We have two runners declared this weekend. Both of them are ridden by Paddy Brennan.

Secret Tune runs in the Beginners Chase over 2m4f at Stratford tomorrow. (Saturday)

Morenito runs at Fontwell on Sunday hoping to follow up his last success at the track.

Last week the gallop was waterlogged after a week of heavy rainfall and already the lads are having to water it every night at evening stables!

We have had a very busy morning. Paddy came in and schooled 16 horses on the Wexford sand. This included Tell Massini, Nacarat & Tartak.

Celtic Intrigue has been declared at Newton Abbot tomorrow (Tuesday) in the 2:20 Juvenile Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f. Paddy is booked to ride.

Chris Compton and Bruce Johnston came in for second lot today to see Lexicon Lad & Morenito on the gallops.

Morenito has come out of his win at Fontwell last week very well.

Lexicon Lad finished 3rd in a competitive bumper around Aintree in May and we are looking forward to him running again this season.

We have recently changed our vet to Buffy Shirley-Beavan who will be working for us along side Isabel Tompsett. 

We have known Isabel for a very long time as she rode out for us whilst studying at Bristol University.

We have named the four year old Gelding by Catcher in the Rye, Crookshanks.

He is entered to run in a bumper at Newton Abbot on Tuesday. He is for sale!

Paddy Brennan came to school earlier this morning. We put the hurdles on the grass along side the woodchip gallop.

Celtic Intrigue and Watledge both schooled very well. Celtic Intrigue is likely to run first out of the pair.  

Simon Clarke and David Thorpe came to Down Farm earlier this morning to see the progress that their new horses have made since joining the yard in the summer. James & Vicki Robinson also came to see Shabby Chic.

Secret Tune has been declared at Newton Abbot on Sunday in the 3:30 Handicap Hurdle over 2m6f (0-140)

He is wearing blinkers for the first time and will be ridden by Paddy Brennan.

We had a very good winner at Fontwell last night.

Morenito won the 2m6f Handicap Chase by 15 lengths giving Paddy Brennan his first winner since being back from injury.

Sam Thomas came in to ride out earlier this morning. He rode Olofi on the woodchip gallop and Coolbeg on the wexford sand. 

Coolbeg is owned by the winning connections of Waiter's Dream who won a group 3 race at York yesterday. Lets hope Richard & James have the same luck with Coolbeg!

Paddy Brennan came in earlier today to school some of the 3 year olds that will be ready to run in September. He rode Celtic Intrigue, Watledge and Tire Larigot.

Our stable sponsor Longcroft Building Services recently done some repair work to the stables on the concrete yard. 

Laura Day has been a great help getting the yard ready for the winter and helping Paddy get back to fitness in her gym!  

Sam Jones came in to ride out two lots earlier this morning. He has recently been sponsored by our owner Simon Clarke.

He therefore may get the opportunity to ride for us during the winter when Sam Thomas and Paddy are not available.

Paddy Brennan was back riding out this morning for the first time since his injury.

He rode Morgans Bay who recently joined the yard after being placed in a Bumper around Aintree.

He also rode Ballyallia Man, a winning point to pointer in Ireland.

Majlis who was previously in training here was very kindly given to Lorraine by his owner Terry Warner when he could no longer race.

Majlis and Lorraine won the Racehorse to Riding Horse Class at Eastington Show on Saturday. They then went on to win the championship! 

We have a runner on the flat tomorrow (Saturday) Secret Tune has been declared at Ascot in the 3:55 Shergar Cup over 2m.

All the international jockeys for the races at Ascot are chosen at random. Secret Tune will be ridden by Pat Smullen.

Our yard sponsor Laura Day who also owns a gym in Stoke Bishop, Bristol has been helping Paddy Brennan get back to fitness with the help of her trainer Ben Vaughan and Sports Masseuse Kirsty Skinner. 

Paddy spent the day in Pure Health & Fitness last week and has already booked in for more sessions. He hopes to be back riding out next week.

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Julie Hoskins came to the yard earlier this week to see Cesium & Good Citizen. Whilst here Julie added the two year old gelding by Araafa to her string.

He was purchased from the Guineas Breeze Up Sales in April earlier this year. He will now have the winter off and run in Juvenile Hurdles next year.

His new name RAFANADAL is currently pending authorisation from the BHA.

Nacarat, Tell Massini & Olofi had their first canter back today after a month of road work. The staff are delighted to be back on the gallops although we havnt had too many complaints of saddle sores!

