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Question Of Sport Evening
We are
delighted to announce the Adlestrop Club February event will
take place on the 12th February when we are having our Question
Of Sport Evening with John Inverdale and Mark Pougatch as team
captains at Chipping Norton Golf Club (this year there is no
golf as the weather is hard to predict). We welcome teams
of four at £20 per head to include buffet supper.
Adlestrop Club members are free of charge. Please let
us know by the 1st February if you are able to attend.
7th January, 2009
Freeze Up
How annoying for everyone that the freeze up has
come at this time. Our runners have been running very well with
seconds from Mr Aitch and Ashwell Lad and excellent runs from
others such as Giovanna, Double Obsession and Captain Tidds.
Luckily
the all weather gallops is standing up well and we can exercise
the horses although the schooling ground is out of action at
present.
Many
meetings have been called off when the Adlestrop runners would
have had chances but hopefully next week will get going again.
5th January, 2009
Adlestrop Club Events
Delighted to announce details of the Adlestrop Club's January
event.
The
committee have come up with an idea to try and raise a bit of
money for charity and enjoy a brain teasing session with a Stow
on the Wold pub stroll on Wednesday 21st January.
The
event will start early evening with teams of four selecting
a charity bet lucky fifteen for that evening's Kempton meeting.
Each team of four will then be given an envelope that
will contain clues that should lead them to a particular pub
and a particular drink that one member of the team will have
to drink in that pub.
At the
end of the evening all the teams will get together and there
will be team prizes for the most money won for the charity bet
and the team that has completed all the clues correctly.
The charity bets and prizes have kindly been sponsored by our
yard sponsor, GTH Construction.
Apparently
this format has been a great success in the past and it will
certainly be something different for the Adlestrop Club.
Ultimately it will be a fun way of raising money for each team's
nominated charity.
Timings
of the evening will follow, however if you would be interested
in coming along or entering a team, please let us know by Wednesday
7th January. There will be no entry fee and all non members
are welcome.
29th December, 2009
Latest News
Phardessa, a real favourite at Adlestrop Stables made
a very pleasing chasing debut at Plumpton. Settling and jumping
very well for Sean Quinlan, she challenged the winner two out
and stayed on well to be second, well clear of the third. With
her preference for going left handed we will now look for a
hurdle or chase for her and we are sure there is a nice prize
in her now she has learned to settle.
Petroupetrov
ran a super seasonal debut the same day also finishing second.
However the handicapper has put him up nine pounds for this
which is unfair on any horse that has been placed so many times
but is yet to win.
Another
very promising seasonal debut was King Jack's performance in
the handicap hurdle at Sandown where he travelled and jumped
well under Wayne Hutchinson to challenge the winner after the
second last and stay on to be an excellent fourth. We will think
about running him either in a hurdle or over fences next and
surely there is a good prize in him.
As ever
it is very frustrating to have so many places without getting
heir heads in front but the string appear in great form and
hopefully the winners will be coming soon.
If you
have yet to find the perfect Christmas gift, do not forget the
Adlestrop Club, it is tremendous value at £400 a year.
13th
December, 2008
Adlestrop Club Events
The Adlestrop Club had a great night once again at the Call
My Bluff Wine tasting evening on Friday. A panel of Adlestrop
Club members including, Neil Gladding of The Oxford Wine Company
and Charles Allan, joined Richard to describe the seven wines
on offer.
As ever
by the seventh wine, humour and laughter were flowing and the
winning team consisted of locals Piet and Yvia Pulford.
On this occasion we raised money for the County Air Ambulance
and a cheque will be going off to them soon following a very
generous raffle with, as ever, very ungenerous prizes.
Details
of the January event will be with you shortly. Our February
event will take place on the 12th February when we are having
our Question Of Sport Evening with John Inverdale and Mark Pougatch
as team captains at Chipping Norton Golf Club (this year there
is no golf as the weather is hard to predict). We welcome
teams of four at £20 per head to include buffet supper.
Adlestrop Club members are free of charge. Please let
us know by the 1st February if you are able to attend.
The date of our March
Cheltenham Preview will be with you shortly.
10th March, 2008
Kayf Keel
All at Adlestrop Stables were delighted when Kayf Keel won on
her seasonal debut at Warwick on Monday. She appreciated the
better ground after running consistently well last season on
softer going. She was given a fine ride by Sean Quinlan and
stayed on impressively after the last to win comfortably in
the end.
It was
fantastic that her part owner Jenny Matthey was present to collect
the trophy, as she has been so patient. Jenny Matthey is the
daughter of Brigadier Roscoe Harvey, who owned Relkeel and our
mare is out of a sister to him, so it is nice that the family
tradition continues.
Her
success augurs well for the season ahead and hopefully now the
rains have come, Adlestrop Stables will be having a fair few
runners over the coming weeks and we look forward to more success.
Wednesday
5th November
Gentle Guru
Gentle Guru has done us proud this flat season and heads to
Chester on Saturday to run in her first listed race. Richard's
last listed winner on the flat was owned by Gentle Guru's owner,
Ian Brown . Richard bred Gentle Guru along with stud owner,
David Redvers and hopefully she can get in the first three which
will give the mare black type.
Phillips
and Redvers send her full brother to the foal sales in Newmarket
this autumn and also have a Trade Fair yearling that will be
coming into training next season. The mare, Soft Touch, who
Richard trained to win over hurdles with Richard Johnson onboard
at Worcester , is now in foal to Lucky Story, the sire of Coventry
Stakes winner, Art Connoisseur.
Whenever
Whenever is looking for some good ground which is a rarity at
present. He has been unlucky this season but hopefully will
realise his potential soon and is entered in the Caesarewitch
in mid October. He appears in great form and as soon as the
ground dries up, he will be running in a staying handicap.
11th, September, 2008
The Adlestrop Club
It is
now a year since we set up the Adlestrop Club. We are
sure all members will all agree it has been a great success.
Roaringwater provided our first winner at Fontwell whilst we
have had many placed horses in the Adlestrop Club colours.
Our monthly social gatherings have been varied and much enjoyed
especially our Punchestown trip and Ladies Day at Royal Adlestrop.
Hopefully the fun will continue for the Club's second year and
we can continue to raise some decent amounts
of money for charity again this year.
Our next event is:
Racing
& General Knowledge Quiz
17th October
We will
have another General Knowledge and Racing Quiz on October 17th
in Adlestrop Village Hall on the evening of Cheltenham racing.
The quiz will start at 7.30pm and fish and chips and drink will
be provided. Non members will be charged £20 and
please let us know as soon as possible if you are able to attend.
www.theadlestropclub.com
5th September, 2008
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