Jun 18th, 2011 by Bert
A tough day yesterday with no winners. Switcher was just edged out of the places, which was a blow. I had my biggest bet of the day on the wrong French horse in the Coronation Stakes, which was annoying. All in all a poor day for the finances.
Today is a big day for a friend of …
Jun 17th, 2011 by Bert
Another amazing day yesterday - almost a carbon copy of day 2 but with the added bonus of the winning horse being owned and bred by Michael. I imagine Brown Panther could go on from this and compete at a very high level, particularly if he gets the right conditions.
For me it was another day when I looked into …
A great day yesterday with Manor House scoring its first win at Royal Ascot - Rhythm of Light won extremely well under a confident ride. I hope it’s the first of many.
It saved my days betting - I was on course for one of my worst days ever having bet (and lost) heavily on every race bar the Prince …
Jun 15th, 2011 by Bert
I had a good day out yesterday and there was a lot to talk about.
The controversy started early with Olivier Peslier putting up 2lb overweight in the Queen Anne. It’s slightly surprising as he carried 8-11 four times and 8-10 once on Sunday and Monday - either he was at the pies in a big way on Monday night …
Jun 14th, 2011 by Bert
A funny day yesterday - it felt like a long day chauffeuring my kids around with a couple of business meetings crammed in to the middle of the day. There was at least time to watch a bit of racing and lose a bit of money - I came second in a couple of agonisingly close finishes.
I had a …
Jun 13th, 2011 by Bert
It was a long weekend and it’s a relief to be back at my desk. We had a fifth child to look after and my mother came all day Sunday - it’s nice to be living in a big house but it takes a lot longer to clear it up.
It rained all afternoon so we decided to watch a …
Jun 11th, 2011 by Bert
I’ve had blog problems and the site has been down for a while - apologies for any inconvenience.
My betting has been very up and down. I had an amazing run following a few stables coming into form - Stuart Kittow, David O’Meara, Keith Dalgleish etc. Tom’s horses have been running extremely well and continue to do so. …
I had a nice winner last week when Peintre D’Argent won at Newbury - she amazed us all by winning with incredible ease. She’s in foal to Winker - I think it’s made her eat a lot more (always a problem with her) and she may have benefited from it. She goes tomorrow at Musselburgh and I don’t …
May 12th, 2011 by Bert
The runners are coming in thick and fast now, with good and bad results. Van Go Go won her claimer but was claimed by Paul Dixon. I spoke to Paul later and bought back a leg - I doubt she will be a champion but she’s improving and is uncomplicated and should win more races - she’s also …
I had a lot of runners last week with no success, but Manor House had a Chester winner (owned by Michael) and the 2yos are starting to fire now so I’m fairly happy. It was a very busy week.
On the bank holiday weekend I was away at Turnberry in a group of 47 - back at the farm Jane …
