The SPRING 2012 KINGSCLERE Quarter
Transcript of The SPRING 2012 KINGSCLERE Quarter
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TheKINGSCLERE
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CONTENTS
THE SEASON AHEAD 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8ANDREW BALDING
2012 TWELVE TO FOLLOW COMPETITION 9, 10, 11 & 12
POINTERS FOR 2012 13
DR PHILIP J BROWN â OWNER PROFILE 14 & 15
RETIREMENT 16
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE FARRIER 17
KINGSCLERE RACING CLUB 18
THE WELLINGTON ARMS 19
CHRISTMAS PARTY 19
Becky Long enjoys a quiet moment with VIVACIOUS WAY
Front cover: Storm Rash and GRAND PIANOBack cover: TARTEN TRIP and BIG NOTE heading to the Gallops
.......................................................................................Editor: Emma BaldingDesign: Adrian HodgkinsPhotography: Anna Lisa Balding, Hugh RoutledgeContributors: Andrew Balding, Anna Lisa Balding, Nathaniel Barnett, Ian Balding, Philip BrownŠ Park House StablesPublished by Park House Stables, Park House, Kingsclere, Newbury, Berks. RG20 5PYTelephone: 01635 [email protected] and typeset by Joshua Horgan, Oxford
The winter months can often be a hardship for those of us working in a flat racing yard. The dark mornings and the cold weather make the spring and
summer seem an eternity away, and the rather mundane maintenance exercise does little to inspire you! This year however has been a little less challenging as it has been exciting to monitor the progress of what I believe to be the strongest yearling intake we have had in recent years.â Timeâwillâtellâbutâtheâearlyâsignsâsuggestâthatâweâareâluckyâenoughâtoâhaveâsomeâlovelyâtwoâyearâoldsâtoâcomplementâwhatâisâcertainlyâtheâ bestâ teamâ ofâ olderâ horsesâ andâ threeâ yearâ oldsâ assembledâ atâKingsclereâsinceâtheâearlyâeighties!â Side GlanceâremainsâinâtrainingâforâhisâfourthâseasonâatâKingsclere.âTheâwinnerâofâtwoâListedâracesâandâaâGroupâ3âlastâyear,âheâappearsâtoâhaveâdevelopedâphysicallyâonceâagainâandâshouldâplayâaâhandâinâallâtheâtopâmileâracesâthisâsummer.âRacesâsuchâasâtheâWoodbineâMileâinâCanadaâshouldâonceâagainâbeâonâtheâagendaâandâifâFrankelâisâtoâtryâhisâhoofâatâdistancesâbeyondâaâmileâthereâcouldâevenâbeâanâopeningâforâSideâGlanceâatâtheâtopâlevelâinâEngland.â Opera Galâwasâ aâwinnerâ atâ Listedâ levelâ lastâ yearâ andâ sheâ tooâhasâwinteredâwellâandâshouldâbuildâonâwhatâsheâachievedâinâ2011.âUltraâtoughâandâconsistentâsheâseemsâideallyâsuitedâbyâaâmileâandâaâquarter,âbutâifâsheâcanâstayâaâmileâandâaâhalfâthisâseasonâitâwillâcreateâevenâmoreâopportunitiesâforâher.â Dreamspeedâsâcareerâhasâbeenâdoggedâbyâinjuries,âbutâwhenâheâhasâhadâhisâopportunitiesâtoâraceâheâhasâprovedâhimselfâaâveryâusefulâmiddleâdistanceâperformer.âHeâhasâcompletedâhisârehabilitationâfromâaâhindâlegâinjuryâthatâpreventedâhimârunningâatâallâlastâseasonâandâheâisâbackâcanteringâandâweâwouldâhopeâtoâhaveâhimâbackâonâtheâtrackâtoâfulfilâhisâconsiderableâpotentialâinâearlyâsummer.â Chiberta Kingâ isâsomewhatâofâaâKingsclereâveteranânowadaysâbutâhisâfiveâyearâoldâseasonâinâ2011âsawâhimâreachânewâheightsâwithâaâListedâsuccessâatâSandownâsâEclipseâmeeting.âTheâHenryâIIâStakesâatâtheâsameâcourseâwillâbeâhisâmainâobjectiveâandâpossiblyâanotherâcrackâatâtheâGoodwoodâCup,âaâraceâinâwhichâheâranâwithâgreatâcreditâlastâyear.â KakatosiâwasâplacedâatâListedâlevelâonâaâcoupleâofâoccasionsâlastâyearâbutâdisappointedâonâtheâpolytrackâthisâwinter.âAâfourâtimeâwinnerâduringâhisâthreeâyearâoldâcareerâheâretainsâplentyâofâabilityâandâweâareâhopingâthatâaârecentâbreathingâoperationâwillâseeâaâreturnâtoâhisâbestâform.
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â Highland Knightâwasâoneâofâ lastâseasonâsâbiggestâimproversâ andâ heâ couldâ beâ theâ typeâ toâ makeâ theâtransitionâfromâtopâclassâhandicapsâtoâListedâlevel.âTheâDoncasterâMileâ isâ likelyâ toâbeâhisâfirstâobjectiveâofâ theâyear.â Dungannonâ andâ Decent Fellaâ bothâ managedâtwoâwinsâapieceâ lastâ yearâandâareâaâpairâofâhighâclassâhandicappersâwhoâshouldâbeâcapableâofâwinningâaâbigâprizeâatâsomeâstageâthisâsummer.â Bernie The Boltâ isâ aâ horseâ whoâ isâ somewhatâofâ aâ yardâ favouriteâ atâ Kingsclere.âHeâ isâ notâ theâmostâimposingâphysicalâspecimenâbutâhisâbigâwhiteâfaceâandâslightlyâimpishânatureâhasâendearedâhimâtoâeveryone!âHeâwasâaâhighâclassâstayingâhandicapperâatâthreeâandâfour,âbutâanâ injuryâ limitedâhimâ toâ justâoneâoutingâ lastâseason.â Happilyâ aâ stintâ ofâ pre-trainingâ onâ ourâ highâspeedâ treadmillâ seemsâ toâhaveâdoneâhimâ theâpowerâ
SEASON AHEADAndrew Balding
ofâ goodâ andâheâ shouldâbeâ contestingâ allâ ofâ theâ stopâstayingâhandicapsâinâ2012.â Tappanappaâhasâaâbundleâofâabilityâifâheâchoosesâtoâuseâit!âLightlyâracedâdueâtoâaânumberâofâphysicalâsetbacksâtheâonlyâthingânowâstoppingâhimâfromâbecomingâaâreallyâdecentâ racehorseâ isâ him!â Theâ applicationâ ofâ headgearâshouldâcertainlyâhelpâandâitâwouldânotâsurpriseâanyoneâwhoâhasâriddenâorâseenâthisâhorseâworkâinârecentâmonths,âifâheâwinsâaâmajorâraceâatâsomeâstageâthisâseason.â Theladyinquestionâisâsmallâinâstatureâbutâaâlotâlargerâinânaturalâability!âSheâhasâhadâtoâendureâherâfairâshareâofâinjuriesâbutâreturnedâfromâoverâaâyearâoffâtheâtrackâtoâwinâ aâ Newmarketâ handicapâ inâ impressiveâ fashionâ lastâyear.â Sheâ isâ aâbeautifullyâbredâfillyâ andâgainingâ thatâ allâimportantâblackâtype,âwillâbeâherâprimaryâobjective,âbutâsheâalsoâhasâ aâ veryâ appealingâhandicapâmarkâ toâworkâwithâinâtheâfirstâhalfâofâtheâseason.
SIDE GLANCE (Tom Brown) who was a winner of a Group 3 and twice at Listed level in 2011
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â Tartan Tripâ andâ Suffolk Punchâ areâ bothâhandicappersâwithâabilityâbetterâthanâtheirâcurrentâratingsâandâbothâshouldâbeâwinningâtheirâshareâofâracesâinâ2012.âTheâlatterâhowever,âwillânotâreturnâintoâtrainingâuntilâtheâautumnâowingâtoâanâinjury.â My Learned Friendâ andâ Grand Pianoâ areâ oldâfavouritesâ whoâ shouldâ findâ theirâ waysâ toâ theâ winnerâsâenclosureâ thisâ yearâ noâ doubtâ riddenâ byâ oneâ ofâ ourâpromisingâgroupâofâapprentices!â Ourâ teamâ ofâ fourâ yearâ oldsâ isâ somewhatâ largerâthanâ inâ previousâ yearsâ butâ containsâ provenâ talentâwhichâIâimagineâwillâbeâtheâbackboneâofâourâ2012âflatâcampaign.â Itâisâparticularlyâexcitingâtoâhaveâthreeâhighâclassâraceâfilliesâstayâinâtrainingâforâtheâcomingâseason.âI Love Meâhasâ provedâ herselfâ toâ beâ competitiveâ atâ Groupâ levelâandâ hasâ strengthenedâ fromâ threeâ toâ four.â Herâ fourthâplaceâinâlastâyearâsâCoronationâStakesâatâAscotâwasâevenâmoreâadmirableâconsideringâsheâsustainedâanâinjuryâthatâfinishedâherâseasonâduringâtheârace.âTheâWindsorâForestâStakesâatâAscotâwillâbeâherâmainâobjectiveâinâtheâfirstâhalfâofâtheâseasonâandâthenâsheâcouldâbeâtheâtypeâtoâtravelâfurtherâafieldâinâtheâautumn.â Laytimeâisâstillâlightlyâracedâandâunexposedâbutâjudgingâbyâherâ impressiveâwinâ inâaâ listedâraceâonâherâfinalâstartâofâherâthreeâyearâoldâseason,âsheâcouldâbeâaâhighâclassâperformerâ thisâ year.âHerâ pedigreeâ suggestsâ thatâ aâmileâandâaâquarterâcouldâbeâwithinâherâcompassâandâifâthatâisâtheâcaseâsheâisâoneâofâourâbrightestâprospectsâforâ2012.â Night CarnationâhasâalreadyâwonâatâGroupâ3âlevelâandâisâaâsprinterâwhoâcouldâyetâ improveâfromâthreeâtoâfour.âSheâseemsâtoârelishâsoftâgroundâandânowâthatâsheâisâsomewhereânearâfullâmaturity,âcouldâhandleâtheâstepâupâtoâsixâfurlongsâatâsomeâstageâthisâterm.â Desert Lawâisâanotherâsprinterâwhoâshouldâstepâupâonâlastâyearâsâachievements.âHeâhasâalwaysâappearedâtoâbeâhighâclassâatâhomeâandâhasâshownâitâinâflashesâonâtheâracecourse.â Heâ hasâ however,â hadâ minorâ interruptionsâduringâhisâtwoâandâthreeâyearâoldâseasonsâwhichâaffectedâhisâconsistencyâandâgivenâaâclearârunâatâthingsâweâshouldâseeâtheâbestâofâhimâthisâtimeâaround.â Whiplash Willieâ enjoyedâ aâ fabulousâ seasonâ lastâyearâandâhisâsecondâplaceâcarryingâaâhighâweightâinâtheâMelroseâStakesâatâYorkâwasâanâexcellentâperformance.âGoodâgroundâorâsofterâandâaâmileâandâaâhalfâorâfurtherâseemâtoâbeâtheâkeyâandâheâshouldâbeâaâplayerâinâsomeâofâtheâtopâstayingâracesâoverâtheâcomingâseasons.
