Our Neil Mulholland Race Club horse, Doing Fine, was the "winner" of last Saturday's void race at Sandown which has attracted plenty of comment since. Unfortunately, there was a horrible incident heading towards home on the first circuit when Houblon Des Obeaux suffered a heart attack and collapsed. It was distressing to watch and obviously the horse medics were on the scene as soon as they could...

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A great week for the yard with four winners including a Thursday afternoon treble. It is strange how these things can go in cycles and after considering ourselves unlucky not to have recorded at least a couple of winners in the preceding days, we suddenly had four winners from seven runners between Tuesday and Thursday! Things were kicked off when Fr Humphrey got up to win a veteran's chase at H...

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Autumn is here - the leaves have changed colour and started to fall, the ground is getting softer and the first Cheltenham meeting of the National Hunt season is behind us.  The winter jumps season is well and truly underway! Things have started well for the yard, with some good results for our runners. La Cavsa Nostra won a novice handicap chase for us on 29th October at odds of 16-1, with...

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A fantastic day yesterday at Hereford Racecourse for the yard and connections with a great double from two nice young horses. Jo Bridel's smashing young horse Milkwood followed on from his bumper win back in April, before having a well earned holiday, to come out and win the Sri Lanka The Jewel of Asia National Hunt Maiden Hurdle (2m) easily closing in at the last and quickening to lead on the ru...

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Doing Fine who has just switched into the racing club syndicate provided them with a fabulous win at Fontwell last week, after a fantastic ride by Phil in the Conditional jockey's Handicap Chase (3m1f) jumping superbly to go clear from 2 out and to win by 8 lengths.   Queens Magic has proven what a great little mare she is by winning twice firstly at Worcester in the 2 mile Mares M...

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So the last meeting of 2019 at Les Landes finished on a high with 3 winners from 3 runners. Best of all though was the fact that Mike Burbidge my long time owner and supporter took Champion Owner of 2019 and his consistant mare Molliana took the title of champion horse of the 2019 season, all in front of his family who had joined him over in Jersey alongside my own family.   Molliana Chamio...

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  Mike Burbidge's consistant little mare added the 2019 Ravenscroft Jersey Oaks Handicap (1m2f) to her list of wins this season winning in the hands of Serena Brotherton. Magical Thomas set off as favourite in the Ladbrookes Handicap Hurdle in Les Landes and didnt disappoint coming in 8 lengths clear with Harry Reed for delighted owners Geoff and Joan.

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 Gloria and Stephens super horse No Hidden Charges racked up another win this time at Newton Abbot in the 2m5 1/2f Novice Hurdle after making all and being unchallenged to give Tom Scudamore a third win on him this time by 4 1/2 lengths.  Code of Law won the 2m3 1/2f handicap chase at Stratford with Sam on board for the Affordable 3 Partnership, by 7 lengths, much to Anna's delight...

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Mrs Burbidge won the Jersey Champion Hurdle (2m1f) in fine style by a comfortable four lengths, held up before making smooth headway to challenge 3 out going clear at the next and driven clear on the flat by Sam for Mike Burbidge and Dajam Ltd.  Not to be out done Man Of The Sea made it a double out there by winning the Milbrook Handicap Sprint (5 1/2f) by 3/4 length after turning into the...

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                                             Molliana won again in Jersey on Friday night, winning the Marje Merick Handicap 1m 1/2f by 2 lengths having tracked the leader hard driven to challenge from well over 1 furlong out to go all out to lead in the final 50 yrds to win gamely w...

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