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Midnight Legend has played a huge part in Barbury’s success story, and the stallion’s passing three years ago was a massive blow to David and Kathleen Holmes, owners of the Pitchall [...]

Trueshan, one of the most improved horses in training, has rocketed 10lb up the ratings to a mark of 103 after his brilliant victory over First In Line in the Old Rowley Cup at Newmarket 10 days [...]

October 11 John Gosden spoilt the Barbury party at Newmarket last month when Lord North swooped on Beringer up the hill to win the Cambridgeshire, but Alan gained his revenge at Headquarters on [...]

October 10 We are losing meetings this week through waterlogging and fields at other tracks are decimated because of quick ground – the world is going crazy! However, sanity is restored [...]

October 10 Who Dares Wins, who ran an excellent race to finish fourth in the Group 1 Prix du Cadran at Longchamp last Sunday – his first tilt at Pattern company – heads a [...]

October 10 With Alan joining the general cry that the jumps season proper starts at Chepstow tomorrow, there was a spring in his step as he hosted a small squad from Highclere Thoroughbreds at [...]

October 2 Who Dares Wins has been a star for owner Henry Ponsonby and his syndicate under both codes over the last three seasons, but on Saturday he will break new ground by dipping his toes in [...]

September 29 Beringer, who has done Barbury proud all season, produced a career-best performance in today’s valuable Cambridgeshire at Newmarket, but ultimately ran into a Group horse [...]

September 27 Wayne Hutchinson returns from injury at Market Rasen on Saturday, and Alan has come up with two solid chances in an attempt to get his stable jockey back with a bang. Production, who [...]

September 26 We might not have celebrated a winner yet this week, but Alan remains on a high, describing last Friday’s surprise Newbury hero Tritonic as “exciting”, while, [...]