Ben Haslam Racing.

Our jump horses have been doing us proud this summer, and we are delighted with the 60% strike rate they are operating at. Ever So Much (right) has now won twice this summer, putting up a brilliant performance in the mud at Towcester to cruise to victory in a hurdle race. He was then a little below par at Cartmel next time out, so has had a little break to freshen up after a long campaign. We are thrilled with him though, as he has now won 7 races for us in those famous green and gold colours of J.P. McManus, which is a huge source of pleasure for everyone here. We were delighted to be sent a lovely new jumper in June,who goes by the name of Saint Charles (left). Also owned by J.P. McManus, he is a big, scopey athlete of a horse and we were very excited to be given the chance to train such a gorgeous horse. He came with a reputation for pulling hard, but seems to like the routine of a smaller yard, and got us off to a flying start at Southwell when he ran away with the 2 mile chase there. We are excited to see what the future holds for him, and are looking forward to getting him back out soon. The flat team are proving a little more frustrating, and are running consistently well without quite making it to the winner’s spot. Our two-year-olds who have run have now all managed to finish 2^nd, that most irritating of places – although better than last! Our latest debutant is a cracking little filly we got from the Goresbridge Sales called Quiet Moment (right), and she ran a cracker at Nottingham to finish 2^nd on her first start. We still have plenty of ammunition to unleash in this department, and hope that some of our bigger, later maturing horses will be putting up some good performances later in the year.