â Twin Soulâ improvedâ fromâ aâ handicapâ markâ ofâ 72âtoâ finishâ theâ seasonâ onâ aâ ratingâ ofâ 94â andâ aâ lucklessâfourthâplaceâ inâaâ Listedâeventâatâ Lingfieldâonâherâfinalâstartâsuggestedâthatâtheâbestâisâyetâtoâcome.âTwoâmilesâshouldâbeâwithinâherârangeâthisâseasonâandâsheâcouldâbeâupâtoâwinningâatâStakesâlevelâinâ2012â Moment of TimeâachievedâblackâtypeâwhenâthirdâinâaâNewburyâListedâraceâinâJuneâbutâremainsâaâmaidenâinâspiteâofâsomeâexcellentâplacedâefforts.âSheâwillâraceâinâfoalâtoâMakfiâthisâseasonâandâaâmaidenâwinâshouldâbeâaâformalityâbeforeâhavingâanotherâcrackâatâListedâlevel.â Arabian StarâjoinedâusâmidâwayâthroughâlastâseasonâandâimpressedâusâallâwithâhisâenthusiasmâandâtenacityâwhenâwinningâtheâSilverâCambridgeshireâatâNewmarketâ
STAGE ATTRACTION (Matti Penrice) a dual winner last season
inâtheâautumn.âHeâlooksâtheâtypeâtoâcompeteâinâtheâbigâmileâhandicapsâ thisâyearâasâ tooâdoesâTullius,âaâhorseâwhoâenjoyedâplentyâofâsuccessâwithâhisâ formerâ trainerâPeterâWinkworth.âHeâwasâ transferredâ toâKingsclereâonâPeterâsâretirementâandâIâhopeâweâcanâcarryâonâtheâgoodâworkâforâhisâowners,âKennetâValleyâThoroughbreds.â Stage Attractionâ andâ Sea Soldierâ areâ similarâtypesâandâbothâwereâsuccessfulâatâmaidenâlevelâinâ2011âandâareâcapableâofâdevelopingâintoâdecentâhandicappersâthisâyear.ââ RawakiâwasâaâwinnerâonâhisâonlyâstartâtoâdateâandâasâaâhalfâbrotherâtoâSideâGlanceâweâhopeâheâcanâcontinueâonâanâupwardâcurveâandâgoâontoâbetterâthings.â Communicatorâisâanâexcitingâadditionâtoâtheâteamâforâtheâcomingâseason.âHeâwasâsuccessfulâforâMichaelâBellâinâaâcompetitiveâYorkâhandicapâinâtheâearlyâpartâofâtheâlastâyear,âbutâratherâlostâhisâwayâafterâthat.âHeâhasâsettledâintoâhisânewâenvironmentâwellâandâhopefullyâaâchangeâofâsceneryâwillâseeâhimâreturnâtoâformâasâheâhasâobviousâtalent.
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â Billy Buttonsâmightâ stillâbeâaâmaiden,âbutâheâhasâcomeâagonisinglyâ closeâ toâwinningâonâmoreâ thanâoneâoccasion.âHeâstaysâwellâandâitâwouldâbeâaâshockâifâheâisânotâinâtheâwinnerâsâenclosureâsoonerâratherâthanâlater.ââ Black Cadillacâ hasâ talentâ andâ hopefullyâ aâ geldingâoperationâmightâhelpâhimâaddâtoâhisâvictoryâatâBathâ lastâsummer.âTheâsurgeonâsâknifeâmayâalsoâhaveâaidedâSiriusâSuperstar,âwhoâisâalreadyâlookingâtwiceâtheâhorseâheâwasâatâ anyâ stageâ lastâ year.â Placedâ inâ bothâ aâ Newburyâ andâSalisburyâmaiden,âheâhasâveryâfewâmilesâonâtheâclockâandâcouldâmakeâupâintoâaâniceâstayingâhandicapperâthisâseason.â John Biscuitâdidânotâwinâlastâyearâbutâdidâmanageâtoâshowâsomeâgoodâplacedâformâinâspiteâofânotâhavingâhisâpreferredâ fastâground.âHeâ isâ scheduledâ toâstartâhisâ
â EvanâSutherlandâwhoâownsâHighlandâColoriâhasâalsoâhadâtoâshowâgreatâpatienceâwithâMeganâs Motivator,âwhoâhasâtakenâquiteâsomeâtimeâtoâmature.âTheâwinnerâofâhisâonlyâoutingâtoâdateâinâaâNationalâHuntâFlatâRaceâatâExeter,âheâisâaâgeldingâwhoâseemsâtoâhaveâplentyâofâpotentialâforâtheâfuture.â Perfect Missionâsâownersâhaveâhadâtoâhaveâaâfairâamountâ ofâ patienceâ butâ wereâ inâ part,â rewardedâ byâ aâsuccessfulâwinterâcampaign.âHeâwillâreturnâafterâaâbreakâinâMayâandâshouldâbeâcapableâofâwinningâonâtheâgrassâthisâsummer.ââ AstragalâshowedâanâalarmingâlossâofâformâfollowingâaâpromisingâdebutâsecondâatâEpsom.âThisâhowever,âwasâprobablyâtheâresultâofâsomeâaggressiveâstomachâulcersâ
COMMUNICATOR (Steph Higgins) a winner for Michael Bell at York last year
SPIRITUAL STAR (Steve Woolley) one of our leading three your old prospects
campaignâaâ littleâ laterâ thanâsomeâofâ theâothersâ inâ theâhopeâofâhavingâaâfreshâhorseâforâtheâsummer.âAngelic Upstartâmanagedâtoâwinâtwiceâlastâwinterâbutâwasânotâseenâ atâ hisâ bestâ whenâ switchedâ toâ theâ turf.â Thisâ wasâprobablyâdueâ toâ aânumberâofâphysicalâ ailmentsâ ratherâthanâ aâ dislikeâ ofâ theâ grassâ andâ weâ haveâ attemptedâtoâ addressâ theseâ inâ theâ offâ season.â Heâ looksâ aâ fairlyâhandicappedâ horseâ andâ shouldâ haveâ improvedâ fromâthreeâtoâfour.â Gold Mineâdidâ littleâwrongâinâthreeâstartsâ lastâyear,âwinningâtwiceâandâfinishingâaâfineâthirdâonâhisâonlyâotherâoutingâatâEpsom.âSadlyâanâinjuryâruledâhimâoutâforâtheâremainderâofâtheâseasonâbutâwithâaâcleanâbillâofâhealthâheâisâsureâtoâbeâaddingâtoâtheâscoreâsheet.â Highland Coloriâ joinedâusâ fromâTomâDascombeâsâyardâlastâsummerâforâwhomâheâhadâshownâsomeâusefulâform.âHowever,âheâwasâbadlyâjarredâupâandânotâfitâtoârunâsubsequently,âbutâhasâhadâaâdecentârestâandâlooksâtoâbeâmovingâfreelyâonceâmore.â
thatâwereâdetectedâtooâlateâtoâmakeâaâdifferenceâforâherâseason.â Sheâ isâ however,â scheduledâ toâ returnâ andâ canâhopefullyârecaptureâtheâformâsheâhadâshowedâatâhomeâandâinâherâEpsomâmaiden.â Hidden Valleyâsâ winâ percentageâ mayâ notâ beâ thatâspectacular,âbutâsheâfinallyâshowedâsomethingâofâwhatâweâallâthoughtâsheâwas,âwhenâwinningâoverâanâextendedâtwoâmilesâonâherâfinalâstartâofâlastâseason.âSheâappearsâtoâbeâatâtheârightâendâofâtheâhandicapâandâshouldâaddâtoâthatâsuccess.
