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June 16 Bookmakers clearly do not think that a 5lb pull is sufficient for Loughville, our only runner on day one of Royal Ascot, to make up the close on seven lengths deficit with assured [...]

June 14 A winner the week-end before Royal Ascot is always a big boost for any stable, so Alan was all smiles after Brioni had bounced back to form in first-time cheekpieces, coming from last to [...]

June 11 Like most stables on the run up to Royal Ascot, Alan has been selective in what he runs this week, but with Rockola landing her third win over hurdles at Worcester on Sunday and Midnight [...]

June 5 Daiquiri Bay is one of the three-year-olds that Alan has big hopes for in 2025, so fingers crossed all will go well in the novice (6.05) at Doncaster on Friday. Town Moor are expecting [...]

May 31 Kurakka did everything asked of him when winning his first handicap in style at Haydock on Friday night, and now we wait to see the reaction of the official assessor when his updated [...]

May 29 Primitivo was completing a four-timer and winning off a mark of 95 when he provided Alan with his first Royal Ascot success in the King George V Handicap in 2016. Consequently, both [...]

May 26 Trueshan might be nine years old, but at Longchamp yesterday he produced the sort of performance that Alan had hoped for, and one that surely prompts connections to put the veteran’s [...]

May 23 Inevitably, Longchamp ground has been pretty quick throughout May, but rain is forecast for both Saturday and Sunday, and Alan is hopeful that Trueshan, belatedly having his first run of [...]

May 22 We often complain about handicappers being too hard on our horses, but the official assessor has taken into account the fact that Tritonic is now in his ninth year and has given him a real [...]

May 20 Buoyant from seeing Baskerville make a winning chasing debut at Stratford on Sunday, Alan was in good spirits at Doncaster today, having bought a trio of three-year-olds at the Goffs [...]