| 
Richard's Blog
Please click here
to read his blog.
Pride Of Racing Awards
To view the footage of Richard and Adlestrop Stables for his
Pride Of Racing Award, please click this link:
Richard Phillips - Pride Of Racing 2011
Question
Of Sport
This year's Adlestrop Club Question Of Sport evening will take
place at Chipping Norton Golf Club on Thursday 1st March
starting at 7.30pm. Once again team captains
will be John Inverdale and Mark Pougatch with their celebrity
teams, whilst quiz master will once again be Robert Cooper.
It
is always a fantastic evening. Teams of four are welcome
at £15 per person for non members (Adlestrop
Club members are free) which includes sandwiches and there will
be a cash bar.
If
you do not have a team we can put you into one on the evening.
There will be a charity raffle in aid of the Wooden Spoon.
Please
let us know as soon as possible if you would like to attend
and no later than 22 nd February. This will take the place
of our February event.
Wine Tasting Evening
We are delighted to announce the Adlestrop Club Christmas event
is a ‘Wine Tasting Evening' on Monday 12th December in Adlestrop
Village Hall starting at 7.30pm.
The
Oxford Wine Company will be supplying some excellent wines and
delicious Christmas nibbles will be provided.
As
ever, Adlestrop Club members will be free of charge, whilst
non members will be charged £10 to include entry to a
competition to win an excellent case of wine.
Please
let us know no later than Monday 5th December if you would like
to join us.
24th
November, 2011
Share Available in Mr Tingle
 Mr
Tingle is a very attractive chasing type. This seven year old
has shown promise in bumpers and hurdles having won a point
to point in Ireland as a four year old. Now fully mature, Mr
Tingle should reap the rewards of patience by being competitive
over hurdles and fences this coming National Hunt season.
Mr Tingle is ready to run and has an entry at Uttoxeter on Saturday.
He will start off over hurdles before embarking on a
chasing campaign.
A 10% share is available in him. For instant fun, please contact
Richard on his mobile for details of this exciting opportunity.
Mobile 07774 832715.
General Knowledge Quiz
The
Adlestrop Club are holding our annual General Knowledge
Quiz on Friday 18 th November at 7.30pm in
Adlestrop village hall .
Adlestrop
Club member, Charlie Allan will be quiz master this year due
to the fact he normally wins the quiz whatever team he is in.
Teams of four are required, but if you do not have a team we
can put you in one on the night.
Adlestrop
Club members are free of charge, whilst guests and non members
are welcome at £15 to include fish and chip supper
and refreshments.
Please
let us know if you would like to come along by Friday 11 th
November.
Five To Follow Competition
This year's five to follow competition
is due to start on the 15th October. Please get your entries
in asap.
Choose
five horses from our horse list on this website. When you have
made your selections, please fill out the entry form which can
be downloaded below and send along with your cheque to:
Adlestrop Stables, Adlestrop, Moreton
in Marsh, GL56 0YN
Each entry costs £5. Cheques to be made payable to 'R
Phillips'
The competition runs from 15th October 2011 until 30th April
2012
Points will be won as follows:
10
points for a winner
5 points for second
3 points for third
The winner will get 60% of the entry fee, s econd place will
win 25% and third place will win 15%
ENTRY FORM
Catriona Bissett
 A
while ago I mentioned in my blog that we had become the first
training establishment to offer a place to a BHA graduate. Catch
(Catriona) came to us with a love of horses and a degree in
business psychology.
I
am really pleased to announce that Catch has decided to stay
with us following her placement and will take on the role of
pupil assistant.
Since
joining us, Catch has decided that she would like a career in
the training profession and during her time with us she will
be studying for her trainers diploma.
Catch's
responsibilities will include riding out and assisting me in
caring for the horses. She will also have a responsibility for
marketing activities and will accompany the horses to the racecourse
if I am not available. Apparently some owners have already requested
that she go racing with their horses, even if I am available.
