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March 9 Longshots they may be, but Alan hopes that one or two of his select team for Cheltenham this week might surprise the bookies and finish in the money, and he certainly got a timely [...]

March 6 Every trainer would love to have a winner or two going into Cheltenham, and Alan has three chances of a pre-Festival boost for the stable at Sandown on Saturday. With a rain-free forecast [...]

March 4 There won’t be a dry eye at Barbury should Masaccio win one of those big handicap chases at Cheltenham next week, or for the matter if Dickens bags a somewhat smaller prize at [...]

February 28 Ski Lodge is one of the younger horses who Alan thinks very highly of, and he is looking forward to the six-year-old returning in Noel Fehily’s’ syndicated silks in the [...]

February 27 There has been no shortage of encouragement from our post-cough runners this past week, with Mystical Moon, Big Boy Bobby and Star Time all finishing second, Egbert looking sure to be [...]

February 20 We hope to be able to get the Barbury wagon rolling again this week-end, following news that the bug, which hit the yard last week and meant we had no runners for four days, has [...]

February 13 Written off by punters because of the poor form of Alan’s horses, Es Perfecto, the stable’s only runner of the day, brought a smile back to the boss’s face when [...]

February 13 As feared, a bout of coughing has spread through the yard this week, with those affected including Edwardstone, who blew very hard after his disappointing run in last week’s [...]

February 10 February has always been a dark gloomy month, but for all of us at Barbury spring cannot come soon enough as we look to end a winnerless spell over jumps of 17 days, during which we [...]

February 6 Alan has saddled five seconds since Castle Carrack won at Sandown a fortnight ago, but Rockola will be a warm favourite for the three-mile plus mares handicap hurdle at Huntingdon [...]