Thursday 29th July

SOUTH CAPE unfortunately misses Glorious Goodwood this year after Gary made the decision to save him for another day. He has been on antibiotics after his scope at the beginning of the week and while he seems fine, antibiotics can make humans and horses feel slightly under the weather and there is no point running the horse if he isn't at his best. It is disappointing because he goes well at Goodwood and its a fantastic race meeting but SOUTH CAPE goes well in the autumn and there will be plenty more chances to see him in action. 

THE SHUFFLER put in another good performance to finish third at Sandown last night, he hasn't been out of the prize money in 5 runs this season. He was up in grade so it encouraging that he could hold his own. 

RED YARN goes to Lingfield on Saturday, back over the course and distance of her best performance where she finished a head second recently.  

Tuesday 27th July

SOUTH CAPE will not run at Goodwood today after a routine scope yesterday showed signs of a very mild infection. He will be treated and we are hopeful he will be able to line up on either Friday or Saturday at Goodwood. 

THE SHUFFLER goes to Sandown tomorrow if there is sufficient rainfall to take the sting out of the ground. He was a non runner last week because the ground was too quick, he does need a bit of give in the ground because he came back uncomfortable after his win on quick ground at Chepstow. 

Monday 26th July

Our little superstar SOUTH CAPE goes to Glorious Goodwood tomorrow when he tackles a mile and a quarter for the first time. Despite plenty of watering the track is pretty quick and this will help the horse get the two extra furlongs. Last time at Windsor over a mile he looked like he was going a bit faster than he would like before staying on in the closing stages and Gary thinks he will get a bit further. He likes Goodwood and has a nice low weight so we hope he will go well. He is now a winner of 8 races and over £100,000 in prize money! 

Thursday 22nd July

Unfortunately THE SHUFFLER didn't run at Sandown last night as the forecast rain didn't come and the ground got very quick. He got jarred up when he won at Chepstow and we don't want to hurt him or spoil his determined attitude so he will wait for slightly softer ground. 

SOUTH CAPE now holds three entries at Glorious Goodwood next week. Gary will make a decision over which race to go for nearer the time. 

INTERAKT goes to Chepstow tomorrow where we hope she will appreciate the slightly softer ground.  

Tuesday 20th July

Our 2 year old Motivator filly has been given a name! After a vote among her owners she has been named ROYAL REASON. Her trainer Mick Channon reports that she is progressing nicely and we expect her to have her first run later this summer. 

Tuesday 20th July

MOHANAD ran a great race at Market Rasen to finish fifth in a high class handicap hurdle. He is likely to head back there on 1st August for a race over 2 furlongs further, this should suit him better and enable him to travel and jump in a better rhythm.

THE SHUFFLER goes to Sandown tomorrow evening for his first run since winning at Chepstow.  We would ideally like the forecast rain to arrive as I he does like a bit of cut in the ground. 

Friday 16th July

We have two runners tomorrow, both with fair chances.  MOHANAD goes to Market Rasen for the listed handicap hurdle, one of the biggest races of the summer jumping season. He has been placed on the flat on his last two outings and is improving over hurdles. It is a big ask in a competitive race but we think a lot of this horse. In the evening EYE FOR THE GIRLS lines up at Linfield. He was second from 4lb out of the handicap last time out, probably his best run ever, and we hope he can go close too. 

Friday 16th July

What a fantastic effort from GOODWOOD STARLIGHT at Epsom last night! A winner as a 3 year old for John Dunlop, things haven't gone right for him since and he has become his own worst enemy with his hard pulling and inability to settle. However we always knew he had plenty of ability and he hacked up at Epsom yesterday. He settled better than usual and was able to travel nearer the pace, and had plenty of petrol left in the tank to sprint clear at the end. He is likely to go up several pounds but this should help us to get a run in the Shergar Cup meeting at Ascot in August. 

INTERAKT ran a great race too, finishing second. She has been a much improved filly this season and there should be plenty more to come from her.  

Wednesday 14th July

RED YARN was disappointing at Windsor on Monday night, hanging in behind other horses under pressure. Gary Moore says that with hindsight he has run her too soon after the last race and she is likely to have a bit of a break now while we scratch our heads to try to work out how to get her to realise her full potential. Celestial Girl, the filly we finished second to at Brighton last week has since come out and won again by 3 lengths so the form of that race was good. 

GOODWOOD STARLIGHT and INTERAKT have been declared at Epsom tomorrow evening. 