I
am sure you will agree that Catch will be a great asset to the
yard. Already there is a great liaison between Jo in the office
and Catch in the yard and with such an excellent start to the
season, we are all confident that there are exciting times ahead.
3rd October, 2011
Horses For Sale
We have today uploaded details of our
horses for sale. Please click below to view.
HORSES
FOR SALE
Gloucestershire Echo
Last week we had a visit from Jonathan Herbert of the Gloucestershire
Echo to talk about the exciting prospects we have for the season
ahead.
Click below to read the article.
ARTICLE
Tiger Line
Everyone is thrilled that Tiger Line finally
got her head in front yesterday at Newton Abbot. Given a brilliant
ride by Richard Johnson, she led for most of the way and stayed
on gamely. The horses appear in great form and long may it continue.
We run Father Martin tomorrow in the two and half mile novice
hurdle with Sean Quinlan onboard. He has schooled well and are
hoping the jumps and longer trip will change his attitude for
the better.
We have Whenever and Fair Breeze entered for the weekend and
hopefully they can defy their weight rises at Kempton and Bath
respectively.
6th September, 2011
Whenever
Delighted
to have another winner yesterday with Whenever winning well
at Chepstow. Given a fine ride by Fergus Sweeney, he made headway
into the straight to take the front two furlongs out and win
convincingly. Hopefully if the handicapper does not punish him
too much, he should have an interesting autumn on the flat.
With
the horses in fine form, we have received so many text messages
and emails - its amazing so many people follow our runners.
We are lucky to have such a large supporters club and I am sure
there are a lot more winners to come. This week's runners have
come out of their races well and we look forward to following
up with them soon.
25th August, 2011
Fair Breeze
All
at Adlestrop were delighted to see Fair Breeze win last night.
Robert Havlin gave her a great ride, which made up for the fact
he thought she needed seven furlongs when he last rode her.
She also appreciated the better ground now that her long term
problem with sore shins has settled down.
Having bred her out of Soft Touch along with David Redvers,
(no I did not breed David Redvers) every one of Soft Touch's
off spring have now won. She is taking after her mother who
ended up wanting two and a half miles over hurdles.
24th August, 2011
Runners
All the horses ran very well yesterday. Mick's Dancer showed
a liking for the all weather whilst Tiger Line and Upper Deck
were second and third in the handicap hurdle at Hereford. Tiger
Line needed further as we suspected, whilst Upper Deck would
prefer to come a bit later. However they both ran crackers along
with Sun Up who was only beaten a length in the bumper.
Sean Quinlan thought Sun Up would come on for the experience
and she looks a decent mare in the making. I must point out
she is for sale, so please let me know if you are interested.
Four Runners
We have four runners today. Mick's Dancer
tries his luck on the all weather at Kempton whilst Upper Deck
and Tiger Line both run in the 7.30pm at Hereford . Hopefully
Tiger Line will have a chance on the best of her form. Sun Up
also runs at Hereford in the mares bumper. This is a difficult
race to weigh up but she has been working well and if she settles,
she should run a tidy race.
We
have declared Fair Breeze for Warwick tomorrow trying a mile
and a quarter for the first time. Whilst Whenever runs at Chepstow
on Wednesday - his first run on the flat for a couple of years.
He appears in good form and it will be interesting to see how
he gets on.
22nd August, 2011
Cirencester
Polo
The
Adlestrop Club had a fine day out at the polo yesterday. Our
next event is the Adlestrop Club cricket match at the Adlestrop
ground at 2pm on Monday 8 th August. Club members are invited
to attend a light lunch at 1pm and be refreshed throughout the
match, which will hopefully end in a Phillips victory over the
local team around 6pm.
18th July, 2011
Royal Adlestrop
 This
year's Ladies Day at Royal Adlestrop was once again a great
success. For those of you who did not attend, the tipping competition
went to George Kay, with second and third places going to his
sister and father - a rather annoying result for everyone. Last
year's winner Heggers, was close behind the leaders along with
the trainer. Thanks to Heggers for turning the Fred Cooke Mug
into a wonderful trophy, by having it mounted on a wine box.
