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October 6 We signed off September with a winner, courtesy of Alcarath at Epsom, and we promptly made a lightning strike into October, with Blazeonfive winning the two-mile handicap at Ascot on [...]

September 29 Alan might have only nine two-year-olds, but apart from Futurity entry Spyce, who looked a potential Group horse when winning at Yarmouth, there are several other youngsters who [...]

September 26 Alan has never been a big fan of Sunday racing, but he has three solid chances at Epsom this week-end, starting with the promising Alcarath in the novice. Alcarath belied odds of [...]

September 19 Spyce did everything we hoped he would when confirming his debut promise at Yarmouth on Tuesday, but now in what has been a political week we look to our own “first lady” [...]

September 16 Everyone has loved Spyce since the day he walked into Barbury in mid-April, so it was no surprise when Alan tonight stressed that he was “not ruling out” a tilt at the G1 [...]

September 12 This week will be one that Alan is particularly looking forward to, with Spyce and Plan C, two of Barbury’s potentially exciting youngsters, both declared to run. Blustery [...]

September 5 Alan has arguably got as good a bunch of juveniles this season as he has ever had, and just two weeks after Spyce‘s hugely encouraging debut second at York’s Ebor meeting, [...]

September 4 Pompette will be our first runner in September when he contests the maiden at Ascot on Friday, and, while he jumps up a grade from his debut fifth at Ffos Las, he looks an interesting [...]

August 30 We all new that there was no fluke about the 33-1 third of Deedaydiva in a newcomers race for fillies at Newmarket three weeks ago, and she duly confirmed that promise when justifying [...]

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, [...]