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Wildcard racing August 2012

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August has been a very good month….  An exciting entry in the Ayr Bronze cup and 2 winners……

 Henry Bee

 Had the whole month off to get over his back strain… he is now well in to preparations for the Ayr Racing festival…. All being well he will run in the bronze cup, he will go straight to Ayr on 22nd of September. To say we have happy owners is an understatement…. Hopefully ground and pace in the race will be in his favour and he runs a big one

 Siberian Belle

 She finally became belle of the ball… winning an apprentice race in the capable hands of Laura Barry….. Laura who used to look after Belle was so pleased even though Belle made it as hard as possible for her. It’s been a long time coming but Belle Pulled out just enough without really trying to win…. We have entered everywhere since but races are hard to get in to at her level but reports are very good and we expect her to come on for the run and reward her owner’s patience… Nice comment on Attheraces as she passed the line another winner in the wildcard racing Colours….. nice to be noticed

 Somethingboutmary

 Just 1 start and 1 win in August… All the way to Lingfield, put in to the stalls buy Gary witheford, led all way …. Job done. Julie Burke rode her at Lingfield and gave her a great ride, Turning for home the pack look to be closing but a quick slap turned on the burners and off she went to win a shade cosy….. From the reports at home she is working very well, just putting all the pieces of the puzzle together for the finished article

 Bunce

 New addition this month to wildcard racing….. A bargain at just £6k he is in training with David O ‘Mera….. After a 10 week layoff he has ran twice in 3 days finishing 5th on both occasions. David id very happy with him and now knows what he has to work with…. It won’t be long till he adds to wildcard racings impressive strike rate for 2012…..

 Woolfall sovereign

 Back in work now after having part of his hoof removed….. Can’t wait to get him back

 In other news

 Wildcard racing attended the malton open day…  a great success with plenty of info handed out and new owners brought in…..i love attending days like that showing people what we have to offer… A friendly service, a great strike rate, top trainers and great horses….. it’s been an amazing year to date and I am looking forward to the last few months…..

 Siberian belle is my horse to watch….. Going very much in the right direction….

Kevin Ryan Stable Visit

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 A nice sunny Morning at the top of Sutton Bank….. does it get any better?????? Yes it does….. when your there to watch your filly canter past in full flight.

Somethingboutmary looked every inch the racehorse in the hands of Amy Ryan…. Working very well she impressed all who attended. A final prep ready for her race on Monday at Lingfield. Kevin was very pleased with her…. Amy also had plenty to say out her fav horse in the yard.

A big turnout of 14 owners came to see what there hard earned cash pays for and none went away disappointed…. Our stunning chestnut daughter of Sleeping Indian posed for cameras and accepted pats of all connected..

After work it was off to the Hambleton inn for Bacon Butties and coffee….. A chance for all owners to have a catch up and talk about horses…. A top morning enjoyed by all

WRS June 2012

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June gave WRS our biggest victory to date….. and put us on the global map. All thanks to Deerslayer and Amy Weaver..

Deerslayer – He finally did the business for wrs stateside, Rudy had found him the perfect race, a massive $33,000 pot…. race time in UK was 1220 am, I managed to stay up and cheer him home. Hitting the front 2f out he showed all his ability to hold off the late challenge. Deerslayer was claimed after the race for $20,000 and the plan was complete… Thanks to all involved.

Henry Bee- He continues to be a consistent performer but still that elusive win escapes him… We went to Redcar as fav in a poor maiden, this being his downfall as he was out on his own a long time and started to wander, getting caught close home. A few days ago we headed north to Musselburgh and bumped into a nice filly of Mark Johnston…. Was one of henrys best performances to date going down by a half a length….

Woolfall Sovereign – We have not had the ground to run him on in June, he was set to run at Thirsk until bad weather halted that

Siberian Belle – She has come down with an infection after being bitten, so has been in and out of action… won’t be long till we see her again on track.

Somethingboutmary -  Races for novices are not easy to find, we found a perfect one at Newcastle, just 4 runners. Hot fav to beat, Mary prepped and ready to roll….. but our little diva of a filly decided that the stalls were not for her and refused to go in…. looking at the race we missed a golden opportunity. So she has been sent to Gary witherford http://www.garywitheford.co.uk/ to pass a stalls test and make sure this does not happen again. Gary has worked with the best so she is in good hands

Somethingboutmary – winner winer!!!

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An afternoon trip to Southwell, maybe not the most glamorous but we were heading there to see our 2yr old filly Somethingboutmary make her debut. Word from the yard was she would run well but expected to be green, She had not been the quickest from the stalls at home but we were there to take our chance…… Amy Ryan booked to ride, no one knows her better so we were all happy.

She looked a million dollers in parade ring, taking it all in her stride, she has always been a very chilled out filly and it showed…. every now and aging a little dance on her toes but nothing to worry about.

Chatting to Amy in parade ring she discussed the plan depending how SBM jumped…. Amy would make the desciion on how she was traveling , will full trust is miss ryan we wished her well and just asked her to bring her back safely. As in the parade ring SBM was still as chilled out as ever, thoughts wonder to will she ever light up….. we would know in the next 5 mins. We were a bit worried by the bill turner horse Hillbilly boy, Bill was very confident about his charge

No issues going in to the stalls as others around jumped and kicked… The gates flew open and as at home she did not break well…..Amy never pushed and kicked like most Jockeys but just gave her a few strides to get ballenced….. after 2F SBM was getting a face full of kick back and did not look happy, in your head you are deciding what to say to the owners and trying to justify your perchase….. then Amy pulled her wide…..

SBM looked to be picking up well, she was running green you cant agrue that , head was all over but she was starting to fly. Excitment in the WRS camp started to build, amy gave he few slaps of her whip, SBM dispite being  green responded… picking them off 1 by 1. Hitting the front ears still pricked Amy just pushed her home to win a bit cosy….. SBM is WRS 1st 2yr old winner

to watch race http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtILvOfGp6k

You can discribe the feeling of a winner when its your horses and more so when you have seen them grow up…..

 

As we headed off the the winners enclosure my phone was going crazy in my pocket, calls tweets, text….. they can wait i have 2 special girls to congratulate….. Amy brought her in to the winners inc with a massive smile on her face, she has worked this filly every day and it showed. A quick de brief and a big pat for SBM, Next its interview time followed by the presentation……

 

In the winners bar you have time to reflect on the run and watch replay…. dispite the greenness her tallent shon through and speaking to Kevin we think there is a lot more to come…..

 

SBM is now entered at Newcastle on Tuesday

 

I would like to thank @MartWes for taking some pictures for me used in this blog…. i owe you a beer!!!!