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An article in today’s Racing Post shows Kayf Tara to be the leading British-based sire of bumper winners. From September 2007 he has sired 21 winners and 30 place-getters of National Hunt flat races, among them the highly promising Grade Two winner Mad Max and Cheltenham Champion Bumper hopeful Jau, who is a half-brother to Sergeant Cecil.
Denman’s close relative Polly Potter failed to add her name to the roll of winners on Thursday but judging from her battling run up the long Chepstow straight to take third place, it won’t be long before she has the number one recorded in her form figures. The Alan King-trained mare races for her breeders James and Jean Potter and is out of a Strong Gale half-sister to Denman. Jumping pedigrees don’t get much better than that.
The winning hurdler from the race immediately prior to Polly Potter’s at Chepstow was a member of Kayf Tara’s first crop who has not come through the traditional bumper route and that’s because Kayf Aramis is a three-time winner on the flat. Add to that the seven year-old’s ten flat placed efforts and another four places over hurdles and you can imagine the level of enjoyment he has brought to his owner/breeder Isobel Phipps Coltman.
16-8-10
Sadly the Hawk wing yearling filly had to put down 24 hours after her operation. She was in alot of pain which the vets couldn't reduce with drugs so they felt it was best to put her out of her misery. Although we are now left with just a very large bill for her care at least I know that everything that could have been done was done.
We are also going to be looking for a new permenant member of staff this autumn as Vikki Chorley is leaving us after 4 years to ride eventers. Vikki was in charge of one of the yards so is a senior member of staff and I expect will be hard to replace.
6-8-10
After reporting some Overbury bred winners last week we are now experiencing the flipside of breeding (or generally looking after livestock).
The yearling out of Flying Finsh - a filly by Hawk Wing - showed signs of colic on monday. She was checked by a vet who gave some pain killer and muscle relaxant. There was no sign of a twisted gut and she settled back to normal very quickly. All was well until wednesday morning when she again showed signs of colic, but this time her heart rate and temperature where raised. She went straight into the vets clinic where an infection in her gut - peritonitis - was confirmed. We had hoped that a heavy dose of antibiotisc might cure the problem but this morning she sickened quite rapidly. The vets advice was then there was no choise other than to operate and hope to find a problem. I have just been told that they have found an abscess on the outside of the gut which will have to be removed. Chance of sucess is rated at less than 50% and the operation is an expensive one. The only good thing is that if she survives there shouldn't be any recurring problems as a result of this.
In the meantime we just have to wait and hope.
(I'm away until the end of next week but will give a follow up on my return).
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