23rd September 2015

Having won over 7.5 furlongs at Beverley on August 30th Layla's Hero stepped up to one mile for the first time at Redcar.  Getting up close home it was recording his 12th career win and winnings of Stg. £115,000.  This was his third win since mid August and great credit must go to his jockey Paul Mulrennan and to his trainer David Nicholls.

15th September 2015

Fourth Way (Ifraaj X Spiritual Air) was beaten in a photo finish on her debut on the 30th August.  On this occasion she made no mistake winning comfortably the EBF Maiden Filly Stakes at Yarmouth.  Shaken up to lead one furlong out she readily asserted and won at ease at the prohibitive odds of 2/5.  We would like to congratulate Qatar Racing Limited and David Redvers who purchased two of our four home produced yearlings at the DBS Sale in 2014.  Restive has already won and now Fourth Way.  Both look to be exciting horses for the year ahead.

The other two home produced yearlings sold by us at DBS, both trained by Richard Hannon are Burning Fivers already a winner and Illuminate the leading European filly by Zoffany.

5th September 2015

Foundation having romped up in his maiden went back to Haydock for the Betfred Ascendant Stakes (Listed Race) over one mile.  He again had an easy three lengths win quickening up when asked in ready fashion.  He holds a number of Group 1 entries including the Royal Lodge which his owner suggests is his next target.

Bought by John and Jake Warren at the Goffs Orby sale in October 2014 he looks a serious prospect for his owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.

12th August 2015

Layla's Hero stepped up for the first time to seven and a half furlongs and had little difficulty to adding this prize to his previous six furlong successes.  Now that he has shown he gets a mile on firm ground  he will give owner and trainer  David Nicholls plenty to look forward to in the remaining summer months.

7th August 2015

Foundation (Zoffany X Roystonea) lived up to his reputation on the gallops by winning the maiden stakes at Haydock being back down to a price of 11-10.  Coming last out of the stalls he made his effort three furlongs out and forged clear in the final furlong.  He holds entries for most of the Group 1 races before year end including the Champagne Stakes, the Royal Lodge and the Dewhurst.  He was purchased by John and Jake Warren at the Orby sale and was one of the two Zoffany's sold by Croom House - the other being the filly Illuminate.

Congratulations to Highclere Thoroughbred Racing and to the trainer John Gosden.

21st July 2015

California (Azamour X Maskaya) wins on her racecourse debut at Wetherby. She took a while to realise what was required of her, and though green she looked a filly with a bright future in winning the Racing UK Maiden Stakes. Her dam Maskaya is by Machiavellian and is the dam of four winners including the Group 1 horse Drumbeat by Montjeu. Her Born to Sea yearling sells at the Orby Sales in Goffs in October.

7th July 2015

Lilian Baylis (Shamerdal X Kiyra Wells) appreciated the step up in distance at Pontefract winning the Squash and Leisure Centre Handicap comfortably.  Held up in the rear she began to chase the leaders over one furlong out and stayed on strongly, going away at the finish.  Her dam Kiyra Wells, out of the outstanding mare Tadkiyra, has now produced two winners from her first two runners.  Her next foal, a Fastnet Rock filly is in training with Kevin Prendergast and the Fastnet Rock’s full sister is in the Orby Sale at Goffs.  Her four progeny are all fillies giving significant breeding potential.  Congratulations to Sheikh Mohammad Obaid Al Maktoum and to Luca Cumani owner and trainer of both Lillian and the Makfi colt Monotype.

19th June 2015

El Fenix (Lope de Vega X Woodmaven) wins the Idris Elba Stakes at Goodwood.  Beaten when running over a mile in his previous runs he made no mistake at this six furlong contest.   He was value for more than the winning margin of a length after idling in the closing stages and there should be more to come from this half brother to two useful winners.

18th June 2015

Spiriting (Invincible Spirit X Gold Bubbles) made no mistake in his first run in handicap company by winning the Foston Handicap at Leicester by three and a half lengths.  He had been placed in all his runs in sprints and here he led from start to finish in this one mile class 4 race.

1st June 2015

Chivers (Duke of Marmalade X Thara) had a nine length easy win in the Apollo Bet Handicap at Carlisle.  Like his sire he is exceling at these middle distances and should win many more races in the year ahead.

29th May 2015

Horseshoe Bay had shaped up well in the one mile two furlong reappearance at the Craven Meeting and with an extra two furlongs won this Devil’s Dyke Maiden Stakes in style by seven lengths.  He pulled right away in the closing stages and looks to be a horse with a bright black type future over these middle distances.  Congratulations to the owner Bermuda Thoroughbred Racing and the trainer Sir Michael Stoute.  The dam Sweepstake a black type winner in the UK and placed in Group 3’s in the USA has a Galileo 2YO filly in training with Jim Bolger and an Oasis Dream yearling filly for the Newmarket Book 1 Sale.

23rd May 2015

Quest for More must be one of the toughest horses in training.   Having already clocked up four wins and four places as a three and four year old he added this his fifth win to his career earnings.  On this occasion it was the Lidsey Silver Anniversary Stakes (Class II) at Goodwood where under top weight and a now rating of 108 he was not to be denied.  His owner H.R.H. Sultan Ahmad Shah continues to race this exciting prospect who has lost none of his form.  Congratulations to Roger Charlton and the team for keeping him at his peak.

5th May 2015

Omaticaya made her appearance as a 4YO in the Premio Gallao in Rome and added a further €20,000 to her already substantial winnings.  Having recorded six wins at two and at three, including three black type wins and two seconds in both Italy and France, it is good to see that she has kept her form on this 4YO re-appearance.  She is the only remaining daughter of the Gulch mare Pronghorn who died when giving birth to this outstanding filly.