The Three Year OldsAsâ withâ previousâ yearsâ atâ Kingsclereâ theâ twoâ yearâoldsâ areâ alwaysâ expectedâ toâ improveâ intoâ theirâ threeâyearâoldâseasonâandâifâthatâ isâonceâagainâtheâcase,âweâhaveâ aâ particularlyâ strongâdivisionâ amongstâ theâ classicâgeneration.ââ Bonfireâshowedâtopâclassâpotentialâinâbothâhisâstartsâlastâyearâandâwithâanyâluckâatâallâheâwouldâalreadyâbeâaâ
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DANDY (Karen Peippo) a Newmarket Maiden WinnerBONFIRE (Leanne Masterton) ran a fine race to finish 3rd in Group 1, Criterium de Saint Cloud
Groupâ1âwinner.âHeâhasâtheâpotentialâtoâstayâaâmileâandâaâhalfâ andâweâhopeâheâ couldâdevelopâ intoâ aâ genuineâDerbyâcandidate.â Spiritual Starâ alsoâ hasâ Classicâ aspirationsâ butâ heâisâunlikelyâ toâ stayâ furtherâ thanâaâmile,â andâoneâofâ theâGuineasâtrialsâthisâspringâwillâhopefullyâbeâaâspringboardâtoâbiggerâandâbetterâthings.âBana Wuâisâstillâaâmaidenâbutâaâhighlyâratedâoneâatâthat,âthanksâtoâherâexcellentârunâinâtheâGroupâ2âRockfellâStakes.âSheâisâlikelyâtoâstartâoffâinâmaidenâcompanyâbutâwillâhopefullyâhaveâtheâclassâtoâcontestâanâOaksâtrialâafterâthat.ââ GoldoniâisâanâexcitingâhorseâwhoâdidâwellâtoâwinâoverâsevenâfurlongsâatâGloriousâGoodwoodâandâwasâaâ littleâunluckyânotâtoâgoâveryâcloseâatâListedâlevelâsubsequently.â
Heâisâaâbigâstrongâhorseâwithâaâbrightâfutureâoverâmiddleâdistances.ââ Dandyâ isâanotherâwhoâhasâwinteredâparticularlyâwellâandâagainâoneâwhoâshouldâfindâmiddleâdistancesâbringingâoutâtheâbestâinâhim.âHeâhadâtheâclassâtoâwinâaâNewmarketâmaidenâinâspiteâofâhisâimmaturityâandâheâisâlikelyâtoâreturnâthereâtoâcontestâtheâFieldenâStakesâthisâspring.â Big Noteâ wonâ twiceâ lastâ seasonâ andâ shouldâ beâ aâusefulâtypeâthisâspringâoverâsixâorâsevenâfurlongsâasâtooâshouldâTop CopâwhoâisâanâimposingâsonâofâAcclamationâwhoâachievedâmoreâ thanâwasâexpectedâasâaâ twoâyearâold.âHeâisâanâexcitingâsprintingâprospectâforâtheâsummerâasâtooâisâIntransigentâwhoâclockedâanâimpressiveâtimeâwhenâwinningâatâLingfieldâlastâautumn.ââ Cherry StreetâisâveryâmuchâaâstayerâinâtheâmakingâandâwonâhisâtenâfurlongâmaidenâonâtheâstiffâPontefractâtrackâinâgoodâstyle.âHeâwillâbeâaimedâatâstayingâhandicapsâtoâbeginâwithâandâhasâanâexcitingâyearâaheadâofâhim.â Caitlinâ andâHallings Cometâwereâbothâplacedâ inâ
ultraâ competitiveâ Newburyâ maidensâ lastâ autumnâ andâbothâareâbredâtoâbeâsuitedâbyâaâstepâupâinâtripâandâhaveâexcitingâcareersâaheadâofâthem.â Open WaterâwasâaâwinnerâonâhisâdebutâatâSandownâbeforeâ runningâ aâ fineâ secondâ inâ aâ toughâ Newmarketânursery.âHeâhasâ theâphysicalâ scopeâ toâ suggestâheâwillâmakeâintoâanâevenâbetterâthreeâyearâold.â Mysterious ManâwasâplacedâinâhisâtwoâstartsâasâaâtwoâyearâoldâandâbeingâbyâManduroâfromâtheâfamilyâofâAscotâGoldâCupâwinnerâEnzeliâthisâmustâbeâconsideredâaâbonus!âHeâlooksâtoâbeâaâniceâstayerâinâtheâmaking.â Swan Songâisâtheâveryâlastâproduceâofâtheâchampionâracemareâ Lochsong.â Sheâ wasâ unsurprisinglyâ aâ lateâdeveloperâasâaâtwoâyearâold,âbutâshowedâdistinctâpromiseâ
onâherâonlyâstartâinâtheâautumnâwhenâfinishingâsecondâinâaâNewburyâmaiden.âIfâsheâisâlikeâtheâotherâmembersâofâherâillustriousâfamilyâsheâshouldâcontinueâtoâimproveâwithâageâandâisâanâexcitingâprospect.ââ Restaurateurâimprovedâwithâeachâofâhisâthreeâstartsâlastâ seasonâ andâ showedâ aâ goodâ levelâ ofâ formâ whenâwinningâ hisâ finalâ outingâ atâ Lingfield.â Heâ hasâ physicalâscopeâ andâ althoughâ heâ hasâ undergoneâ surgeryâ toâremoveâanâoldâchipâinâaâhindâfetlock,âheâisâscheduledâtoâbeâbackâinâfullâtrainingâinâtheâspringâandâshouldâenjoyâaâproductiveâsummer.â Bank Bonusâisâsuperblyânamedâ(byâMotivatorâoutâofâSmallâFortune)âandâlooksâtheâtypeâofâhorseâwhoâcouldâgiveâhisâownerâsomeâcheerâinâtheâDiamondâJubileeâyear!âHeâwasâaâ littleâunluckyânotâ toâwinâhisâ secondâ startâ atâWindsorâhavingânotâreallyâhandledâtheâtightâturnsâbeforeâfinishingâwithâaârattleâwhenâtheâraceâwasâallâbutâover.âHeâcouldâbeâaâthreeâyearâoldâtoâfollowâthroughâtheâcourseâofâ2012.
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CHERRY STREET (Emily Melbourn) looks a smart staying prospectDOLLAR BILL (Simon Pearce) should improve for stepping up in distance this year
â Topanga Canyonâ andâ Dollar Billâ bothâ showedâabilityâatâhomeâbutâdidânotâappearâ toâ translateâ thatâ toâtheâracecourse.âBothâhowever,âareâbredâtoâdoâbetterâinâtimeâandâwillâcertainlyâappreciateâmiddleâdistancesâandâfasterâgroundâthanâtheyâhaveâencounteredâtoâdate.â Expense Claimâ andâ Hint of Mintâ bothâ hadâplacedâformâlastâyearâandâareâwellâupâtoâwinningâracesâthisâ seasonâ andâ theâ sameâ shouldâ applyâ toâ Emperor Vespasian,âShot In The DarkâandâBacktrade,âwhoâalsoâhadâusefulâplacedâformâinâ2011.â RenegotiateâandâBeau Dukeâareâhorsesâthatâseemâtoâhaveâbeenâfairlyâhandicappedâandâareâsureâtoâfindâtheâwinnerâsâenclosureâbeforeâtooâlong.â Flaxen Flareâ wasâ placedâ onâ bothâ hisâ startsâ asâ aâ
twoâyearâoldâandâputâinâaâparticularlyâgoodâeffortâwhenâsecondâtoâaâhighlyâpromisingâ typeâatâYarmouthâonâhisâfinalâoutingâpullingânicelyâclearâofâtheâthirdâhorseâinâtheâprocess.âHeâlooksâ likeâheâcouldâmakeâupâintoâaâusefulâmileâhandicapperâthisâsummer.â Fine Resolveâ showedâ aâ likingâ forâ theâ softâ goingâatâFfosâLasâ inâOctoberâandâhasârunâwellâbelowâparâonâtwoâ subsequentâ outingsâ onâ theâ all-weather.â However,âjudgedâonâhisâbestâformâheâshouldâbeâupâtoâwinningâhisâfairâshareâwhenâconditionsâsuit.â LikeâFineâResolve,âBenzannoâisâaâsonâofâtheârecentlyâdeceasedâRefuseâToâBend.âHeâranâsomeâgoodâracesâinâdefeatâlastâyearâandâhasâhadâtheâbenefitâofâaâbreathingâoperationâthatâshouldâaidâhisâcauseâinâ2012.â Northern Outlookâ andâ Just Whenâ areâ similarâtypesâ andâ bothâ foundâ theâ groundâ quickerâ thanâ idealâwhenâ makingâ theirâ debutâ atâ Newmarketâ inâ October.âNorthernâ Outlookâ showedâ vastâ improvementâ onâ hisânextâ startâ atâ Lingfieldâ andâ Iâ wouldâ imagineâ thatâ bothâ
coltsâcouldâreachâaâdecentâlevelâwithâtheârightâconditionsâunderfoot.â Cades Reefâisnâtâtheâbiggestâhorseâinâtheâworld,âbutâheâdidâimproveâwithâeachârunâlastâyearâandâhisâfinalâstartâatâSandownâwasâaâgoodâenoughâperformanceâtoâindicateâthatâheâcouldâwinâaâraceâorâtwoâasâthreeâyearâold.âDance With Meâhadâaâbaptismâofâfireâinâhisâfirstâtwoâstartsâofâhisâownâcareerâwhenâcontestingâtwoâveryâvaluableâsalesâracesâ inâ theâautumn.âHeâshowedâ improvementâonâhisâsecondâstartâandâhasâwinteredâwell,â soâ isâexpectedâ toâimproveâconsiderablyâonâthatâeffortâthisâseason.ââ Dutch Masterâ andâ Viscount Vertâ bothâ showedâenoughâinâthreeâstartsâlastâyearâtoâindicateâthatâtheyâcanâwinâthisâtermâandâtheâsameâcouldâbeâsaidâforâAmphoraâ
andâ Miss Cap Estelâ whoâ haveâ bothâ qualifiedâ forâhandicaps,âhavingâshownâsomeâformâinâmaidenâraces.â Underwrittenâ andâMicquusâareâcertainlyâbredâ toâachieveâmoreâthanâtheyâhaveâinâtwoâstartsâtoâdate,âbutâareâbothâentitledâ toâ improveâconsiderablyâ fromâtwoâtoâthree.â Distant Love,â Silver Sambaâ andâ Queenâs Starâ areâ filliesâ whoâ shouldâ beâ onâ theâ upwardâ curveâthroughâtheâcourseâofâtheâsummer,âasâallâthreeâwillâbeâwellâsuitedâbyâmiddleâdistances.â Archina,â Autumn Fireâ andâ Auntie Mabelâ willâallâ benefitâ fromâ theâ initialâ experienceâ theyâ gainedâ inâtheâautumnâandâProfit Againâshapedâwithâ immenseâpromiseâwhenâfinishingâthirdâonâhisâdebutâthisâwinter.â Sunny Bankâ andâ Cape Crossingâ mayâ notâ haveâshowedâobviousâpromiseâonâtheirâonlyâoutingsâofâ2011âbutâbothâhadâshapedâwithâpromiseâinâtheirâhomeâworkâpriorâtoâtheirâracecourseâoutings.â Sweet LibertaâandâStatureâalsoâshowedâpotentialâonâ theâ gallops,â butâ bothâ needâ toâ channelâ theirâ
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MINIMISE RISK (Lois Day) is a beautifully bred son of leading sire, Galileo
RAHYâS PROMISE (Peter Williams) has developed physically over the Winter
enthusiasmâandâenergyâinâtheârightâdirectionâifâtheyâareâgoingâtoâmakeâtheirâmarkâonâtheâracecourse.â WhilstâitâisâalwaysâourâaimâtoâgetâtheâhorsesâinâtrainingâatâParkâHouseâsomeâracecourseâexperienceâasâaâtwoâyearâold,âitâisânotâalwaysâpossibleâandâforâvariousâreasonsâweâhaveâaânumberâofâthreeâyearâoldsâwhoâareâyetâtoâstart.ââ Inâ recentâ yearsâ weâ haveâ enjoyedâ considerableâsuccessâwithâhorsesâ thatâdidânotâ runâasâ juvenilesâ andâtheâlikesâofâKalahariâGold,âTopâLockâandâSetâTheâTrendâallâdevelopedâintoâPatternâRaceâperformersâafterâmakingâtheirâracecourseâdebutsâinâtheirâthreeâyearâoldâseason.â Roserrowâ(outâofâtheâListedâplacedâNashwanâmareâSabah)â showedâ someâ abilityâ inâ hisâ homeworkâ lastâseasonâandâisâalreadyâworkingânicelyâthisâyear.