Monday 12th July

Our horses are continuing in great form with close 3rd place finishes from INTERAKT and EYE FOR THE GIRLS over the weekend. It looked like INTERAKT might just win at Newbury but was caught close to the line, and EYE FOR THE GIRLS was just pipped on the line for second at Salisbury. Almost every runner we send out  recently is finishing placed so we must be due another win soon! We have high hopes of RED YARN at Windsor this evening. 

Thursday 8th July

Heart of the South Racing is pleased to announce the arrival of a new horse! DEUX ETOILES is a three year old son of Montjeu who has had one run on the flat in France for Andre Fabre. He was bought for us by Gary Moore to ultimately go hurdling but is likely to have a run on the flat first. He is a fantastic looking horse with lots of promise, for more details see our Horses in Training page or give us a call on 01403 891403.  

Thursday 8th July

INTERAKT goes to Newbury tomorrow evening for a 7 furlong fillies handicap. It is likely to be a tougher race than when she was third at Brighton recently but she is in great form and is sure to get her head in front too. EYE FOR THE GIRLS runs at Salisbury on Saturday evening. He ran a great race to finish second there last time, this again is a higher class race and he runs from just out of the handicap but he does seem to like Salisbury.

RED YARN holds an entry at Windsor on Monday evening. She is not definite to get in but it looks a nice race for her, a mile on a track where she shouldn't be able to run around as she did at Brighton. Declarations take place on Saturday and we'll know more then. 

Tuesday 6th July

RED YARN finished second at Brighton on Sunday, it was a good enough run, but disappointing in the fact that as favourite we had hoped she would win. She hung over to the stands side losing several lengths and jockey Ryan Moore suggested a right handed track and a specialist bit (a chifney) to try to keep her straight next time. She'll be out again soon. 

Saturday 3rd July

RED YARN was going to go to Leicester today but Gary has decided instead to switch her to Brighton tomorrow. She will be ridden for the first time by Ryan Moore and also tackles a mile and a quarter for the first time.  

Thursday 1st July

We are sad to report that on Tuesday evening we lost KASHMINA. She suffered a serious injury in a race at Stratford and was humanely destroyed. It is very sad as she was a lovely mare and our sympathy goes to her owners and all at Sheena's yard. 

Tuesday 29th June

It was yet another placed effort from one of our horses on Sunday with a very close third from SOUTH CAPE. The ground was on the quick side for him and he'll now wait for softer ground. INTERAKT and KASHMINA go today for us, both have reasonable chances and after a string of places I'm sure we deserve another winner! RED YARN will be attempting to follow up Saturday's second when she goes to either Leicester or Brighton next weekend. 

Sunday 27th June

RED YARN ran a great race at Lingfield yesterday, going down by a diminishing head to a nice filly in a 7 furlong fillies handicap. RED YARN wore blinkers after hanging last time and this helped to keep her much straighter, these may be the key to her and she is going to be very exciting this year on the turf, especially when stepped up to a mile again next time. Gary tells us she is in great shape this morning. 

SOUTH CAPE, older half brother to RED YARN, goes to Windsor this afternoon. He is in great shape but the ground is a bit quicker than we would like. If he can overcome this he should go close. 

Friday 25th June

Our busy week continues with RED YARN declared at Lingfield on Saturday evening and SOUTH CAPE at Windsor on Sunday. Gary tells us they are both very well. We have been waiting for an opportunity for SOUTH CAPE for a while but the ground has been quicker than ideal. They water well at Windsor though so the horse takes his chance. George Baker rides, he rode a double at Chepstow on Monday (including THE SHUFFLER) and he rode a treble at Bath later in the week so he is certainly a jockey in form. 

Sheena tells us that MOHANAD is fine after his good second at Goodwood yesterday. He was third at Lingfield on Monday so he has had a busy week. He will have a few easy days before Sheena decides where to go next. 

Thursday 24th June

GOODWOOD STARLIGHT ran a great race at Carlisle to finish fifth yesterday. Once again he made it difficult for himself by not settling but the fast pace helped and he ran on very strongly at the finish. Unfortunately we just missed out on each way betting and prize money but it was a great run anyway. EYE FOR THE GIRLS also ran very well when just pipped in the last half furlong at Salisbury. This was very much a return to form and he will certainly be back to Salisbury soon, hopefully under amateur Charlie Bishop who rode a great race on him.