We have 2 horses declared at Market Rasen tomorrow (Saturday)

Sam Thomas rides Secret Tune in the 2:00 Tote Scoop6 Summer Hurdle over 2m1f.

Richard Johnson rides Ring Bo Ree in the 3:05 Handicap Hurdle over 2m5f.

The majority of the horses have now returned to training after a well deserved summer break.

We have 2 runners at Market Rasen on Sunday. Sam Thomas rides Blossom King in the Beginners' Chase over 2m4f & Morenito in the Handicap Chase over 2m2f.

I'm pleased to say that I am jetting off to Portugal on Monday for a weeks holiday. Unfortunately IT is not Tom's strong point so you may find the news section of the website very quiet!

Slad Valley Racing have a new member to their racing partnership who own Quicolai and Shake the Barley.

Hugo Jackson very kindly suprised his wife Serena with her new birthday presents at Down Farm earlier this morning.

We purchased a horse from the Goffs Land Rover Sale in Ireland last week for a new owner to the yard, Mr Di Walters.

He is a very nice grey 4 year old by Fairmix and out of Maid Equal. No doubt he will run at Ffos Las at some stage during his career!

We have finally completed our last lot of power washing and painting ready for the return of the horses in July.

Simon Clarke came to the yard earlier today to see his two new purchases Morgan's Bay and Hoare Abbey.

We had 2 good results at Uttoxeter yesterday.

Ring Bo Ree won the Handicap Hurdle by 2 and a half lengths under Paddy Brennan. Thankfully his owner Judith Wilson and Judiths Sister Melany were at the races to see him win.

Rody finished a very good 2nd on his racecourse debut. He looked like winning 2 furlongs out but was possibly in front a bit too long.

We have 2 horses declared at Uttoxeter on Sunday. Peter Sent runs in the Maiden Hurdle over 2m4f. Ring Bo Ree runs in the Handicap Hurdle over 2m4. Paddy Brennan is booked to ride.

We purchased 2 very nice horses at Doncaster Sales this week.

Morgan's Bay finished a very close 2nd in a competitive Bumper at Aintree last Friday. He was top lot on the first day of the sale.

We also purchased Blue Signal who was a winner of two point-to-points in Ireland earlier this year.

We sadly lost Ossmann and Milandale over the weekend. It was in very unfortunate circumstances. Ossmann had a serious brake to his Pelvis whilst doing a routine canter. Milandale fractured his front cannon bone whilst racing at Bangor on Saturday.

Our condolences go out to all of the connections.

We purchased a horse called Ballyallia Man at Cheltenham Sales last Wednesday.

He is a very good looking son of Flemensfirth. He was an impressive winner of a 5yo Maiden Point to Point at Ballynoe in April earlier this year. At present he has no owners.

We have had a busy morning riding work on the woodchip gallop. Paddy Brennan came in and rode Rio Laine who is back from a long absence and Rody who is due to have his racecourse debut in a bumper very soon.

We had a good winner at Worcester yesterday. Thecircleoftrust won the second division of the bumper giving our Conditional Ciaran McKee his first winner under rules.

Arthurs Pass had a very promising racecourse debut and finished 2nd in the first division of the bumper.

Arthur's Pass and Thecircleoftrust both run at Worcester on Sunday in a Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders National Hunt Flat Race over 2m.

Luckily the race was split in two divisions due to a high number of declarations so this has enabled our conditional Ciaran McKee to ride both of them.

We have 3 horses declared up at Hexham on Saturday. Paddy Brennan rides Monsieur Cadou and Soulard. 

Richie McLernon rides Babe Heffron in the Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase.

We have 2 horses declared for Wincanton tomorrow (Thursday) Felix De Giles rides Ajzal and Paddy Brennan rides Slam.

We have 4 horses declared at Newton Abbot. Our conditional Ciaran McKee rides Bold Exit.

Paddy Brennan rides Strictly Business, River Ripples and Laneguy.  

We have 3 horses declared for tomorrow. Paddy Brennan rides Bold Punt and Ring Bo Ree at Huntingdon. Timmy Edwards owns and rides What Of It for Sophie at Cheltenham.

We purchased a 2 year old bay colt at the Guineas Breeze Up Sales in Newmarket last week. He comes from a very good family he is by Araafa (IRE) and out of Glory Days (GER) We will have him gelded and send him hurdling next season. He is currently for sale.