andâisâaâhorseâweâareâlookingâforwardâtoâthisâsummer.âTheâsameâisâtrueâofâMinimise Risk,âaâbeautifullyâbredâsonâ ofâ theâ allâ conqueringâ Galileo.â Thisâ coltâ belongsâtoâDr.â JimâandâMrs.â FitriâHay,âwhoâareânewâownersâatâKingsclere,âandâheâhasâalreadyâshownâaâgoodâattitudeâandâactionâinâhisâearlyâpreparation.â Marietâwasâcloseâtoârunningâlastâyearâbeforeâaâboutâofâsoreâshins,âbutâsheâhadâgoneâwellâinâtheâworkâsheâhadâdoneâandâisâmoreâthanâcapableâofâwinningâraces.â MagmaâandâCarmerâs ConcertoâareâtwoâfilliesâbyâSingspielâwhoâshouldâcomeâintoâtheirâownâthisâseason.âLove TatooâisâanâAcclamationâhalfâsisterâtoâDreamspeedâandâDreamâEaterâandâwasâaâlateâarrivalâtoâtheâyard,âlastâyear.â Aâ fewâminorânigglesâpreventedâherâ fromâmakingâ
â Omar Khayyamâ isâ aâ halfâ brotherâ toâ theâ St.â Legerâwinner,âMilanâbyâ theâ leadingâsireâPivotalâandâwasâveryâimmatureâ lastâ yearâasâwasâNatasha Rostovaâwhoâ isâoutâofâtheâDahliaâStakesâwinnerâPutuna.â Price Listâ isâ aâ qualityâ lookingâ fillyâ byâRedâRansomâandâaâhalfâsisterâtoâHerâMajestyâsâveryâusefulâCheshamâStakesâwinner,âFreeâAgent.âSheâsufferedâaânastyâboutâofâcolicâlastâyear,âbutâseemsâtoâhaveâmadeâaâfullârecoveryâafterâherâsurgery.âStirring Balladâ isâanotherâfillyâwhoâunfortunatelyâ foundâ herselfâ inâ theâ operatingâ theatreâhavingâsustainedâaâfracturedâpasternâlastâsummer.âSheâisâaâusefulâlookingâdaughterâofâComptonâPlaceâandâhasâjustâ startedâ fasterâworkâ andâ isâmovingâ freelyâ andâwithâpurposeâatâpresent.â Oceana DreamerâisâaâwelcomeâadditionâtoâtheâteamâhavingâjoinedâusâfromârecentlyâretiredâWalterâSwinburn.âHeâisâaâsonâofâtheâtopâsireâOasisâDreamâandâbelongsâtoâKarlâFischer,âaâlongâstandingâownerâatâKingsclere.âHeâhasâalreadyâshownâaâgoodâ levelâofâabilityâ inâhisâearlyâworkâ
theâracecourseâbutâsheâ isâpotentiallyâaâniceâfillyâasâherâpedigreeâsuggestsâsheâshouldâbe!â Basingstokeâ andâ Bypassâ areâ niceâ prospectsâ forâtheâKingsclereâRacingâClub,âwhilstâVivacious WayâandâSir Quintinâareâtwoâwellâbredâhorsesâwhoâshouldâdoâwellâgrantedâaâcleanâbillâofâhealth.âRahyâs PromiseâandâSilver Crossingâ areâ handsomeâ physicalâ specimens,âbutâ wereâ tooâ backwardâ toâ showâ theirâ trueâ worthâ lastâyear:âbetterâofâbothâofâthemâisâexpectedâinâ2012.â Nickel Queen,â Perfect Response,â Zamitaâ andâTop Showâwereâveryâ immatureâasâ twoâyearâolds,âbutâareâreturningâintoâtrainingâasâthreeâyearâolds.â As I have already suggested we have a particularly exciting group of two year olds assembled at Park House for 2012. It is too early to try to predict how, when and where they might be headed, but the early signs suggest we have more than our fair share of nice horses amongst the group!ân
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THE 2003 TO FOLLOW
COMPETITIONThe 2002 result was high scoring but rather too easy a winner. Class and professionalism will always out, butfor consistency Bob Michaelson and his aliases deserve the plaudits. He is barely ever out of the frame, perhapshe should give up life in London and come and train the horses. The big debate of whether or not to raise theentry fee still rages but for the sake of ease of management we will leave it at ÂŁ5 because really the only otheroption is to double it and even in this day and age that seems excessive! Please put some substitutes down just
in case there have been dramas between going to press and the start of the season.
The half way order will be published in the Summer Quarter.
THE RULESEach list must include at least FIVE two-year-oldsand scoring starts on April 1st until December 1st(inclusive). During that time all flat, jumping, all-weather and foreign runners will count whilsttrained at Kingsclere. Entries are ÂŁ5.00 each andyou may submit as many lists as you like. Pleaseput your name on each list.The pool will be divided 55% to the winner, 25% tothe second, 15% to the third and 5% to the fourth.The person finishing last will get their ÂŁ5 back.Last yearâs pool was ÂŁ1,075 (of course this could bedouble if we put the entry fee up!)
Scoring is as follows:-
12 POINTS TO THE WINNER OF A GROUP ORLISTED RACE10 POINTS FOR ANY OTHER WINNER
8 POINTS FOR THE SECOND IN A GROUP ORLISTED RACE6 POINTS FOR ANY OTHER SECOND
5 POINTS FOR THE THIRD IN A GROUP ORLISTED RACE4 POINTS FOR ANY OTHER THIRD
1 POINT TO A FOURTH WHERE THERE IS PRIZEMONEY
Cheques made payable to:Emma Balding and returned to her at Park House, Kingsclere, Newbury, Berks. RG20 5PY
LATE ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN BUT MUST NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING THAT HAS RUN FROM APRIL 1st.SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE MADE IF NONE HAVE BEEN NOMINATED ON THE FORM.
12THE 2012 TO FOLLOW
COMPETITION
THE RULESEach list must include at least FIVE two-year-olds. All runners from March 31st until November 10th count for scoring while they are trained at Kingsclere, this means all flat, jumping, all-weather and foreign runners.Entries are ÂŁ10.00 each and you may submit as many lists as you like. Please put your name on each list.
The pool will be divided 55% to the winner, 25% to the second, 15% to the third and 5% to the fourth. The person finishing last will get their ÂŁ10 back.Last yearâs pool was ÂŁ1360.
Scoring is as follows:-
12 POINTS TO THE WINNER OF A GROUP OR LISTED RACE
10 POINTS FOR ANY OTHER WINNER 8 POINTS FOR THE SECOND IN A GROUP OR LISTED
RACE 6 POINTS FOR ANY OTHER SECOND 5 POINTS FOR THE THIRD IN A GROUP OR LISTED
RACE 4 POINTS FOR ANY OTHER THIRD 1 POINT TO A FOURTH WHERE THERE IS PRIZE
MONEY
Cheques made payable to:-Emma Balding and return to her at Park House, Kingsclere, Newbury, Berks. RG20 5PY
LATE ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN BUT MUST NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING THAT HAS RUN AFTER MARCH 31st
Reserves will be used in this case
With the production of this magazine a week earlier than previously, we are hoping to have a bumper number of entries, and therefore with a pool that exceeds ÂŁ1600.00.
As you will see by the rules, we are going to change the dates that this competion runs; starting on the first day of the flat season at Doncaster on Saturday 31st March and finishing on the last day of the season,
also at Doncaster on November 10th. Please make sure you fill in the list of substitutes. The list of horses in training is correct at the time of going to press
but changes happen daily and we will make a substitution if we know that one of your selections is no longer in training at the time of the competitionâs closing. Late entries are accepted but no horse that has run after March 31st is eligible and here again the list of
substitutes is used. The half way order will be published in the Summer Quarter and more frequent updates on the web site.
