Quite a few runners this week and it all kicked off at the sea side with Believe In Me (Honeymoon Express a non-runner) at Yarmouth. She was able to get infront again and showed some cracking early speed but could not maintain it, the ground could of been firmer after a shower or two and a little race will be in her sometime soon. Then we were up at Nottingham on Thursday with Omega Omega, with a step up in trip on her handicap debut she too was able to dominate but is quite one paced and could not go with them. Last runners were at Newbury today, Entrance was giving her rider Dean Smith his first ride and ran creditably after receiving a not so clear passage. The Ducking Stool ran in the next, she was able to sit handy and kick early but could not maintain the gallop and got caught on the line to finish 2nd, she's ran another brilliant race showing she is still at the top of her game.
The rain provided nice going on the grass gallops this week, but on Wednesday Lea Valley (brown cap) completed her preparation for her second outing at Wolverhampton tomorrow, she has come on an awful lot since her debut which has really woke her up and is flying up the gallops, here with Entrance, if she handles the all-weather than I would be surprised of she's not there abouts.
Galloping on the Peat Moss on Saturday was Silver Alliance (first grey) and Emma's Gift (nearside grey), they're both well after having a short break each. Emma goes for a race on Shergar Cup day at Ascot on Saturday, she loves the place and it would be great to have a winner there on a day like that. Just behind is Khajaaly still maintaining steady progression after his leg operation.
Here is Attain striding out with Verona Bay (behind), they've both become lazy types who need a bit more encouragement. Verona runs in a couple of weeks in a juvenile hurdle at Stratford if he schools well again and Attain will be out soon seen with headgear.
This is new boy No Such Number giving me a hard time up the canter this week, he has really settled in well and I can't wait to start getting some fast bits of work into him to see how good he is.
Runners next week also consist of The Ducking Stool who, depending on how she comes out of her race today, is in at Pontefract on Wednesday.
Just a quick word about Tuesday, which was my fathers funeral. Everything went smoothly and we received a good turn out of people, we all went back to the father-in-laws house after to watch Glorious Goodwood which is what he would of wanted! Once again thank you everyone for all the kind words and messages I have received over the past week or so.
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