Wildcard Racing Tipping Competition Week 11

Week 11 was a weekend of competitive racing, but that didnt stop the Wildcard tipping competitors getting stuck in and finding a very respectable 13 winners. The horse with the most NAPS was 10-3 winner Gabrial who was napped by 5 people including Ray Ogden, Matt Knights, Andy Bonarius, Paula Chiltern and Ian Whiteway.
The highest priced winner was found by Mick Sanderson who tipped Move In Time who won the sprint handicap at 7-1. The girls in the competition all did well as Katie Gellatly and Janet Richards followed in the footsteps of Paula Chiltern by napping Grey Mirage and Red Courtier.
We move onto the guinees trials meeting at Newbury this week and the Scottish Grand National up at Ayr. Dont forget to get all your NAPS in by 12 midday on Saturday at wildcard.racing2@btinternet.com.
There are now 15 players who are showing a profit in the competition, below is the standings.

Leaderboard week 11

1, Andrew Condon +19
2, Alby Mills +14
3, Ryan Mcloughlin +11.5
4, Matt Knights +10.08
5, Janet Richards +9.5
6, Geoff Booker +7
7, Michael Ross +6.33
8, Mick Sanderson +4.78
9, Richard Jones +4.75
10, Ray Ogden +4.63
11, Paula Chiltern +4.33
12, Katie Gellatly +3.25
13, George Fraser +3
14, Ashley Pheasant +2.5
15, Steve Milnes +0.5

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Woolfall Sovereign wins again!!!! Lingfield 22nd Jan

Tuesday 22nd Jan ….. Lingfield… a short price favorite…… Woolfall sovereign!!!!!!!

Expectations were high in the wildcard camp… unbeaten over 5F , southwell and wolverhampton course record holder, heading in to a race when we had beaten 4 rivals we we confident of a big run…

He drifted in the market out to 2/1 so at least the owners had some value, drawn 8 of 8 was not an issue as needs to be dropped in, Ian Mongan had his well placed all the way round until we hit the final bend… Ian and Sov were pushed out wide, meaning we had to come the long way round, turning for home ian turned on sovs turbo and he took off, hitting final furlong he was level with Even Stevens but there was no stopping the inform sov… pushed out to the line…. and to the commentators words woolfall sovereign wins AGAIN!!!!!

rated 96 he did win a shade easy and we think there is so much more to come…. we have a nice place for sov and his owners are buzzing with the start to 2013… so far in 4 runs he has picked up £26,000 meaning he is top horse so far of 2013 and putting wildcard racing 4th in owners table with a 60% strike rate….

Sov is now fully syndicated out and so he should be…. owners trust our judgement with horses i am so happy they stood by him and he has rewarded them….. hes to more success

We also have to say a massive thank you to George Magarson, Katie Margarson and the team… tney have worked wonders with him…. they were confident he was special and i am so glad he carries the pink and blue of wildcard racing….

 

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Woolfall Sovereign Lingfield – Nu Nu is back!!!!

Tuesday 11th of December will now be a day to remember…. Woolfall Sovereign lined up against 7 rivals in the feature race of the day at Lingfield, Regular pilot Ian Mongan in the saddle. He had never run back to back so fast and had never won at 5F other than at his favoured lingfield. 

Today was the day that it was to change….. He had been of for 208 day prior to a great effort last week at lingfield, this race was always the plan but was meant to be at southwell… George Margarson was keen to run him as he was reported to be bouncing in the yard and full of beans…. 

The issue with his feet had seemed to have cleared up, losing his 2 front hoofs they had taken an age to grow back but whatever Katie had rubbed into them was making Woolfall fly, its not exaggeration to say we nearly had to say good bye to woolly due to his foot problem but team Margarson worked the magic and he was back, and ready to roll.

At 8/1 he was a good bet and the owners had the money down, Jumping from the gate woolly battled to get a position he is not used to 5F at Lingfield, Ian got he settled just off the pace, he came down the hill like a dream taking a quick breather….as they turned for home the horses parted like the red sea and Woolly had daylight, Ian gave him a slap and Woolly turned the  burners on, This was the horse I had brought to Wildcard racing, the horse that his owners had bought in to a stuck with over a difficult summer campaign…..

