Charlie Brooks and I have been playing email tennis with the BHA about schooling fences, Charlie's licence allows him to run in bumpers and hurdle races. Our fences don't fit the criteria of the BHA as they are too small and the wings aren't plastic. They are happy to allow one to use a neighbours facilities if they are within 3.5 miles as they consider that to be hacking distance. Mark Rimell has kindly agreed to allow us to use his fences and he is well within hacking distance. The BHA now want conformation by letter and then it takes them 14 days to process it!
Tessa Blazey came by this afternoon for a cup of tea and to see her horse Chiquilline Before he runs on Saturday, I am expecting him to run a big race and believe he has more to give. He won his maiden with his head in his chest and would have done more on the gallops on a work morning.
Sophie and the children all went to Slimbridge to look at all the birds. Apparently it is a lovely peaceful place and maybe I should consider moving there.
We plan to run Cavite Alpha in a novice chase in 14 days time.
