Ready for a busy week

They say there's no rest for the wicked and that certainly applies to me this week as I've got runners entered every day.
Kicking off on Monday we have Bethan making her seasonal reappearance at Wolverhampton. She is still a maiden but has gone excruciatingly close to winning on numerous occasions. She has done well over the winter and strengthened up quite a bit. I expect her to improve for the run but she is well handicapped and certainly fit enough to do herself justice.
Bethan runs in an amateur race, as does Candesta the following day at Chelmsford. He found the one mile trip too sharp for him last time so the step up to 1m2f should be in his favour and he is a horse I think our amateur Ross will get the best out of as he he good on the strong-travelling types who need a bit of kidding along.

Silver Alliance (Ross), The Ducking Stool (Nick) & Dakota City (Mark)

After clocking up those miles, we'll almost be doubling them on Wednesday with the long trek down to Bath. Hopefully it'll be worth it as I think we have two good chances.
Silver Alliance really struggled in the soft ground at Pontefract last time so the return to a faster surface will be right in his favour and he seems to be in a good frame of mind at home, despite being a bit high in the handicap.
Joining him will be Honeymoon Express. She has recovered from her bad experience at Doncaster where she broke out of the stalls and ran loose. She passed her stalls test at Nottingham on Friday and I was pretty relieved as I think this is a race she has a great chance in and can hopefully bounce back to some kind of form in the blinkers.

Thankfully on Thursday we are a lot closer to home with The Ducking Stool making her first appearance of the new season at Newmarket. She is in terrific form but is very high in the weights so I expect her to find things a bit tough until she drops in the handicap a bit. It will be great to see her back on the track though as she has certainly become a yard favourite.

On Friday, Dakota City heads to Newbury with a decent chance. We're still trying to figure out his likes and dislikes but I think a bit of cut in the ground will suit him fine and the long, galloping straight of the track should be good for him too. His ideal distance is still a bit of an unknown as is his handicap mark but we'll find out more on the day.

Finally, completing the week is Automotive at Doncaster. He had to miss his engagement at Nottingham last Saturday due to the soft ground but he is in flying form and certainly ready for a run. He is a hard one to predict but if he is in the right frame of mind, you'd hope he could finish in the money.
So it is a busy week but hopefully can be a rewarding one. I think the best chance of some success could be at Bath on Wednesday. It's a track we usually do well at so fingers crossed the past fortune can continue. I hope to see plenty of you at various places this week!

Avidly (Sarah)

Vastly (Adam)

Duke Of Diamonds (Caitlin)

I've been on Twitter for a few months now and have really got into it. It's great to keep up to date with the latest news as it happens but also to have a bit of banter with other people on there. Luckily I don't get much abuse from irate punters!
It's also a good opportunity to show the world just what we do at Harraton Stud and I put up a great photo on there today of the three boys (Automotive, Handheld & Silver Alliance) having a chill out in the field on a Sunday morning.

Ross has reassured me that there will be a Three To Follow update next week. He has been keeping tabs on the scores but has just been waiting for the points to build up before updating us all.