FLAMING SPEAR, owned by Brighton Chairman Tony Bloom, is a new addition to the yard and the 105-rated six-year-old is the fifth horse in the yard rated 100 or higher. By Lope De Vega out of a Zafonic mare, Elshamms, the bay gelding has been in training with Kevin Ryan since it won as a… Read more »
MIMRAM started it and Eljaddaaf finished it, a sparkling 56/1 stable double at Lingfield yesterday with both horses ridden by the yard’s main rider, Robert Winston. The first leg of the double was 6/1 shot, 3yo filly Mimram, who was having just her sixth career start. One of seven runners, all maidens, she was stepping up to a… Read more »
ELJADDAAF and Angel Of The South continued a good week for the stable with a 15/1 double at Chelmsford last night with both horses ridden by Robert Winston. The first leg of the double was in a 0-95 handicap over 6f and the previous six times winning 7yo son of Shamardal made it third time… Read more »
SPRING ROMANCE ran out a very comfortable winner at Wolverhampton last night under Jack Duern to give Solario Racing their first winner at Harper Lodge Farm. The 3yo son of Zebedee was one of nine runners in the 6f handicap and along with the top weight, G Eye Joe, was the least exposed runner in the field… Read more »
LANCELOT DU LAC went down with two three year olds this morning for a racecourse gallop at Kempton ahead of a possible tilt at a Listed race on Saturday at Lingfield, a race he won last year. On a beautifully sunny, crisp still winter morning Lancelot was accompanied by Spring Romance and Mimram as they… Read more »
TROPICS created a little piece of history last night when breaking the £1/2 million prize money barrier after winning at Chelmsford under Robert Winston. The 10-year-old was winning his 10th race showing that the veteran sprinter still clearly enjoys the game and has what it takes to win. He made all and despite edging left inside the… Read more »
LUCYMAI and Eljaddaaf completed a fine one-two for the stable at Kempton this evening in the thirteen-runner 7f handicap. The winner was completing her hat-trick following two impressive wins at Chelmsford and defied a wide draw (12) to beat her older stablemate under the yard’s apprentice, Jack Duern. The 5yo Multiplex mare was held up in… Read more »
DORS LAW won on her seasonal reappearance at Kempton last night and after knocking at the door in recent races, she was not winning out of turn. The 5yo mare, ridden by Rob Hornby, was one of thirteen runners which went to post for the mile handicap and drawn four, she was settled in mid… Read more »
LUCYMAI was one of five stable runners yesterday, the first in 2018 and she made a winning reappearance under stable apprentice, Jack Duern, to give the yard a great start to the New Year. The 5yo daughter of Multiplex finished last year with a facile four and a half lengths victory in a 7f handicap at Chelmsford. Last night she defied a 10lb… Read more »
AS 2017 begins to become a distant memory, Happy New Year to all owners, trainers, jockeys and everyone who works in racing. Harper Lodge Farm had a few near misses during the last week of 2017 but still finished with 38 wins, the second highest since Dean took out a licence in 2002 but prize money was… Read more »
