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The horses had been a bit quiet lately, hence the lack of anything of significance to update, but they started to emerge from the doldrums last week. BE FAIR ran a really good race on the flat at Chelmsford, only to be hampered at a critical part of the race. One of those “drat!” moments,…
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The main news is to note that we have a new stable sponsor. FunnelFuel are specialists in B2B digital marketing and all about their background and latest news can be found on https://funnelfuel.io It has been a bit quite on the track lately as a few of the winter horses have run as if needing…
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Apologies for those who have been looking for the site – a slight faux pas in the hosting renewal led to some down time. Not much of note has happened on the course in the last week or so. GODOT ran at Ascot and did OK up to the third last. BIRDMAN BOB went to…
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It is also Al Jarreau’s birthday. And that of Googie Withers. But for us, how did March begin? GODOT second at Plumpton, beaten by less than a length and later on the card BIRDMAN BOB, second by just over a length. That makes it eleven times runner-up for the season, with four horses having achieved…
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It is a long way to go for a race, but GOLD CLAREMONT took her chance in the Eider Chase at Newcastle. One of the original appeals of the race was that the ground would be ideal, but the weather gods taunted us by ensuring that Gold Claremont conditions were everywhere. Unfortunately, Newcastle was the…
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That would be St Conrad of Piacenza, and not any of the other nine St Conrads. Since the last update we had a disappointment at Plumpton when BIRDMAN BOB unseated at the third last and dumped Philip as he saved himself. How non-team spirited, but it was one of those mistakes where the horse stepped…
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Admittedly it is not yet Pancake Day, but there is not likely to be an update before that, so this is the Pancake Day update. Clear as mud? First out of the gate in February was EKLIL, going back to the flat after a rest following his unfortunate jumps debut. In his old yard they…
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The run of second places was ended when Philip Armson teamed with GOLD CLAREMONT to win the staying chase at Fontwell on the last Sunday of the month. There was a little bit of crossing the lucky rabbit’s feet and magpie counting to ensure that after a few dry days and some stiff breeze she…
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Earlier in the month we reported on a day that was good but oh so near to being great. Well, to remind us that schadenfreude is a real thing, Plumpton staged a short notice additional meeting, which we were delighted to see featured opportunities for four of our horses. When CLONDAW ROBIN bounced round and…
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This is really the “After Plumpton Update”, where we had a good day, but it so nearly achieved epic status. The difference between good and great came in Zoe’s memorial race, where BIRDMAN BOB finished second. He got outpaced at halfway and stuck at the back as a consequence, where he narrowly avoided being tripped…
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