Happy 'Jally' is back on his feet

Just a brace of runners this week kept us busy with Silver Alliance heading to Lingfield on Thursday and Generous Genella to Wolverhampton on Friday. The former ran a creditable race but pulled hard like he has done before and could not finish his race off, a stronger pace would suit. Genella was having her first run after a year off due to a leg injury and we were sweet on her chances, but it proved a bitter pill to swallow when she trailed in towards the back of the field, however she was quite rusty and looked although the fitting of head gear might help as she seemed to throw in the towel when she got surrounded by the other runners.

We didn't have much working this week but our two French imports from last year stretched their legs on the Cambridge Road gallop on Saturday. Verona Bay (infront) and Argante Claudius both suffered injuries last year which mean they have a total of one run between them, but the future is bright for them now and the racecourse is not far away.

The two two-year- olds worked together with lead horse Canning Vale, they are coming together now and learning every day. Believe In Me (near side) and Tiger's Home are both near enough ready to run it's just a matter of finding the right races for them now.

The un- named Halling filly is also learning more and more, she has just started doing fast bits of work and likewise will be running in the near future.

It was a nervous wait but our good old handicapper Khajaaly came back safe and sound from his operation to remove the bone growth on his leg. There was a worry that he wasn't going to be able to get to his feet after the op as the leg would be weak, but his is back at the yard now and has that same old sparkle in his eye. It will be a while before he can get ridden but it is just nice to see him bright and well.

Exopuntia has returned to the yard after a short break, she provided some great efforts on the track last year so hopefully she can have another fruitful campaign this season.

The two broodmares Bavarica (left) and Bushy Dell (middle) relaxed with their new field mate Faraway Land, who is having a short break before coming back into training later in the year.

I went shopping last week and came back with a lovely un- broken two- year old colt by Phoenix Reach out of Legal Belle. He is a blank canvas at the minute and could be anything, shares are available and details will be available on juliafeildenracing.com.

Another purchase I made this week was another two- year old this time from the breeze up sales, she is un- named by Mujadil out of Royal Jelly. She is along further down the line than the colt so if all goes well she will be running this campaign. Shares are also available, details on the website.

Homeward bound.



Acer Diamonds makes his come back on Monday at Windsor, providing the ground is safe to race on after all this rain, although the deeper the ground the better as he has such a big stride he will eat up this soft going. He showed alot of promise in his two runs in maidens last year so it was a blow when he got a leg injury, but he has been training well and it will be a fact finding mission to see how he reacts to a racecourse and whether he can show his ability he is showing at home.