Autumn mornings

            Autumn is a beautiful time of year for us National Hunt racehorse trainers.  Two pictures below show the difference a day makes, both taken in the same place at the same time each day at the top of one of the grass gallops.  Stunning early sunrises with misty mornings and glorious sunny days make it lucky to be riding one early to witness these scenes.  We get excited now, with horses just weeks away from their first runs of the winter season and the plotting of races begins.  Expectations of the horses are high from the owners and the pressure mounts.  Dates get penciled into diaries and we hold our breath with anticipation and hope that there are no last minute niggles to get over.  Fingers crossed we continue to keep the horses in fine fettle.   

Gallops' visit by young fans

                We were joined on the grass gallops for first lot by ‘young’ fans (an early start for all).  The children enjoyed seeing their Daddys riding out! Although it was jolly cold first thing with a hint of a frost. Great photographs courtesy of Roly Rickcord, thank you Roly (and thank you too for the use of the lorry!).  Both Kavanaghs Corner & Gustav worked well.