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THE 2012 TO FOLLOW
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LIST OF HORSES FOR
OLDER HORSESALLEZ LES ROUGES I A Balding5 B g Saffron Walden Louve SecreteBERNIE THE BOLT B McGuire6 B g Milan Chaparral LadyCHIBERTA KING Pink Hat Partnership6 B g Kingâs Best Glam RockDECENT FELLA One Carat Syndicate6 B g Marju Mac MelodyDREAMSPEED J C Smith5 B g Barathea KapriaDUNGANNON I G Burbidge5 B g Monsieur Bond May LightGRAND PIANO I A Balding5 B g Arakan Stately PrincessHIGHLAND KNIGHT J C Smith5 B g Night Shift Highland ShotKAKATOSI R Tillett5 Br g Pastoral Pursuits Ladywell BlaiseMY LEARNED FRIEND Dr E Harris8 B g Marju Stately PrincessOPERA GAL J C Smith5 B m Galileo Opera GlassSIDE GLANCE Pearl Bloodstock5 B g Passing Glance AveramiSUFFOLK PUNCH M Evans5 Ch g Barathea Lamanka LassTAPPANAPPA McMahon/Gorell/Pausewang5 B g High Chaparral ItsibitsiTARTAN TRIP KRC5 B g Selkirk MarajuanaTHELADYINQUESTION D H Caslon/Mildmay Racing5 B m Dubawi Whazzat
FOUR YEAR OLDSANGELIC UPSTART A BurdettB g Singspiel RadaARABIAN STAR Mr & Mrs G A E SmithB g Green Desert KassiopeiaASTRAGAL Lord BlythB f Shamardal Landinium BILLY BUTTONS Mr & Mrs W V RobinsGr g Act One Dolce ThunderaBLACK CADILLAC N BoticaBr g Kheleyf Desert DesignCOMMUNICATOR Lady DavisB g Motivator GoodytwosuesDESERT LAW J C SmithB g Oasis Dream Speed CopGOLD MINE Sir G BruntonB g Diktat MemsahibHIDDEN VALLEY KRCB f Haafhd SpurnedHIGHLAND COLORI E SutherlandB g Le Vie Dei Colori Emmaâs Star
I LOVE ME N BoticaB f Cape Cross GaranciereJOHN BISCUIT Dr P BrownCh g Hawk Wing Princess MagdalenaLAY TIME R BarnettB f Galileo Time SavedMEGANâS MOTIVATOR E SutherlandCh g Motivator Top SauceMOMENT OF TIME R BarnettB f Rainbow Quest Not Before TimeNIGHT CARNATION G StrawbridgeCh f Sleeping Indian RimbaPERFECT MISSION Dr B DrewB g Bertolini Sharp SecretRAWAKI KRCB g Phoenix Reach AveramiSEA SOLDIER Mrs M E WatesB g Red Ransom PlacementSIRIUS SUPERSTAR J L C PearceB g Galileo BrightestSTAGE ATTRACTION Miss A V HillB g Royal Applause Mona EmTULLIUS Kennet Valley T/bredsCh g Le Vie Dei Colori Whipped QueenTWIN SOUL N BoticaB f Singspiel Kirk WyndWHIPLASH WILLIE JC & SR HitchinsCh c Phoenix Reach Santa Isobel
THREE YEAR OLDSAMPHORA Highclere ThoroughbredsB f Oasis Dream CarafeARCHINA Dr P BrownB f Arch Cross Your FingersAUNTIE MABEL KRCB f Tagula Vive La ChasseAUTUMN FIRE H M The QueenB f Avonbridge BrandBACKTRADE Birkdale RacingB g Holy Roman Emperor BraariBANA WU G RussellCh f Shirocco My WayBANK BONUS H M The QueenB g Motivator Small FortuneBASINGSTOKE KRCB g Elusive City RyninchBEAU DUKE The Ten Gallon P/shipB g Bachelor Duke XemaBENZANNO M & V SladeB g Refuse To Bend CrossanzaBIG NOTE N BoticaB c Amadeus Wolf Double VieBONFIRE Highclere T/bredsBr c Manduro Night FrolicBYPASS KRCBr f Passing Glance Florida Heart
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CADES REEF Mick & Janice MariscottiB g Dalakhani Just SpecialCAITLIN Mr & Mrs G A E SmithB f Dylan Thomas KassiopeiaCAPE CROSSING Mildmay Racing/D H CaslonBr f Cape Cross Dame HesterCARMENâS CONCERTO I M BrownB f Singspiel Lady McnairCHERRY STREET James/Michaelson/GreenwoodB c Alhaarth WeqaarDANCE WITH ME Gorell/PausewangB g Danehill Dancer Perpetual TimeDANDY R TillettB c Nayef DiacadaDISTANT LOVE L RegisterB f Halling ConferenceDOLLAR BILL Mrs C KyleCh g Medicean JardinDUTCH MASTER A Brooke-RankinCh g Dutch Art DuenaEMPEROR VESPASIAN The Emperor SyndicateB g Royal Applause FlavianEXPENSE CLAIM Another Bottle RacingB g Intikhab IndolenteFINE RESOLVE Lord BlythB g Refuse To Bend Papillon de BronzeFLAXEN FLARE Kennet Valley T/bredsCh g Windsor Knot Golden AngelFORTROSE ACADEMY E SutherlandB g Iceman AuspiciousGOLDONI Mick & Janice MariscottiCh g Dylan Thomas LassoHALLINGS COMET Lord BlythB c Halling LandiniumHINT OF MINT Mrs J S NewtonB g Passing Glance Juno MintINTRANSIGENT KRCB g Trans Island Mara RiverJUST WHEN G StrawbridgeB c Dalakhani Cape GraceLOVE TATOO Canât Do Ten Stone P/shipB f Acclamation KapriaMAGMA H RobinsonB f Singspiel RakataMARIET Pollards StablesCh f Dr Fong MedwayMICQUUS Shooting Star RacingB g High Chaparral My PottersMINIMISE RISK Mrs F HayB c Galileo DararitaMISS CAP ESTEL J L C PearceB f Hernando Miss Cap FerratMYSTERIOUS MAN Gorell/PausewangB c Manduro EdabiyaNATASHA ROSTOVA JC & SR HitchinsB f Beat Hollow PutunaNICKEL QUEEN N BoticaB f Mineshaft ChickasawNORTHERN OUTLOOK KRCB c Selkirk Casual GlanceOCEANA DREAMER CHF PartnershipB c Oasis Dream ArbellaOMAR KHAYYAM J L C PearceB c Pivotal KithangaOPEN WATER Thurloe T/breds XXV1B c Orpen So StreamPARQUE ATLANTICO CHF PartnershipBr g Piccolo Silken Dalliance
PERFECT RESPONSE Mildmay RacingB f Royal Applause Perfect SolutionPRICE LIST H M The QueenB f Red Ransom Film ScriptPROFIT AGAIN Another Bottle RacingB c Tagula Baileys FirstQUEENâS STAR Sir Gordon BruntonCh f With Approval MemsahibRAHYâS PROMISE E SutherlandB g Rahy Promise Me ThisRENEGOTIATE Birkdale RacingCh g Trade Fair LâExtra HonorRESTAURATEUR Brook Farm BloodstockB c Excellent Art Velvet AppealROCKY REEF KRCB g Danbird Leahâs PrideROSERROW Sir Roger BuckleyCh c Beat Hollow SabahSHOT IN THE DARK J C SmithCh g Dr Fong Highland ShotSILVER CROSSING KRCB g Avonbridge Silver PurseSILVER SAMBA BA RacingGr f Dalakhani Fancy DanceSIR QUINTIN Dr P BrownB g Dixie Union No FrillsSPIRITUAL STAR Thurloe XXIXB c Soviet Star Million SpiritsSTATURE N BoticaB g Montjeu PesciaSTIRRING BALLAD G StrawbridgeCh f Compton Place BalnahaSUNNY BANK JC JR & SR HitchinsB c Notnowcato Sweet MandolinSWAN SONG J C SmithB f Green Desert LochsongSWEET LIBERTA Mick & Janice MariscottiB f Cape Cross HendrinaTAGLIETELLE KRCB g Tagula AveramiTOPANGA CANYON Mick & Janice MariscottiB g Nayef Classical DancerTOP COP J C SmithB c Acclamation Speed CopTOP SHOW Sir Gordon BruntonB g Sakhee Rose ShowUNDERWRITTEN R BarnettB g Authorized Grain of GoldVISCOUNT VERT M & V SladeBr g Kheleyf Viscoumtess BraveVIVACIOUS WAY Mrs J ChandrisB f Holy Roman Emperor Dance LivelyZAMITA Mrs R LyonsB f Zamindar Whitgift Rose XXX N BoticaB f Rock of Gibraltar Cherokee Stream
TWO YEAR OLDSABSOLUTELY SO Mr & Mrs G A E SmithB c Acclamation WeekendBLUE TWISTER J C SmithCh c Pivotal Blue SirenBRICK RISING Brick RacingCh c Phoenix Reach Comtesse NoireBUONA FORTUNA Mick & Janice MariscottiB f Oasis Dream Sadie ThompsonCASUAL FLAME KRCB f Phoenix Reach Casual Glance
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CUISINE Brook Farm BloodstockB c Holy Roman Emperor SamorraDAYLIGHT Kennet Valley T/bredsCh c Firebreak DayvilleDESERT COMMAND J C SmithB c Oasis Dream Speed CopDESERT DONKEY G A D P/shipB c Acclamation Honky Tonk SallyDOCTORâS GIFT D E BrownlowB c Motivator Josie MayFLORIDA BEAT KRCBr g Passing Glance Florida HeartFONSECA Kennet Valley T/bredsB f Red Clubs GuajiraHALLINGâS TREASURE D H Caslon/Mildmay RacingCh c Halling Perfect TreasureHAVANA BEAT Mick & Janice MariscottiB c Teofilo Sweet Home AlabamaHAVANA MOON CHF PartnershipB f Teofilo Island DestinyHERE COMES WHEN Mrs F HayB c Danehill Dancer Quadâs MelodyHOT SECRET Hot To Trot RacingBr f Sakheeâs Secret Harryana IMPERIAL GLANCE Mrs J S NewtonB c Passing Glance Juno MintINTERNATIONAL LOVE R GorellCh f Manduro MarikaKING MURO P Brend/J DwyerB c Halling UshindiLIGHT CATCHER J C SmithBr f Sakhee ExorcetLIZZIE TUDOR Ms K GoughCh f Tamayuz Silca DestinationMARTIAL ART Mr & Mrs G A E SmithCh c Compton Place Brush Strokes MATACABRAS James/Michaelson/GreenwoodB c Shirocco Special TouchMELVIN THE GRATE Mrs F HayB c Danehill Dancer HawalaMISS MITIGATE Birkdale RacingB f Sir Percy ObligeMUSIKHANI Mr & Mrs D HolmesB f Dalakhani MusicannaNEAR TIME R BarnettCh f New Approach Time AwayNELLIE FORBUSH J C & S R HitchinsB f Phoenix Reach Santa IsobelNEW FFOREST Elite RacingB f Oasis Dream FfestiniogNO SONG R BarnettB f Zamindar Pure SongNOT RIGG Mrs F HayB c Henrythenavigator St Helens ShadowOASIS SPIRIT G StrawbridgeB f Oasis Dream Fearless SpiritOPERATION CHARIOT P Brend/J DwyerB c Refuse To Bend Dona RoyaleOVERSEEN KRCB f Passing Glance Sankaty LightPEARL BOUNTY Pearl BloodstockCh c Bahamian Bounty Roslea LadyPEARL CASTLE Pearl BloodstockB c Montjeu GhurraPITTER PATTER Coln Valley StudB f Nayef Pixie RingPOEM R Wilmot-SmithCh f Dylan Thomas Almarai
POWDER HOUND G StrawbridgeB c Lucarno BalnahaPRAIRIE PRINCE Thurloe T/bredsB c High Chaparral Palatine DancerPURCELL Highclere T/bredsB c Acclamation Lyca BallerinaRACE AND STATUS Mr & Mrs G A E SmithB c Ravenâs Pass Love ExcellingREFECTORY Brook Farm BloodstockB c Danehill Dancer Akuna Bay ROCKY RIDE KRCB f Rock of Gibralter SidecarROYAL WHISPER Mr & Mrs G A E SmithB f Royal Applause Never A DoubtSIGNATURE DISH Brook Farm BloodstockB f Galileo Magic CarpetSILKEN BEAUTY C H F PartnershipB f Piccolo Silken DallianceSOVIET ROCK Mr & Mrs G A E SmithB c Rock of Gibraltar Anna KareninaSTORMING CJJR PartnershipB c Stormy Atlantic French LadySUBTLE DIFFERENCE K RausingB f Vita Rosa SulitelmaTARARA Catridge StudB f Royal Applause AnneliinaTHE WIZARD OF AUS Pink Star Racing P/shipB c Aussie Rules DynessTOO DIFFICULT Mrs F HayCh f Rock of Gibraltar EtizaanTRANSLUSCENT Emma BaldingB c Trans Island Little Miss DivaVAN PERCY Mrs L Ramsden/R MorecombeB c Sir Percy EnforceVICKSBURG R Wilmot-SmithB f Cape Cross TotalityWALTER WHITE G A D P/shipB c Dark Angel Fun Time WINTER MUSIC KRCB g Oratorio Alpine ParkYOU DA ONE R GorellBr c Footstepsinthesand ShenkaraZANETTO Mick & Janice MariscottiB c Medicean Play Bouzouki XXX Dr P BrownCh c Kyllachy ReputableXXX Dr P BrownB f Invincible Spirit ScriptureXXX Dr P BrownB c Holy Roman Emperor Blue IrisXXX Dr P BrownB c Montjeu No FrillsXXX J C, J R & S R HitchinsB f Beat Hollow Sweet MandolinXXX The Cadagan P/shipCh c Singspiel FlamjicaXXX C ConwayB c Kayf Tara Spring DreamXXX N BoticaCh c Lemon Drop Kid Press LeakXXX Racegoers ClubB f High Chaparral Congress
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POINTERSâFORâ2012
âSideâGlanceâwasâtheâleadingâpointsâscorerâwithâ47,âwithâOperaâGalâfinishingârunner-upâforâtheâ
secondâyearâinâsuccession,âwithâ37âpoints.âBothâareâlikelyâtoâbeâpopularâonceâagain,âasâshouldâNightâCarnation,âWhiplashâWillieâandâChibertaâKing,âwhoâfinishedâ3rd,â4thâandâ5thârespectivelyâinâ2011.â Selectingâtheâtwoâyearâoldsâcanâoftenâproveâdifficult,âsoâbelowâareâaâfewâpointersâtoâhelpâyouâonâyourâwayâtoâmakingâthisâyearâsâwinningâentry!