We have 3 horses declared at Uttoxeter tomorrow. Milandale and Strictly Business are in seperate divisions of the Maiden Hurdle over 2m. Ossman runs in the Handicap Chase over 2m5f. Paddy Brennan rides all 3.

As from the start of this National Hunt season, Sam Thomas and I have decided that it is in his best interests to become a freelance jockey.  This will give him flexibility to ride for more yards rather than being tied to a medium sized yard like mine of 50 horses.

Sam will continue to ride out for me on a weekly basis and I will be giving him plenty of rides over the forthcoming season.

Paddy Brennan has been riding for me consistently since 2006 and will continue to do so when available.

We had our last runners of the season yesterday. We came 2 winners short of last seasons tally which isn't too bad considering the dreadful winter we have had.

We are also slightly down on prize money. Unfortunately this season we were placed in a lot of grade 1 races without winning! 

We have had a very frustrating 48 hours.

Overlaw broke a blood vessel at Southwell yesterday.

Earlier today at Perth Island Flyer wasnt in the right frame of mind; his fall at Aintree may have effected his confidence.

Two Alflora geldings owned and bred by Phil Nelson and Dermot O'Donohoe arrived at the yard earlier today after doing their pre-training with Marcus Foley in Wiltshire. They have been showing plenty of promise on the gallops. The plan was to run them in a point-to-point however due to the dry ground we have decided to put them out to grass.

Phil has had a lot of enjoyment by naming them after Tom's favourite frequently used phrases...Good Order and Nodebateaboutit!

Overlaw has been declared at Southwell tomorrow in the 4:45 Handicap Chase over 2m4f.

Sam Thomas is booked to ride this will be his first ride back since his injury.

G Whizz and Noel George are trying to make it 5 out of 5 at Kingston Blount tomorrow in the 138cm pony race.

Slam has been declared at Wincanton on Sunday in the 4:30 Maiden Hurdle over 2m. Seamus Durack is booked to ride for owner Terry Warner.

Soulard has also been declared at Ascot on Sunday in the 3:45 Handicap Chase over 2m5f. Paddy Brennan is booked to ride.

We have been buying new horses for next season over the last couple of weeks in Ireland and at the Cheltenham sales.

Moscow Chancer finished 5th in his only run in a 4 year old Maiden Point-To-Point showing plenty of promise. He is owned 50% by Tim Syder & the other 50% is still available. 

Coolbeg is a 4 year old by Oscar. He is owned by Richard Foden and James Edgedale. He was ready to run when purchased and is showing a lot of ability on the gallops.

Kings Queen is a very impressive winner of a 4 year old Point-To-Point in Ireland. Her new owners are Five Valleys Racing, replacing Lord Ryeford and the sad loss of King Stanley. Hopefully she will give them plenty more fun!

Overnight Fame is a fine mare by Kayf Tara. She won her Point-To-Point and will be running in the same colours as Tell Massini who is owned by Richard Cornock.

We purchased Back Bob Back at the Cheltenham auction sale he will be joining the string for Power Panels Electrical Systems Ltd.  

Lexicon Lad has also joined us he’s a very good looking son of Presenting. He misbehaved in the preliminaries of his Point-To-Point so hopefully we can overcome this and show his true potential for owner Chris Compton.

Othermix ran slightly flat at Aintree on Thursday this may be due to his run at the Cheltenham Festival so he will now have a couple of quiet weeks. We will then prepare him for a beginners chase in May as he didn't run for the first part of the season.

All of the horses returned from Aintree in one piece. Tartak, Nacarat and Olofi will now go out to grass for the summer.

Laneguy has been declared at Southwell on Sunday in the 3:40 Maiden Hurdle over 2m4f. P J Brennan is booked to ride.

Zanir has been declared at Aintree tomorrow in the 5:00 Handicap Hurdle over 2m. Mr Oliver Greenall is booked to ride.

Nacarat has been declared at Aintree on Thursday in The Totesport Bowl.  A P McCoy is booked to ride.

He schooled over 6 fences earlier this morning and is looking and feeling very well. 

Majaales won well at Haydock on Saturday. Paddy gave him a very good ride as he was in front a little longer than he would have liked! He has come out of the race fine and is having a break in the paddock today.

All going to plan he will run at Aintree on Thursday in the Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle with a 4 pound penalty.

