Spartan Army might not make the Barbury team for next month’s Cheltenham Festival next month, but Alan still thinks highly of this recruit from Joseph O’Brien’s stable and is [...]
January 28 When you beat the champion two-mile chaser in the Cheltenham dress-rehearsal, yet get pipped in the last stride by a 14-1 shot, defeat can be hard to swallow. But as Alan dissected [...]
January 23 With Wednesday being likely to be the last of the severe frosts which have brought jump racing to a standstill, hopes are high that Edwardstone might well get his delayed Festival prep [...]
January 16 “Bring it on,” was the cry from virtually everyone at Barbury when it became apparent that stable-star Edwardstone could possibly be the sole opponent of reigning Queen [...]
January 8 Alan, who would always prefer a glass of red wine to a pint of Guinness, rarely sends horses to run in Ireland, but he is seriously considering aiming the evergreen Sceau Royal at next [...]
January 5 It has been a relatively quiet week for Barbury what with many of the horses undergoing their flu-jabs and others unwinding after what was a busy Christmas on-track, though Mayfair Gold [...]
January 5 Alan chose New Year’s post celebrations to disclose that Edwardstone, happily none the worse for his early exit at Kempton over Christmas, will attempt to get back on track in the [...]