First Love

The last three days were effectively spent back with my first love - racing at York for the transferred St Leger meeting (from Doncaster) on Friday and Saturday and then Sunday with our horses.

No winners at York but only had 3 bets over the two days so wasn't breaking any bank.

Assuming our mare Flo is still in foal (some indications she might not be) we have a covering fee to pay at the end of the month so I have been making withdrawals from some poker accounts (first time for a good while) which should be enough to pay half of it.

We have two yearlings entered in the sales at Newmarket at the end of October - the Tattersalls part 3 sale (Part 1 is the real big money stuff, and Part 2 prices far exceed Part 3, so we go more in hope than expectation). Flo's yearling looks more the part of the two so I would hope someone will take her on.

The other yearling was orphaned at two months which does seem to have affected her progression generally to the stage where she now frets when in a stable on her own. Not ideal for a racehorse !