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Plus 5 and dry when driving in.

You would have to say that was a very satisfactory if not very wet weekend.

Wincanton on Saturday was a soaking affair.. Schöffel soaked through, but who cares Chianti Classico won the feature hurdle race of the day, making it 3 wins from 3 starts this season for him...

It was dire stuff to watch as the torrential rain had really soaked into the ground and it was heavy by the last.

Chianti Classico was odds on favourite to win (something I hate) and frankly 3 from home I was slightly worried as Longshanks was going too well.. CC drew upsides by the second last when Longshanks fell leaving the race at CC’s mercy..

Would CC have won? Well I believe so as I am sure Longshanks fall was a tired one (thankfully he was ok after). It was tough to watch and probably tough for the horse, but then the end product is that we were in the winners enclosure enjoying a win..Both of CC's owners were there.. Francis Brooke had flown in from Ireland earlier in the morning and was picked up by Richard Pilkington.. so all in all a good win.. now where?

I say I hate having a horse being odds on… Pressure on all..

Anyway in the first race at Wincanton we had Top Target making his second appearance over hurdles, and after his win at Wetherby he was sent off an odds on shot….It was not to be as TT jumped too far to the left and frankly that cost him the race and we were beaten into second by a 50/1 shot…. It happens and it was annoying.. TT will win again..

Yesterday at Chepstow the great Moonlighter finally came good and won.. but only just.

Ciaran Gething riding him for the first time let Moonlighter enjoy himself in front was never headed.. well he might have been about 30 yards from the winning line, but he got back up to win by a length.. Dire stuff in heavy ground..

Thrilled for his owners ‘Huw and Richard Davies and friends’ as not only is Huw my solicitors but one of his friends, Paul Johnson is my doctor!

Penny Perriss’s Hurlerontheditch was having his second start over hurdles some 439 days after his last and finishing third behind the two favourites was a really good run..So a good weekend…

Good to have Mrs B racing with me at Chepstow.. Two dogs at home mean that she struggles to get away for any length of time..

I am sure many were expecting a rundown on the owners and trainers at Chepstow which over the last few meetings has not been a great experience, but yesterday due to the fact that we placed in the main restaurant it was far better than the normal tented arrangement.

PS Chepstow is not a good racecourse if an owner is in a wheelchair..

I was away early this morning to watch Espoir de Romay work in Lambourn.. From there it was a drive to Taunton where we have three runners…...

Faerie Cutlass, Parc d’Amour and Sayadam.. For my thoughts one their chances please click here.

While shopping in Sainsbury's, two nuns happened to pass by the beer and wine section. One asked the other if she would like a beer.

The second nun answered that, indeed, it would be very nice to have one, but that she would feel uncomfortable purchasing it.

The first nun replied that she would handle it without a problem. She picked up a six-pack and took it to the cashier. The cashier was surprised, so the nun said, “This is for washing our hair.”

Without blinking an eye, the cashier reached under the counter and put a package of pretzel sticks in the bag with the beer.“The curlers are on me.”-