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We have a new website which is quite exciting. Have a look through some of the copy and photos. Very grateful to Bill Esdaile of Squareintheair.com for organising this and David Haddrell for his efforts also. Much appreciated. The original post gave a quick run-through of the year we have had and since then Indian Tomahawk and Beach Bar stepped up and added to our tally. We all got a huge kick from both performances. Indian Tomahawk is owned by a fantastic group of Kerrymen, Denis Enright, Donie Culloty and John Culloty. They’ve been waiting a bit for a winner and I was starting to feel the pressure. Denis has a large umbrella that he carries with him, even when it’s not raining! Beach Bar obviously saves his best for the track. It took a while to find a routine that he was happy with and even at that some of his canters were less than inspiring. I thought it was quite a good performance but the handicapper did also and gave him 7lbs. Given Sean was claiming 7lbs and was brilliant on him, it was plenty. We may consider Doncaster Saturday. He’s owned by a group of English lads headed up by David Haddrell, and he’ll likely do a bit of travelling. I gave a few days at the Horses In Training sale and came back with three. I’m pleased with the three of them. Maths Prize is a lovely 3 year old that came from Roger Charlton’s. Formerly owned by The Queen, he’s in less salubrious surroundings now. He’ll have a winter break and is one to look forward to. Alcatraz and Arc Royal will build up to the routine here and may run this side of Christmas. Solid horses both and it’s brilliant to get the support from owners.