Absolutely Soâbââcâ AcclamationâââWeekâEndâ(Selkirk)Costâ230,000gnsâatâTattersallsâinâOctober.âOutâofâanâunracedâdaughterâofâtheâhigh-classâ2yoâTarfshi,âherselfâaâhalf-sisterâtoâtheâGroupâ1âCheveleyâParkâwinnerâEmbassyâandâoutâofâanotherâCheveleyâParkâwinnerâPassâTheâPeace,âAbsolutelyâSoâisâlikelyâtoâappearâinâtheâsummerâandâsheâlooksâanâexcitingâtwoâyearâtypeâforâlaterâinâtheâseason.
Buona Fortunaâbââfâ OasisâDreamâââSadieâThompsonâ(KingâsâBest)Aâ35,000gnsâpurchaseâatâTattersallsâinâNovember,âBuonaâFortunaâisâaâhalf-sisterâtoâDaneking,âwinnerâofâaâ1m2fâmaidenâatâ2âlastâseason.âBothâherâdamâ(7f)âandâgranddamâ(6fâListed)âwereâjuvenileâwinnersâandâsheâhasâshownâenoughâtoâsuggestâsheâcanâmakeâanâearlyâimpression.
Cuisineâbââcâ HolyâRomanâEmperorâââSamorraâ(InâTheâWings)Aprilâfoalâwhoseâsalesâpriceâleaptâfromâ12,000gnsâasâaâfoalâtoâÂŁ42,000âlastâyear.âOutâofâaâ6fâ2yoâdebutâwinningâhalf-sisterâtoâGroupâ1âNassauâwinnerâZahratâDubai,âCuisineâisâbyâtheâexcitingâyoungâsireâHolyâRomanâEmperor,âalreadyâaâleadingâsourceâofâ2yosâincludingâlastâseasonâsâWeatherbysâSuperâSprintâwinnerâCharlesâTheâGreat!
Daylightâchââcâ FirebreakâââDayvilleâ(Dayjur)Aâ70,000gnsâsonâofâformerâKingsclereâstarâjuvenileâFirebreak,âDaylightâisâaâhalf-brotherâtoâfiveâwinnersâandâtoâtheâListed-placedâjuvenileâThoughtâIsâFree.âHisâdamâwonâoverâ6fâatâ2âand,âthoughâmoreâofâaâmidsummerâtype,âheâlooksâlikelyâtoâmakeâhisâmarkâthisâyear.
Lizzie Tudorâchââfâ TamayuzâââSilcaâDestinationâ(DubaiâDestination)Aâ30,000gnsâTattersallsâpurchase,âLizzieâTudorâisâtheâfirstâfoalâofâaâ7/8fâwinningâdaughterâofâtheâtop-classâfillyâGoldenâSilcaâ(dualâGroupâ2âwinnerâatâ2),âherselfâaâhalf-sisterâtoâfourâblack-typeâperformersâincludingâtheâGroupâ1âPrixâMornyâwinnerâSilcaâsâSister.âLikelyâtoâcomeâoutâinâmid-seasonâbutâhasâlookedâtheâpartâalreadyâatâhome.â
Pearl Bountyâchââcâ BahamianâBountyâââRosleaâLadyâ(Alhaarth)Atâ120,000gnsâtheâmostâexpensiveâBahamianâBountyâyearlingâsoldâinâBritainâlastâyear.âAâFebruaryâfoal,âheâisâaâhalf-brotherâtoâ6fâ2yoâwinnerâHoot,âoutâofâaâmaidenâhalf-sisterâtoâtwoâwinningâjuveniles,âincludingâGimcrackâwinnerâConquest.âSireâgetsâplentyâofâprecociousâ2yos,âincludingâlastâseasonâsâRedcarâ2yoâTrophyâwinnerâBogart.
Royal Whisperâbââfâ RoyalâApplauseâââNeverâAâDoubtâ(NightâShift)Januaryâfoal.âPurchasedâforâ260,000gnsâatâTattersallsâinâOctober,âRoyalâWhisperâisâaâfullâsisterâtoâRoyalâConfidence,âaâdualâwinnerâatâ2âandâplacedâ3rdâinâtheâGroupâ2âRockfelâStakes.âOutâofâaâhigh-class,âGroupâ2-winningâjuvenile,âsheâisâbredâtoâbeâprecociousâandâhasâbeenâshowingâupâveryâwellâatâhome.
Walter Whiteâbââcâ DarkâAngelâââFunâTimeâ(Fraam)Damâaâ7fâwinnerâatâ2,âhalf-sisterâtoâtwoâwinningâsprintersâandâoutâofâaâmultipleâ5fâwinningâhalf-sisterâ(includingâatâ2)âtoâtheâhigh-classâsprinterâAcclamation.âSire,âwinnerâofâtheâMiddleâPark,âmadeâaâbigâimpressionâwithâhisâfirstâcropâofâ2yosâlastâyearâandâthisâÂŁ32,000âDBSâpurchaseâlooksâanâexcitingâearlyâtype.ân
Once again there was a very tight finish to the competition last year,with a dead-heat for first and just two points separating the first four home!
12âTOâFOLLOWâCOMPETITION
BANA WU (Kim Tierney) one of our most exciting 3 year old prospects
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DR PHILIP J BROWN OWNER PROFILE
Dr Brown pictured with his wife, Patricia
âIâbecameâinvolvedâinâhorseâracingâmoreâbyâaccidentâthanâbyâdesign.âApartâfromâwatchingâtheâDerbyâatâTattenhamâCornerâwithâmyâparentsâwhenâweâ livedâ inâCheamâ inâ
theâ1950s,âand,âmoreârecently,âattendingâtheâoccasionalââjollyââatâAscotâandâGoodwood,âcourtesyâofâmyâBankâorâStockâBroker,âIâhadânoâpriorâinterestâinâracing.âIâamânotâaâcountryâpersonâusedâtoâtheâhuntâorâ indeedâaâgambler:âIâ learnedâearlyâonâthatâIâalwaysâloose.âSoâthereâwasânoânaturalâinclinationâtoâreadâtheâRacingâPostâorâtheâracingâpagesâinâtheâdailyânewspapers.â Iâ haveâ toâ admitâ thatâ whenâ Iâ wasâ anâ apprenticeâpharmacistâworkingâinâaâveryâprestigiousâNewâBondâStreetâpharmacy,âweâhadâaâbig-timeâgamblerâonâtheâstaffâwhoâworkedâonâtheâfrontâcounter.âOneâdayâsheâaskedâmeâandâtheâotherâapprenticeâwhetherâweâwouldâplaceâherâbetsâforâherâasâtheâbookmakersâwereâbecomingâincreasinglyâreluctantâtoâdealâwithâher.â Iâ leaveâyouâtoâ imagineâwhatâmyâfatherâsaidâwhenâIâaskedâforâhisâadvice!â Allâ thatâ changedâ whenâ myâ wifeâ decidedâ thatâ sheâwantedâtoâbuyâaâracehorseâandâfoundâaâlocalâbloodstockâagentâwhoâtookâusâtoâtheâTattersallsâBreeze-upâsalesâinâAprilâ2006.âSheâboughtâ twoâhorsesâand,âonâ impulse,â Iâboughtâ one,â whoâ Iâ calledâ Navene.â Andâ soâ beganâ ourâearlyâ livesâasâowner-mushroomsâ(keptâ inâ theâdarkâandâfedâyouâknowâwhat!).âWeâknewânothingâaboutâtheâgame,ânothingâ aboutâ theâ players,â nothingâ aboutâ theâ pitâ falls,âandâwereâcompletelyâflummoxedâbyâtheâhugeârangeâofâopinionsâonâtap,âwhichâwereâasâvariedâandâasâconflictingâasâtheânumberâofâpeopleâweâspokeâto.ââ Now,â 6â yearsâ later,â myâ wifeâ hasâ largelyâ abandonedâ
horseâracing,âpreferringâshowâjumpingâinstead.âSheâhasâfourâ horsesâ whichâ appearâ atâ manyâ ofâ theâ bigâ showsâandâbringâhomeâtheârosettesâonâaâregularâbasis.âSheâisânoâ longerâ aâmushroom,â butâ ratherâ aâ happyâ bunny!â Inâcontrast,âIâhaveâstuckâtoâtheâraceâhorsesâandânowâhaveâthreeâthree-yearâolds;âfourâtwo-yearâolds,âallâwithâAndrew;âtwoâ yearlings;â oneânewâ foalâwithâ anotherâ onâ theâway,âandâfourâmares.âCommitted?âyes;âmad,âprobably!â Lookingâbackâoverâtheâpastâ6âyears,âIâcanâsayâwithoutâfearâofâcontradictionâthatâIâhaveâexperiencedâmostâofâtheâbadâthingsâthatâcanâhappenâtoâanâowner,ârangingâfromâhorsesâwithâseriousâinjuryâtoâaccidentsâandâemergenciesâandâdeathsâofâmaresâandâfoals.âHappilyâthereâhaveâbeenâaâfewâcompensationsâalongâtheâway.âWhilstâmyâhorsesâhaveâyetâtoâwinâaâListedâRace,âtheyâhaveâwonâandâbeenâplacedâinâmid-rangeâraces,âandâone,âJohnâBiscuit,âwhichâIâbred,âwonâonâhisâfirstâtimeâoutâlastâyearâatâEpsom,âmuchâtoâeveryoneâsâamazementâincludingâJohnâBiscuitâhimself.â Theâcompensationâforâallâtheâsufferingâhasâcomeâfromâaâ feelingâ (Iâ emphasiseâ noâmoreâ thanâ aâ feeling)â thatâ Iâamâgettingâtoâgripsâwithâsomeâofâtheâvariablesâ inâwhatâisâaâveryâcomplexâandâcomplicatedâbusiness.âMushroomâdaysâareâover,âandâthereâseemsâtoâbeâlightâatâtheâendâofâtheâtunnelâwhichâisânotâanâoncomingâtrainâ(Iâhope).âAlsoâtheâairâdefinitelyâsmellsâsweeter.â ToâwhatâdoâIâattributeâthisâimprovement?âFirst,âitâcouldnâtâgetâanyâworse.âSecond,âIânowâhaveâenoughâexperienceâtoâbeâableâtoâmakeâupâmyâownâmindâaboutâwhatâtoâdo.âThird,âIâhaveâdiscoveredâscience,âwhichâisâhomeâterritoryâforâme,âasâIâamâaâqualifiedâpharmacistâwithâaâCambridgeâ
Philip Brown has been an owner at Kingsclere for the past three seasons. He currently has seven
horses in training at Park House. Together with his wife Patricia, they set up the hugely successful PJB Publications, a publishing
company that specialized in providing information to the healthcare and biomedical industries. The
company was sold to Informa PLC in 2003, giving Philip the time to pursue his many and varied other
businesses and interests. Here he explains how he came to be involved in the sport of horseracing and how the application
of science may help in the improving the selection procedure of yearlings.
