Monday nineteenth August, 2024 – Richard Phillips Racing

Preventing Poet has been declared within the 3.25pm at Brighton tomorrow – the mile and a half handicap.  He ran a wonderful second at Epsom final day out and though it’s a tricky race for the grade hopefully he’ll deal with the observe.  They’re due some rain within the morning which might be a assist and the very proficient Billy Loughnane takes the trip for The Adlestrop Membership.

Thanks to everybody who supported our charity cricket match yesterday which was in assist of Racing Welfare.  A Phillips XI took on a jockeys staff captained by Finn Lambert.  Amongst their staff had been jockeys Tom Scudamore and Stan Sheppard who each have and expertise for the game.  Nonetheless the Phillips staff captained by nephew Sebastian Phillips had been victorious due to a wonderful innings from Ryan Kilmister who was bravely backed up by wonderful contributions from Marcus and Arty Armytage plus an in-form J Dadswell.

The ‘Mick Barnes Trophy’ for participant of the match was between three of the youngest gamers on the pitch and though nice nephew Willoughby Phillips and Jack Hardwick made nice contributions, it was Oliver, Jack’s brother who received the trophy due to a scrumptious late lower to the boundary and a wicket together with his first ball.

Oliver – ‘participant of the match’.

It was notably pleasing as Oliver and Jack are nephews of Luke Watson whose household as soon as once more supported the day with the match being held yearly in his reminiscence.

Round £1000 was raised for Racing Welfare and due to all who got here alongside to help and purchase raffle tickets and public sale prizes.  Many due to Adlestrop Cricket Membership – a lovely a part of Britain and lengthy could it proceed to present us particular summer time days.

Unhappy information of Howard Wright’s demise on the age of 79 final week.  He was a Doncaster lad who had baggage of nouse and for a few years wrote with nice eloquence on many topics within the Racing Put up.  I all the time loved our chats collectively and he was a power for good and he might be remembered fondly.