We have had plenty of runners over the past week with two more winners and two more best turned out awards for the yard -   Cellar Vie and Empire de Maulde . We are delighted that our Head Lad David Macleod has been shortlisted for the prestigious Godolphin  stable staff awards in the Dedication to Racing category.  This is so well deserved...

With the rain, conditions have eased and we are able to have more runners. Office Changes At the end of November we said goodbye to Adam Brook who has now gone to work for Mark Johnston in Middleham. Alongside Neil, Adam worked very hard to improve the office organisation during the time he was with us and we wish him well in...

The dry spell continues and trainers nationwide are being hampered by the current conditions. At Newcastle on the 9 th November we had two flat runners on the all-weather. I am Dand y ridden by Nicky Mackay ran another excellent race in the 1 mile Handicap and was only beaten by a length into third place.   He really does deserve to win...

It is remarkable that the North has been so dry at this time of year and this has greatly affected us as we cannot risk running the horses on unsuitable going.   However, there has been some rain in the past week which has helped.   The horses are running well and it is very good to have another winner on the board. At...

This is a very exciting time of year as the horses near race fitness and the young ones continue with their jumping education.   At a recent schooling session, Civil Unrest , who is in great form, was used as the lead horse for Charmant and Calix Delafayette both of whom will be going chasing this season. Charmant was particularly impressive and Aristo...