Many
people made a great effort with their pink charity shop items.
The ladies all looked wonderful, whilst last year's winner Al,
won the worst dressed prize with an engaging pink tutu. The
best dressed went to Eric Painting with his pink waistcoat,
which was worn to Ascot the next day by the trainer, thanks
to an incident with a glass of red wine on the Tuesday.
John
Salmon the bookie, this year made a small profit to make up
for last year's financial disaster and has kindly sent a cheque
to the Sue Ryder charity.
The
penalty shoot out was a competitive affair with our guest of
honour, Father Martin having three attempts all of which proved
he was the original left footer.
With
a jolly sing song to end, many thanks to everyone who helped
make it such an enjoyable day and we look forward to next year.
22nd
June, 2011
Fun Dog Show
The
Adlestrop Village Open day this year is on Sunday
19th June from midday until 5pm. Please do come
along if you can and see our wonderful village at its best.
Once
again this year, we are holding a FUN
DOG SHOW in the paddock at the stables, so please
bring your dog along.
If you would be interested in sponsoring a class in the show,
please let us know as soon as possible. The cost is just £25
to cover rosettes, prizes and a charity donation and you are
welcome to come along and present the prize to the winner of
your class.
One of the charities to benefit this year is The Blue Cross
animal welfare charity.
The
first class will start at 1pm and they will be as follows:
1.
Cutest Puppy (under 12 months)
2.
Prettiest Bitch
3.
Most Handsome Dog
4.
Veteran (9 years and over)
5.
Waggiest Tail
6.
Dog With The Most Appealing Eyes
7.
Best Biscuit Catcher
8.
Dog In The Best Condition
Entry
is £1.50
per dog per class and there will be rosettes and edible prizes
(for the dogs) for the first three in each class.
Entry
to the village open day is £4
per person as per details attached.
For
further information, please contact us.
Royal Adlestrop
We
are pleased to announce details of our Adlestrop Club June event.
By popular demand, once again we are having Ladies Day at Royal
Adlestrop taking place on Thursday 16th June in Adlestrop Village
Hall.
The
day will start at 1pm with a fizz reception followed by a buffet
lunch. We will have all the races from Royal Ascot screened
live in the hall with North Cotswold Bookmakers there to take
your bets. There will be a tipping competition for the ‘Fred
Cooke Mug' again this year.
Thanks
to my secretary, this year's competition will be to wear something
pink purchased from a charity shop. There will be a prize for
the most tasteful and least tasteful item – please leave evidence
of purchase attached if possible.
The
day will end with a bandstand sing song and when people have
had enough to drink, there will once again be a penalty shoot
out in the grounds of the hall. This beats the queues and the
vulgarity of racing at Royal Ascot and is sure to be very popular
so please book early.
Adlestrop
Club members are free of charge whilst any guests are most welcome
at £30 a head to include all food and drink. There will
be a charity raffle as well to spend your winnings on.
For more
information please do not hesitate to ring the office. Places
are limited so please book early and let us know before Friday
10th June at the latest if you would like to attend.
Pak Jack
Great
to see Pak Jack get his head in front at Wetherby yesterday.
Thanks to the soft ground, he was able to dictate from the front
and went on again every time a horse came to his girths. Richard
Johnson got some fine leaps from him and hopefully this will
give him confidence to win again.
Good
For Blue could not cope with the very heavy ground and we will
try him on a better surface.
23rd February, 2011
Thornton Alice
All at Adlestrop are delighted to see Thornton
Alice win at Newcastle yesterday. She is a tough mare and did
the job well. Lucky Sunny ran a cracker but could only manage
second, with the winner carrying ten pounds less due to his
conditional jockey's claim. The Snatcher and Thompson both shaped
well at Folkestone and hopefully they will be winning before
the end of the season.
|