TOBAGO BAY goes to Market Rasen for his first novice chase tomorrow. It is a tough little race but he needs to start somewhere and he will learn a lot from the run. 

Wednesday 23rd June

GOODWOOD STARLIGHT runs at Carlisle this afternoon in the £30,000 Cumberland Plate. This has been the long term plan since Sheena spotted the race and noticed that it is always run at a very fast pace. This is exactly what Starlight needs, he finds it hard to settle and a fast run mile 3 1/2 furlongs should be ideal. Its a long way to go for a race but Sheena is hopeful of a great run from this talented but complicated horse. EYE FOR THE GIRLS goes to Salisbury this afternoon for a 7 furlong handicap, the jockey Charlie Bishop knows him well and will hopefully be able to keep him out of trouble because this horse doesn't like being crowded. 

INTERAKT was disappointing at Newbury last night, it may just be that the ground was too quick and she seemed fine after the race but Mick is going to have a look at her this morning to check nothing is amiss. 

Tuesday 22nd June

It was a fantastic effort from THE SHUFFLER to win at Chepstow yesterday evening. He has turned into a real battler and put in a really determined effort to keep the fast finishing second at bay. MOHANAD ran well too at Lingfield to finish third and has come out of the race so well that he will go to Goodwood on Thursday where he will be ridden for the first time by champion jockey Ryan Moore. We hope the good form will continue with INTERAKT at Newbury this evening, Mick Channon thinks she has a great chance. 

Monday 21st June

INTERAKT goes to Newbury tomorrow evening with a great chance, she also has an entry at Doncaster at the weekend. On Wednesday GOODWOOD STARLIGHT makes the long trip to Carlisle for the Cumberland Plate and EYE FOR THE GIRLS goes to Salisbury. 

Saturday 19th June

MOHANAD and THE SHUFFLER have been declared at Lingfield and Chepstow on Monday. MOHANAD is having an outing on the flat over a mile six and he also holds an entry at Goodwood later in the week. THE SHUFFLER goes for a mile classified stakes at Chepstow that Gary has had his eye on for a while. He is in great form and we hope for a very good run. 

Thursday 17th June

Unfortunately SOUTH CAPE didn't get into either of the races we hoped to go for at Royal Ascot. However he will be out next week, there are races for him at Salisbury, Newmarket and Windsor. He will go wherever we get the most suitable ground because he does like a bit of cut. 

It is likely to be a busy week, MOHANAD and THE SHUFFLER are likely to run on Monday, RED YARN and INTERAKT are entered (in the same race) at Newbury on Tuesday, GOODWOOD STARLIGHT goes to Carlisle on Wednesday and TOBAGO BAY is being aimed at his first novice chase at Market Rasen on Friday.  

Thursday 17th June

The next Heart of the South social event will be our summer lunch at Beggars Barn Stud at Framfield on Saturday 1st August. It will be a chance for owners to catch up and relax, we will present the trophies our horses have won recently and there will be an opportunity for owners to see OR JAUNE and FRUITY O'ROONEY who are currently enjoying their summer holidays at Framfield. 

Monday 14th June

KASHMINA goes to Windsor this evening with a good chance in the 1 mile 3 1/2 furlong handicap. She put in an improved effort at Folkestone last time and this isn't the strongest race, particularly now that Screaming Brave, Sheena's other entry in the same race, is a non runner due to a slight injury. We hope she'll go close.

EYE FOR THE GIRLS finished midfield at Lingfield on Saturday, we had hoped he would finish closer but didn't get the room he needs (he is a very big, long striding horse and is blind in one eye) and this can make it difficult for him. He is very well and will be out again soon. 

Its declarations for the Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot today so we will find out if SOUTH CAPE has got in, or whether we need to find another race elsewhere for him. There are options at Haydock, Salisbury and Newmarket and he is also entered in the Buckingham Palace Stakes at Ascot on Friday. 

Friday 11th June

RED YARN made an encouraging return to the track in a hot handicap at Newbury yesterday. She travelled well before tiring in the last furlong and finishing midfield. Most of her rivals had had the benefit of a run this season and Gary says she will come on for this. She has come out of the race fine and will be ready to run again in around two weeks. 

Thursday 10th June

EYE FOR THE GIRLS put in a good preformance at Yarmouth yesterday to finish 3rd behind two nice horses. He has been declared to go to Lingfield on Saturday, he is in such good order at the moment. We had hoped SOUTH CAPE would go to Sandown on Saturday but he just missed the cut, it looks like we wont get in at Ascot on Wednesday either so we are looking for an alternative race for him. RED YARN goes to Newbury today, its a hot race and we expect her to come on for the run but it will be great to see her back in action again. 

