Horses In Training 2021 (41)
Older Horses (14)
ABLE KANE – 4yo bg Due Diligence – Sugar Beet (Mr T H Chadney)
Found his stride in the autumn when a visor was applied, winning by four lengths at Bath and easily followed up eight days later at Leicester. Like his half-sister Sweet Pursuit, he improved from two to three and we are hoping for more of the same with another year on his back as he is an imposing sprinter.
AIRSHOW – 6yo chg Showcasing – Belle Des Airs (Middleham Park Racing XXXIV)
This son of Showcasing was initially sent to us as a yearling as his breeders felt he would be better in a smaller yard with individual attention and while he was still very quirky, he proved to be a progressive sprinter, winning three times and ending up rated 89 at the end of his three-year-old career. He was sold on to new connections but unfortunately became a bit of a tearaway so has returned to the yard to try and rekindle some form and get him back on an even keel. A necessary wind op has meant he has missed the winter but he seems in good shape at home and now down to 75 (70 on turf), he could be very well handicapped.
CRYSTAL CASQUE – 6yo chm Helmet – Crystal Moments (The Dirham Partnership)
A tremendously consistent filly that landed her fifth career win at Kempton in June. Unfortunately, the handicapper had the upper hand thereafter but she continued to run well in defeat. Her wonderful attitude will continue to give her every chance and will give her owners plenty of fun this season.
HANDYTALK – 8yo bg Lilbourne Lad – Dancing With Stars (Cantay Racing)
One of the yard veterans and it was such a contest he landed at Bath under our apprentice Ollie Searle in the summer. Consistent in the right grade, there will be more races for this likeable gelding in 2021 as he bids to add to his five career wins.
HAWRIDGE FLYER – 7yo bg Sir Percy – Strictly Lambada (Mr Eric Gadsden)
Not much has gone right for this son of Sir Percy after winning at Newmarket in November 2018. He was sidelined by a leg injury in 2019 and throughout last year was hampered by a blocked sinus so did well to be placed three times at Newmarket. He had that operated on over the winter and he starts the season well handicapped off 70.
HAWRIDGE STORM – 5yo bg Intello – Aneedah (Mr Eric Gadsden)
Storm is one of the most frustrating horses we have trained in recent years, full of ability but not overloaded with enthusiasm for the racing game. Slow starts have just proved too costly on the flat so we decided to send him summer jumping and he actually enjoys himself over the obstacles, finishing second and third at Newton Abbot and Warwick. He may well try his hand back on the flat but hopefully jumping might be the key that unlocks the ability
MASTER GREY – 6yo grg Mastercraftsman – Market Day (The Links Partnership)
A three-time winner that must be kidded past tiring rivals to get the most from this son of Mastercraftsman and slow paces just did not help his cause on the level in 2020. He had three runs in novice hurdles during the winter and he will combine both flat and jumps this season, well handicapped in both spheres so hopefully more wins on the way.
MERCURIST – 4yo bg Muhaarar – Xceedingly Xcited (Mr A F O’Callaghan)
This four-year-old has finally filled into his frame and he strengthened up nicely for a six-month break during the first lockdown to make up into a progressive handicapper. He won twice from three starts in a nine-day period in February and while up 12lb, he should continue to go through the ranks.
PRINCE OF HARTS – 5yo bg Dalakhani – Reaf (T W Morley)
From the family of Taws and Duke of Bronte that we know well, he was extremely progressive at three, rising up 22lbs in the weights as he landed three handicaps and was runner up in a £45,000 event. We were gutted when he was sold at the end of the year as like his siblings, we felt there was plenty of improvement left in him. However, he didn’t take to his surroundings in Newmarket, so his new trainer Stuart Williams advised that he should return back to Devon and we were thrilled to have him back. After one run at Ascot, we decided to give him a long winter off and he seems to have come back in good form and hopefully some of his ability remains. We will probably step him up in trip and hopefully he shows us he is a racehorse again!
ROCKINOVERTHEWORLD – 4yo bf Ruler Of The World – Maramkova (Five Horses Limited)
A huge filly that is a half-sister to our eight-time winner Champagne Champ as well as Listed winners Cape Amber and Nyramba. Unfortunately, she got badly hampered on her debut at Windsor last year, not once but twice and she wasn’t right afterwards so has had plenty of time off to strengthen up.
