Posts By: Simon Double

  • DRUSSELL SECURES BACK TO BACK WINS FOR BOSLEY

    DRUSSELL won at Ludlow today making it two wins out of two for Martin Bosley who only took charge of the 7yo Orpen gelding towards the end of last year. It was a case of  déjà vu as Drussell was winning at the same track, Ludlow, over the same distance, two miles, on the same… Read more »

  • DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR WEBBER AT WOLVES

    PAUL WEBBER recorded a 25/1 double at Wolverhampton today courtesy of Orchard Boy and Rysbrack. The recent weather has taken its toll with meetings up and down the country but the BHA has been arranging some additional all-weather fixtures and today saw a seven race Jumpers Bumpers card at Dunstall Park.  The Master of Cropredy Lawn… Read more »

  • AMADEUS WOLF FILLY CANTERING

    THE AMADEUS WOLF 2yo filly bought at Doncaster’s Premier Yearling Sales last August is now cantering on the gallops and progressing very nicely. After warming up in the indoor school, she goes down to the gallops and does two hack canters over two and a half furlongs.  The beautifully bred filly, out of a dual-winning Kris mare… Read more »

  • ROMAN SENATE FOURTH ON SEASONAL REAPPEARANCE

    ROMAN SENATE was Solario Racing’s first runner of 2013 yesterday and the 4yo son of Holy Roman Emperor ran a fine race on his seasonal reappearance to be fourth at Kempton Park. Despite an absence of 93 days and a wide draw (13 of 14), he ran a race full of promise and while looking as though he… Read more »

  • REBELLION COLT IMPRESSES OWNERS ON THE GALLOPS!

    THE two-year-old colt by Rebellion has stepped up a gear and is now cantering on the gallops. Today was just his third day exercising outside and he relished every moment.  No doubt spurred on by a crowd – Solario Racing owners were up in force for a New Year Gallops morning – he moved effortlessly… Read more »

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR!

    AS a very wet 2012 draws to a close, we look forward to a drier 2013 with less abandoned race meetings and better ground everywhere. Unfortunately, Cheltenham will have to wait for its first meeting of 2013 as the New Year’s Day fixture has already been called off.  Let us all hope the west country in… Read more »

  • MERRY CHRISTMAS!

    THE run up to Christmas is always quiet on the racing front with three days of no racing in Britain.  However, service will be resumed on Boxing Day with a bumper eight jumps meetings and an all-weather card at Wolverhampton. Highlight of the day is always the King George meeting at Kempton and who will… Read more »

  • DONOHOE ON GUNNING FOR GLORY AT KEMPTON

    GUNNING FOR GLORY makes his racecourse debut at Kempton on Thursday (4.30pm) and Stevie Donohoe rides. Martin Lane, who had been booked to ride, has a riding commitment at Lingfield in the 3.30 and even Martin, with or without an Aston, couldn’t make the 41 miles and be in time to declare! So, we have… Read more »

  • GUNNING FOR GLORY TO DEBUT AT KEMPTON

    GUNNING FOR GLORY, the 2yo son of Indesatchel has been entered for his racecourse debut at Kempton next Thursday 20 December in a median auction maiden over a mile. Owned by the Solario Racing (Amersham) partnership, he has been coming along steadily recently and worked nicely at Kempton Park a week ago.  We are starting… Read more »

  • WINTER WONDERLAND AT BOWSTRIDGE FARM

    THE astronomical winter may start on 21 December in the northern hemisphere but in terms of temperature, it had definitely arrived at Bowstridge Farm today.  To say there was a sharp nip in the air would be an understatement!  But the farm did look like a Christmas card with every blade of grass covered in… Read more »