And the wind retains blowing…. comparatively delicate although and drying issues up a bit.  Off to Musselburgh tomorrow for his or her Cheltenham Trials weekend, two days of Premier Racing that has attracted loads of horses from Eire and the South – will likely be robust to win something however we like competitors (I feel!).  Floor is given nearly as good to smooth, certain to be drying out shortly within the wind and our runner tomorrow is Cancan within the 4.35.  She was 2nd to a really properly handicapped horse on her penultimate begin and really ran properly in the next grade final time so I hope the drop again down in school will see her concerned – Bruce rides and 11 run.

Cancan

We then have two declarations for Sunday that may run as long as the bottom stays on the simple facet of fine and first up is Wakool within the 3.00, he has been 4th and 2nd within the final two runnings of this race and may hopefully put up one other good show although it does appear to be he’s firmly within the handicapper’s grip – 15 run and Conor O’Farrel is again on board having been sidelined by harm for the final six months, welcome again Conor!

Wakool

We then run latest course and distance winner Duyfken within the 4.05, he’s a progressive horse who ought to run very properly – Bruce rides and 14 run.

Our two Newcastle runners on Tuesday ran properly enought to complete third & 4th however basically get caught within the mud.

Duyfken

We have been very unhappy to lose Little Glenshee within the early hours of Wednesday morning after a protracted battle with pneumonia on the Dick Vet who’ve given her probably the most fantastic care during the last month.  She was an distinctive mare for us, profitable 6 instances and being positioned in 26 of her 37 begins. Lucy rode her each time she gained and she or he was our first black sort performer when runner up in a Listed Hurdle at Haydock, she was one of the best race mare produced by Terimon and all of the extra particular as a 4th era homebred.  She retired in 2017 and had a troublesome sufficient time as a broodmare however has 4 dwelling progeny; the eldest is the Blue Bresil mare Bluebell Glen who makes her hurdling debut at Carlisle on Monday, she has a powerful gelding by Gentlewave and an equally hanging yearling by Logician for whom she was additionally carrying a foal. Monega Move, her 4yo daughter by Blue Bresil, gave delivery to a beautiful filly by Diamond Boy on Friday night; till this weekend Little Glenshee seemed to be bravely however slowly profitable her battle, however together with her first grand-daughter on the bottom she began to go down hill as if she knew she knew she may safely go the baton.

These horses’ lives are interwoven with our personal and when she turned ailing over Christmas it’d as properly have been one in all us that was unwell, she’s going to all the time stay a particular a part of our household and I’m deeply grateful to her for what she gave us on so many ranges, thanks Tara.

Little Glenshee’s one week previous Granddaughter, out of the unraced Monega Move