James Ewart Racing News

It was very good to end 2018 with Charmant winning at Kelso.  There was a huge crowd on their last meeting of the year and it was a rare day as every single race was won by a Scottish trainer!  As we go into 2019, the forecast again is for dry weather and so this is giving us cause for concern as we...

 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 and we keep...

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 his...

The dry spell continues and trainers nationwide are being hampered by the current conditions. At Newcastle on the 9th November we had two flat runners on the all-weather. I am Dandy 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 but it is...

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 Wetherby...