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11th November 2022

Plus 14 and dry with a strong drying wind when driving in. A heatwave today!!..

It was warm at Taunton and the hot vein of form of John Perriss’s horses continued when I Spy A Diva made all to win the novice hurdle in some style at the extraordinary odds of 4 to 1 on….

It looked an incredibly weak race on paper but who cares they still have to be won… and win she did.. Another GBB bonus for John with his homebred mare..

While on the subject of Hot .. England were on fire when thrashing India to gain a place in Sundays T20 World Cup..Pakistan and England meet on Sunday morning (8am) UK time.. should be a cracker..

Six days of foal sales finished yesterday in Tattersalls Ireland..Prices suggest huge confidence in the market when these babies return to the sales againas 3 year olds..

The start of the November meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse with Countryside Day.

Jack Jones, who used to work here as my assistant, trained his first winner last night.. Well done Jack.. First of many I am sure... I still remember mine!

Martyn and Sandra Steer Fowler were up second lot to see their Real Partnership horse Trelawne.

Stuart Ballantyne was here to see his KBRS horses The Kemble Brewery, Isle of Gold, Mikhailovich

Phil Andrews came up to his horses Mr Grey Sky, Party Fuzz, The Edgar Wallace, Duke of Earl and his KBRS horses Mikhailovich, Fair Frontieres, Magical Escape, The Kemble Brewery.

Warren Bolton was here to see his KBRS horse Galante De Romay

Bev Wright and son Jack came up to see their KBRS winner Phantom Getaway

One of my old secretaries Louise Gaunt and her son Harry were here third lot to see her Grapevine Syndicate horse Starvoski

I shall be at the Tattersalls Cheltenham sale after racing..

Talking racing.. we don't have a runner at Cheltenham today but we do have two at Southwell.. Talk Of The Moon and Shinobi head there and for my thoughs on their chances please click here.

I must add a plug before I go.. The Racing Manager Appreally has transformed how we communicate with all our Syndicates..

Till death us Do Part..