shock how quickly the year has flown by as we enter December. The yard is still full to the brim and, after taking into account the horses who are on a break, we have around a dozen to campaign over the winter. Winners-wise, we are on the same number as last year so it would be great to nick another one before the year is out to just edge ahead.

The quest goes to Chelmsford on Monday with Attain. He has had a great year with three wins on the board but has been a bit high in the weights since. However, he is now back down to a rating of 60 which means he can race in the grade he is usually competitive in. The favourite was a winner last time and might be hard to beat but Attain maintains his form and is always surprising us.

Attain

The horsebox gets a breather until Saturday  then when Limerick Lord has his first run back after a short break. He was banging his head against a brick wall over sprint distances during the summer so we're taking the decision to step him right up in trip and try him over a mile. He is a keen horse at home which gives you the impression he is a sprinter but he just cannot find a turn of foot over this short trip. Mark Rimmer has done a great job to get him settled and relaxed at home so hopefully now he won't pull hard in his race and can stay the extra trip. The surface at Southwell will be an unknown too but he does look the type who would be able to handle it.

Teputina (Caitlin) & Limerick Lord (Mark)

New boy Kemsing continues to please me as he builds up to his run on the 18th December. I worked him with a good yard stick in Automotive over seven furlongs to get a good gauge of his ability and it seems that there is plenty there. You'd have to think that he would be able to win off a rating of just 50. A handful of 10% shares are still available in him for just £1200 each. Contact me on juliafeilden@aol.com  for more details.

Automotive (Ross) & Kemsing (Nick)

Our six yearlings are all doing great as they begin their careers as racehorses. The two boys are both in regular cantering exercise on the Heath whilst the Sakhee's Secret and Bahamian Bounty fillies both returned to the yard on Saturday after a spell in pre-training. They will have their first sight of the Heath tomorrow and I can't wait to train them!

Big Bang (Sam)