James Ewart Racing News

With runners at Kelso, Carlisle and Newcastle we have been kept busy over the last week.   It was disappointing that Charmant fell at Carlisle but luckily he was not injured and it is worth noting that he was our first and only faller so far this season.   This is testament to the thorough and careful schooling that James and the team carry out...

The horses continue to run right up to form with Honourary Gift winning at Sedgefield.   In the last fourteen days up to Friday 23rd March - 67%  and the overall percentage of winners to runners is 15%, with 26% winning over fences and 15% over hurdles (stats courtesy of Racing Post) Both Foxey and Ettila de Sivola ran excellent races on a lovely sunny...

A quiet week on the racing front but the workload at the yard remains the same which constantly reminds us how grateful we are for all our dedicated stable staff who continue to nurture the horses whether they are racing or not. Sam Cottrill is back from his four week Foundation Course at the British Racing School in Newmarket where he excelled and...

The horses continue in good form and we have had a winner on each of the last three Saturdays.   We reported on Ascot de Bruyere winning at Newcastle on the 23rd February in our last blog and this was followed up by Empire de Maulde at Doncaster on the 2nd March and Charmant at Ayr on the 9th March.   This has put the yard...

Ascot de Bruyere winning again at Newcastle with Steven Fox  Gemma has proved to be a huge asset to the yard combining office work with taking the horses racing.   She has also been particularly successful at sourcing young horses that have done well.   Bingo d’Olivate – who loves the mud – has already won this season and For Three has run two great...