On the 8th we had Lovely Schtuff at Ayr in his second chase. He started off keen and out front, jumped well throughout but unfortunately tired and ended up finishing 5th. He bleed a little and cut himself during the race so we will give him some recovery time before his next race. We have had a few horses come back into work recently, the two youngsters had a break over November and December but are happy to be back…
On the 28th December, Jackie and Patrick set off to Catterick with Highland Peak where he made his chase debut. He settled, jumped well and managed to finish 4th on a shorter trip than he would ideally like. This was a great effort and we will now look to run him over further. The following day the second lorry set off for Kelso with Captain Kurt and Amilliontimes. Captain Kurt ran in the first, he performed well and held on…
Where has the year gone? Its been a relatively tough year for us but heres hoping 2019 brings us some luck! We have entries on 28th at Cattrick and 29th at Kelso, weather permitting as per usual, but we should have a couple runners nevertheless. On the 21st we had our annual Christmas party, shared with the farm which gives everyone the chance to met and let their hair down, as well as thanking everyone for their hard work over…
On Sunday we had Lovely Schtuff and Bright Prospect at Kelso. Lovely Schtuff made his debut over chase fences and Bright Prospect ran in the Borders National. Lovely Schtuff started off keenly, settled after the second fence and continued to jump well throughout. It was a pleasing run for his first outing and he finished up in 5th. Bright Prospect also ran a good race. He was up with the pace and jumped fantastically, but probably didn’t see out the 4…
We’ve had a lot of rain recently, which has lead to us not running a few of the horses due to the ground being softer than they would like. Nevertheless the ones in work are all fit and ready we just need to hope for some drier patches and better ground. The gallops are having a little refurb to allow for better drainage now the winter and bad weather has set in. Lets hope winter isn’t a snowy as last…
Last week we had Bridane High and Lovely Schtuff entered at Ayr, both horses went down but unfortunately due to a lot of rain we didn’t run Lovely Schtuff. We did run Bridane High and he put in a solid effort to complete and finish in 5th in wet conditions with a lot of horses not managing to complete. Bright Prospect ran at Wetherby on Saturday. He ran a great race leading all the way and jumping some of the…
On Saturday we took Starozov back to Kelso. He had a step up in trip and it seemed to suit him well. He ran a good race, jumped ok and ran on at the end to finish in 2nd. His first two runs for us and over hurdles have been good and it is great to see him and others on the yard running well, its also great for the Jackie Stephen Racing Club to be back in full swing.…
This week we had 4 runners, a nice change for what seems like a quiet patch. First on Thursday we had Amilliontimes and Bright Prospect at Carlisle. Amilliontimes ran well in a decent paced race. He jumped well and was his usual consistent self, he always tries his hardest gaining on the other horses and ended up finishing 5th. Bright Prospect ran a pleasing race as he has been off after a long break. It was a solid performance for…
Unfortunately due to storm Callum giving us some horrible weather across the country we did not go to Hexham with any horses on Saturday. This was disappointing for us we have horses ready to run. There are other option as Carlisle, Kelso and Sedgefield are getting going. Nevertheless, after the storm we had some much nicer weather and we have managed to fit in plenty of schooling this week to keep all the horses fresh for any possible upcoming runs.…
This week Patrick attended a National Trainers Federation (NTF) training course about business management. This was a valuable day with good hospitality from both hosts Kelso racecourse and NTF. The course had some insight into leadership and management within the racing industry but that can also be applied to all situations. In racing we are lucky to have the NTF as they regularly put on courses and meetings to hear thoughts and meet with trainers. Majority of the horses are…
