We now have declared Picanha within the Challenger Stayers Collection Hurdle Closing at Haydock on Saturday.  Though he has been education over fences, as he’s certified for this precious handicap we thought we’d let him take his likelihood.

He ran a really pleasing come again race at Newbury and can hopefully deal with the very comfortable floor.  Finn Lambert as soon as once more takes the trip and claims three kilos.  Picanha seems in good kind at dwelling and can hopefully put up a superb present for his fantastic proprietor Lizzie Prowting.

We now have determined to overlook Haydock with Totterdown and can think about his entry at Ffos Las on Sunday.  While Ned Money is entered at Huntingdon on Monday the place hopefully the bottom will likely be higher than at most different tracks at current.  He has proven loads of promise in his bumpers and has schooled effectively at dwelling.

City Champion (pictured) appreciated the drop again in journey at Southwell on Thursday night and was given a wonderful trip by Silvestre De Sousa to complete fourth.  We are going to attempt to discover a related race for him within the coming weeks and now he has discovered to settle higher, he needs to be aggressive in such races.

On Monday together with many others, I attended the funeral of Mary Robinson in Lambourn.  For a few years Mary was the sensible, extraordinarily environment friendly bookkeeper that saved our enterprise and plenty of others within the racing world on the straight and slender by way of good instances and unhealthy.  Exacting and very skilled with a coronary heart of gold, she had a lifetime love of horses having labored with them as a younger lady earlier than devoting her time and power to many within the equine world.

Being a Trustee of Heros, I understand how a lot Mary was chargeable for the unbelievable charity’s success and we’re delighted that her daughter Lauren has turn out to be a Trustee and can make sure the charity will go from power to power.  As Grace Muir stated, “there’ll by no means be one other Mary” and people phrases are so true.