Tuesday 8th June

INTERAKT and EYE FOR THE GIRLS run tomorrow at Kempton and Yarmouth. Both are in good form, this is INTERAKT's first run since her Brighton win, and finally we get some give in the ground of EYE FOR THE GIRLS so we hope both will go well. RED YARN has her first run of the season (and her first run on turf) at Newbury on Thursday and we are very excited to see what SOUTH CAPE's little sister can do. 

Tuesday 8th June

TOBAGO BAY appeared to have an off day at Worcester on Saturday and so wont line up at Market Rasen on Friday. Sheena reports that he seems fine so he lives to fight another day. MOAHANAD finished third on Sunday, we had hoped he would have finished a bit closer but if you look at the form of the race we were only just beaten by a horse rated 4lb higher, and the winner looked like a very good horse. KASHMINA ran a good race to finish fourth at Folkestone last night, she obviously preferred this track to Brighton where she has been running recently. 

Saturday 5th June

Several owners visited Gary Moore's yard to watch RED YARN work this morning. The filly looked great in the sunshine and Gary hopes she will get into the race at Newbury on Thursday. In case she doesn't make the cut he is going to make alternative entries for her. 

Good luck to all TOBAGO BAY owners for his run at Worcester this afternoon!

Thursday 3rd June

Next week is going to be a busy week for Heart of the South, MOHANAD and TOBAGO BAY go to Worcester at the weekend, KASHMINA is entered at Folkestone on Monday, RED YARN is likely to return on Thursday at Newbury and we expect multiple entries for EYE FOR THE GIRLS and INTERAKT. Read all about it in the new June newsletter featured on this website. 

Monday 31st May

We had high hopes of a good day on Friday when we had three runners but unfortunately it didn't work out as planned. OR JAUNE didn't line up at Stratford on Friday because the ground was too quick. He is likely to have run his last race of the season. KASHMINA didn't really enjoy her trip to Brighton and particularly the downhill stretch and GOODWOOD STARLIGHT ran too freely at Newmarket, giving away his chance.  However, all of the horses returned home fine and we live to fight another day!

Thursday 27th May

INTERAKT won today at the ninth time of asking. She was really promising early in her two year old career but had got very frustrating. This season had started slowly too, for her first two runs she just wasn't ready so she had a break. This has paid off because she looked fantastic today, and won by half a length at Brighton. She holds an entry at Chepstow on Monday and it will be interesting to see whether Mick Channon turns her out quickly again.  

Thursday 27th May

Tomorrow will be a busy day for Heart of the  Racing, we have three runners. GOODWOOD STARLIGHT drops back to 10 furlongs at Newmarket at 2.55, KASHMINA lines up at Brighton at 3.40 and OR JAUNE runs at Stratford at 8.50pm. All go with a chance, Heart of the South owners can dial our non premium rate line to hear our trainers' opinions of their horses chances. 

Tuesday 25th May

SOUTH CAPE ran a cracker at Goodwood on Saturday to finish third in a mile handicap. It looked inside the last furlong that he was going to win but in the last hundred yards he was passed by two horses coming up the centre of the track. SOUTH CAPE didn't have the clearest of runs so he didn't have the momentum of the two that beat him. The winner MOYNAHAN was 6th in the 2000 Guineas in 2008, so we were up against a classy horse. We hope SOUTH CAPE's next outing will be the Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot. 

THE SHUFFLER also ran well last night to finish third at Windsor. He didn't do himself any favours by pulling hard throughout the race, but it was another strong performance.

Saturday 22nd May

THE SHUFFLER has been declared at Windsor on Monday evening. He finished a great second there last time out, having previously won at Brighton, and the handicapper has put him up 12lb for these runs. He is in great form and we can hope that he can overcome this hike in the weights. 

Friday 21st May

SOUTH CAPE has been declared at Goodwood tomorrow, the horse likes it there and he is in great form at the moment.  

We will be holding a stable visit to see his 3 year old half sister RED YARN at Gary Moore's yard near Horsham tomorrow morning. If anyone is interested in joining us please give us a call. 