We have 2 runners declared for Haydock tomorrow. Majaales runs in the handicap hurdle over 2m. Tank Top runs in the handicap chase over 3m4f. Paddy Brennan is booked to ride.

The Cotswold Hunt had a meet at Down Farm earlier today.

Island Flyer went out and enjoyed himself. As did Soulard, Cesium, and Regal Heights.

Majaales has been declared at Wincanton tomorrow in the 3:50 Handicap Hurdle over 2m6f. Paddy Brennan is booked to ride. The meeting is subject to an inspection at lunchtime today.

Ajzal has been declared at Hereford tomorrow (Wednesday) in the 5:10 Handicap Chase over 2m3f. Felix De Giles is booked to ride.

Majaales was also declared to run at Exeter but unfortunately the meeting has been abandoned due to water logging.

Cesium won under Paddy Brennan at Bangor-on-Dee on Saturday. This was his third win over fences this season. He has been here since he was a yearling so all the early schooling is paying off!

We have 3 runners at Wincanton on Sunday. Paddy Brennan rides Quick Fix, Babe Heffron and Peter Sent.

Noel and G Whizz will also be bidding for their 3rd success at Maisemore Point-to-Point in the 138cm pony race. Hopefully they will continue with their 100% strike rate!

We have a very busy weekend ahead with 9 runners.

Denis O'Regan rides Regal Heights, Slam & Invisible Man at Newbury.

Rhys Flint rides Strictly Business & River Ripples at Stratford.

Paddy Brennan rides Cesium at Bangor-On-Dee

Je Ne Sais Plus won the Longcroft Building Services Mares' Novices' Hurdle under Paddy Brennan at Chepstow today.

Congratulations to her owner Laura Day who also sponsored the race in support of Paul's Place.

Nacarat done a very good piece of work this morning and is on target for the Totesport Bowl Steeple Chase at Aintree.

Island Flyer did a very good piece of work under Paddy Brennan this morning. He is on target for the John Smith's Fox Hunters' Steeple Chase at Aintree.

Je Ne Sais Plus has been declared at Chepstow tomorrow in the 2:20 Mares' Novices' Hurdle over 2m. Paddy Brennan is booked to ride. 

The race is sponsored by our stable sponsor Longcroft Building Services.

Blood test results have revealed that Tell Massini has a bacterial infection. He has been put on a course of antibiotics. We will also be removing a wart from the side of his mouth which has been worrying him for a while.

He can then enjoy a summer holiday at grass before returning for a novice chase campaign next autumn.

Overlaw has been declared to run at Hereford tomorrow in the 4:50 Handicap Chase over 2m3f. Robert Thornton is booked to ride.

As from today he is due to go up 18 pounds in the handicap so he will be running with a 7 pound penalty.

We were all obviously very disappointed with Tell Massini's run in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle on Friday. He is currently undergoing veterinary tests however most importantly he has come out of the race sound. 

His owner Richard Cornock is visiting the yard this week to discuss future plans. His main priority will be to go novice chasing next season.

We were pleased with Tartaks solid run in the Grand Annual. His next run will be at Aintree where he will be hoping to follow up on last years success.

Olofi ran a respectable race to finish midfield in the Triumph Hurdle. The better ground and the very strong pace caught him out with his lack of racecourse experience.

We will be schooling him over fences in the next couple of weeks. He will then have a well deserved summer holiday before Novice Chasing next season.

We have declared 4 horses for Cheltenham tomorrow. Olofi, Zanir and Tell Massini will be ridden by Paddy Brennan. Choc Thornton is booked to ride Tartak in the Grand Annual Chase.

The Cheltenham horses are all on target. Paddy Brennan rode Tell Massini and Olofi yesterday, they both completed their final piece of work before they run on Friday.

We had 3 winners over the weekend.

Soulard won under Paddy Brennan at Sandown on Saturday.

We had a double at Market Rasen yesterday. Bold Punt and Overlaw both won under Denis O'Regan.

Sam Thomas had a bad fall whilst schooling for Paul Nicholls earlier this morning.

He was air lifted to hospital where he has had extensive tests for back and neck injuries. The full results have not been released as yet however we have spoken to his girlfriend Suzie and we are hopeful that its nothing too serious.

We will know more later.

Island Flyer has now returned to Down Farm and is back in training with us after winning his Open Point-to-Point race at Chaddesley Corbet under Luke Morgan.

