News Archive: August 2007

 Week Beginning - 30.07.07

RED SAIL, mum to be signs off with a well deserved victory

Monday 30th July: BIG NOISE holds an entry at Newmarket on Saturday.  He'll be stepping up to 7F for the first time and we're praying for no rain!

Tuesday 31st July: Sometimes things don't add up.  Rough Rock  won the two-year-old seller at Yarmouth yesterday.  He cost 30,000gns as a yearling. Gay Kelleway bought the horse out of the race for £28,600.  The race was worth about £1,500 to the winning owners after deductions and Yarmouth racecourse made £12,500 out of the sale. Hmmm.

Wednesday 1st August: RED SAIL and SILENT APPLAUSE provide the support act for Jools Holland & Lulu on Friday evening at Newmarket.  Plenty to SHOUT about!

Thursday 2nd August: BIG NOISE is bound for the July Course on Saturday afternoon with jockey Richard Hughes aboard.  Meanwhile we have a new kid on the block - Billie Blue's beautiful yearling filly by Compton Place has joined her big brothers and sister at Red House Stables.

Friday 3rd August: SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND by the Spotter

Saturday 4th August: Mother to be RED SAIL battled home under an expertly judged ride by 5lb claimer Luke Morris to WIN by a head at Newmarket's July Course.  Definitely an evening for the more mature lady as Lulu strutted her stuff after racing!  SILENT APPLAUSE travelled sweetly in the first time visor, but finished a close 6th courtesy of less inspired piloting!

Week Beginning - 06.08.07

BIG NOISE (above & below), has no 

problems with a step up in trip 

Monday 6th August: 

After RED SAIL'S hard fought win the previous evening, the Red House bandwagon rolled on with an impressive Newmarket victory for BIG NOISE on Saturday.  He scooted home in style on his first attempt over  7f.  

Entries for this week feature DEMI SEC at Yarmouth on Thursday and Lingfield on Friday with LATIMER HOUSE scheduled to contest her second start at Wolverhampton on Sunday!                                        

 Tuesday 7th August: Friday's heroine RED SAIL is officially retired to stud for a well earned rest.

 Thursday 9th August: BOBBY CHARLES took a trip to Doncaster sales and came home again.  Sometimes it's just too hard to say goodbye.

 Friday 10th August: SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND by the Spotter

Saturday 11th August: Yesterday was Chris Wotton Cup day at Lingfield, the annual renewal of

 a race sponsored by friends and family in memory of a truly lovely man.  We had a warm and wonderful afternoon, saw a 20-1 shot win Chris's race and left most of our money with the bookies!                                                                        

SILENT APPLAUSE has entries at Hamilton, Sandown, Newbury and Newmarket during the course of next week.  LATIMER HOUSE goes west to Wolverhampton tomorrow

 Week Beginning - 13.08.07

LATIMER HOUSE, survived 'Family Fun Day' at Wolverhampton

SILENT APPLAUSE, placed again at HQ

Monday 13th August: LATIMER HOUSE had the 'Family Fun day' at Wolverhampton experience yesterday and survived.  She showed speed from the gate, on this her second start, and was bang on the pace with a furlong out. Lesson learnt.  DEMI SEC is a possible at Lingfield on Saturday with the Blues Brothers set to keep the crowd buzzing after racing.

And it's another winner for the Billie Blue dynasty with grandson Distiller (Invincible Spirit ex Bobbydazzle) taking a 10f handicap at Redcar.

Tuesday 14th August: Weather somewhat unpredictable so SILENT APPLAUSE has yet another entry - this time at Leicester on Monday, as we chase decent ground for him

Wednesday 15th August: Decision taken and it's Newmarket  for SILENT APPLAUSE on Friday.

Thursday 16th August: ECSTASY!!! - DEMI SEC gets a run at lovely Lingfield on Saturday evening.  AGONY - drawn number 1! Mind you, Frankie won for us from that draw many years ago on King Al to complete a hat-trick on Friday 13th July so you never know!! 

Complaints already about the "FOR KICKS"  feature.  Some Big Noise in Ramsey wanting to know why Everton weren't mentioned!

Friday 17th August: SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND by the Spotter

Saturday 18th August: Another great race from SILENT APPLAUSE.  Took the lead climbing the Newmarket hill only to get mugged on the line, finishing a close third.

Week Beginning 20.08.07

HERR TRIGGER, get in you good thing!

Week Beginning 27.08.07

THE CAMPAIGN to raise prizemoney remains at the top of Trainers' agenda 

Monday 20th August:  Saturday saw HERR TRIGGER complete an each-way double for the

yard securing 3rd place in the trainer's hack competition, won by an  impeccably turned out Bill Haggas entrant

Meanwhile BIG NOISE is engaged at HQ again on Saturday.

Tuesday 21st August: Spriggan, a facile winner of a Wolverhampton maiden boosts the BIG NOISE form whilst What Katie Did, a facile winner of his second nursery bolsters the pedigrees of both BIG NOISE and DOLLY COUGHDROP.

Thursday 23rd August: BIG NOISE swerves Newmarket on Saturday as rain continues to batter HQ.

Friday 24th August: SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND by the Spotter

FOR KICKS, a weekly view of the World of football

Monday 27th August: In the campaign for fair prize money levels, Mrs. Angry of Hamilton Road, Newmarket had another forthright letter published in the "RACING POST".  See it for yourself - Gold Standards

 Tuesday 28th August: Mass migration of the training fraternity to Doncaster for the first domestic yearling sales - our man included. 

Thursday 30th August: DEMI SEC looks to return to Kempton next Wednesday to run in a 7f maiden.

 Friday 31st August: SILENT APPLAUSE is entered for Salisbury next Thursday.  We want fine

weather please, for anyone out there who has any influence on these matters!

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND by the Spotter

Saturday 1st September: Trainers beginning to put weight behind the campaign for improved prize money.  Charles Cyzer goes out with a bang, as he announces his retirement, saying prize money is a joke and he must be crackers to carry on training!!