Tuesday 18th May

We had two runners yesterday, MOHANAD at Newton Abbot and GOODWOOD STARLIGHT at Windsor. They were both placed but while we were really pleased with GOODWOOD STARLIGHT'S effort, we were a bit disappointed with MOHANAD'S fourth. We changed our tactics with him a bit, deciding to lead to stretch his opponent's stamina but he was green in front and we will stick to stiffer tracks and will keep him covered up in future. He is still only a baby and we are learning more about him all the time. Fingers crossed for better luck next time!

SOUTH CAPE has been entered at Goodwood on Saturday, the plan is to go on from here to run at Royal Ascot. He was brilliant at Ascot last time and we are hopeful of more success with him this year.

Monday 10th May

THE SHUFFLER put in a really good performance at Windsor last night, finishing a neck second to a very nice filly. It was a fast run race, (2 1/2 seconds faster than a listed race over the same trip) and he travelled really well but just couldnt quite catch the winner who had first run on him. He is bound to go up again in the handicap but jockey Ryan Moore expects him to win again soon.

EYE FOR THE GIRLS runs at Salisbury on Thursday in a 7f handicap for apprentice jockeys. He has been running a long way from home at Yarmouth and Newcastle so it will be good for his owners if he  showns a liking for Salisbury. He was very unlucky in running in his last race but before that finished an excellent second and he is in great form. 

Monday 10th May

THE SHUFFLER goes to Windsor this evening with a good chance of following up his recent Brighton victory. It is a hotter race and he is up 7lb but we hope he will overcome this. 

OR JAUNE ran well at Aintree on Friday, racing with his old zest before tiring when he made a mistake at one of the later hurdles. Gary will now have to decide whether to stick with hurdling for the time being or to go back over fences. 

Friday 7th May

OR JAUNE runs at Aintree this evening, his first outing over hurdles for 2 years. He hasn't had quite the same flair in his jumping this season and Gary hopes an outing over hurdles will give him some confidence back because he still retains loads of ability. A couple of shares have recently become available in our seven time winner, please do give us a call if you would like further details. 

TOBAGO BAY and MOHANAD had entries at Haydock on Saturday but neither goes. TOBAGO BAY ran only a week ago and while he is in great order Sheena has decided to svae him for another day - it is still early in the season for him and there will be plenty more opportunities. MOHANAD was declared for the Swinton Hurdle but unfortunately missed the cut. He will now be aimed for a handicap hurdle on 17th May at Newton Abbot.  

Friday 7th May

We have a couple of stable visits planned in the next few weeks to see some of our flat horses. We will be visiting the MOTIVATOR 2 year old with Mick Channon on 15th May and RED YARN our 3 year old with Gary Moore, on 22nd May. Please get in touch if you would like to see either of these fillies. 

Tuesday 4th May

THE SHUFFLER has been entered at Windsor on Monday evening, where he will attempt to follow up his win at Brighton on 20th April. There are two options for him on the same card and if he goes for the mile option there is a chance he will meet INTERAKT. There are several entries floating aroung for INTERAKT and EYE FOR THE GIRLS at the moment, Mick will look at each race in detail before deciding which to go for. Of course in EYE FOR THE GIRLS' case it will depend on how he comes out of this afternoon's race at Newcastle.  

Monday 3rd May

TOBAGO BAY impressed everyone again with his attitude at Uttoxeter on Saturday when he finished second in a very hot (and valuable) handicap hurdle. Despite the ground being a bit softer than ideal he travelled and jumped brilliantly and finished ahead of horses like AFSOUN and SIR HARRY ORMESHER. He is now likely to go novice chasing and has a provisional entry at Haydock next Saturday. Also entered on the same card is MOHANAD our exciting young hurdler. The race is the grade 3 Swinton Hurdle and he probably wont get in, but if you aren't entered, you certainly wont get in, and we'll keep our fingers crossed this week! 

Thursday 30th April

What a fantastic result for all concerned at Ascot on Wednesday when SOUTH CAPE won his eighth race. Gary Moore has done a great job with him and Ryan Moore gave him a brilliant ride. The offspring of our mare AUNT RUBY are doing well, SOUTH CAPE's younger half brother EYE FOR THE GIRLS goes to Newcastle on Tuesday with a great chance and little sister RED YARN is looking incredible now shes back at Cisswood for the start of her campaign. 

KASHMINA made her return at Brighton on Thursday night, finishing fifth, and she will have a busy season running on the flat and over hurdles. 

TOBAGO BAY goes to Uttoxeter tomorrow for a valuable handicap hurdle, we are hoping the rain stays away and we expect him to go well. 

