We've had quite a quiet spell for a while now and while it's easy to moan and make excuses it's also a time when you know things will get better. Next week should hopefully get us off that dreaded cold trainers list, Wednesday sees all my weeks runners head out. Exopuntia will bid to put her last run behind her and come out on top on her first visit to Lingfield. Also at that venue is Kampai, she has been putting in solid efforts all year and I can't believe she hasn't won an race yet so hopefully she will get the run of the race this time. Then over at Kempton is the horse who will almost certainly get us out of the recession, No Such Number. He is 100% for the yard so far and he is going fantastically at home so it will be fingers and toes crossed that we have a Winnerful Wednesday.
As action moves onto the all-weather now we are not allowed to cut across the Rowley Mile to get to the 'work' gallops, we now have to take a much longer route round Devil's Dyke, although it is longer it does help with their fitness as they get another hack canter in before the gallop, however it can be a nightmare if your riding one that is in a bad mood!
Here we have Tiger's Home (nearest) working along with Wiggo. Both are two-year-old who have benefited with time to mature and will hopefully be making hay through the all-weather season. However, even from this picture you can see Tiger hanging to her right, as it happens we got her in to have a look at her back and she was a bit twitchy so the physiotherapist will see her tomorrow, it is a shame that she's not right as I was planning on running her next week, but that's horses for you.
The Wednesday wonders worked together, No Such Number (background) and Kampai both bid to end the dry spell, they're both so competitive and eyeballed each other all the way which is what you like to see.
The other runner this week is Exopuntia (nearest) she did an astounding piece of work and even had Khajaaly playing catch up! The latter likes time between his races so now I am looking to get him in a race, preferably at his beloved Wolverhampton.
One of the new in-mates Handheld has been a real star and impressed us all with his attitude, nothing seems to faze him and he's settled in really well.
The days are short and cold now and it is a time of year where everything seems to take so much longer, especially for us as we turn most of them out and have to scrape all of the mud off them when they come in and hang up all the wet rugs. It does make for some lovely shots though, he is a snapshot of the 'girls' field with, left to right, Believe In Me, Bonnie, Bavarica and Bushy Dell all appearing from the gloom.
Only the two runners this week and they came home at opposite ends of the spectrum, firstly Didn't I Do Well went to Southwell on Wednesday and didn't do very well. He is quite lazy at home and it showed on the track with him showing little enthusiasm, so it would not be worth his or our while trying to train him so he has been retired and we are looking for a loving home for him, he is a lovely character and a great ride so I hope he ends up somewhere nice. Then Sail Home ran on Saturday at Lingfield, she showed a great turn around of form to finish 3rd only beaten about half a length by the winner, it was quite frustrating as she would of won had she not met so much trouble in the home straight, which makes me ponder her possiblities as I hear the winner is going to be covered by Frankel! But was a great feeling shouting one home for a change!
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