Spud, Chips and Snoopy – just another day at Fern Farm!

There was a lot going on (as usual) at Fern Farm on Thursday but I felt that one event merited its own blog post. I’d met The Real Snoopy and Loose Chips and I’d read about the Barrels of Courage partnership, but I’d never met the spokesman, Stephen Spencer-Jones – aka Spud, until Thursday. Loose […]

All change with some exciting new projects – and the music has improved as well!

If you’ve read any of my blog posts during the last 6 months then two things will be clear, 1) I enjoyed my time at G&T Racing, 2) I didn’t really like listening to Radio 1 every morning. Three months have passed since I last sat down to write a story so a few gaps need to be filled in, and, as you will see, it’s not just the music that has changed as I’ve been clocking up the miles.

All smiles at Heath Barn – although I’m still whining about the music!

Since my last update I’ve been pointing twice (which included my first lead up), had a run in with the electric shocker on the horse walker, ended up on my arse in the yard thanks to the ice (cue the second temper tantrum of the week), upset Robert (Roberto Pegasus), made a tit of myself […]

G and T Racing team are raring to go at Chaddesley!

We’ve had a cracking week and the team have been feeling very festive (particularly Kim and Missy – see below), plus, I’ve not been whining as much about the shite on the radio! Anyway, I’ll keep the words to a minimum as I really want to use this post to share some photos from a […]

The colours are washed and we’re raring to go!

The entries are out for Chaddesley Corbett and it’s good to know what we’ll potentially be up against – it’s certainly going to be competitive! The five we have entered are all in good order and we’re looking forward to seeing how they perform on the day.

Things are getting serious at Heath Barn, we’ve even got a new sign!

Catch up on another busy week at Heath Barn which included a trip to Barbury last weekend (and a fall for me), get my thoughts on the music in the yard, plus get the trainers thoughts on our intended runners at Chaddesley Corbett!

New season, new team and probably the best view from an office, ever!

It’s been an eventful few months since my last blog post and a lot has happened since I finished my assignment as the Bidpoint man in June. I had the rest of the summer off but the free time wasn’t wasted as I managed to get to grips with the garden. I also had a gin or two, did some […]

Farewell to the AGA final, it was fun while it lasted!

It was the end of an era for me last Friday at Stratford Racecourse and I enjoyed every minute of a long but happy day. The day started with the PPORA awards lunch and the Paddock Pavilion was bursting at the seams as 320 people gathered to listen to guest speaker, Nicky Henderson. He was followed by Luke Harvey – who hosted what […]

From AGA man to Bidpoint man, a very interesting journey!

It’s been a while since my last blog post so I have some catching up to do and some gaps to fill in, starting here… When we left Stratford Racecourse on the evening of Friday, 25th May 2015, I was on a high. I posted a photo on Snapchat that was captioned “we smashed it tonight”, and […]