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- Jaz Coleman’s Birthday Updateby AdminThe first runner since the previous update was the returned GOLD CLERMONT, who went to Exeter for the Devon National as she became unqualified for the Eider Chase due to Mr Vango declaring. We had to set off prior to the morning inspection, the existence of which was fairly good news, because splashing around in…
Read more - St Scholastica’s Day Updateby AdminApparently St Scholastica, the founder of the Benedictine order of nuns, is traditionally invoked against storms and rain. The message from early 2026 is that she might have taken her eye off the ball a little in that respect. On to the horses. The next runner to appear after the last update was MONANSUNU,…
Read more - Saint Devota’s Day Updateby AdminToday’s update commemorates Saint Devota, who is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. Her body was being transported from Corsica to North Africa for burial but the boat ended up in Monaco, so she ought also to be the patron saint of poor navigation. A barmy few days at Shovelstrode since the last update.…
Read more - Lead Belly Day Updateby AdminToday would have been the 138th birthday of folk blues pioneer Lead Belly, in the unlikely event that he were still alive. YASMINA makes it into her second update of the week. We sent her to Windsor as she had come out of her previous race in tip top nick and there was a hefty…
Read more - Literary Landmark Updateby AdminA generic header, as 12th January 2026 covers both the 150th birthday of Jack London and the 50th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s death. So very much a swings and roundabouts moment, depending on how broad your literary tastes may be. Since the last update we had a festive spell without runners. Given there being plenty…
Read more - Day Of Neutrality Updateby AdminAs everyone surely knew, 16th of December is the Day of Neutrality, at least it is in Turkmenistan, when everyone wears beige or light grey and defers making a decision on anything to 17th or later. There are other conventions, but that pair are the ones that matter. The update on recent runners is broadly…
Read more - Neon Lighting Day Updateby AdminYes, it is the 115th anniversary of the first public demonstration of neon lighting. Astronomers everyhwere heave a mighty sigh of despair. And that was something we sort of did on Monday at Plumpton. BIRDMAN BOB returned to the scene of his recent success and failed narrowly to follow up. He jumped excellently in front…
Read more - And A Lingfield Winner Tooby AdminInspired and motivted by his next door neighbour’s success at Kempton, TROPICAL SPEED showed that he could match it with a front running success at Lingfield on Thursday. The easing ground was a bit of an unknown with him, but it did not prevent Tropical Speed from gradually wearing down the opposition and seeing off…
Read more - Kempton Win For Everyonesgameby AdminA very nice 80/1 winner at Kempton on Monday! EVERYONESGAME was having an experimental attempt at three miles, and that experiment went very well thank you. Always on the heels of the leaders, he surged ahead from the last, unflustered by the extra distance. Freddie reported that the horse was a very straight forward ride…
Read more - World Toilet Day updateby AdminYes. November 19th – World Toilet Day! Who knew? It is also the anniversary of the end of the Finnish War, ended in 1809 by the splendidly named Convention Of Olkijohki. There was dancing in the streets when that concluded. On the subject of merry dances, Plumpton on Monday, with TROPICAL SPEED in the now…
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