Woolfall Sovereign gained ground on the well fancied Swiss cross, his head was down and in full flight he looks every part the star he is….. pulling clear or the 2nd and a long way clear of the field he had given wildcard racing their 7th winner of the year and in doing so landing the biggest UK prize to date… Taking this year’s earing’s to just short of £50,000 

I watched the race in the bookies and the noise was deafening when he came of the bend, I can only imagine the noise at Lingfield with Katie Margarson and James Sandbrooke shouting their boy home… woolly had repaid our faith he is a horse with a big season ahead of him, his new feet are fast 

There are a few nice All weather races on the horizon for him and he will offer his owners a lot of fun, he will be a 90+ rated horse by Tuesday and that can open a lot of doors… 

Wildcard racing can’t thank George and Katie Margarson enough for the work they have done with Woolfall to get him back and add to our every growing list of winners

Wildcard Racing Our Horses

Captain Gerard Filly Yearling – Madagascar Moll

Trainer – David O’Meara

10% – £1200 then £225 a month

5% -   £600 then £115 a month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This beautiful filly is from the first crop of yearlings in 2012 for sire CAPTAIN GERRARD, a dual group winning sprinter who won or was placed in 9 out of his 10 starts as a juvenile. A winner of six races and more than £145,000 prize money he is by OASIS DREAM, a sire of 25 Group winners. The dam Fontanally Springs was a winner at 2 and 3 and placed 9 times. Likely to be a sharp type on breeding she is currently being broken in and ridden away by Dave and his team. She is likely to make her racecourse debut in two year old maidens from April 2013.

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One in a Row – 5yr old

Trainer – Alistair Whillans

10% – £1600 then £225 a month

5% -   £800 then £115 a month

Wildcard racings first step in to Jump racing… and what a horse to start with…..One in a Row was purchased at the recent DBS sales after showing promise in a Tipperary bumper where he finished third behind the Willie Mullins trained Pique Sous. He was formerly trained in Ireland by Joseph Hanlon and also has pointing experience. He made his debut for Alistair in a bumper at Perth shortly after being purchased and showed up well for a long way. He is bred to want a trip over hurdles and eventually fences. He has schooled very well and will start off in novice hurdles at the end of October with Carlisle a likely starting point. A horse we are hoping will give his owners some real fun along the way and well up to winning a race this NH season

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Dakar Run 3yr old unraced by Arc winning Dalakhani

Trainer – Richard Fahey

10% – £3000 then £225 a month

5% -   £1500 then £115 a month

 This stunning son of Arc winning Dalakhani is the real deal.  At over 16 hands he is a strong imposing type that is bred to need a trip. He is a great mover with a long stride. We have so many options with him and would like to think that he will be a real Saturday horse. We are looking at some nice handicaps. Closely related to Zee Zee top and Izzy top his breeding suggests he is a proper horse. He will be trained by Richard Fahey who has trained one in the family before.

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Aqlaam colt Yearling – Un-named

Trainer – Kevin Ryan

10% – £1500 then £225 a month

5% -   £750 then £115 a month

This colt comes to Wildcard racing with a great page out of Mrs Gray – a winner at 2 and placed 3 times. She has bred 14 foals (9 winners), including Moonstone Magic winner of the Dubai Duty Free Fred Darling S Gr3.  This colt has the potential to be just as good. A great walker and strong looking, he will fit in very well at Kevin Ryan’s yard. He is a great purchase bought at Doncaster sales in a very strong market in 2012.

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Garzoni – 3yr old Filly

Trainer – Kevin Ryan

10% – £800 then £225 a month

5% -   £400 then £115 a month

 

 

 Garzoni was purchased out of Sir Mark Prescott’s yard at the horses in training sales at Newmarket. She is a filly officially rated 60 who is going to improve with another winter under her belt allowing her to strengthen up. She is still very weak and will prosper away from the hustle and bustle of Newmarket when regularly turned out. She is very well bred and was previously owned by Cheverly Park Stud. Her best run was her most recent effort at Brighton over 1m 2f. By Medicean she is a very sweet filly who has an excellent temperament and is well up to winning handicaps in 2013. Given her pedigree she also has a future as a broodmare and this is something we will look closely at after she is successful on the track.

