Racehorse trainer Sussex
A date for the future. We will be hosting a visit on Sat 16th September as part of National Racehorse Week. See https://nationalracehorseweek.uk for details. We have had several new arrivals. Due to the retiral of Paul Henderson from the training ranks, we have been sent a couple of horses by John Finch, those being…
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We had a couple of third places over the end of May bank holiday weekend. On Sunday Monty’s Award was not totally comfortable with the good to firm ground at Fontwell, but he looked after himself, as he is inclined to do, and emerged unscathed and in the frame. A day later we took Harry…
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The new season began rather well with GODOT winning a very competitive handicap hurdle at Kempton on May Bank Holiday. After his sound round of jumping at Plumpton, he repeated the dose here, apart from a slightly less fluent than ideal attempt at the last, but he had the energy in reserve to hold at…
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GOLD CLERMONT just failed to make it her third win of the season at Plumpton. She was a lot happier there than she had been when beaten at Hereford, and put it a gutsy display to worry an in form winner all the way to the line. With the last day of the season coming…
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A nicely productive Easter time, without having to make any reference to eating of chocolate eggs. Oops. The highlight was an overdue success for GODOT at Plumpton, with Stan Sheppard riding. Back tackling maiden company rather than handicaps, he got his act together with his jumping, and was consequently able to make the job look…
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A smashing day at Plumpton built into a proper crescendo. To begin with DEN THE DIVA was fourth against a couple of tasty opponents, demonstrating that she is gradually finding her racing legs. Next up was FLEMEN’S TIPPLE, in a slightly longer race than last time and battling to finish second, beaten half a length…
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TRIUMPH! A glorious success for GOLD CLAREMONT at Plumpton got us back on the winning trail. She had been very well in herself, and had schooled just fine, but there was always that doubt that when her old yard tried her over fences, she had not enjoyed it all. As it happened, things went very…
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The horses that the club can now be revealed. All those who have been waiting with bated breath can now safely unbate. The trio are: Devious Dicks Dame – a winner and a runner-up for the club last season Queen Among Kings – new to the club and twice a runner-up at Plumpton last season,…
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