The chilly snap put an finish to our hopes at Cheltenham and Hereford on Saturday and sadly the outlook for racing this week is much from encouraging.
It was an enormous blow to lose the Cheltenham card the place we have been hoping for an enormous day with excellent floor and excellent races for our group of horses.
It isn’t identified but if any of the characteristic races at Cheltenham can be re-arranged. But when the Worldwide Hurdle is misplaced I doubt that the horses who missed out can be queuing as much as tackle Structure Hill within the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton.
With conferences off left, proper and centre it’s not possible to make any agency plans within the days forward. But when temperatures do enhance by the weekend then we can be sending a robust group to Ascot on Friday and Saturday.
Final week Rubaud received properly for the second time this season at Taunton on Thursday. He’s an thrilling prospect for the long run and jumps so properly I can’t wait to see him over fences subsequent season.
Rubaud is within the Grade 2 Kennel Gate Novice Hurdle at Ascot on Friday together with Lallygag however with critical issues concerning the assembly happening he’s extra prone to run at Kempton on Boxing Day.
On Friday Le Chiffre d’Or took our rating for the season to 82 with a simple success on his debut over fences at Doncaster. On his first begin since a respiratory operation he received along with his head in his chest.
With our horses remaining in glowing type with a strike price of 33% the present disruption to racing is severely irritating for group Ditcheat. Right here’s hoping the thaw begins sooner fairly than later.