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Heartbroken when he heard that Catbird Seat had suffered a fatal injury in the consolation race for the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle, Alan received the perfect pick-me-up in the feature race [...]

This has been a splendid week for Barbury, with our last three runners all winning on the Flat, including, to our surprise, a first-time two-year-old in Nap Hand. Ironically, Nap Hand was winning [...]

June 24 Alan has a mixed bag for Saturday, with four horses heading for Newcastle to run on the tapeta surface, one seeking her hat-trick on turf at Newmarket and another in action on the [...]

For the second year running the heavens stayed firmly shut for the best part of Royal Ascot, meaning that yet again the ground was too firm for Trueshan to run either in the Gold Cup or the Queen [...]

As expected, with temperatures getting even higher, Alan withdrew Trueshan from today’s Ascot Gold Cup this morning as, despite overnight watering, the ground is sure to be rattling fast. [...]

The weather has again been unkind to the mud-loving Trueshan, who for the second time looks like missing the Ascot Gold Cup because of fast ground as temperatures at this week’s Royal meeting are [...]

June was only three days old when the versatile Barbury team were rolling again, with Midnights Legacy winning the Northern Dancer Handicap for the second year running at Epsom on Derby Day and [...]

Royal Ascot is Alan’s favourite Flat meeting, but Derby Day at Epsom ran it close last year, when Midnights Legacy won the prestigious Northern Dancer Handicap. And Alan is hopeful that lightning [...]

Finest View, having clocked up two wins in novice company, duly delivered on her hat-trick bid at Ludlow on Monday. Alan, pleased how well Finest View dug in when pressed on either side from the [...]

A superb double on the Flat at Goodwood on Saturday makes it five winners in the last three weeks for Barbury, which is a good omen for Trueshan should the ground be soft enough at Sandown next [...]