FRIDAY was a busy day for Phantom House with five runners. Four at Newmarket and one at Yarmouth. Two two-year-old fillies made their debut in the six furlong maiden; Kevin Hickman’s Queen Constantine and Emma Banks’s Thoughtfully. They ran very promisingly to finish 4th and 6th respectively and both within 3 lengths of the winner. [...]
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Knight Errant victorious at Yarmouth
AFTER a slightly quiet spell for the Phantom House team Knight Errant won at Yarmouth this afternoon under 3lb claimer Eion Walsh. They chased the leaders after half a mile and took the lead 3 furlongs out going clear over a furlong out and pushed home to win by 2 1/4 lengths. William said ‘I [...]
A Great Week for Phantom House!
WILLIAM Jarvis and all at Phantom House enjoyed a great week. beginning on Monday with a very impressive victory by Mrs Gallagher in the Listed Polonia Stakes at Naas in Ireland. William said ‘We had a wonderful day and were very well looked after by the racecourse. I was very impressed with the filly who [...]
Mrs Gallagher Listed Victory
THRILLED to see Mrs Gallagher get a well deserved victory in the Lansdown Whitsbury Manor Stud EBF Stallions Fillies Listed Stakes at Bath on Friday. She showed a lot of speed from the starting stalls and managed to win gamely by a neck. William said ‘She is a pleasure to train and although she is [...]
Wimpole Hall emphatic winner at Chelmsford
DELIGHTED to get off the mark for 2018 with Wimpole Hall’s convincing win at Chelmsford yesterday. Wimpole Hall was partnered by Rab Havlin who is enjoying a purple patch. He tracked the leaders and travelled strongly throughout the race. He moved into second place with over two furlongs to go. Havlin rode to challenge over [...]
Arcadian Sea victorious at Chelmsford
ARCADIAN Sea gained a first career win when taking a ten-furlong handicap at Chelmsford on Thursday evening. The son of Born To Sea has been running well of late and deserved this breakthrough success. He was given a good ride by Josephine Gordon who rode a patient race aboard the 5/2 favourite. Having settled her [...]
Mrs Gallagher heads to Salisbury
MRS Gallagher travels to Salisbury this afternoon for their feature contest, the Group 3 Dick Poole Stakes. Owned by Ms Emma Banks, Mrs Gallagher has won twice this season and also gained some valuable ‘black type’ when third at Newbury last time out. She is up in trip to six furlongs today and is due [...]
Slow To Hand lands Yarmouth spoils
SLOW To Hand secured a first career win when taking a seven-furlong handicap at Yarmouth on Thursday evening. Running in William’s own colours, Slow To Hand was having his first start in a handicap off a lowly mark of 55 and William was able to find him the ideal opportunity. He was held up towards [...]