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Monday 6th February:  Learning to live with it!

Royal Applause filly returns, rider triumphant. Sanctum and Bomber playing out and Snowy the Snowman

Sunday 5th February: How silently, how silently it arrived under the cover of darkness to leave the world transformed overnight.

Saturday 4th February:  A cold and frosty morning and the promise of snow. How naive were we to think we had skipped the treacherous grip of the winter months?

Tobougg colt skips up the Hamilton Hill and the Royal Applause filly returns home

Saturday 28th January: A rather dull and misty morning was brightened by witnessing progress made by the 2 year olds who are now out and about cantering.

Bays on parade: Proclamation filly, Royal Applause filly, Tobougg colt, Bertolini colt out on a misty morning

Tobougg colt points his toe and powers past Red House Stables

Thursday 26th January: All fine for JUNKET after her trip down to Lingfield. Ironically we met absolutely no traffic problems on our way to and from the course (indeed the roads have never been less busy in recent memory) but the filly met trouble in running, squeezed just as she was making a move at the 'business end' of the race. All the same, we were pleased with her 2012 debut and she has returned in good order.

Monday 23rd January: JUNKET will be featuring at Lingfield on Wednesday afternoon with Shane Kelly to steer her round the mile on the Surrey polytrack.

Sunshine girls: JUNKET and friend

Thursday 19th January: Another entry for JUNKET. This time it's at Lingfield on Wednesday and it's another mile handicap.

Wednesday 18th January: The first race entry of the year is for JUNKET. She is in at Kempton next Tuesday in a mile handicap.

Tuesday 17th January: This is our latest recruit to the yard, a 2 year old bay filly by Avonbridge out of Manila Selection and today was the day she was 'rollered' for the first time. She reacted somewhat violently in the lunge bed but as you can see she has accepted the roller as she is walked calmly around the yard afterwards.

Rolling along: Avonbridge filly begins the breaking process

Sunday 15th January: The youngsters - the story so far:

Saturday 14th January: What a beautiful day!

It's cold outside but the 2 year olds are warming up!

Monday 9th January: First day of the week can be more 'exciting' than the rest but the Royal Applause 2 year old doesn't put a foot wrong as she canters up the Hamilton Hill.

Eyes down looking: Royal Applause filly hacks up the hill

Sunday 8th January: A couple of windy days gave us the chance to do some clipping and rug up the now 2 year olds. As the isobars on the weather chart widened, heralding a lull in the tempestuous conditions, the work continued outside with some good progress being made.

Up the tempo: Tobougg colt (left with BRONX BOMBER) and Proclamation filly start cantering

Wednesday 19th December: Headlong towards the festive weekend and the work goes on.

            CARPENTRAS and JUNKET                                         Tobougg ex Four-Legged Friend.                       Bertolini ex Torver - first canter

Royal Applause ex La Fanciulla and Proclamation ex Ribh with feline accompaniment

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