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Tantamount – 3yr old Gelding

Trainer – Alistair Whillans

10% – £1100 then £225 a month

5% -   £550 then £115 a month

Purchased from Roger Charlton this ex Juddmonte horse has the potential to be anything. With a rating of 62 he is well handicapped. His breeding suggests he will get a trip and we may look at taking him over a hurdle. He is related to upgrade winner of over £250k over the jumps. The right race plan could see him become a very nice horse. He is with the right trainer to give him every chance.

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Henry Bee – 3yr old Gelding

Trainer – Richard Fahey

10% – £800 then £225 a month

5% -   £400 then £115 a month

Henry Bee was the model of consistency in 2012 running in 13 races. Henry was only out of the frame on 4 occasions, he won twice including an impressive performance in a class 4 handicap at Haydock. Now rated 77 we have still not seen his full potential; a winter off and a good rest will see him back and ready to role as a 4yr old in 2013… the main plan will be Ayr festival in September.

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Bunce – 4yr old Gelding

Trainer – David O’Meara

10% – £600 then £225 a month

5% -   £300 then £115 a month

Bought in August he has been running well for WRS without getting his head in front and is now rated 70. His handicap mark suggests he is ready to fire; David has found the key to him and expects him to be in winner’s enclosure very soon. Bunce (once with Richard Hannon) is closely related to Parliament Square of A P O’Brien’s. He is a horse that will get you to the races and will take his turn rewarding his owners with a win.

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Throwing Roses 2yr old Filly

Trainer – TBA

5% -      £500 all in for 10 month

2.5% –   £300 all in for 10 month

 A great introduction into ownership… a small one off cost will get you to the races without busting the budget. Throwing Roses or Zookie as she is known did very well early part of 2012 but lost her way a bit. Her breeding suggests she will be a better 3yr old as her mum improved from 3 onwards. She is having the winter off and shares will be available from January onwards ready for some fun in 2013 with her. She will mature and grow over the winter, and will offer her owners some great days out racing for less than the cost of a gym membership

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Woolfall Sovereign – 6yr old Gelding

Trainer – George Margarson

10% – £ £225 a month lease only

5% -    £115 a month lease only

 

A great all-weather winter horse, rated 87 on the all-weather Woolfall will come in to his own this time of the year, Based with George Margarson in Newmarket we have a nice plan for woolly. He has had the summer off and always goes well fresh .If you’re looking for an all-weather horse he is your boy, strong and consistent. Off his mark he gets into some very valuable races, and with him being a lease only horse there is no up-front cost

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Somethingboutmary – 2yr old Filly

Trainer – Kevin Ryan

10% – £1600 then £225 a month

5% -   £800 then £115 a month

 This stunning daughter of Sleeping Indian won twice for WRS this year. She is out of Loch Leven and is closely related to the speedy filly Super Sleuth. Somethingboutmary is rated 70 and with 2 wins under her belt she already has great potential to be a broodmare. She was a winner on her debut in April and again mid-season at Lingfield. She will come on over the winter and become a very nice 3yr old.

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Bushranger Filly – Un-named Yearling

Trainer – TBA

10% – £TBA

5% -   £TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vox Pop – 3yr old Filly

Trainer – Alistair Whillans

10% – £TBA

5% -   £TBA

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Marchwood – 2yr old Gelding

Trainer – Amy Weaver

10% in American dream £6900

Will run in Florida contact andrew.bonarius@btinternet.com for further details

 

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Marford Missile – 3yr old Gelding

Trainer – Amy Weaver

10% in American dream £6900

Will run in Florida contact andrew.bonarius@btinternet.com for further details

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Julius Geezer – 4yr old Gelding

Trainer – Amy Weaver

10% in American dream £6900

Will run in Florida contact andrew.bonarius@btinternet.com for further details

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The end is near!!!!! Flat season Anyway

It’s been a quiet month …. Horses beginning to need a break… only had 3 runners in the Month, Our Grass team has now finished and our sole representative on the all-weather is ready…

 

Both Somethingboutmary and Henry Bee are heading down to Abbey Stud just outside Newmarket in Hoo… This stunning setting will give both horses a well-deserved break. Henry has been there before on his pre training program, Mick who looks after the horses has great knowledge having worked for Bill O’Gorman and Gerard Butler. They have big plans for the stud and have started to buy some really nice mares… including our mare Scillion who is in foal to Equiiano, due in Feb…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Somethingboutmary did not run well in her last race and a break looked long overdue for her… a chance to re-charge the batteries and grow… She is rated 70 on the AWT , Henry Bee has not been out since injuring himself at Thirsk after winning 2 on the bounce…. Looks to be growing pains and the fact that he has been in training over a year… we all need a break. Mick has a plan for him and will get Bee back buzzing ready for next season…

