One for the bargain buyers!

It was great to see a bargain buy win today's Irish 1000 Guineas after Jet Setting upset the odds-on favourite Minding at The Curragh. The winner was bought out of Richard Hannon's yard for just 12,000gns at Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale last October and it just goes to show you that bargains can be found for this kind of money. I think this sale in particular is a great one to buy from as the big yards often have a good clear out towards the end of the season and there can be some horses which are over-looked and sold without much thought. After today's win and the success of Makfi, who won the 2010 2000 Guineas after being sold cheaply, I carry on hoping that we will one day strike just as lucky!

Bargan buy Jet Setting gets the better of Minding in the Irish 1000 Guineas

Although not hitting the highest heights, we are still doing pretty well with our own bargains and I hope this week they can prove their worth some more.
Artbeat is declared at Leicester on Monday but she won't run unless the heavens open overnight. She has to have ground softer than good and the forecast doesn't look promising for her.

Go On Gal had a busy couple of weeks when she finished second and third and I've given her a few weeks off to recover from these exertions and she has done very well, regaining the weight she had lost. She is working nicely at home and I hope she can out in another good run at Chelmsford on Thursday. There could be a few unexposed runners in the race but we know she handles the track and is capable of running well off her current handicap mark.

Limerick Lord (Ross), Veeraya (Liam) & Go On Gal (Adam)

Brighton on Friday will hopefully see a strong raiding party from Harraton Stud as we head down to the south coast with four runners.
Veeraya is a frustrating type who struggles to get his head in front but we have worked out he runs best fresh and he is down to a good handicap mark so sooner or later things should go his way.
Kemsing has a great winter with four wins but he is high in the weights as a result. He hasn't shown much on turf but a step up to 1m4f should be ideal and his chances would be boosted by any rain.
Limerick Lord was a winner over the winter too and things really do have to go his way for him to win but a track like Brighton should suit him and I hope he can be in the money.
Rounding off the afternoon will be Harry Bosch. He ran a blinder to finish second at the track last time and he is still in flying form at home. A reproduction of that run would see him in the shake-up.

Duke Of Diamonds (Mark), Kemsing (Ross) & Serendib's Glory (Adam)

Dakota City (Mark) & Harry Bosch (Tess)

It was encouraging to see first-season sire Requinto have his first winner at York on Saturday after only two runners. We have a lovely Requinto two-year old up for syndication who, like the winner, was bought at the Breeze-Up Sales. Our horse has been moving like a dream at home and he will be out on the racetrack as soon as I can find an owner for him! Details can be found on my website: http://juliafeildenracing.com/5556.html



THREE TO FOLLOW LEADERBOARD

Annette Hall	40
David Haddrell	36
Barbara Walton	34
Jonathan Kinge	30
Pauline Kennedy	30
Dudley Lever	28
Jean Allen	26
Chris Shirran	26
Gay Chalklin	26
Maureen Case	26
Anthea Telford	26
Phil Gunning	25
Sophie Feilden	25
Eileen Turner	25
Matt Bisogno	25