News
Miss Cato takes yard to ten winners
- Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Turf runners begin to trickle through
- Sunday, 08 April 2012
This week is the first when our horses have been seen in racecourse action on the turf, starting with Kickingthelilly's most creditable effort at Musselburgh yesterday. From a poor draw, she got a moderate run through the race, getting behind and having to run wide throughout, then being pushed five horses wide down the straight. She ran on purposefully at the end to finish fourth but the winner had run round on the rail and found the gaps when he needed them.
Sushi makes her racecourse debut tomorrow at Warwick and Miss Cato returns to the track at Yarmouth on Tuesday. Others who may run later in the week are Flynn's Boy and Shamakat at Leicester.
Enter the five to follow
- Sunday, 08 April 2012
- The deadline for this year's five to follow is 5pm on 17 April 2012. The basics are: from the horses trained by Rae Guest pick 5 horses. At least two of your selections must be two year olds. Enclose £5 per entry and return to Georgia in the office with a completed form to register your entry.
- Points will be awarded as follows: 5 for a winner; 3 for a second; 1 for a third. Double points will be awarded for Group or Listed class races. The stake will be divided between the top 3 point scorers: 70% first prize, 20% second, 10% third.
- The competition will run from the start of the Craven meeting on the 18th April 2012 until 1st December 2012, including all turf, all-weather and foreign races. Georgia will confirm your selections via e-mail so you can follow them throughout the year. You have to be in it to win it, so please email Georgia on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a form.
Lack of rain proves a challenge at HQ
- Friday, 06 April 2012
Unfortunately, due to the particularly dry Spring, Rae has not been able to get the horses on the grass gallops as much as he would have liked.
The same applies to all the trainers in Newmarket so we have seen Henry Cecil and Michael Stoute bringing their massive strings over to the Cambridge Road to work.
Still, it is a big place and (over this side of town at least) there seems to be plenty of room for everyone.
Here are some pictures of our string working last Saturday morning.
In the first group were Miss Cato and Sushi; and Headline News and Alice Rose. Then after a changeover the groups included Border Abby and newcomer La Confession (pictured above, Border Abby this side with the white face), Emperor's Waltz and Millika; Shamakat and Princess of Orange (pictured right); and Kickingthelilly on her own.
Gritty follow up from Ed De Gas
- Thursday, 29 March 2012