 

Bunce ran twice in October… Finishing 4th at Southwell a great effort to say that the surface may not have suited, then he went on to finish 7th at Catterick. We have a few ideas why we have not seen him get his head in front, he will get the winter off and will come back soon very well handicapped of 70 with plenty of room for improvement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Siberian Belle has been taken out of training and will go to a new home very soon… a sweet filly with talent.. sadly we never saw her full potential. She won for is in August at Yarmouth… so the decision was made to take her out of training and start a fresh with a new yearling…

 

Woolfell Sovereign is back in work and will soon be back in action on the all-weather… rated 87 he won’t be running for small prizes.. we still have a long term plan but will see how the 1st two races go, aiming at a race at southwell in December… he looks well and fired up. Let’s hope he can add to our impressive year by sticking his head in front….

 

we have added a 2yr old filly called Throwing Roses to our team for next year… Previous in training with Ollie Pears we have taken her on with aim of loosing her maiden tag next year… Still not decided on where she will be trained, she is currently in a field just outside Huby, eating Dr Grass and gowing…. She will be £500 all in for the year for 5% share staring in jan…. She will offer a bit of fun and hopfully reward owners with a win and a few good days out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year has been our best to date and we still have 2 months of the all-weather to add to it…. Happy owners , Horse in form and a few nice bets landed. WRS will build on this and get bigger and better in 2013… The addition of some new horses including a possible star…. Watch this space

 

In other news …… 2 out of 3 horses have been bought for our American dream package… the Bang in form Marford Missile and Marchwood…. Both tick all the boxes and expect to see their noes crossing the wire in pole position…. One more horse to buy. Nothing was bought at Newmarkets HITS.. but we still have time and I have a list of horse I need to start ringing the trainers about… They will ship 1st week in Dec and be running very soon after.

WRS had its day out at Pontefract on Monday 22nd October.. Massive turn out in our box… Thank you to all who attended … everyone had a great day, drinks bets and horses… including a few guests… Kevin Ryan called in for a beer and as did WRS favourite Freddie Tylicki who took time out to sign a few winning pics of him on Henry Bee for the owners… Sadly the weather was not brillient but i cant arrange everything

 

Our Calendar of events for 2013 is taking shape… looks like it will be Doncaster on Lincoln day…. WRS will have a box for the owners… a great start to hopefully a great season ahead

WRS day out Pontefract Races 2012

This was our 2nd visit to Pontefract in a box with our owners…. Massive turn out with 26 in attendance.  Sadly I had no control over the weather but the box was warm, the beer was cold and the food smelt good….  

Just before the start of the 1st Kevin Ryan called in to the box for a beer….. Was nice that Kevin had taken the time to come up and meet our owners, have a chat about our filly and what the future holds…. A few owners were very excited about having a beer with one of the north best trainers and the tweets were flying about making the mates jealous….  Most said how surreal it was that he had just walked in. made there day!!!

A great start was had by most with Charlie em bolting up at 7/1 unless you had backed it on the tote with a massive return of 4.20/1 … bad times….  Sadly fore me the wrs tip of the day had chased Charlie em home so not a dream start

The 1st few races seemed to be over so fast as I tried to get round and have a chat with as many people as possible…. Plans for the year to come, our latest projects all washed down with a fair few coronas.

Our next special guest was wildcard racing favourite Freddie Tylicki …. Freddie called in to say hello and sign a few pics of him winning on Henry Bee. Freddie was in great for laughing and joking before he went off to ride. Highlight of the day when he turned to Katie and told her that he has seen her on YouTube shouting him home at Beverly and Haydock. A slightly embarrassed   Katie thanked him and gave me a scowl …..

Winners a plenty in the box including my dad landing a 20/1 shot Yorkshire man and Karen picking out a mud lover from Redcar….. I think between us we had every winner and drank the bar dry…

Overall a massive success and a great chance for the WRS army to have a meet up and get to know other people from the horses we have.. It’s nice that people make such an effort to attend on a cold wet Monday… including the haribo loving Jonny Lane all the way from London. I also have to thank Pontefract for their hospitality…. One of my favourite tracks.