Tuesday 27th April

Unfortunately OR JAUNE didn't run at Wincanton today because when he arrived at the track Jamie Moore decided that the quick ground could possibly do the horse some damage. He heads to the sales on 5th May to dissolve the current partnership and we plan to buy him back so shares in this lovely horse will become available. 

KASHMINA has been declared to run at Brighton on Thursday. It will be her first outing of the season and also her first trip to Brighton. This idiosyncratic course is not to every horse's liking but if she takes to it there will be plenty of options there for her this summer. 

Monday 26th April

We were so pleased with MOHANAD's performance on Saturday at Sandown. He finished a close fourth in a very hot handicap, for a relatively inexperienced horse (the youngest in the race) it was a great run. This was his first outing over hurdles for 6 months and he is sure to improve again. Sheena reports he is fine and will be ready to run again soon, he has the option of going hurdling or trying for a first win on the flat. 

OR JAUNE goes to Wincanton tomorrow and SOUTH CAPE runs at Ascot on Wednesday so it will be another busy week. KASHMINA holds an entry at Brighton on Thursday, Sheena will make a decision in the next 24 hours as to whether she will run. 

Friday 23rd April

We hoped to have two runners at tomorrow's Bet365 meeting at Sandown tomorrow but unfortunately OR JAUNE just missed the cut. The good news is that MOHANAD scraped in to the 2 mile 3 furlong handicap hurdle with bottom weight. We have been waiting for this day for a long time, it is the horse's first run over hurdles since he sustained an injury before Christmas. Sheena reports that he is in great form. 

INTERAKT didn't run as well as we had hoped she would at Beverley yesterday and Kieron Fallon reported that she needs an extra few weeks before running again. Despite this, he was pleased with her and said that she gave him a good feel.   

Wednesday 21st April

What a sensational run from THE SHUFFLER yesterday! He won at 14-1, sprinting clear over a mile to win by 3 1/2 lengths. He has always showed promise on the gallops so it was great to see him win at last. INTERAKT goes all the way to Beverley tomorrow and we're hoping for a second win in a week!

Tuesday 20th April

THE SHUFFLER makes his seasonal return today at Brighton in the 5.40pm Classified Stakes over a mile. While the ground is a bit quicker than we would have liked it does look like the ideal race for us, in a classified stakes he will be carrying the same weight as horses rated inferior to him so this should work in our favour. He is fit and well and ready to do himself justice but will come on for the run too.

Sunday 18th April

More good runs from the Heart of the South horses this week and another winner can't be far off. FRUITY O'ROONEY delighted everyone with how well he coped with the quicker ground at Cheltenham on Thursday. He led almost all the way before fading into fourth and he could do with coming down in the handicap a few pounds, but the fact that he went so well on good ground certainly opens more doors for us next season.

SOUTH CAPE made his seasonal return in the very hot Spring Cup at Newbury yesterday. He too travelled really well up with the pace and he showed that the ability is still there. It should be a good season for him.

We are looking forward to Sandown's big meeting next Saturday when OR JAUNE is engaged in the big race, the Bet365 Gold Cup, and MOHANAD will be entered this week for the handicap hurdle on the same card. 

Wednesday 14th April

FRUITY O'ROONEY has been declared at Cheltenham tomorrow for what is likely to be his last run of the season. The ground is good which is quicker than he has been racing on so it will be interesting to see how he copes. It will tell us more about what sort of ground we can campaign him on next season when he goes novice chasing. 

Sunday 11th April

FRUITY O'ROONEY didn't go to Chepstow as planned on Saturday because unfortunately the ground was just too quick. We hope to give him one more run this season, he will have entries in 3 mile hurdles at Cheltenham on Thursday and Ascot on Sunday. He will go novice chasing next season.

MOHANAD ran well at Leicester on Thursday, it was his first run back after an injury and he has shown no ill effects for the run.  

Thursday 8th April

MOHANAD goes to Leicester this afternoon for his first run since the autumn. His target is a handicap hurdle at Sandown on 24th April and this should put him spot on. He has a chance this afternoon if he copes with the heavy ground, he has seemed to prefer quicker ground in the past. 

EYE FOR THE GIRLS ran a great race on Monday to finish a close second and we're sure he will be winning soon. 