He is feeling very well and is in tremendous form! He will now be aimed for the Foxhunters at Aintree in April.

Truckers Hall will not be running in the EBF Final at Sandown on Saturday. He will be aimed for the the Pertemps Final or the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham next week.

Zanir is being aimed for the County Hurdle & Othermix is being aimed for the Jewson Novices Chase.

Olofi and Tell Massini had a trip away from the yard for a gallop this morning. We are delighted with the way they both worked.

Everything is going to plan at this stage and hopefully it will remain this way up until the Festival.

Truckers Hall has an entry for Sandown on Saturday in the EBF Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final over 2m4f.

He also has options for the Cheltenham Festival in the Neptune Investments Novices' Hurdle & The Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.  

Noel and G Whizz are hoping to continue their winning ways at Didmarton Point-to-Point tomorrow in the 138cm pony race.

We have 3 runners declared for tomorrow. Sam Thomas rides Coeur De Fou and Regal Heights at Newbury. Alan O'Keeffe rides Ajzal at Kempton.

We have 2 runners at Doncaster tomorrow. Sam Thomas rides Je Ne Sais Plus and Soulard.

Congratulations to John Poole and his daughter Liz Fletcher. The owners and breeders of Overlaw who won very easily at Hereford today under Sam Thomas.

Cesium has been declared at Leicester tomorrow (Tuesday) in the 4:50 Handicap Chase over 2m4f. Sam Thomas is booked to ride.

We had a very good day at Chaddesley Corbet on Sunday.

Island Flyer won the Mens Open and qualified for the Aintree Foxhunters in April. It is very good to see him enjoying racing again.

Noel and G Whizz got their partnership off to a great start and won the 138cm pony race by 8 lengths.

We have 3 runners declared at Kempton tomorrow.

Nacarat teams up with A P McCoy in the Racing Post Chase hoping for the same result as last year!

Paddy Brennan rides Othermix in the Novices' Chase.

Jason Maguire rides Babe Heffron in the Handicap Chase.

Laura Day from Longcroft kindly paid for the staff to have a lovely meal out last night. 

We decided to go to Passage to India in Nailsworth as this suited our international members of staff!

River Ripples runs at Ludlow today in the 4:05 Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase. Our conditional Ciaran McKee rides and claims 10 pounds.

Nacarat has been confirmed for The Racing Post Chase. He completed a good piece of work yesterday and is on target.

Unfortunately Sam Thomas won't be riding him due to a ban he recieved on the day. Tony McCoy will renew the partnership from last year. 

We have 4 horses declared for tomorrow.

Ciaran McKee rides Overlaw in the Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle at Southwell. The meeting is subject to an 8am inspection.

Sam Thomas rides The Darling Boy, Sambulando & Monsieur Cadou at Taunton.

We have 4 runners declared for tomorrow.

Sam Thomas rides Regal Heights, Majaales and Babe Heffron at Wincanton.

Charlie Huxley rides Secret Tune at Ascot.

Majaales has been declared at both Wincanton and Ascot. Wincanton is first preference however the meeting is subject to an 8am inspection.

Ciaran McKee is booked to ride Majaales at Ascot if Wincanton is victim to the snow!

Cesium ran very well at Leicester today and won by 9 lengths. The galloping track suited him alot more than his run at Huntingdon last week.

We have had another busy morning. Sam Thomas and Paddy Brennan came to Down Farm to ride work up the woodchip gallop before setting off to Leicester to ride Cesium and Bold Punt in the 2:10 Handicap Chase.

Bruce Johnston and Mr & Mrs Compton came to Down Farm earlier today to see Morenito in action on the gallops.

Morenito has recently joined the yard. He was formerly in training with Heather Dalton.

We have 3 horses declared for tomorrow. (Friday)

King Stanley and Tank Top both run in the 3:55 Handicap Chase over 3m6f at Bangor-On-Dee. Sam Thomas rides Tank Top & Tom Scudamore rides King Stanley.

Monsieur Cadou is declared to run at Kempton in the Novices' Handicap Hurdle. Tom O'Brien rides.

We have 4 runners declared at Ludlow tomorrow (Wednesday)

Sam Thomas is booked to ride The Darling Boy, Othermix, Soulard & Rappel D'Estruval.

The meeting is subject to an 8am inspection.

We have 5 runners declared for this weekend.

Tartak & Kilbeggan Blade both run at Doncaster on Saturday with Sam Thomas booked to ride.