The ring of the bell meant it was time for the bar to close and for the wrs day out to finish…. Thanks to all that attended and hope you had a great day out

The American Dream – Launch

just over a year ago i replied to a tweet…..This tweet was to put Wildcard racing on the Global map.. this tweet would lead to an amazing adventure….. This tweet a year later would lead to a big step in to really putting WRS on the map……

watch Deerslayer winning here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlmEt-mh348&feature=plcp

 

So the tweet was simple @amyweaverracing Just claimed Deerslayer would anybody want a share…. I had experience of Deerslayer and little did i know at the time , what a good eye Amy weaver had for a horse and what amazing ideas she had…. I took a gamble did a deal with Amy deerslayer came to Wildcard racing…. sadly not many saw my vision of what a horse he was…. he ran a few times in England winning a claimer at lingfield but it was the call i had from Amy Weaver that set this whole adventure off….

Do you fancy sending Deerslayer to America…..you dont have to think about things like that, when i comes to horses and plans i am a yes man…. if you dont take the chance you will never know, if you fail at least you had the balls to try…..

So to cut a long story short Deerslayer did the business in America on Belmont night…. Amy weaver racing and Wildcard racing had gone global…. picking up $35,000 in the process.

The day after a plan was hatched , a plan to do it all again, bigger, better, more owners…. more people who think my Amy and myself…. people wanting something new… something Global. Not many people can say they are winning owners in the UK and USA… we can not many can say they won a claimer worth $32,000 we can…

So on Saturday October 13th the American dream was launched…. we thought if we are going to do this we do it properly… we had the sponsors box at Newmarket on future champions day. Food , drink, great views and to our delight people…. future owners, excited about our plans and our ideas…

After a bite to eat we let them in on our plans… 3 horses will go state side, £6900 all inc,,, 10% in the overall package, on a may look like a lot of money but when you work out that you will own 3 horses and run for prize money over $30,000…. there is def a pot of gold at the end… The uptake was amazing, people had caught the bug that Amy and myself have… the chance to live the dream, do something new…. take a chance. We proved in June that we have the knowledge and ability to send a horse 3000 miles and come back with the prize…

2 horses have already joined team Weaver/WRS Marchwood and Marford Missile.. both tick all the boxes and will def win races out stateside… there will be one more bought at the HITS sale at newmarket….. then off they go!!!!

Even if your not a shareholder i hope you follow our adventure on twitter and on my blogs…. share our passion our dream.

Its amazing what one tweet can do…… Think out side the box.

 

Wildcard racing August 2012

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….

Somethingboutmary wins at Lingfield 13/8/12

The plan to take Somethingboutmary to Lingfield was designed so Gary Witherford could load her….. After spending over a month with him we wanted to give her every chance to reward our patience and put in a good performance.

She was favourite most of the day, and had every right to be. The only winner in the field, by a long way not the most expensive horse in the race but imo the nicest looking….

She went in to the stalls first Gary led her in, he had worked his magic touch and she had loaded… he popped a hood on her to keep her calm…… Her owners waited to see if she would ping out……

 

Gates back, SBM was out and flying, Julie Burke took her to the front; I just wish there could have been a close up on Gary to see the relief on his face…… SBM was tanking along in front, if anything going to well was she using too much gas early….. Turning in to the Lingfield straight still her white face leading the pack… Julie asked her to go and win race… SBM kicked and went, the well backed Chris wall horse came to her back end, SBM again took off winning by over a length… Fairly cosy by the end.

 

Job done, she had loaded, jumped and won… what more can you ask… 3 runs and 2 wins from our filly.

 

On hand to represent WRS  was 1st time owner Sam Chant, from his texts and the loss of his voice I think he had a top day, screaming SBM home from the top bend its an experience that he will never forget and it makes me smile that WRS can offer this…..

 

Racing post described her as quirky….. Gary said its fine to be quirky as long as you have the talent to match!!!!!

 

I can’t thank Gary enough for all his hard work….. as my best man at my wedding said Persistence beats resistance!!!!!!

Kevin Ryan Stable Visit

 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