Sunday 4th April

It looks like being a very busy week for Heart of the South Racing! On Easter Monday EYE FOR THE GIRLS goes to Yarmouth with a great chance and OR JAUNE goes to Huntingdon. On Wednesday INTERAKT has two entries at Nottingham and Kempton. On Thursday MOHANAD is entered to make his long awaited return to the track at Leicester. On Friday TOBAGO BAY is entered for his first novice chase. FRUITY O'ROONEY is entered at Aintree on Friday and Chepstow on Saturday.  

Friday 2nd April

We were delighted with the performance of GOODWOOD STARLIGHT at Folkestone yesterday. Pre-race we were concerned that the heavy going would not be suitable but he coped well with it to just be beaten into second inside the final furlong. We have an exciting season ahead with this horse. 

EYE FOR THE GIRLS and INTERAKT have been given their first entries of the season. EYE FOR THE GIRLS hopefully goes to Yarmouth on Monday while INTERAKT has entries at Nottingham and Kempton on Wednesday. Both are very well. 

OR JAUNE is entered at Huntingdon on Monday, we are waiting to see what the weather does because he wont want going any worse than good to soft. 

Monday 29th March

GOODWOOD STARLIGHT has been entered at Folkestone on Thursday over a mile and a half. This will be his first outing for new trainer Sheena West, she has been pleased with the horse at home and seeing how he performs on the track will tell her a lot more about him. GOODWOOD STARLIGHT did very well as a three year old for John Dunlop and went very high in the handicap, and has also had problems with stomach ulcers. The ulcers are now under control and he is back down to a reasonable handicap so we have high hopes for him this season. 

15 Heart of the South owners went to Mick Channon's yard near Newbury last Thursday to see INTERAKT and EYE FOR THE GIRLS on the gallops. We had a really good time, it is quite a spectacle to see so many horses at a top yard. Both of ours looked really well and will be back on the track in the next few weeks. 

Saturday 20th March

After much deliberation we have decided to let FRUITY O'ROONEY take his chance at Uttoxeter this afternoon. Rain is forecast, and ideally we would like a deluge because this horse does prefer plenty of give. However as opportunities for a heavy ground run are diminishing we are going to run while we have the chance. He is in great form at home. Unfortunately Josh Moore broke a collar bone at Cheltenham yesterday and wont be able to ride, but Gary's claimer Joe Akehurst will be an able deputy. 

TOBAGO BAY is entered at Kempton on Tuesday, he was unlucky to just miss the cut for the conditional jockeys race at Cheltenham yesterday. 

Wednesday 17th March 

TOBAGO BAY will be declared for the Martin Pipe conditional jockeys handicap hurdle on Friday - hopefully enough horses above us will come out of the race and we will get a run! Alternatively the horse has been given an entry at Kempton next week. 

Monday 15th March 

OR JAUNE has returned safe and well from his 5th place at Sandown, unfortunately he couldn't finish any closer despite going off joint favourite. He didn't jump as well as he can, and he may be tried elsewhere than Sandown next time where he seemed to struggle with the railway fences. It would have been nice to give jockey Jamie Moore a win on his first ride back after 3 months on the sidelines. 

Monday 15th March

TOBAGO BAY holds three entries at the Cheltenham Festival this week. He needs horses above him in the weights to come out if he is to get a run in any of the races so he is likely to be declared for all three, with the intention of running whenever we can. FRUITY O'ROONEY is in the Coral Cup but is more likely to wait for softer ground at Uttoxeter on Saturday. 

Friday 12th March 

OR JAUNE has been declared to run at Sandown tomorrow, the race will be shown live on channel 4. 

Sunday 7th March 

OR JAUNE has been entered in the BET365 Gold Cup at Sandown on Saturday 24th April. This famous staying chase was previously known as the Whitbread Gold Cup and has been won by horses as famous as Desert Orchid so it is steeped in history. OR JAUNE is in great form and will be out in the next couple of weeks as part of his preparation. 

Friday 26th February

Cheltenham entries have now been made for TOBAGO BAY  and FRUITY O'ROONEY. Both are engaged in the Coral Cup, TOBAGO BAY also has entries in the Pertemps final and the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys handicap. 

Last night's run from RED YARN was disappointing when finishing fifth at Kempton, she still seems green and will be ridden differently next time. 

Our Kempton hurdle winner MOHANAD looks a picture on the gallops and is being aimed at a valuable handicap hurdle at Sandown at the end of the season.   

