Thursday twenty eighth March, 2024 – Richard Phillips Racing

Now we have declared Picanha within the Challenger Stayers Sequence Hurdle Last at Haydock on Saturday.  Though he has been education over fences, as he’s certified for this helpful handicap we thought we might let him take his probability.

He ran a really pleasing come again race at Newbury and can hopefully deal with the very tender floor.  Finn Lambert as soon as once more takes the journey and claims three kilos.  Picanha seems in good type at house and can hopefully put up a great present for his fantastic proprietor Lizzie Prowting.

Now we have determined to overlook Haydock with Totterdown and can think about his entry at Ffos Las on Sunday.  While Ned Money is entered at Huntingdon on Monday the place hopefully the bottom will probably be higher than at most different tracks at current.  He has proven loads of promise in his bumpers and has schooled properly at house.

City Champion (pictured) appreciated the drop again in journey at Southwell on Thursday night and was given a high quality journey by Silvestre De Sousa to complete fourth.  We’ll attempt to discover a comparable race for him within the coming weeks and now he has discovered to settle higher, he ought to be aggressive in such races.

On Monday together with many others, I attended the funeral of Mary Robinson in Lambourn.  For a few years Mary was the smart, extraordinarily environment friendly bookkeeper that saved our enterprise and plenty of others within the racing world on the straight and slim via good instances and unhealthy.  Exacting and very skilled with a coronary heart of gold, she had a lifetime love of horses having labored with them as a younger lady earlier than devoting her time and power to many within the equine world.

Being a Trustee of Heros, I understand how a lot Mary was answerable for the unbelievable charity’s success and we’re delighted that her daughter Lauren has turn out to be a Trustee and can make sure the charity will go from energy to energy.  As Grace Muir mentioned, “there’ll by no means be one other Mary” and people phrases are so true.