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. 

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.

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5th September, 2008