Freda

Have to agree with that summation. I think she's awful anyway, did feel she had improved but changed my mind very quickly.

Yes.

No. Not at all. No untoward comments this morning, all riders present seemed happy with the day.

Good comments, I'd have to say you can give him a swish if he irritates you, but he doesn't take offence. And yes, wishing all contributors good fortune and good health going forward.

Noms were left open until 9 this morning, withdrawals at ten. To give them time to decide.

No.

How do you know they don't?

Canterbury clubs pushed back against the placement of yesterday's Ashburton races but to no avail.

Complaining achieves nothing.

Probably for three months

Damn right, Kenny.

Spoke to Sam, she thinks she had been injured but she isn't sure to what extent. Also thought they weren't interested in breeding from her as she wasn't good enough!

Yeah, in most cases that's spot on. However, they don't have to dodge around unsuitable programming that can mean too long between races, or else races all on top of each other. There are reasons other than stakemoney that lead to horses being sent over the ditch, a factor you have alluded to on more than one occasion. In the case of P.T., I don't think that particular race was ever factored in, in the beginning. It would have taken a very strong-minded trainer indeed to have said, no, she's going to the paddock!

Very likely.

Yogesh Atchamah is out of his apprenticeship now.