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    • ROBIN SMITH – Assistant Trainer
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    • MARK WHITE – Travelling Head Lad
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    • JACKIE FERGUSON – Accounts
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    • TOM CANNON – Jockey
  • HORSES
    • HORSES IN TRAINING
    • HORSES RESTING
    • RETIRED HORSES
      • Blazing Bailey
      • Coeur De Lion
      • Flaming Charlie (Ire)
      • Fork Lightning (Ire)
      • Kismat
      • Lexington Law
      • Prince Broc (Fr)
      • Quotica De Poyens
      • Sceau Royal (Fr)
      • Smad Place
      • Talkischeap
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Monthly Archive for: "August, 2025"
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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 29, 2025

Heads up and heads down, but King Al pips the favourite by inches to win Newbury’s finale

August 29 Holidaymakers might be cursing the overdue arrival of rain, but, like all trainers, Alan has been desperate to see some of the wet stuff and it certainly helped the cause of King Al, [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 28, 2025

Brioni is back at Sandown, where he has run so well several times in the past

August 29 Brioni produced a career-best performance on his last visit to Sandown in June, so, despite a subsequent disappointment in the prestigious John Smith’s Cup at York, he would have [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 27, 2025

Here’s hoping for a stronger gallop this time for King Al at Newbury

August 27 Six of our last eight runners have finished in the frame, with Daiquiri Bay, Spyce and Insanity all running corkers at York. This week has been relatively quiet, but King Al, our one [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 22, 2025

Hugely promising debut at York from the exciting Spyce

August 22 Frustrating maybe, but, despite having suffered four second places in the last seven days, Alan has seen a fistful of reasons to be optimistic about what the second half of the Flat [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 22, 2025

Loughville is first reserve for the Ebor at York tomorrow

August 22 Loughville is first reserve for the Ebor Handicap at York tomorrow, so needs one to come out to get  run. Bookmakers are showing scant respect of the mare’s chances, but the [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 20, 2025

Spyce is nice, so we are all looking forward to his racecourse debut at York on Friday

August 20 Alan has been looking forward to seeing his Too Darn Hot colt Spyce make his racecourse debut, and this Newmarket Breeze-Up   purchase – at 280,000gs the most expensive Alan has [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 15, 2025

Fast ground will suit our Market Rasen duo on Saturday

August 15 No runners for Barbury at this weekend’s two-day meeting down the road at Newbury, but Alan is in line for a busy early evening tomorrow as our thoughts revert to jumping  with [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 9, 2025

Insanity finished a close third when attempting back-to-back Shergar Cup victory at Ascot.

August 9 Insanity produced a brave attempt to win the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge for the second year running at Ascot today, but a sedate early pace did not play to his strengths and, [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 7, 2025

The experienced Joanna Mason rides Insanity as he bids for Shergar Cup double

August The experienced Joannu Mason has the ride on Insanity, who tried for back-to-back Shergar Cup successes when he flies the flag for Barbury again in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup [...]

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By Geoff Lester
In Latest News
Posted August 4, 2025

Interesting two days coming up as the juveniles take the spotlight

August 4 They might be the equivalent of kids having their first day at infants school, but Alan only has 10 two-year-olds, so he is understandably excited about seeing three of them in action [...]

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Latest News
  • Heads up and heads down, but King Al pips the favourite by inches to win Newbury’s finale August 29, 2025
  • Brioni is back at Sandown, where he has run so well several times in the past August 28, 2025
  • Here’s hoping for a stronger gallop this time for King Al at Newbury August 27, 2025
  • Hugely promising debut at York from the exciting Spyce August 22, 2025
  • Loughville is first reserve for the Ebor at York tomorrow August 22, 2025
  • Spyce is nice, so we are all looking forward to his racecourse debut at York on Friday August 20, 2025
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