Very decent looking start to the season for me, lots of strong runs and 5 total wins, 3 on the flat and 2 on the jumps.
FLAT
Rocket Man - 2nd - Ran wide which did not aid his cause and gave too much to the rail running 'colossus'. Will be better over 1m.
Race From The Storm - 4th - My top 1m 3yo, found out a little today, but not a terrible showing but more to find if he wants to challenge for the 2000 and stable mate 'Rocket Man' for the top slot in the team.
Racketeering - 3rd -No real complaints with how he ran, tracked the leaders nicely but simply could not find enough to over turn them.
To Deny The Flash - 1st - Ran a blinder and exactly as she does at home, was caught in the exhibitions and that's always a worry in league races but reacted superbly when challenged today, rare 3yo winner for me and creates confidence for the 1000 guineas race I have never really had a sniff at previously.
Redemption - 3rd - Tracked the leaders well and timed his run to just get his nose in front, ultimately just beaten by better horses in the last 1f.
Your Turn To Wonder - 4th - Not her ideal distance and it showed a little today, ran a decent enough race, just failed to really steal a march on her rivals and ran out of puff at little in the closing stages.
Shuffles Off In Wonder - 1st - Bred specifically to try and push my long distance stayers on from pervious seasons and cannot fault his maiden display today against what you know is another Morgan machine. Took the race to them with a hard push at the 5f mark, just held on. Dead heats all season long will do for me
The Radiance of Pigs - 1st - Stole a march on his rivals by totally avoiding them in Dubai, turned on the jets and looked comfortable with his win. Will get tougher from here though.
JUMP
Warlock - 4th - Nothing wrong with what he did today, will be a lot better when going over his preferred hurdles, if anything he did too well as will not have much room to work with in the handicaps should he go into them.
Time To Play The Game - 2nd - My first real disappointment of the day as I think she made a bit of a mess of this when it really mattered. Meandered around the back as is her style, and negotiated her way into a challenging position well by the 5f from home, went to sleep on the bend and lost a load of ground, before finding another gear too late to run down the eventual winner.
Extreme Measures - 1st - One of my stable stars and put in a monster of a performance in her debut. Tracked the leaders nicely and said go perfectly five from home, very much the way my 3m chase team go about their business. Remains my Ryanair prospect.
Battle Of The Woodland - 1st - First of the three mile chase team, all of whom have their breeding from my 'Battle' line. Ran well enough, jumped his way into the lead a little earlier than I would like and made it a stamina contest before blundering his way through the 2nd last and making a race of it, good final jump settled it though. Good performance.
The Dark Lord - 5th - Not entirely surprised by this, she is someway behind some of my other 2.4m chasers, an area my depth is a little thin. Never really seemed to settle into her running style and jumped badly when it mattered. 'Aereomerta' looked impressive and a deserved winner.
Show Your Colours - 2nd - Another who could not really decide where he wanted to be, but was in a decent position to challenge from at the business end, just beaten for pace by the long staying 'Mayweather'