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JOHN BISCUIT (Karen Peippo) was a winner on debut at Epsom and also provided his owner with a welcome Racing Post bonus
PhDâ inâ organicâ chemistry.â Theâ scienceâ isâ geneticsâ asâappliedâbyâStephenâHarrisonâofâThoroughbredâgenetics,âaâone-timeâtutorâofâourâmuchâbelovedâtrainer,âAndrew.ââ Iâamâwellâawareâthatâatâ thisâ timeâtheâcognoscentiâofâtheâracingâcommunityâputâlittleâstoreâbyâtheâDNAâgeneticsâ(indeed,â itâ hasâ beenâ describedâ asâ aâ passingâ fad).âHowever,âIâamâofâtheâopinionâthatâitâprovidesâaâveryâusefulâbasisâforâmanyâdecisionsâaboutâbreeding,âpurchasingâandâassessingâ racehorseâ performance.â Incidentally,â thoseâwhoâthinkâgeneticsâisâaâfadâwillâinâtheâsameâbreathâacceptâthatâthisâscienceâholdsâtheâkeyâtoâunderstandingâmostâofâourâdiseases,âtheâageingâprocess,âandâtheâproductionâofâcropsâandâmeatâproducingâanimals.ââ Theâ problemâ withâ racehorsesâ isâ thatâ unlikeâ otherâthoroughbredâanimals,âtheirâappearanceâgivesâlittleâclueâtoâ whetherâ theyâ areâ trueâ thoroughbredsâ orâ mongrels.âWeâknowâaâmongrelâdogâorâcatâwhenâweâseeâone,âbutânotâ aâ mongrelâ racehorse.â Stephenâ Harrisonâ suggestsâthatâaâlargeânumberâofâracehorsesâareâinâfactâmongrelsâbecauseâ ownersâ haveâ eitherâ notâ beenâ awareâ ofâ theâgeneticâ characteristicsâ ofâ theirâ horsesâ orâ becauseâ theyâhaveâdecidedâ thatâ theâ fundamentalâgeneticâfindingsâofâGregorâ Mendel,â theâ Austrianâ Augustinianâ Friar,â doâ notâapplyâwhenâtheyâbreedâracehorses!â Soâ fromâ breedingâ toâ buyingâ Iâ useâ theâ outputâ fromâThoroughbredâ Geneticsâ toâ helpâ myâ selection.â Soâ doâ IâexpectâtoâbreedâorâbuyâGroupâOneâwinners?âAnswerâNo!âButâwhatâIâdoâexpectâisâthatâtheâsuccessârateâofâmyâhorsesâonâ theâ racecourseâ willâ beâ betterâ thanâ aâ comparableâsetâ ofâ horsesâ whichâ areâ notâ selectedâ forâ theirâ geneticâcharacteristics.â
â Movingâ on.â Whenâ Anna-Lisaâ askedâ meâ toâ writeâ thisâmonologueâsheâkindlyâgaveâmeâaâpromptâsheetâwhichâtoâanâextentâhasâguidedâmeâthusâfar.âNowâwhatâIâwillâdoâisâgiveâshortâanswersâtoâtheâotherâquestionsâonâherâlist.â
*â Bestâdayâsâracing:âJohnâBiscuitâsâwinâatâEpsomâbecauseâitâwasâsoâunexpected.â*â Worstâdayâsâracing:âtheâfirstârace,âwhenâNaveneâcameâinâlastâatâNewmarket.âIâsaidâtoâmyself:ââthisâisânotâhowâIâexpectedâitâtoâbe!ââ*â Myâ favouriteâ raceâ courseâ andâ why:â noâ idea,â butâ ifâpushedâ Iâ wouldâ selectâ Epsomâ despiteâ itsâ hazardsâ forâfreshâinexperiencedâhorses,âbecauseâitâisâsoâchallenging.*â Doâ Iâ haveâ interestsâ outsideâ racing?â Answer:â farâ tooâmanyâtoâdetail!*â Doâyouâhaveâanyâracingâheroesâpastâorâpresent?âNone,âbutâIâadmireâtheâtrioâwhoâsetâupâCoolmore.âTheyâwereâpioneersâwho,âlikeâitâorânot,âhaveâmadeâaâdifference.*â Whatâareâyourâracingâhopesâorâambitions:âTheâsameâasâanyâownerâwhoâhasâyetâtoâhaveâaâsignificantâsuccessâonâtheâracecourse.*â Biggestâ gripesâ aboutâ racing:â First:â ownersâ areâ theâlowestâ creaturesâ onâ theâ foodâ chain.â Secondâ theâunwillingnessâofâtheââpowersâthatâbeââ inâracingâtoâallowâartificialâinsemination.âTheseâpeopleâare,âinâmyâopinion,âCanutesâwhoâdoânotâhaveâtheâbestâinterestsâofâhorsesâinâmind.âHopefullyâourâAustralianâfriendsââdownâunderââwillâdemonstrateâthatâtheâtideâisâcomingâinâonâthisââidĂŠeâfixeââandâthatâtheâCanutesâwillâhaveâtoâretreatâupâtheâbeach.*â Funniestâmoment:âThisâhasâyetâtoâhappen.*â Anythingâelse:âOneâlivesâinâhopeâŚâ!â!ân
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RETIREMENTWILLIAM RONALD McWILIAM
On May 15th Ronnie McWilliam retires and brings to an
end a long and dedicated career in racing. Ronnie was born in 1947 and when scarcely out of school went to work as an apprentice jockey for Noel Robinson on the Scottish Borders. A few years later Ron moved on to Ken Oliverâs distinguished yard near Hawick. There he looked after a horse called The Spaniard who had the distinction of winning twenty three races in all and amazingly nine on the trot in one season when ridden by Barry Brogan. At Ken Oliverâs he also looked after Moidores Token who was second to Red Alligator in the 1968 Grand National. Ronnie married Ruth in 1968 â they had two boys David and Scott and moved as a family to Park House Stables in 1974. I can recall young David who is now in the army coming every Sunday with me in the horsebox when I went drag hunting and helping me out as my groom! Ronnie thinks that the best horse he ever did here at Kingsclere was Fire of Life a homebred Nijinsky colt of Paul Mellonâs who had won a big sales race as a two year old ridden by Tony Murray. The following season in 1985 he finished second in the Italian Derby in Rome ridden by Steve Cauthen. Sadly he subsequently fractured a knee and did not run again. Since 1976 Ron has looked after pretty nearly every horse that Mr and Mrs Michael Wates have had with us at Park House. This happy
arrangement started with their first horse here, a tough little grey filly called Elfinaria. As a two year old the trainer ran Elfinaria no less than twelve times including three times in one week. When ridden by Willie Carson she was beaten a short head twice in those three races. She did win a very important two year old race at Catterick and became
the Watesâs foundation mare! Ronnie did a very useful filly for H.M. The Queen called Harpstrings. Lester Piggott and Willie Carson between them won four good 7f-1m races on her. Island Mead and Pitiless Panther were useful two year old fillies that Ron did for the Watesâs and the latter won the Kingsclere Stakes at Newbury â a very popular victory. One occasion Caroline Wates remembers vividly was in 1982 when a little filly of theirs called Bounty Bay was running at Chester and there was a slight panic as the trainer failed to turn up. Saddled by W.R. McWilliam and M.E. Wates the filly duly won! Who needs a trainer?! Lord Zenith and Sea Soldier are recent winners that Ronnie has done for Michael and Caroline and they will miss their Scottish groom very much. Whilst many of his words appear to be four letter ones luckily, perhaps, they are delivered in such a thick Scottish brogue that most of them are indistinguishable! All of us at Park House will also miss him and wish Ronnie and Ruth a long and happy retirement. n
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Ronnie pictured with OPERA GAL
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âEugeneâCullenâhasâbeenâtheâfarrierâhereâatâKingsclereâsinceâMayâ1995.âHeâwasâalwaysâpassionateâaboutâracing,â workingâ inâ aâ smallâ Nationalâ Huntâ yardâ inâ
Irelandâwhenâheâwasâ18âandâjustâ7âstone,âheâthenâmovedâtoâJohnâDunlopâ inâArundelâwhereâheâworkedâasâstableâladâbeforeâgettingâaâcoupleâofârides.âEugeneâthenâwentâonâtoâworkâforâConâHorgan,âinâIreland.âHereâheârodeâfourâwinnersâbeforeârealisingâheâprobablyâwasnâtâgoodâenoughâtoâdoâthisâfullâtimeâandâchangedâprofession.ââ Eugeneâ worksâ incrediblyâ hardâ throughoutâ theâ year,âespeciallyâsoâcomeâtheâsummerâmonthsâwhenâweâhaveâallâtheâhorsesâinâfullâworkâandâplentyâofârunners.âHisâdailyâroutineâvariesâdayâtoâday,âdependingâonârunners,âinjuries,âtimeâofâyear,âetc.âBelowâshowsâaâtypicalâdayâmidâsummer.
7.00amâââInâtheâyardâandâreadyâtoâactâquicklyâshouldâanyâhorseâhaveâspreadâaâplate,âtwistedâaâshoeâorâneedâattentionâpriorâtoâfirstâlot.â
7.20amâââAllârunnersâthatâdayâwillâbeâcheckedâinâtheirâbox,âensuringâthatâallâplatesâareâsecureâpriorâtoâtheâjogâupâinâfrontâofâAndrewâatâ8.30.