SINGING THE BLUES – 6yo bg Sir Prancealot – Atishoo (Rod Millman & Andy Smith)
Had a wonderful four-year-old campaign when winning four times and we were concerned that the handicapper would make life tough in 2020. However, he continued to progress and added another four wins, often making all the running and refusing to be headed for a game victory. He now has eight wins and eight seconds to his name with a hcap mark that has gone from 53 to 87! It won’t be easy once again this time around but we do have the option of summer jumping if the handicapper has finally got hold of him and is certainly one of the toughest we have trained.
SIR PLATO – 7yo bg Sir Prancealot – Dessert Flower (M J Tidball & B R Millman)
Quirky individual that likes his own way and after starting the season well handicapped, he recorded back-to-back wins at Chepstow, the first time by nine and a half lengths. Unfortunately, the handicapper raised him 14lb and he lost his way a tad but resumes 2021 off a winnable mark as he bids for career win number 10.
SIR RODERIC – 8yo bg Roderic O’Connor – Begin The Beguine (The Links Partnership)
Another one of the old favourites, Sir Roderic recorded his eighth success when giving us our first winner of 2020 at Goodwood. While he is not as good as he was at his peak (rated 96 after five wins as a three-year-old) he is extremely hard to beat when racing over his optimum conditions and starts his seventh campaign off a winnable mark.
SWEET PURSUIT – 7yo bf Pastoral Pursuits – Sugar Beet (Always Hopeful Partnership)
A tough mare that has won six times during her career, thriving when there is a bit of rain around. Not much went right for her last year, the later start to the season meant she was always taking on unexposed three-year-olds but she was still placed on four of her six outings. The handicapper has given her a real chance dropping her down to 65 (seven pounds lower than her last win and 15 below her peak) and there are certainly more races to be won with her.
Three -Year-Olds (17)
BAMA LAMA – 3yo chf Equiano – Kindia (Canisbay Bloodstock)
A well-built filly who ran with plenty of credit on soft ground at Windsor last year. She should progress from two to three and is off a workable handicap mark.
COPPERKIN – 3yo chg Helmet – Loulou (Mr M J Watson & Deborah Collett)
An absolute giant of a horse who weighs over 600kg. He was in training over the winter to learn the basics and has gone back out into the paddock to strengthen up with the recently retired Biotic. He could be an exciting juvenile bumper prospect.
COUL KAT – 3yo bc Coulsty – Katevan (The Coul Kat Partnership)
Coulsty was the unsung success story in the sire stakes last season and Coul Kat was a good example of the toughness he has instilled into his progency. As soon as he stepped up to a mile and into nursery company, Coul Kat gave his syndicate a fantastic summer with two wins and three seconds, his mark going from 56 to 71. It will be tougher this time around but he has a good attitude and juvenile hurdling could well be an option in the summer/autumn.
CRAZY LUCK – 3yo bf Twilight Son – Suerte Loca (Crown Connoisseurs)
Landed a £20,000 Great British Bonus when winning at Salisbury on her second start. She was unlucky to finish runner-up to subsequent Listed/Group 3 winner Lullaby Moon at Goodwood. Subsequently third in a fillies nursery at Salisbury shows she is not badly treated off 71 this year.
FOUR ADAAY – 3yo bf Adaay – Sonko (Four Adaay Partnership)
An extremely speedy filly who should have won on her second start at Bath, four lengths clear at halfway before tying up in the final furlong. She didn’t have the rub of the green in her subsequent outings, although her third at Lingfield reads extremely well, the winner Bedford Flyer is now up 22lb to 91, runner up Silent Queen up 18lb to 84. She returned with a routine gallop to lose her maiden tag at Lingfield and the race may have come too soon when fourth at Wolverhampton last time.
GAVIN – 3yo bf Bated Breath – Under Milk Wood (Ms Sharon Kinsella)
From the family of Group 3 winner/Irish Leger Clowance, he showed promise when running against some well-bred sorts at Newbury on his second start.
GREYCIOUS GIRL – 3yo grf Markaz – Cesca (Next Ones A Grey Partnership)
Good value at £2,000, she finished runner-up on her second start at Kempton, before finishing fourth at both Sandown and Lingfield. She has strengthened up nicely from two to three and there should be races in her off her current mark of 56. With a mix of speed and stamina in her pedigree, it’s hard to know what her optimum conditions are but it did look as if a mile stretched her on return at Kempton so will drop her back to 6f at Chelmsford on Thursday.
