A very busy morning, Sam and Joe are back tomorrow, we have missed them. The horses are all now ready to up their work. They are finding life a bit easy and some are getting above themselves. I'm hoping to send a couple to the first meeting at Barbury Castle, it will be on us before we know it. We will also be running a couple at the new Heythrop course, Trouble Digger has a big date in his diary. The Heythrop course is on Johnny Wills land. It would be fab to win the Hunt Race and hopefully it will be the first race on the card. Johnny has put a massive effort emotionally and no doubt financially into the new course. It would be very fitting for Trouble Digger - his horse to win there.
The rain this morning amounted to nothing and hardly settled the dust. I would love to see some decent rain as I'm very keen to get an away gallop into Max Ward, he is jumping out of his skin! We've won races before training on the woodchip but there is no substitute for an away gallop. Major Martin isn't far off either.
