Four times a racehorse!

The fairytale keeps on going with Sabre Rock and he made it four wins from four runs for us at Lingfield on Friday after yet again running away with another race. After buying him for just 7,500gns in October, he seems to have thrived since joining us and that has shown on the racecourse. He has had four quick runs now and Shelley said that he felt a bit flat during the race despite winning so he will have a few weeks off before hopefully resuming his progress.

Apologies for the lack of photos this week but there was a problem with the uploader so there will be no visuals to go with my bleatings!

It looks likely to be a quiet week on the runners front with just two entries. Candesta has a couple of entries and is most likely to go to Wolverhampton on Friday. He has improved a lot recently for the fitting of blinkers and ran a good second last time. The return to a handicap should suit him and hopefully he can show himself in a good light again.
Tolly McGuiness is the other entry as he goes to Lingfield on the same day. He has a lot of speed but struggles to see out his races so a track like Lingfield with a downhill finish could help him out and, if he can last the distance, could pick up some prize money.

As mentioned a few weeks ago, Attain has replaced Previous Acclaim in the Newmarket Equine Tours Racing Club and he looks likely to make his debut in the club's colours at Chelmsford City on 28th January. As for Previous, she has found a good home with my nephew Sam who is using her as his pony at Pony Club. She is a very good ride and has such a nice temperament so it is great to see her put to good use. As every horse is treated as an individual at our yard, I always try to find them a good home after their racing days are over as I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing they were having a rough time.

My husband John is off on his annual holiday, this time in Tenerife so it has been a busy time at home making up for the man less in the the yard. People ask why we don't go on holiday together and I tell them it is because someone has to stay at home and run the yard but, in truth, I couldn't go on the lazy, sun-bathing holidays that he enjoys!