Tuesday 23rd February

We are hoping for a smoother run and a less eventful race at Kempton on Thursday evening when RED YARN runs again. She will be sporting sheepskin cheek pieces to help her to concentrate and we expect her to run well again.

Thursday 18th February

RED YARN was very unlucky not to win last night at Kempton. She was beaten into second by just a neck, having been leaned on and intimidated by the eventual winner and third. For a long while it looked as though we might be given the race in the Steward's Room but it wasn't to be. However there is plenty of time for this filly and she has proved again that she has plenty of ability. 

OR JAUNE heads to Sandown tomorrow. He came back to form last time out so it will be very interesting to see how our seven time winner goes. 

Tuesday 16th February

RED YARN goes to Kempton tomorrow evening for her first run over a mile. Her three runs to date have suggested that this extra furlong will be ideal and we expect her to go very close. 

Friday 12th February

What a fantastic performance by FRUITY O'ROONEY on Monday at Lingfield. He really does love the mud and he seemed to be able to run through it better than any of his rivals. He was given a great ride by Josh Moore who allowed him to travel and jump alongside the leaders and he just kept on running as all of the others folded. He really deserved this for some gallant efforts in defeat recently and we were delighted for his loyal owners. 

RED YARN has been entered at Kempton next Wednesday, she is another who has been aganisingly close to winning and the extra furlong here (this is over a mile) will surely suit her better. She will have a spring break and will be running on the turf for us this summer. 

Monday 8th February

FRUITY O'ROONEY goes to Lingfield this afternoon for the 2 mile 7 furlong handicap hurdle. Placed on his last three runs, his consistency has been rewarded with a steady rise in the handicap and Josh Moore takes a valuable 7lb off today. We hope he can get his head in front because he really deserves it. 

OR JAUNE put in a much improved run at Sandown on Saturday, finishing sixth behind Monkerhostin in a valuable handicap chase. The better ground made all the difference and he jumped brilliantly. He will now be kept to better conditions and he has dropped to a handcap mark he is capable of winning from. We expect him to add to his tally of seven wins soon. 

Tuesday 2nd February

It has been a quiet week for runners at Heart of the South Racing, with just the one run from DICEY AFFAIR at Kempton last week. This was not altogether successful as we had hoped she would win but she doesn't seem to run her best races at Kempton and she will be kept to Lingfield in the future. 

Our latest venture is a breeding syndicate with our mare AUNT RUBY. She is the dam of SOUTH CAPE, RELATIVE ORDER, EYE FOR THE GIRLS and RED YARN. She has this week gone to Newmarket to be covered in mid February by GREEN DESERT, the legendary sire of CAPE CROSS and grand sire of SEA THE STARS. This partnership is now full and the lucky members can start dreaming of the possibilities for their foal!

Tuesday 26th January

FRUITY O'ROONEY gave his owners, and plenty of Heart of the South supporters, a thrill at Fontwell yesterday. He vied for the lead for all 2 miles 6 furlongs of the feature handicap hurdle before just going down to a very well handicapped horse and the favourite in the final yards. . He is ultra consistent and we hope he gets his reward soon. 

DICEY AFFAIR goes to Kempton for a 7f handicap on Thursday, second and fourth on her two most recent starts she is another who deserves to get her head in front. The penny seems to have dropped with her and she will have a great chance on Thursday.   

Sunday 24th January

Unfortunately things didn't go as planned yesterday for OR JAUNE's trip to Wincanton. He detested the heavy ground and was never going, which is such a shame as we had very high hopes. He is in great form at home and there is a chance that if we have a dry week he could run again at Newbury on Friday. 

Sunday 24th January

I paid a visit to Sheena West's yard yesterday to see MOHANAD, KASHMINA, GOODWOOD STARLIGHT and TOBAGO BAY. They all looked really well, KASHMINA has been enjoying going out in the field and getting muddy, they other three are being fittened up after a break and they have had their work upped this week to do more cantering. Sheena has a lovely yard - all owners are welcome to visit their horses and it really is a great opportunity to see them in their home surroundings. 

Wednesday 20th January

Our chasing star OR JAUNE has been entered at Wincanton on Saturday in the feature race on the card, the £30,000 Wincanton Cup. Its 3 miles and a furlong and should suit our horse well - he has been flying up the gallops recently. Meanwhile FRUITY O'ROONEY goes to Fontwell on Monday for a 2 mile 6 furlong handicap hurdle. 90 Heart of the South owners will be there to cheer him on because our prize giving lunch is taking place alongside the racing!