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Plus 9 and dark when waking up in Stanstead. About to board my plane for my family holiday in Austria, the first time I’ve been abroad since before Covid and the first time Sylvie has been abroad…Evelyn and Sylvie went ahead via road last week but that didn’t really appeal to me.

Busy at the yard now, most horses back in and trotting…a lot of fresh ones and new ones, a lot of dreams as usual… It’s always this time of year that we introduce new staff, the curse of racing and probably the wider world is the lack of people wanting a job and although we have a brilliant base of people who are here a while we always need new ones. It’s remarkable how many people fail to turn up for interviews, I’m thinking of starting a directory of people who have let us down and it’s a long list!!

It’s been a good summer on the sporting front, I love summers with football tournaments, a very underwhelming one this year though, pretty boring all round and although we got to the final there was never any real edge of the seat moments…manager gone, probably for the best but careful what you wish for..2 finals and a semi final in 3 tournaments is not something we as a nation have been used to growing up..

Cricket has been good, a day at Lords was great fun although a few days recovery was needed after spending the day with a celebrity. When I wasn’t taking pictures of him I was fetching his drinks… The sales where tough going but great fun, both during the day and the evenings. I hadn’t been to Deauville before but it’s a good sale and venue if anyone wants to come with me next year!! 

'May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.” – Irish Blessing

“Summer in Ireland: where the grass is always greener and the rain is always falling.” – Irish Saying

“The Irish summer is a season unto itself, defined by the beauty of its landscapes and the warmth of its people.” – Irish Proverb

“In the summertime, when the weather is high, you can stretch right up and touch the sky. When the weather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.” – Van Morrison