Author Archive | Bee Chapman

LADY Bowthorpe’s  comfortable victory at Lingfield this afternoon was a great boost for the team.  Partnered by Keiran Shoemark,; they made all and kicked clear entering final quarter of a mile.  She stayed on well and was in command inside the final furlong, winning by two lengths. She was cheered home by owner, Emma Banks, [...]

WE have been plagued with seconditis this summer but happy to have a couple of winners in the last week. Last Friday Arigato won at Newmarket July Course partnered by usual jockey Josephine Gordon.  They tracked the leader Al Jellaby until taking the lead about a furlong out and kept on well to win by [...]

WE have two runners at Sandown tomorrow (Friday);  Lestrade runs in the Esher Cup and is partnered by Jason Watson who rode him last time out at Lingfield when they were only beaten a head.  Lestrade’s three starts are all this year and he has solid form and we hoping for a big run from [...]

VERY pleased with Lestrade’s win yesterday evening, breaking his maiden on his second appearance on a racecourse.  Partnered by Callum Shepherd they tracked the leaders on the inside before switching right just before the furlong marker and taking the lead inside the final furlong to go and win the seven furlong novice stakes by a [...]

RAMPANT Lion got us off the mark for the year at Kempton yesterday evening, making it the 35th consecutive year that William has trained a winner – obviously he was a very young man when he took out his licence! Partnered by David Probert; Rampant Lion raced in mid-division before making his move over a [...]

HAVING gone close when beaten by a head last week at Lingfield Rampant Lion and David Probert didn’t let anything get between them and the winning post!  Probert held Rampant Lion up and had to switch right when challenging over a furlong out and not having a clear run.  He always seemed to be in [...]

ON Monday night I was privileged to attend the Music Industry Trusts Award 2018 ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel where there were twelve hundred guests to celebrate the award given to Emma Banks.  The MITS Award is an inspiration event and a highlight of the UK music industry calendar; it provides the opportunity to [...]

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