HURRICANE HELEN – 3yo grf Gutaifan – Dame Helen (JPM Racing I)
A scopey filly that was extremely green on her debut but showed promise to stay on nicely in the closing stages and we were looking forward to seeing her progress at two. However, two weeks later she was struck down by colic and required a life-saving operation. While that went well, she had some serious post-operative complications, and it has been a long recovery process to get her back into training. She raced much more professionally on her return at Kempton and will be competitive when handicapping.
LITTLE BIT WELSH – 3yo bf Territories – Milady (D J Deer)
Dam a 6f winner and a half sister to Lingfield Derby Trial/Ebor runner up Glencadam Glory and 6f Listed winner Penmaen so a mix of speed and stamina in the pedigree. She was pretty green on her debut at Wolverhampton but like all of ours will have learned plenty.
MARIGOT BOY – 3yo bg Hellvelyn – Glittering Prize (Mr Stuart George Lake)
From the family of Group 2 winner Cairns, this son of Hellvelyn showed speed on his debut at Windsor but was just too weak to do himself justice. He has strengthened up nicely over the winter and should progress nicely.
MOUNTAIN ASH – 3yo bg Sir Prancealot – El Morocco (Always Hopeful Partnership 2)
A frame of a horse last season, he showed some promise on the second of his three starts on soft ground at Salisbury and is likely to improve plenty as time progresses. As we have won with every Sir Prancealot offspring we have trained, as well as every horse to race in the blue and white colours of Always Hopeful, he has a bit to live up to!
ONARAGGATIP – 3yo bg Adaay – Onlyyouknowme (Crown Connoisseurs)
A talented if quirky gelding, he ran a cracker to finish twelfth in the Super Sprint despite starting slowly and he showed his true colours when beating Nastase comfortably on soft ground at Windsor on his fifth start. The runner-up subsequently won a Listed race and ended the year rated 100, while the third won his subsequent start and ended the year 89. Therefore, a mark of 77 looks fair heading into his three-year-old campaign and he has strengthened up nicely over the winter so he is one to look forward too.
PRIDE OF HAWRIDGE – 3yo bg Vadamos – Face The Storm (Mr Eric Gadsden)
A lovely looking son of Vadamos who showed plenty of promise in his three qualifying runs at two and should progress plenty with racing. The stallion was a late maturing son of Monsun and despite his dam being by Barathea, she has produced some speedy offspring (Roi De Vitesse was second in the Group 2 Superlative for the yard) so his best trip is open to debate but he looks well handicapped this year
TIGHTEN UP – 3yo bf Garswood – Royal Ivy (Canisbay Bloodstock)
A big filly that has plenty of size and scope and she has been given plenty of time to strengthen up and develop. Her dam was a 6f winner and by a high class 6/7f performer, she should make up into a speedy performer.
SILENT FLAME – 3yo bf Al Kazeem – Burnt Fingers (Miss Gloria Abbey)
From a family we know well, her dam was a winner over 1m for the yard and she herself was a half-sister to Coconut Penang who finished fourth for the stable in the Coventry back in 2002. Meanwhile Al Kazeem has done extremely well from limited numbers so there is plenty of promise on the pedigree and she made a very pleasing debut when sixth at Wolverhampton and will be winning races this year.
TOPTIME – 3yo bg Gregorian – Dominance (Deborah Collett & M. J. Watson)
A speedy compact son of Gregorian that ran with credit on all five starts last year, showing a good attitude to win under Hollie Doyle at Kempton on his fourth outing. He has strengthened up well and should have a strong year in those three-year-old sprint handicaps this campaign.
TEASE AND SEIZE – 3yo bg Motivator – Serenada (Mr D J Deer)
From a late maturing family, it was to his immense credit that he ran three times as a juvenile and he was slightly unlucky not to get off the mark. He was very green in behind horses on his second start at Bath but absolutely flew home in the closing stages before ending his campaign when runner-up to a well-treated sort at Wolverhampton. He looks well treated off 65 (his full brother Mandocello won two of his four handicaps off 67 and 69) and starts his season at Chelmsford on Friday.
