Saturday morning gallop
A couple of lots this morning, Callum was up for the weekend (he's riding at Carlisle for us tomorrow), so we gave Ryan an easy day today in terms of work riding (who are we kidding, thanks Ryan for 'clipping' several horses this morning).
Over the course of the 2 gallops, we had several who did two spins on the 'Up the Middle' woodchip.
- Shadow Boxer - seems in very fine fettle, just waiting on soft ground
- Snapping Turtle - fully recovered from a leg knock sustained a couple of weeks ago
- Bollin Julie - led her gallop companions twice up, seems to be improving in fitness terms
- Bollin Fiona - taking everything in her stride these days
- Yo La Tengo - still a bit backward, but is trying hard
- Ellistrin Belle - worked very pleasingly, ahead of handicap debut on Tuesday at Sedgefield
Ellistrin Belle and Bollin Julie lead Snapping Turtle and Shadow Boxer
- Nodda High Kid - working well within himself at present
- Hartforth - just a steady gallop ahead of Carlisle tomorrow
- Mini the Minx - another Carlisle runner tomorrow, a nice steady canter in prep
- Hawaii Klass - progressing steadily
and on the road were
Hartforth leads Nodda High Kid
Sunday afternoon at Carlisle
There's a BHA initiative this season where on selected days, trainers are given the opportunity to vote for a race type to be staged. Carlisle has one of those tomorrow (a 3m 1f 0-105 handicap hurdle), well two really as the entries were so popular that the race has two divisions.
Mmmnn - says a lot, doesn't it?
We think so too, and we've got a horse in each division. Hartforth is fit and fancied, and goes in the first of the two races. Mini the Minx is fit and err....goes in the second of the two divisions where the top weight is Hartforth's Ayr victor Amore Mio who will be hard to beat.
Mini the Minx