8.30âââOftenâinâsituâwithâAndrewâandâChrisâwhenâjoggingâupâofâtheâdaysârunners,âyesterdayâsârunnersâandâanyâhorsesâwithâsuspectedâproblems.ââShouldâthereâbeâaâlamenessâproblem,âEugeneâremovesâtheâshoeâandâwillâgiveâtheâfootâanâinspection,âcheckingâforâheat,âpulseâorâinflammationâofâtheâjoint.âIfâthisâisâaâfootâproblem,âthisâisârelativelyâgoodânewsâasâaâfarrierâappointmentâisâconsiderablyâcheaperâthanâaâvetâs!âIfâthisâisânotâfoot,âtheâhorseâwillâbeâaddedâtoâSimonâKnappâsâvetâlist.â
Onâaverage,âEugeneâwouldâshoeâaâhorseâeveryâ4âweeks,âhoweverâifâtheyâareâbeingâtrainedâinâaluminiumâplatesâratherâthanâsteelâshoes,âthisâisâreducedâtoâ3-4âweeks.âHorsesâgenerallyâareâtrainedâinâsteelâshoesâandâgetâaluminiumâplatesâputâonâduringâtheirâracingâperiod.âTheâpreferenceâforâaluminiumâisâaâsimpleâweightâissue,âaâsteelâshoeâweighsâapproximatelyâ6âozâmoreâthanâanâaluminiumâplateâandâtheyâsayâ(anâoldâwivesâtale)ââAnâounceâonâtheâfootâisâequalâtoâaâpoundâonâtheâbackâ.âTheâdifferenceâinâcostâisâapproximatelyâÂŁ5,âtheâaluminiumâbeingâtheâmoreâexpensive.â
Theâfarrierâisâmadeâawareâofâtheâfutureârunnersâatâ5âdayâentryâstageâandâwouldâanticipateâtoâhaveâtheâhorseâinâtheirâracingâplatesâ3-4âdaysâpriorâtoâtheârunââ(givingâaâcoupleâofâdaysâforâthingsâtoâsortâitselfâoutâshouldâtheâshoeingâcauseâanyâdiscomfort)â
9.30âââBreakfastâandâcontinuousâcontactâwithâtheâheadâladsâasâfarâasâanyâproblemsâgo.âAsâsoonâasâaâhorseâlosesâaâshoe,âEugeneâisâcalledâandâtheâreplacementâbegins!â
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE FARRIER
10.00 â 3.00âââRoutineâshoeingâofâallâtheâhorses,âworkingâthroughâaâlistâofâhorsesâthatâareâdueânewâshoes.ââEugeneâkeepsâaâdiaryâofâallâtheâhorses,âtheirâracesâandâtheirâshoeingâdatesâandâwillâensureâthatâtheâfarrierâworkâisâkeptâupâtoâspeedâwithâthemâall.â
OnâaverageâEugeneâwillâshoeâ5âorâ6âhorsesâaâday,âallowingâanâhourâaâset.âInâtheâseasonâFrankieâandâTed,âtwoâveryâcompetentâfarriers,âcomeâinâtoâassistâtwiceâaâweek.âQuiteâoften,âtheâFarrierâneedsâassistanceâinâholdingâtheâhorses,âespeciallyâtheâtrickyâonesâwhilstâbeingâshod.âEvenâthoseâhorsesâthatâdonâtâlikeâbeingâshodâdoâgetâusedâtoâitâandâafterâaâcoupleâofâtimes,âtheyânormallyâarenâtâbotheredâbyâtheâprocedure.
Throughoutâtheâafternoonâtheâshoeingâcontinues.âAtâthisâtimeâofâyear,âtheâtwoâyearâoldâsâareâjustâgettingâtheirâhindâshoesâonâforâtheâfirstâtime.âTheâreasonâtheyâhavenâtâhadâthemâbeforeâisâjustâtoâstopâanyâseriousâinjuriesâifâtheyâkickâoutâandâbecauseâatâKingsclereâtheâhorsesâarenâtâwalkingâonâmanyâroads,âtheâfeetâareâatânoâriskâofâdamage.âEugeneâlikesâtoâkeepâthemâoffâforâasâlongâasâpossible,âgivingâtheâhoofâplentyâofâtimeâtoâgrow.â
4.00âââBackâhomeâforâaâcupâofâtea!âThenâtimeâforâtheâpaperâworkâŚ
Thisâisâaâveryâphysicalâjob,âtheâequipmentâisâheavyâandâtheâpositionâthatâEugeneâhasâtoâholdâhimselfâwhilstâshoeingâisâfarâfromâcomfortable.âHeâdoesâanâexceptionalâjobâandâheâisâaâkeyâmemberâofâtheâteam,âEugeneâtreatsâeachâhorseâasâanâindividualâandâheâhasâtoâbeâsureâtoâshoeâeachâhorseâforâmaximumâcomfortâtoâensureâmaximumâperformance!
ManyâcongratulationsâmustâgoâtoâEugeneâwhoâjustâthisâmonth,âhasâpassedâhisâATFâ(APPROVEDâTRAININGâFARRIER)âexams.âThisâmeans,âasâandâwhenâheâhasâtheâtime,ââheâisânowâqualifiedâtoâtakeâonâanâapprentice.ân
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Forâ theâ secondâ year,â weâ areâ veryâ gratefulâ toâSpillersâwhoâareâkindlyâsponsoringâ theâ âStableâladâ ofâ theâ Monthââ award.â Thisâ willâ runâ fromâAprilâ throughâ toâ Novemberâ andâ theâ prizeâ isâÂŁ100âandâaâbottleâofâchampagneâŚâwellâworthâwinning!âThisâawardâisâchosenâbyâChrisâBonnerâ(assistantâtrainer)âandâNigelâWalkerâ(headâlad).âWeâmustâalsoâthankâSpillersâforâtheâsponsorshipâfundsâ whichâ haveâ enabledâ allâ theâ staffâ toâreceiveâaâuniformâandâthenâthisâyear,âallâhorsesâwillâbeâgivenâtheirâownâgroomingâkitâandâbox,âbeautifullyâbrandedâwithâSPILLERS.ân
STABLE STAFFThe 2012 Park House Golf Day will be taking place at Sandford Springs Golf Club on Tuesday 11th September. Everyone is very welcome so please do put the date in the diary and more details will be in the Summer Magazine. n
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âTheâKingsclereâRacingâClubâisânowâinâitsâfifthâyearâandâhasâaâreallyâexcitingâteamâofâyoungâhorsesâforâtheâseasonâahead.
ConsistentâhandicapperâTartanâTripâisânowâintoâhisâfourthâseasonâandâhopefullyâthereâisâaâniceâraceâinâhimâthisâyear,âwhileâtheâfourâyearâoldâHiddenâValleyâshowedâmuchâimprovedâformâonâherâfinalâstartâofâlastâseasonâwhenâwinningâatâBathâandâsheâisâanâexcitingâstayingâprospect.âSideâGlanceâsâhalf-brotherâRawakiâ(byâPhoenixâReach)âwasâaâwinnerâatâWolverhamptonâonâhisâonlyâstartâinâ2011âand,âhavingârecoveredâwellâfromâanâinjuryâsustainedâduringâthatârace,âheâcouldâyetâdevelopâintoâaâhigh-classâhandicapper.
TheârestâofâtheâClubâsâteamâhasâaâveryâyouthfulâlookâtoâit,âwithâtheâimpressiveâLingfieldâmaidenâwinnerâIntransigentâsetâtoâfollowâaâsimilarâpathâtoâformerâKRCâstarâSideâGlance,âwithâvaluableâearly-seasonâsprintâhandicapsâatâNewmarketâandâYorkâonâtheâagendaâforâhim.âHeâheadsâaâgroupâofâeightâthree-year-olds,âseveralâofâthemâstillâunracedâbutâhavingâshownâplentyâofâpromiseâonâtheâgallopsâatâhome.
Kingsclere Racing Club 2012TheâClubâhasâfiveâtwoâyearâoldsâinâtraining;âanâOratorioâcoltâoutâofâtheâusefulâjuvenileâsprinterâAlpineâPark,âaâRockâOfâGibraltarâfillyâoutâofâaâhalf-sisterâtoâaâUSâGradeâ1âwinner,âaâPhoenixâReachâfillyâoutâofâtheâListed-placedâCasualâGlanceâandâtwoâbyâPassingâGlanceâ(aâcoltâoutâofâFloridaâHeartâandâaâfillyâoutâofâSankatyâLight),âwhoâhasâsiredâ11âwinnersâforâtheâClub!
Weâwillâonceâagainâlaunchâtheâyearâwithâaâparadeâofâhorsesâandâlunch,âonâCheltenhamâGoldâCupâdayâatâParkâHouse,âwithâeventsâlaterâinâtheâseasonâtoâincludeâaâsummerâeveningâpicnicâatâtheâraces,âaâGolfâDayâatâSandfordâSpringsâandâtheâBreedersââCupâNightâpartyâatâParkâHouseâinâNovember.ân
There are still a couple of places in the Kingsclere Racing Club for this year. Please contact Lindy in the office if you are interested in receiving further information.
Contact Anna Lisa (Mob 07771 6661 91) or email [email protected]
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THE WELLINGTON ARMS
If anyone is coming down and looking for somewhere good to stay, we would like to recommend The Wellington Arms in Baughurst,
10 minutes from Park House Stables. This lovely, country pub has recently opened a couple of bedrooms and they are offering us a âKINGSCLERE DINNER AND BEDâ rate of ÂŁ160.00. They were voted No 14 in the Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2012
âOnceâ again,â weâ heldâ theâ yardâ ChristmasâPartyâ inâ Januaryâ atâ Sandfordâ Springsâ GolfâClub.â Theâ turnâ outâ wasâ fantasticâ andâ theâ
supportâfromâtheâjockeysâwasâgreatâtoâseeâtoo.âWeâwereâveryâluckyâtoâhaveâaâbrilliantâDJâwhichâmeantâthatâ theâ danceâ floorâ wasâ fullâ allâ nightâ withâ Cazzyâ
definitelyâ steelingâ theâ show.â Iâ thinkâ mostâ peopleâtookâadvantageâandâenjoyedâtheââfreeâbarââbutânotâLeanne;âwhoâtookâtheâtitleâofââTravellingâHeadâGirlââtoâaâdifferentâleague,âwhenâkindlyâagreeingâtoâferryâeveryoneâbackâ inâ theâhorsebox!â Iâmânotâ sureâ sheâwillâchooseâJanuaryâasâherââDRYââmonthânextâyear.ân
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