News Archive: June 2008

Monday 2nd June: Three entries for next weekend have been made today.  BIG NOISE may wend his was to Doncaster on Saturday for a seven-furlong handicap.

On Sunday Brighton may be the destination for DEFECTIVEDETECTIVE in a mile-and-a-half maiden and for SILENT APPLAUSE, who has an engagement in a 10 furlong handicap.  We're on weather watch!

Tuesday 3rd June: More possibilities for SILENT APPLAUSE (should the rain cease, or at least, ease) at Folkestone in the afternoon or Windsor in the evening next Monday.

Friday 6th June: Plans continue to formulate for various members of the RED HOUSE string.  BIG NOISE contests the first race at Doncaster tomorrow, Steve Drowne on board.

SILENT APPLAUSE still holds two entries on Monday, whilst LATIMER HOUSE might visit Beverley on Wednesday or return to Yarmouth on Thursday.  DEFECTIVEDETECTIVE will wait for another day before making his racecourse debut.

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND by the Spotter

Above: Tartan Bearer give the form a nice boost

Monday 9th June: SILENT APPLAUSE makes his way down to Folkestone this afternoon to try his hand at 1m2f for the first time, an interesting exercise.

LATIMER HOUSE retains her engagements at Beverley on Wednesday and Yarmouth on Thursday.

BIG NOISE left us all scratching our heads after a totally uncharacteristic performance at Doncaster on Saturday.

However, it wasn't all doom and gloom on Saturday as DEADLY SILENCE'S profile was further enhanced by Tartan Bearer's narrow defeat in the DERBY at Epsom.   

 Tuesday 10th June: Many questions in life remain         

 unanswered but we have an answer to one.  SILENT  

 APPLAUSE will stay 10 furlongs as he stayed on well over that 

 trip on his favoured fast ground at Folkestone yesterday.  He is  

 in FINE form today.

LATIMER HOUSE is declared at both Beverley on Wednesday and Yarmouth on Thursday.

York is a possibility for DEADLY SILENCE on Saturday.    

Friday 13th June: LATIMER HOUSE returns safe, sound and in good form after a day out at Yarmouth.  Having sat too far off a very slow pace she was never in a position to challenge.

DEADLY SILENCE has been declared for York on Saturday and no-one is following the weather forecast as avidly as we are.  Furthermore is form was boosted twice in the space of five minutes yesterday as World Time won nicely at Yarmouth and Warringah fairly bolted up at Newbury. 

Finally DEFECTIVEDETECTIVE may just head to Leicester on Thursday evening to make his racecourse debut.       

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND by the Spotter.  

Monday 16th June:

Tuesday 17th June: DEFECTIVEDETECTIVE has swerved his engagement at Leicester on Thursday as there are other plans afoot.  His pedigree suggests he stays longer than the mother in law so a National Hunt flat race may be the target for his debut.

Wednesday 18th June: FLIGHT OF FASHION has been declared for Newmarket this Friday.

Friday 20th June: SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND by the Spotter.

                                                         Monday 23rd June:

                                                         Thursday 26th June:                  

Head above water: PAINTED

SMILE prepares for debut with

a swim.

                                                         Friday 27th June: A note for the diary as BIG NOISE has his

                                                         name down for the International Stakes at Ascot on King

                                                         George day,  Saturday July 26.

                                      As for PAINTED SMILE she's been taking a dip as part of her

                                                         preparation for her racecourse debut.