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Two runners at Wolverhampton tomorrow evening with Manton Road (pictured) in the one mile 0-60 handicap at 7pm and Sumatran Tiger in the mile and three quarter 0-55 handicap run at 8.30pm. We are leaving the headgear off Manton Road in the hope he breaks out of the stalls a bit quicker. Undoubtedly this has […]
Express Train ran a pleasing fourth at Wolverhampton on Tuesday, ridden by Alfie Redman who had ridden him previously when trained by Andrew Balding, replacing injured Rab Havlin. Express Train showed great enthusiasm from the front and will hopefully be winning for his patient connections soon. With some much needed rain, Adlestrop is looking much […]
Express Train runs in the 8pm at Wolverhampton this evening. He is progressing with each run and hopefully a drop in grade will help. Rab Havlin injured his neck at Epsom yesterday so Alfie Redman, apprentice to Andrew Balding who has ridden him before, will ride and claims seven pounds. It was great to host […]
Talking Bear made a very pleasing debut in the seven furlong novices stakes at Kempton last night. Showing inevitable greenness on his debut, he was pulled wide for a challenge in the straight by Callum Hutchinson and he stayed on well in the final furlong to be beaten just over five lengths by two decent […]
We have three runners on Wednesday with Talking Bear going to Kempton for the 6.51pm – a seven furlong novice stakes ridden by Callum Hutchinson. Unfortunately this three-year-old son of Kodi Bear was unable to make his debut a few weeks ago as he got restless in the stalls having had to wait in them […]
Fighting Poet (pictured) once again ran a cracking race at Lingfield to finish third beaten a length and a half by the winner. With a fast early pace, Jonny Peate was unable to dictate the pace up front but allowed Poet to find his feet at halfway before moving onto the heels of the leaders […]
Fighting Poet so nearly got his head in front again for the Adlestrop Club at Lingfield last Tuesday. He was given a fine ride by Rab Havlin and a change of tactics in riding him more positively very nearly worked as he was only chinned in the final strides. Six Blue (pictured) runs today in […]
Fighting Poet runs today in the 4pm at Lingfield, the mile and a half classified stakes with Rab Havlin onboard. The blinkers are back on after trying cheek pieces on his last outing when Delphi rode him. He has run well on the track in the past and hopefully things will go his way today. […]
Express Train travelled well into the race from a poor draw at Lingfield on Tuesday night and Rab Havlin thought he might be in the money turning for home. He stayed on at one pace from there on and Rab thinks that a bit of cut in the ground would suit him once some rain […]
Express Train (pictured) runs this evening at Lingfield in the six furlong handicap run at 6.48pm. Although he needed the outing, he pleased us on his debut for us and hopefully he will have come on for that run although he has a poor draw today. Once again Rab Havlin takes the ride and we […]
Delighted to see Manton Road finally get his head in front after some near misses, at Wolverhampton on Thursday evening. Given a fine ride by Jonny Peate, he enjoyed the fast early pace before coming to challenge the leaders in the last half furlong to win by half a length under hands and heels. Manton […]