At Wetherby Ollie Greenall rides Regal Heights and Paddy Brennan rides Escape Exit.

On Sunday Zanir and Sam Thomas will both make the trip up to Musselburgh. 

Sam Thomas schooled 4 horses here earlier this morning before setting off for Catterick. Othermix, Soulard, Tartak & Regal Heights schooled very well.

We have 6 runners declared at Catterick tomorrow (Friday)

Ciaran McKee rides River Ripples and takes off a valuable 10 pounds. Andrew Thornton rides Quick Fix. Sam Thomas rides Shake the Barley, Kilcrea Asla, Truckers Hall & Traffic Control.

Not surprisingly the meeting is subject to an 8am inspection!

Tartak is on target for the Blue Sqaure Handicap Chase at Doncaster this Saturday. He is very well and looking forward to dropping back in distance.

Bold Punt has been declared to run at Leicester tomorrow (Wednesday) in the 2:20 Handicap Chase. Sam Thomas is booked to ride him. The meeting is subject to an early morning inspection. Fingers crossed!

We have 4 runners declared for tomorrow. Sam Thomas rides Babe Heffron at Taunton. Jason Maguire rides The Darling Boy, Traffic Control & Quick Fix at Folkestone - Subject to a precautionary inspection at 7:30am.

We have 4 runners at Doncaster on Saturday. Sam Thomas rides Kilcrea Asla, Truckers Hall & Regal Heights. Timmy Murphy rides Soulard.

Secret Tune is declared for Cheltenham on Saturday. Our conditional Ciaran McKee is down to ride and take off a valuable 10 pounds.

We also have 2 runners at Hereford on Sunday. Sam Thomas rides both Babe Heffron and Monsieur Cadou

We have declared two runners for tomorrow.

Sam Thomas rides Majaales at Newbury & Tom O'Brien rides Milandale at Chepstow.

We deployed the frost covers on to the Wexford gallop yesterday during evening stables as temperatures were expected to drop to -5 overnight. 

True to Gloucestershire form they did but thankfully the covers enabled us to continue cantering as normal this morning.

We have had a busy morning on the woodchip gallop. Sam Thomas and Paddy Brennan have both been in to ride work.

Laura Day our stable sponsor came to Down Farm to watch Kilcrea Asla work in preparation for Doncaster on Saturday.

Island Flyer has returned to Sophie's yard to run in a Point-to-Point. He will then be aimed at the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown. Since he last ran for us he has been hunting with the Beaufort Hounds and has had a wind operation.

He is in fantastic condition so hopefully will return to his winning form soon!

We had a further 4 inches of snow on Wednesday morning which caused some disruption however we have managed to keep every one of the horses cantering. 

Hopefully we have seen the last of the snow!

Contrary to the Racing Post yesterday that suggested Tell Massini would have a prep race in 2 weeks time. This is untrue; we are building up his work to aim for either of his engagements at the Cheltenham Festival.

His owner Richard Cornock has been to Down Farm earlier this morning to watch him exercise.

Nacarat has a provisional entry for The Leopardstown Handicap Chase on Saturday.

No decision will be made on wether he runs or not until he has done some fast work on Wednesday.

The gallops are all back in working order.

The horses will be doing routine canters for the first part of the week, gradually leading to faster work on Wednesday when Sam and Paddy are in.

Next seasons juvenile hurdlers are wintering well and have grown nicely since the Summer.

They are by Sagacity, Lando, Diableneyev, Celtic Swing and Grape Tree Road.

Tartak has two early entries for Cheltenham Festival.

He is entered in the Queen Mother Champion Chase & The Ryanair Steeple Chase.

We have recently installed new drainage to the woodchip gallop.

Hopefully when the snow thaws we will see the benefits of all the hard work.

We had 5 inches of snow overnight! Everybody apart from for a couple managed to get to work this morning.

The horses are having an additional day of walking and trotting and are feeling very well.

Nacarat has come out of The King George very well and is currently away having his regular couple of weeks swimming.

Subsequently his next target will more than likely be The Racing Post Chase however, we will be keeping our eyes out for anything else.

Tell Massini has had a well earned break after his success at Cheltenham in December.

We have now resumed his training programme and will be prepared for The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Race at Cheltenham Festival - Ground permitting.

We have given all of the horses a break for the previous week.

They have been walking and trotting for the past couple of days and weather conditions permitting we should be able to start cantering again on Wednesday.