Two-Year-Olds (10)
AMAZONIAN DREAM – Bc Bungle Inthejungle – Grandmas Dream (16th Apr) (Great Western Racing)
Half-brother to Windsor Castle 2nd Savannah’s Dream. Dam 5/6f winner and a half-brother to Group 3 6f 2yo winner Imperial Applause. A strong well-built colt that reminds us of our original Super Sprint winner Lord Kintyre. By a sire that produces tough speedy two-year-olds, one we are looking forward to in 2021 and should be ready to run at the end of April.
DEVON ENVOY – Bg Peace Envoy – Favourite Girl (18th Apr) (Horniwinks Racing Syndicate)
Dam six-time 5/6f winner including at two and twice Listed runner-up at two, including in Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy. The combination of a tough Ballydoyle two-year-old as his sire and a dam that ran eleven times as a juvenile should ensure he makes up into a tough sort and he has done everything right so far.
FOREVER DREAMING – Chf Dream Ahead – Melrose Abbey (28 Feb) (JPM Racing II)
Dam a dual 1m2f/1m4f winner at three. Full sister to Ceilidh House 10f Listed winner who has produced Listed winner Kinross and half-sister to four winners. A huge filly that already weighs in at 480kg, she has shown some speed befitting of her sire but has been turned out in the field for a couple of months to strengthen up. As befits her pedigree, she will be a late season two-year-old/better three-year-old and one to look forward to long term.
MISS ANACO – Bf Adaay – Sonko (12th Feb) (Anaco Racing Partnership)
Full sister to 5f winner Four Adaay. Dam a six-time 5f winner at two and three, half-sister to 6f Listed 2yo winner Terror and 3 other winners. Her year older sister had shown tremendous speed at two and we knew she was much better than the bare form (easy winner on her return at three) so we had to buy her for just 6,500gns. A sharper, more compact version of her sister, she was set to be our first runner but has had a slight setback. Back cantering again and hopefully we can get her out at the end of April/early May.
SOI DAO – Bf Twilight Son – Home Cummins (17th Apr) (Daddies Girl Partnership)
Dam tough four-time winner, twice at two and third in 1m Listed. Half-sister to 7f 2yo winner and Group 2/3 winner Forest Ranger. Grand-dam 1m Listed winner. Unfortunately, she got kicked in the paddock which took time to heal, so she started the breaking process around three months later than the rest. A compact filly, she should catch up and is from a tough family.
TWILIGHT TONE – Bg Twilight Son – Bikini (18th Mar) (Crown Connoisseurs)
Half-brother to multiple sprint winners Tight Fit, John Kirkup, Kommander Kirkup and Kolossus. Grand-dam placed in Listed Company. A big gelding from a sire that was a late developer and his first season stock followed suit before having a good end to the season. He has shown speed in his work but like Forever Dreaming has being turned him out for some spring grass which should see him strengthen up and he is one for later in the season and at three.
TWISTALINE – Bf Showcasing – Tongue Twista (31st Jan) (Mainline Racing)
Dam 2yo winner and placed in Group 2 Duchess of Cambridge, half-sister to four winners including 13-time winner Moody Tunes. Grand-dam debut 5f 2yo winner. Early foal by a leading stallion in Showcasing, she is one of two fillies that has had an uninterrupted prep, shows plenty of speed and will hopefully be running early April.
WHISPERING WINDS – Chf Buratino – Guthanna Gaoithe (6th Feb) (Book 3 Partnership & B R Millman)
Dam placed over 1m, half-sister to 1m 2yo Listed winner Avenue Gabriel. Solidly built chestnut filly that looks good value at 2,000gns. The sire was tough, a winner in March before winning the Coventry on his sixth start, hopefully she can follow in his footsteps and is set to be our first runner at Bath on April 6th. She will want 6/7f in time but is professional enough to run early and should be competitive in the Band D contests.
UNNAMED – Bf Swiss Spirit – Apple Sauce (22nd Apr)
Half-brother to dual 7f 2yo winner Palawan, placed in Group 2/Listed Company and 13 time 5/6f winner Steelcut. Dam 5f winner and half sister to 5f Group 2 winner Sizzling Melody. A strong looking filly that has recently joined us and she is cantering away nicely. Has the size and pedigree to make up into a nice two-year-old.
UNNAMED – Bf Territories – Plover (12th Feb) (Canisbay Bloodstock)
Dam 7f 2yo winner for Sir Michael Stoute and half-sister to five winners. Granddam dual 1m Listed winner. From a Juddmonte family with Territories injecting a bit of speed into the pedigree. She is progressing in her work and looks the type to make a two-year-old.