In a winter of many storms Storm Gerrit delivered the fiercest of situations yesterday and the Staff had been magnificent in exercising the horses after which turning their hand to defending the yard and gallops in opposition to the torrents of water working off the hill.

A terrific job and we had been ready to make use of two of the three gallops this morning, necessary as a busy time developing and we hope to have loads of runners over the following ten days beginning at Kelso tomorrow the place I count on the bottom to be comfortable.  5 runners beginning with Mack the Man within the staying handicap at 12.45, he ought to benefit from the floor and we hope he’ll enhance for the step up in journey, he stays properly handled on his previous type however we have to see a revival, Package rides and eight run.

Mack the Man (Katie)

We run Atlantic Dancer within the Mares Hurdle at 2.28, a winner over course and distance in April, she is barely 2lb larger and will have come on for her seasonal debut final month so she should be concerned, Bruce rides and seven run.

Atlantic Dancer

We’re double handed within the Maiden Hurdle at 3.02 with Ballyfort (Bruce) and Grasp Bricklayer (Sean); Ballyfort was a little bit eager on hurdling debut however nonetheless completed properly and the shape has labored out, he wears a hood tomorrow.  Grasp Bricklayer has been very inexperienced on his two begins to date however I’d count on higher of him tomorrow, 14 run.

Ballyfort

Grasp Bricklayer

Lastly we run current course winner Gipsy Lee Rose within the Amateurs Chase at 3.32, this can be a step up in school however she appears in nice type so has a superb probability of following up, she is 5lb out of the weights so we now have 7lb claimer Paddy Hanlon using her to redress the steadiness – 6 run.

Gipsy Lee Rose

On to Haydock on Saturday the place the bottom is prone to be heavy; we now have two runners and first up is Fortescue Wooden within the 2.35, seasonal debut for this proficient horse having damage himself on the finish of final season, he steps into handicap firm off a lofty mark however deserves to together with his novice type final season understanding properly.  Onerous to know if we now have him spot on however he ought to run with credit score – 7 run and Bruce rides.

Fortescue Wooden

Ned Tanner runs within the 3.10, he ran his private finest over course and distance when runner as much as Richmond Lake in March and he shouldn’t thoughts the bottom so I hope he’ll run properly – 7 run and Sean rides.

Ned Tanner

No winners final Saturday however felt virtually nearly as good when Donny Boy returned to his finest to be denied in a photograph at Newcastle, I’d very very like to suppose he can progress from right here.  On a regular basis Champagne discovered the journey/class/floor combo on the sharp facet and over at Haydock Niceandeasy was additionally undone by the step up in school on floor that wasn’t gradual sufficient for him – extra to return from each of them I hope.

Donny Boy