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The ground will be testing for the G1 Prix Royal-Oak at Saint-Cloud on Sunday, which is good news for the mud-loving Trueshan, who sidestepped the Long Distance Cup at Ascot on Champions Day to [...]

Like every trainer, Alan loves a Saturday winner, but, with no runners at Cheltenham’s two-day meeting this week-end, he is relying on Nap Hand to bring home the money in the mile and a [...]

The Apple Tree Stud are enjoying a purple patch, both on the racecourse and in the sales ring, and twice in the last four days Alan has given them further reason to celebrate, newcomer King [...]

Alan, doubtless delighted how well The Doyen Chief shaped first time over fences in a handicap at Market Rasen on Tuesday, and also with both Baskerville, who found one too good at Hereford 24 [...]

Two winners and four places for Barbury this week is more than acceptable. One Glance made a winning debut over hurdles at Ludlow on Wednesday, and today Grandeur d’Ame started the jumps [...]

Trueshan, a courageous runner-up to Kyprios in the Prix du Cadran at Longchamp last Saturday, could well be crossing the channel again on Sunday week for the Prix Royal-Oak at Saint-Cloud over a [...]

How proud we all were with the brave effort of Trueshan, who was runner-up to one of the great stayers of the modern game in Kyrios in Saturday’s Prix du Cadran at Longchamp. Trueshan was [...]

Trueshan did his final piece of work at Barbury on Wednesday before heading back to France, where on Saturday he tries to win the Prix du Cadran for the third time at Longchamp. Now an [...]

September 28 We are experiencing a relatively quiet farewell to what has been an awfully wet September, but, while it has proved expensive following Gallant Lion this summer, maybe we should give [...]

September 20 Those racegoers who arrived at Newbury early today were not too pleased to get a drenching soon after midday, but Alan King had no complaints about getting wet running from the car [...]