Chiquilline worked on the grass and may head to Haydock on Saturday. He has got to learn to settle if he's going to be competitive in Hunter chases, until he does that a he'll always be doing too much too soon.
A trainer told me today that he didn't know if he was running his horse on Saturday at Haydock and wouldn't know until Friday morning. I wonder how he manges to train them in the build up to a race if he doesn't know when they are likely to run? I am sure he does know but just far too bombastic to give a answer. You either plan to run or you don't.
The horses that worked on the grass yesterday all had a quiet walk, trot and hack canter on the wood-chip. Sam jumped At Work Bleu, unnamed horses by Apple Tree and Robin Des Champs in the school.
For once the gods were on our side and the heavens opened after we had finished riding out. I took my lorry in for its 12 week inspection, although, it has hardly left the place for 12 weeks. VOSA and their ridiculous rules, everyone with a lorry has to be treated like a nerd in the herd as nowadays no one can't see past tick boxes. It is no wonder most trainers are now owning multiply 2 boxes. I hate them as the horses, in my opinion don't travel well in them. Well they never did in mine anyway.
Sophie's new car has broken down and she's been sat near Tewkesbury for a fair while waiting to be resucued. We are now the proud members of some motoring organisation that will save us when we break down. I just hope I'm not in a wooden box by the time they arrive!
