On the Right Track

On the Right TrackWEST ILSLEY STABLES NEWS FEBRUARY 2017

Mick’s MusingsW ell, what a start to the year! Wins for the Allen, Porter & Voute Partnerhip’s Summer Icon at Lingfield and Jon Mitchell’s Persun at Kempton have certainly taken away any post-Christmas blues. Both horses failed to get that all-important first place last year, so let’s hope this signposts a successful time ahead for them and the rest of our horses and owners. [Personal view of the year ahead and how the stables is shaping up - include some owners’ names ???? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ????  ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???] - ick M

JANUARY Gallops Gossip PLACINGS Get up to date with all the latest news from Mick and his team at West Ilsley Stables.DATE RACE HORSE JOCKEY OWNER POSITION ????? ???? ??????4/1/17 Wolverhampton Baby Helmet G Lee Jaber Abdulla 6 n ???? ???? ?? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ?????5/1/17 Wolverhampton Satpura G Lee D & J Hedley 9 ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ????5/1/17 Wolverhampton Zaatar George Downing ?? 7 ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???..7/01/17 Lingfield Pattie G Lee ??? 2 ????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ????7/01/17 Lingfield Surfside George Downing ??? 7 ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???.9/01/17 Lingfield Summer Icon G Baker ?? 1 ????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ????????12/01/17 Newcastle Volunteer Point M Harley ?? 12 ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ????13/01/17 Huntingdon Glen Forsa B Hughes ??? 5 ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???. ???? ?????? ???? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????? ????? ????? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ????? ???? ????? ??? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?13/01/17 Huntingdon Vive Ma Fille B Hughes ??? 7 ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ?????  ????? ???? ??????14/01/17 Kempton Masterson D Crosse ??? 4 ????? ???? ?????? n ???? ???? ?? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ????16/01/17 Wolverhampton Persun G Lee ???? 4 n ???? ???? ?? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ? ???????? ?????? ????19/01/17 Ludlow The Blue Bomber B Hughes ???? 3 ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???..21/01/17 Lingfield Pc Dixon S W Kelly ??? 10 ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???.. What the21/01/17 Lingfield Surfside L Morris ??? 8 ????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? Papers Say ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ????23/01/17 Wolverhampton Zaatar G Baker ??? 10 ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? 13 January ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???.23/01/17 Wolverhampton Baby Helmet G Baker ??? 3 {Mick Channon has only a handful of jumps ????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ????????27/01/17 Lingfield Satpura George Downing ??? 10 ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? runners but he has shown with the likes of ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ????  Somersby that he can more than hold his own,31/01/17 Wolverhampton Summer Icon G Lee Allen, Porter & Voute 3 and Glen Forsa looks a useful recruit for him this term. The Allen, Porter & { Voute Partnership’s Summer Icon (near- side) was a winner at Lingfield.

Spotlight Catch up on current issues getting the Owner Profile racing world talking, from the proposed selling off of Kempton Park to plans to get horses thundering through London’s streetsKempton to be bullozed? Tim keeps in touch... on the turf and offn SO THE Jockey Club is planning to sellKempton Park for a housing development, build C ommunications technology isa new all-weather course at Newmarket and Tim Radford’s business,switch the historic Boxing Day King George VI while his pleasure is inChase to Sandown Park. watching the progress of his There will be a lot of moist eyes in the racingworld on hearing this news that the bulldozers Racing at Kempton Park is set to finish if racing horses. Those at Westare planned. Those in National Hunt circles have the course is sold off for housing.been particularly crictical. Ilsley include The Blue Bomber, who has been Bookies to boost coffers ????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? here since 2016, getting off to a victorious start?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? n THE horse racing industry could boost its??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? coffers by up to £30 million a year as a result of with a win at Lingfield.????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???. ???? ?????? ???? the government’s ruling that bookies must pay??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? 10 per cent of their gross racing profits above Tim’s Timico business sponsored the The Blue Bomber????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ?????  £500,000 to the sport. Replacing the 56-year- Cheltenham Gold Cup for the first time last year. (above, nearside) old Levy system, the new system starting in Previously, he founded the Project TelecomBattle for city-centre racing April will guarantee racing long-term funding. Group, which was sold to Vodafone for £162 made a winning million in 2003. debut at Lingfieldn BRINGING racing to the streets of London ????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? in 2016 – addingmight seem weird to some of us country bump- ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? [More about his horses, especially those atkins, but that’s precisely the plan being put ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? West Ilsley] ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? to owner Timforward by two companies. Perhaps it’s not such ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???. ???? ?????? ???? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? Radford’s stablea far-fetched idea when you consider that ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ????  ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ??????  ?cycling and Formula One have already appeared ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???. of runners.in some of the world’s biggest city centres. ????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? Married to Camilla, [personal info] ?? ?????? Two rival groups are currently battling it out to ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???put on events – and will need approval from the ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???. ???? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ?????British Horseracing Authority. ???? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ???????? ??????  ? ??? ???? ????? ??????????? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???? ???.????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? -?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ????????? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ?????. ??????????? ??????? ??????.