Kelly 🌟

Very sad to hear of the passing of Howard Wright. Had the pleasure of getting to know him managing Warwick Races. He had everything a journalist should have, great nose for a story, hard but always fair. Edward Gillespie thought the world of him which is a pretty good reference

Delighted with What Path’s close 3rd in the ultra competitive beginners chase @Galway_Races he jumped super on his first start for us under a terrific ride from @dan2231 he’s a lovely horse for the future and has options in France, Ireland, UK & USA!

@333peterobinson @thorough_bid @Galway_Races Existing owner, John Griffin

@Leech_Racing @thorough_bid 27k from WPM. Change of scenery will do him good. Good luck @Galway_Races . He might get in The Plate if the handicapper transfers his hurdle mark 😉😁👀 Who's the new owner......

Delighted to welcome recent @thorough_bid sale topper What Path. He’s an exciting addition to our growing team. He will head to Galway before embarking on a French campaign.

The fact that Brighton is allowed to host a card with total prize money of £34k in 2024 defies belief. Any owner or trainer that supports fixtures such as these is doing racing a grave disservice

The wonderful 13yo McGroarty after finishing 3rd at his beloved ⁦@hippoclairefont⁩ last night. This was his 19th start in France and he took his earnings to €130k, he’ll be back for the Grande Course on 25/7 to try and defend his crown🥰🇫🇷🥉

@JDGGalmiche @mulldog @brhals He will go for the Grande Course De Haies at Clairefontaine where he’ll hopefully be joined by last year’s winner McGroarty!

@Leech_Racing @mulldog @brhals Congratulations ! Great finish. What’s next for him ?

Terrific effort from little Bojak to finish 2nd in the €95k Grande Course De Haies de Dieppe. Having won €21k today he has taken his earnings to France to over €45k in 5 starts, he may be small but has the heart of a lion. Well done to ⁦@brhals⁩ 🥈🇫🇷

Very proud day for the Leech family with our son Ed graduating with a 2:1 in theology at Durham University #proudparentsandsister

Delighted to get a winner with San Guido in the €40k 4yo conditions hurdle at beautiful Clairefontaine. Fantastic ride from cravache d’or leader Clément Lefebvre and thrilled for his owners ⁦@stevesrutland⁩ and Ryder with their first winner in 🇫🇷sold by ⁦@brhals⁩ 🏆

@sam_angelina22 Allow plenty of time, the queues are ridiculous and you can’t get them on line, it’s a real nuisance

Does anyone know the best way to book Paris metro tickets please?

@AndyPeake8 @HexhamRaces @WillieMullinsNH @NewtonAbbotRace @plumptonraces We’ve 7 runners in France over the next 3 weeks, only one of which is at Auteuil and that’s in a claimer and those 7 are racing for €426k. We’ve had one winner so far this year in France and are averaging just under €5k a run from 21 runners

@Leech_Racing @HexhamRaces @WillieMullinsNH @NewtonAbbotRace @plumptonraces Had a 2nd in a 3m, 13 runner, handicap chase in UK last week and got owners prize money of £1,242. I’ve only earned less than this for a runner 4 times in France in the last 6 months. For context: 32 runners, 2 didn’t complete the course and 2 finished 7th.

A £13,500 Novices’ Hurdle, @WillieMullinsNH 👀 Entries close at lunch time tomorrow for racing on Saturday 15th June.

Bojak runs at Auteuil in the 4.28pm €110k handicap hurdle for ⁦@brhals⁩, a repeat of his 4th last time in listed company will see him go close. As ⁦@rolandgarros⁩ is 1km from the track it would have been churlish to pass up a visit to the Philippe Chatrier court 🇫🇷🎾

A very good 2nd place for San Guido at Nancy in the 4yo hurdle on just his second start in France for owners ⁦@stevesrutland⁩ and Ryder Sugden. Jumped great under man of the moment Clément Lefebvre, he’s sure to progress in France and provide a lot of fun 🥈🇫🇷

@OliCoyle Racing, thankfully, has always had an insanely diverse range of owners. It’s what keeps the sport going, whether we agree with what he does or doesn’t do, it adds intrigue and narrative to the sport and that’s what it needs above all else

How anybody thinks someone like Kia Joorabchian is good for racing is beyond me, financial irregularities all throughout his businesses, throws his toys out his pram because his horses don’t win every race and now throwing trainers under the bus when a horse gets injured

@sam_angelina22 In his slight defence he did go back to Ralph. Owners can choose where they want to go, the trainer’s trick is not to burn your bridges. Not been too successful at it ourselves! #doasisaynotasido

Interesting to see the trainers ‘Amo Racing Limited’* have used since they began in 2017. People drop in and out of favour. Ffrench Davis is a new addition in 2023 and clearly getting a lot of responsibility. *Data from Racing Post’s list of horses in training per year.

@quevega Being from where you are, I’m sure you’ve been but @Cartmelrace takes some beating. @PerthRacecourse also a terrifc track

Are there any must visit racecourses or must visit sporting evenets in the UK? Trying to tick a few more off this summer.

Rare Middleton (facing camera) and Vis Dolorosa might only have met yesterday but they are already pretty firm friends @leech_roisin daschund Tyson makes a cameo appearance!

@JohnWathenBerry @IsTheNext94 Genius!

I see that Worcester’s meeting on 24th May has been transferred to Hereford. I trust, @IsTheNext94, that if you catch any of your grandchildren calling this fixture “Worcester at the Big H”, you’ll make sure that they’re sent straight to bed without their usual mug of Ovaltine.