22 December 2023
At Kempton on Wednesday evening Waterloo Sunset faced a fairly wide draw and apprentice jockey Alex Jary was only able to get him across into a detached position off the back of the field as they faced a complete circuit. From here he was still a little adrift along the back straight, so coming from so far back he had much too much to do at the business end of the twelve furlongs, By half way up the straight he still had more in front than behind, but he stayed on very strongly to thread his way through and claim fourth by the post. With a favourable draw and a more forward position he can hopefully return to winning ways, as he remains in very good order.
21 November 2023
Denis and the owners, West Islley -Platinum, were all really delighted with yet another very impressive run over a mile by their Gustav Klimt filly. She had a fairly wide draw and jockey David Egan opted to give her some cover by taking back early on. Travelling strongly down the hill inside the last half mile Golden Phase was just denied a clear run to take position turning in, so that she had a good deal of ground to make up in the straight. With a really good turn of foot she closed rapidly to pass the whole field bar one, and the post came just too soon to see her beaten just a neck. An uninterrupted run might well have seen her gain a second win, but now she is deserving of a break after five really good outings on the spin. There is every hope and the firm prospect for her to strengthen up and return to the winners enclosure next season.
02 November 2023
Denis was delighted with a very good run from Golden Phase at Wolverhampton under Hollie Doyle - her fourth pleasing run on the bounce. She saw out the extra half furlong very well to finish a clear second, having gone the shortest way round the circuit but just conceding first run to the winner who has followed up with another CD win within the week. The Gustav Klimt filly has now shown versatility on a number of tracks and surfaces, and she certainly remains a very competitive type.
Milvus went up to Kempton's six furlongs and ran his best race to date with good speed in the straight. Oisin Murphy was very pleased with him this time and felt that the winning post came just a little bit too soon for him. Deserving of a break now, Milvus should strengthen up further over the winter, coming back as a four year old with lots of promise next year.
30 October 2023
A very well attended party for Owners was held at the yard yesterday, where about eighty people were welcomed by Denis and Barbara and enjoyed a tour around the yard, a parade of the five newly acquired yearlings into Keepers Stables, and some splendid refreshments. Pictured here is Charlie leading up Chris van Hoorn's filly by Sea The Moon, and in the Gallery page there is a collection of more photographs from the day.
26 October 2023
Denis and owner Tony Killoran were delighted with the run of Waterloo Sunset in the final race at Kempton Park yesterday evening. He was deserving of his second career win after a series of good runs and a great recent comeback run when he finished second. This time he stayed on really well under jockey Rob Hornby to take the lead half way up the home straight and to prevail by three parts of a length from the warm favourite in a competitve handicap. Showing that he handled the Kempton Park surface so well, this presents connections with a variety of races to target, going back to Kempton or heading to Lingfield Park or Wolverhampton, where Waterloo Sunset has previously shown good form too. A mile and a half may well be his optimum trip, and the Adaay gelding has been admirably consistent in his races and seemingly retains a lot of his enthusiasm for racing and finishing strongly.
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