Martin’s Blog 6th February
A hard frost this morning but luckily our carpet gallop seems to thrive on all the elements wish to throw at it and it is
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A hard frost this morning but luckily our carpet gallop seems to thrive on all the elements wish to throw at it and it is
A dry and crisp morning and great to have both James and Simon Hayman-Joyce in and Lizzie too. James is involved in City Never Sleeps
A busy couple of days and we schooled a few horses yesterday including Jazzy, Ocean Eleven, Viking Mistress and Ballymountain Boy plus Champion Court as
Delighted with Somewhere To Be at Southwell yesterday where he jumped for fun and showed us again that he’s a chaser in the making. Aidan
Schooling morning and Ocean Eleven cantered up the grass twice and then schooled over hurdles. Led by Champion Court, who never missed a beat under
What a strange day yesterday was at Cheltenham. Such a tremendous buzz at the course for such amazing racing. All week Freddie & Harry have
What a busy morning but like usual on a Cheltenham morning and great to see so many faces, some new, some familiar and all with
A very busy morning with a team from ITV here in the dark for a full morning of filming on and around the gallops and
A very busy Thursday morning with lots of owners in including Geoff & Caroline Godsall who came to see their imposing horse Thady Quil and
Thick fog again today but a lot milder. Alex Steedman in for a couple of lots in his quest to get race sharp for the
Foggy and pretty cold here this morning. Richard East and James Gibbs in to watch Solstice Star doing his final piece of fast work ahead
We’d planned to go to Cocklebarrow Point to Point in Aldsworth near Cirencester yesterday and meet up with owners and friends there but it was
Racing is off today which is frustrating. Johnny Og was heading to Ascot for the Amateur Chase he won last year, albeit off a much
A fun night last night as we had a team outing out for supper in Cheltenham followed by Ten Pin Bowling. Everyone seemed to enjoy
Yesterday Viking Mistress ran a blinder back over hurdles. She travelled and jumped really well and was only beaten by the favourite so a great
A quiet morning this morning with most horses just doing a long canter on the grass as plenty worked yesterday so today is a quieter
A busy work morning with Warren Marston and Conor Shoemark in to ride out. We worked Any Currency, Leriche Belle, Solstice Star, Thady Quil, Cup
We have escaped without too much snow thankfully and no runners until Wednesday so we’ve not got to worry about getting the lorry out in
We have escaped without too much snow thankfully and no runners until Wednesday so we’ve not got to worry about getting the lorry out in
Happy New Year! We so nearly had our first winner of 2017 yesterday at Taunton with Forecast. He was given a lovely ride by Conor
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