Arriviste returns to winning ways

Monday, 20 December 2021

It was extremely rewarding to see Kirsten Rausing's Arriviste make a return to form on Saturday at Lingfield. This four year old mare is another Lanwades homebred by the German Derby winner Sea The Moon. Rae also trained her dam Apparatchika who won two races for us back in 2015.

Last season she gave a good account of herself in Listed and Group company and therefore started this season on a mark of 97. Her first three runs this year were in Listed company but her form was not as strong as last year and so she was dropped in grade for her latter races. All of her races this season had been over 1m 2f but after her last run a discussion was had with Kirsten and a decision was made to drop her back to 7f, a distance she had won over as a two-year-old.

Lowered to an official rating of 87 she was declared for the Coral Proud to Support British Racing/Irish EBF Conditions Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday and Ryan Moore was booked for the ride. A small field of five runners went to post and she raced handily during the race. Two and a half furlongs out she was shaken up and went clear easily to go on and win by two and three-quarter lengths.

We are delighted to provide Kirsten with a second winner this year after her two-year-old Melodramatica won first time out for us back in June. Arriviste was the one hundred and eleventh winner of 2021 to be bred at Lanwades Stud so it has been a fantastic year for them which we are proud to have contributed to.

Fauvette strikes again

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Fauvette increased her tally of wins this year to three after winning the feature race at Chelmsford yesterday.

After finishing fourth at Lingfield in her last race she found a return to the flat track at Chelmsford much more to her liking. Owned by Rae and Rachel this striking grey filly is becoming one of the flagbearer's for the yard.

The Racing Welfare Handicap was the feature race of the day and this Class 3 event over six furlongs attracted six runners of which Fauvette went off the evens favourite. Under David Probert she was drawn one of the six runners and raced on the inside at the rear of the field for most of the race. A furlong and a half out she moved up to take the lead and won by a length and a half beating the Stuart Williams trained Huraiz.

This mare is progressing well and won this off a mark of 80 with plenty in hand and she is an exciting prospect for the yard. Congratulations to Rae and Rachel and thank you to David Probert for the ride. Well done also to Sajjad Ali who looks after her at home.

2021 Yearling Parade

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

On Saturday we hosted our 2021 Yearling Parade and what a fantastic morning it was ! The parade was organised this year to primarily launch our new syndicate 'The Unusual Suspects' and quite a few of the members were able to attend in person. Those who couldn't be there were able to watch the parade live on Instagram. 

It was great to see some owners who were not part of the syndicate also come along to show their support. Paul Smith was there to see his smart Oasis Dream filly on show, she is out of a Sea The Stars mare and he is looking forward to watching her develop. We were also delighted that Joyce Wallsgrove was able to attend, a former owner of ours with Poets Dance.

Our guests began to arrive shortly before 10.00 and were treated to homemade sausage rolls, quiche and cakes courtesy of Newmarket Secret Kitchen. Dan had made a vat of mulled wine which went down extremely well ! Steve Currie (our newest owner) attended with his wife Jackie. This was their first event since becoming syndicate members and our existing owners made them feel so welcome, they are definitely now part of the family here at Chestnut Tree Stables.

The parade itself started a little after 10.30 and for some of our owners this was the first time they had set eyes on their new horses and we hope they were not disappointed. Our staff showed them off beautifully and the yearlings were on their best behaviour ! After the horses had paraded everybody stayed until the end of the morning and enjoyed catching up with each other. We would like to thank our hardworking staff who ensured the morning ran smoothly. It was a great success and I think we can safely say that The Unusual Suspects are well and truly up and running !

Fantastic Fauvette gains third career win

Monday, 08 November 2021

Rae and Rachel's Dark Angel filly Fauvette (otherwise known as 'The Beautiful One' !) made a return to winning ways on Saturday evening at Chelmsford. 

She found the all weather surface much more to her liking after a disappointing run last month at Pontefract on very soft ground. The four year old had been training well at home and with this years Derby winning jockey Adam Kirby booked for the ride she went in to this 6f handicap strongly fancied. 

Drawn 6 of the 10 runners she didn't give herself the best of starts as she was slowly away from the stalls. However, she then made steady progress and settled mid division until just over two furlongs out when she travelled strongly through the field and took the lead a furlong out. Under a hands and heels ride from Adam Kirby she won easily going away by two and a half lengths.

Rachel (who not only owns Fauvette but rides her out at home too) was absolutely delighted with the progression her filly is now showing. As she also picked her out at the sales it is very satisfying to see her faith in her justified. There looks to be plenty more to come from this lightly raced filly.

Another win for Land of Winter

Thursday, 04 November 2021

Congratulations to Paul Smith and Rae for Land of Winter's breathtaking win in the 2m handicap at Nottingham yesterday.

Last month the five year year old son of Camelot ran in the Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket on ground that was not ideal for him. He appreciated running on his favoured soft ground yesterday and showed his class by the manner in which he won.

Under Rossa Ryan he raced prominently for the first couple of furlongs and then settled into fourth in the leading group. The further he went the stronger he travelled and then they switched over to the near side of the track with half a mile to run. He hit the front two furlongs out and with a furlong to go he was well clear. The official winning margin was two and a quarter lengths but only because Rossa was practically pulling him up at the line ! This was an impressive performance and no doubt the handicapper will think so too !

Land of Winter takes his racing well and often the day after a race is seen bucking and squealing in his box. By the style in which he won, there will be a fair amount of bucking and squealing today !

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