From Racehorse Trainer Antony Brittain
DAAFR won comfortably at Southwell on Tuesday night, seemingly taking well to the surface which is always a big plus at the track. The first time visor also appeared to have the desired effect and could win again around there
if similarly minded.
He was our 4th winner for January and the horses continue to run well.
QAARAAT travelled well and won nicely in the 5f sprint at Southwell on Friday. It was his 3rd win of the autumn/winter campaign, back up by several placed efforts too.
He was our 3rd winner of 2021.
UPSIDE DOWN gained her first success when landing the 5f handicap at Southwell on Friday. Homebred and sired by Albaasil, she handled conditions well and could win again under similar circumstances.
She was our second winner of the week and for 2021
VAN DIJK put us on the winning scoresheet for 2021 with his win at Southwell on Thursday.
Although outpaced early on in the race, he saw the mile trip out better than the rest. Southwell can be a hard track and you do need to stay well.
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SPARTAN FIGHTER made it 40 winners for the yard in 2020 when successful at Wolverhampton on Saturday. A total we are proud of.
We have a few more runners before the turn of the year so will see if we can add to the total still further.
KLOPP won well at Newcastle on Saturday. However, she was left out of the stalls when the starter let them go for the first time and the race was then deemed to be a false start.
Half the field including our own QAARAAT completed the course, so had to be withdrawn.
The remainder returned to the start for the race to be re-run. Klopp was soon going easily and moved clear inside the final furlong to win well. We won’t see a similar situation very often.
We have 5 runners on Saturday spread between Newcastle and Wolverhampton.
KLOPP and QAARAAT compete in the 5.00pm sprint at Newcastle, having finished 2nd and 3rd on Monday.
THAWRY, TATHMEEN & ANOTHER ANGEL head to Wolverhampton but the draws could have been kinder, especially for the sprints.
We have 4 horses entered for Newcastle on Tuesday, so keep in touch for the details.
SLOWMO returned to Southwell over the 5 furlong trip and repeated his recent course and distance win in game fashion having travelled pretty well throughout.
Winner 38 for the year for the yard.
We have several runners on Monday and Tuesday so please keep in touch for the details.