And the wind retains blowing…. comparatively delicate although and drying issues up a bit. Off to Musselburgh tomorrow for his or her Cheltenham Trials weekend, two days of Premier Racing that has attracted loads of horses from Eire and the South – will probably be powerful to win something however we like competitors (I feel!). Floor is given nearly as good to mushy, certain to be drying out rapidly within the wind and our runner tomorrow is Cancan within the 4.35. She was 2nd to a really nicely handicapped horse on her penultimate begin and really ran nicely in the next grade final time so I hope the drop again down at school will see her concerned – Bruce rides and 11 run.
Cancan
We then have two declarations for Sunday that can run as long as the bottom stays on the simple aspect of excellent and first up is Wakool within the 3.00, he has been 4th and 2nd within the final two runnings of this race and may hopefully put up one other good show although it does appear to be he’s firmly within the handicapper’s grip – 15 run and Conor O’Farrell is again on board having been sidelined via damage for the final six months, welcome again Conor!
Wakool
We then run latest course and distance winner Duyfken within the 4.05, he’s a progressive horse who ought to run very nicely – Bruce rides and 14 run.
Our two Newcastle runners on Tuesday ran nicely sufficient to complete third & 4th however basically received caught within the mud.
Duyfken
We have been very unhappy to lose Little Glenshee within the early hours of Wednesday morning after a protracted battle with pneumonia on the Dick Vet who’ve given her essentially the most fantastic care during the last month. She was an distinctive mare for us, profitable 6 occasions and being positioned in 26 of her 37 begins. Lucy rode her each time she gained and she or he was our first black sort performer when runner up in a Listed Hurdle at Haydock, she was one of the best race mare produced by Terimon and all of the extra particular as a 4th era homebred. She retired in 2017 and had a tricky sufficient time as a broodmare however has 4 dwelling progeny; the eldest is the Blue Bresil mare Bluebell Glen who makes her hurdling debut at Carlisle on Monday, she has a formidable 2yo gelding by Gentlewave and an equally placing yearling colt by Logician for whom she was additionally carrying a foal. Monega Go, her 4yo daughter by Blue Bresil, gave start to a beautiful filly by Diamond Boy on Friday night; till this weekend Little Glenshee seemed to be bravely however slowly profitable her battle, however along with her first grand-daughter on the bottom she began to go down hill as if she knew she knew she might safely move the baton.
These horses’ lives are interwoven with our personal and when she grew to become ailing over Christmas it’d as nicely have been certainly one of us that was unwell, she is going to at all times stay a particular a part of our household and I’m deeply grateful to her for what she gave us on so many ranges, thanks Tara.
Little Glenshee’s one week previous Granddaughter, out of the unraced Monega Go
