Trouble Digger seems to have come out of his race in good fettle. We will look to take him back to re-arranged Chaddesley Corbett meeting.
I woke to a generous 3 inches of snow this morning, my mood was damped immediately. It was the real wet stuff and would have balled up in the horses feet within a few strides. I made the decision to leave everything on the walker and concentrate on getting the gallop back in action for tomorrow. Once I had a fair stab at the gallop and the horses were all done I headed off to Wantage. I have been trying to get there for a month now, I went to look at a horse I have been asked to consign for Doncaster May Sale. He is a 3 year old by Lucarno, this will be Lucarno's 1st 3 year old crop to hit the sales. He is a good looking horse who will benefit hugely by the sales prep. I think they could be well received, John Gosden apparently has been heard to say that Lucarno could easily fill Presentings shoes! Not easily filled.
This afternoon was spent back on the gallop before evening stables. I will be back out there tonight before I go to bed and am pretty confident we'll be back in full swing tomorrow.
Charlie Brooks has given point to pointing a great plug in his Telegraph column today, it is really sad that our sport doesn't seem able to attract a larger following of enthusiasts.
England, I thought played well yesterday in horrendous conditions, however, if they are to win the Grand Slam they'll need to hang on to the ball considerably more than they did in the 2nd halve yesterday.
