Friday, March 28, 2008

 

REPORTS

Hi everyone, Just to report that Ivan was a brave second again, he just keeps meeting one too good, led till the last and got touched of by a couple of lengths. Joey was also second albeit beaten a distance and only 2 finished.
Nothing now till Whitwell, I will enter Ivan in both races and we will see what the entries and ground look like, my main priority is to find him a race that he can win as he is running his heart out and thoroughly deserves one,, it may be that we boycott whitwell in search of weaker pickings the following week.

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Sunday, March 02, 2008

 

IRON EXPRESS AND SWALEDALE AT DOWNHILLS

We all had a fun day at corbridge, not quite as cold as last year but a bit breezy! Many thanks to Sue Bradbury for lending us her horses box to get there. Ivan was back to form, running a blinder and finished third to Boy names Sioux and Interdit, his exuberant jumping was a spectacle to watch but with running with quite so much freshness he did not quite last home over 3m 5 furlong. He seems ok this morning and had not left an oat last night.Swaledale reverted back to his wayward behaviour, and when pushed wide after 1 1/2 mile was pulled up - very disappointing, opinion is divided on him, but as he has come back fine he will run again on Saturday. If we can harness his streak and get him dropped in he may make something of himself - we wont perservere forever but shall continue to run him whilst the ground decent. It is shame that Oliver has so many horses as he got the best tune out of him, and I dont think it helps the horse changing partners all the time. Swaledale on the way to the post
Iron Express (third place )takes the lead .





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