All the weekend runners schooled well this morning. Some classy individuals have been entered in the Intermediate at Whitfield. Rumbavu, who won at Didmarton two weeks ago, is sure to play a huge part. Two on the up are Sheila Crow’s Woodview Prince, who won a Restricted in fine style at Garnons recently and Harbour Court from the Alan Hill yard. I am not afraid of any of them and if Chiquilline is going to be aimed at the Intermediate final in Cheltenham, he has to take on good horses one day. I think I've got him in better shape than ever and they should be fearful of him!
Tomorrow the weekends runners will have a small blow. All the other horses had routine canters this morning. Beckhani has come out of his race well.
David Minton was here to see our stock and was pleased with what he saw. We will aim them all at the Brightwells sale on 18th April at Cheltenham. Anthony Stroud is here tomorrow to see them and I am sure he'll like them too.
I was pleased to see that Jerry McGrath rode his first winner at Cheltenham yesterday; although I would not claim any credit for this, I was one of the first people to give Jerry a chance when he came over from Ireland. He rode a few winners for me and that, by his own admission, helped to get him the job at Nicky Henderson's. Jerry is a lovely man and deserves all the success he gets. He has a great work ethic and works very hard on his fitness. He rarely misses a day in the gym and if he's riding he goes there in the evening.
I had my first and last attempt on Betfair today and am sorry to report that it was a huge failure.
