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The Barbury equine soldiers continue to do us proud on the track, and from 10 runners in August so far we have had two winners, Paradias and Insanity, plus four seconds, including Brioni at [...]

Even those cynics who never believe in fairytales might think again when they digest the remarkable success-story behind the victory of Insanity in the mile and a half handicap at Ascot’s [...]

Alan does not often have a runner at the Shergar Cup meeting, but he sends Insanity back to Ascot tomorrow for the mile and a half handicap, and he will doubtless be chuffed to bits to have drawn [...]

Smart Charger was only beaten a nose by Fictional at Lingfield last time, but he gets a rematch tonight in the Kempton finale and on a pound better terms he could well turn that form around. [...]

We ended July with the frustration of seeing Rakki beaten in a photo-finish at Sandown, and 24 hours later it looked for a long way up the straight that Brioni might get August off to a flying [...]

Trueshan is one of the most popular staying horses in the country, and the roof could well come off the Sussex Stand if the eight-year-old wins his second Goodwood Cup on day one of the five-day [...]

Alan has booked the in-form Sean Levey to ride Insanity in the John Guest Racing Handicap at Ascot on Friday. This race was formerly known as the Brown Jack, a legend on the Royal Heath., where [...]

July 16 Another quiet week for Barbury, though Finest View and Nap Hand did us proud when being placed at Stratford and Windsor respectively. We have runners at Bath, Ffos Las and Worcester over [...]

July 11 This was always going to be a quiet week for Barbury, but, having had no runners since our two winners at Market Rasen last Sunday, we are back in action at Ascot tomorrow, when [...]

July 8 Five winners in the first week of July and only one of our 13 runners have finished out of the frame. Things are certainly going well at Barbury, and here’s hoping either Royal [...]