The birds have now gone on their migration to South Africa and gone too are the vouchers that I won for the local organic food shop La Hogue.
Like I said, King Columbo was our sole representative over the past seven days and he ran right back to form by finishing a narrowly-denied second. I'm pleased he is getting in the money again now (a) because I own him! and (b) because it had been a long time since he had shown anything worthwhile. He's in again on Saturday at Wolverhampton and, if he likes the polytrack surface, should be in the shake up.
Khajaaly will be going with him too and he has a great record around the track. He was a bit disappointing last time but that was on soft ground and the return to Wolverhampton should see him return to form.
We'll be at the same track earlier on in the week also. Red Hearts looks to have a great chance in her race and, after her win last time, we would be down in the dumps if she didn't finish in the first four.
Good old Sand Repeal is entered too but as he's rated so low at the minute, he might struggle to get in the race with 44 entries. As you will see from the photo below, he is working well at home though.
It's sod's law that we had Blackmore entered twice during the week but he couldn't run because the ground was too firm and the next day at both tracks it poured with rain. He's in rude health and will be entered again very soon.
Verona Bay returned home today from the vet's with his leg in plaster after he fractured his ankle late last week. It was a shame to happen now as he had really improved for his first race and was due out again in the coming weeks. He has to have one month's box rest and then a month on the walker before he can start proper exercise again. It's very unfortunate but he is a big horse and should improve a lot over the winter as he grows and develops.
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