Author Archive | Bee Chapman

WE’RE all walking on air today after Lady Bowthorpe’s thrilling victory in the   Group 2 Dahlia Stakes yesterday afternoon.   William said ‘I’m delighted for Emma Banks and all my staff who have done a wonderful job.  She is very happy in herself and seems to have come out of the race very well.   It is [...]

WELL, we have done all we can – Lady Bowthorpe has been pleasing in her work and goes in the Group 2 Dahlia Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.  She is in great form at home and will be partnered by Kieran Shoemark who has come to ride her is a couple of her perparatory gallops. The [...]

WE have had a quiet few weeks on the runners front but have been busy at home preparing the horses for the Turf season and this afternoon made it seem we have done a good job, both horses were making their debut for us. Seraphinite had been off the track for 508 days but didn’t [...]

FOR the 37th year in a row William Jarvis has trained a winner!  We haven’t had many runners but it is wonderful to start our tally for 2021. Duke Of Verona won the 1m2f Novice Stakes at Lingfield this afternoon by half a length – he was partnered by David Probert.  It was Duke Of [...]

ONE Night Stand won under a lovely ride from Andrea Atzeni, who jumped him out smartly and beat the wide draw.  They sat prominently taking the lead in the final furlong and winning by a length and a half.  So pleased David Batten and all connections. Michaels Choice won nicely at Bath in mid-October partnered [...]

LADY Bowthorpe steps up to Group 1 company in Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) at HQ this afternoon.  She is partnered again by Kieran Shoemark who knows her well and has  ridden work on her. William says: ‘This is a very strong renewal with at least 5 Group 1 winners lining up. I couldn’t [...]

ONE Night Stand made no mistake in losing his maiden tag at Windsor this afternoon; he has been placed a few times and it’s great to see him in the winner’s enclosure today. He was partnered by Thomas Greatrex; they tracked the front runners until making a decisive move to take the lead over a [...]

ALL of us at Phantom House are absolutely thrilled with Lady Bowthorpe’s scintillating performance at Ascot in the Betfred Valiant Fillies’s Stakes  (Group 3) yesterday.  We have always held her in the highest regard but to witness her fantastic turn of foot against a high class field was wonderful to see. I know I keep repeating [...]