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Adrian got his training licence in 2014 when he started to train in the Curragh, Co Kildare. In his time training in Ireland, he registered plenty of winners on both sides of the Irish Sea. His most notable success came when Jet Setting won the Irish 1000 Guineas. At the start of 2020, Adrian moved to his new training base in Malton, North Yorkshire and he hasn’t looked back. Adrian heads into the 2021 season with his best string of horses to date and he’s a trainer firmly on the up.

Ontoawinner horses with Adrian:

Horse: Due Diligence gelding
Age: 2
Comment: A new recruit to the Ontoawinner string, he will be out early this season. We will target the first 5 furlong races of the year. He is a sharp, professional type and one we can get going early. Shares are still available starting at £350 upfront and £75 per month.
Shares available.
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Horse: Pomellato gelding
Age: 3
Comment: Purchased at the 2020 Arqana breeze up sales, he is a strong type that loves his work. He will be running over longer distances and should be out early this season. He has a good, willing attitude. Shares are still available starting at £300 upfront and £75 per month.
Shares available.
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Horse: Dash of Spice
Age: 7
Comment: He was purchased at last year’s horse in training sales and is another new recruit to the Ontoawinner team for the 2021 season. He is a Royal Ascot winner and he will be running in big handicaps this coming season. A quality addition to the string.
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Horse: Mo Henry
Age: 9
Comment: A winner of 5 races in his career. He came back from an injury late last year where he finished in the prize money on 5 consecutive occasions and was unlucky not to win one. He is having a few weeks off before the start of the flat season. Lease shares available from £75 per month.
Lease shares available.
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Horse: Decorated Knight filly
Age: 2
Comment: She is a lovely, big scopey filly. She has a fantastic attitude. She is very well bred and will  be out later in the season. We are looking forward to getting her on the track.
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Horse: Islaady
Age: 2
Comment: By Adaay, she is a strong filly who has done very well in recent weeks. We purchased her at the Goffs Sportman sale last year. She is a February foal and shows enough maturity to be out early in the season.
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Horse: Mehmas filly
Age: 2
Comment: Mehmas was a revelation in the 2020 season. Our filly is well muscled and looks great. The dam was a high class sprinter and our filly is sharp. She is a nice prospect for the season ahead.
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Horse: Ardad filly
Age: 2
Comment: She is a big tall filly with plenty of bone. She is pleasing us and will be out a little later in the season. The sire was a horse we always liked and could make a very good stallion. Limited shares are still available starting at £475 upfront and £75 per month.
Shares available.
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Horse: Quiet Assassin
Age: 3
Comment: She was purchased at the breeze up sales in 2020 and made an instant impact winning on debut at Beverley. She stepped up to black type races after that where she ran good races. She has a current rating of 91 and should be on the track in April. She will be targeted at some nice races this year.
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Horse: Shalaa Asker
Age: 3
Comment: He was another horse who was purchased at the breeze up sales in 2020. He was very consistent 2 year old, winning 1 and placing in 4 of his 6 starts. He has a current rating of 81 and should improve this year. He has a lot of speed and strength and we are looking forward to seeing him back on the track.
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Horse: Wobwobwob
Age: 3
Comment: A very likeable individual that won 2 of his 5 starts in 2020. He is a big imposing horse by Prince Of Lir. He has a current rating of 79 and looks very well physically ahead of the new season. He will be out early in the season.
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Horse: Donny Marlow
Age: 3
Comment: A winner of 2 of his 5 starts. He won on his debut and also won in good style at Lingfield Last Saturday. He was put up 2 lb for that win and may head to Lingfield for a race on 3rd March.
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Horse: Twice Adaay
Age: 3
Comment: She only ran 3 times in 2020 and placed in all 3 starts. We gave her a little break at the end of 2020 to freshen her up. She should be out again on the all weather mid-March and should be winning races this year. Shares are still available starting at £350 upfront and £75 per month.
Shares available.
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Horse: Tenth Century
Age: 3
Comment: He only ran 4 times in 2020, finishing 2^nd in 2 of his starts. We moved him up to fresh surroundings at Adrian Keatley’s for the 2021 season. He is on a mark of 68. His work has been good lately and looks a horse that can be winning races this year.  Limited shares are still available starting at £475 upfront and £75 per month.
Shares available.
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Horse: Champagne Terri
Age: 5
Comment: She is a 5 year old national hunt mare. She is a winner of 4 of her 21 starts. She goes on all types of ground and will be running in hurdle and long distance flat races in 2021.
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Horse: Grannie Annie
Age: 4
Comment: She is an unraced dual purpose type for the season ahead. By Battle of Marengo, she is a half sister to Champagne Terri. We are looking forward to seeing her on the track .
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Horse: Showbiz Mati
Age: 3
Comment: She is a unraced, big scopey filly that has taken some time to come to hand. She is strengthening all the time and will be racing soon. We are looking forward to getting going with her .
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Horse: Sadie’s Day
Age: 3
Comment: By Fast Company, she only raced 3 times as a 2 year old. She ran a really nice race in her last race at Chester, suggesting she will get better with time. She will be back out at the start of the turf season.  Limited shares are still available starting at only £100 upfront and £75 per month.
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Horse: Compton’s Finale
Age: 5
Comment: By Compton Place, he was out of action for a lot of the 2020 season. Unfortunately, he has picked up another injury but will be back in training before the start of the turf season. He is on a nice mark when he does come back.
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Horse: Jewel of Kabeir
Age: 2
Comment: She is by El Kabeir. She has done plenty of work and is still filling her frame. She is unlikely to be out in the first few weeks of the season. The work lads like her and she has been professional in her work.
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Horse: Alaskan Jewel
Age: 2
Comment: By the mighty Kodiac. This filly looks a pocket rocket. She will be running early this season. Her work from the stalls and on the gallops has been sharp. A nice prospect for her owners.
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Horse: The Quiet Rebel
Age: 3
Comment: He is a 70 rated Moohaajim gelding. He has only had 4 starts to date. He was running up until end of January so we decided to give him a break before the start of the flat season. He has plenty of ability and should be winning races this year.
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Horse: There’s No Danger
Age: 3
Comment: He is a 63 rated son of No Nay Never. We took our time with him as a 2 year old and he won in great style on his last start of the season in 2020. He is a big horse and should improve with age.
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The flat season is fast approaching and over the coming weeks we will be updating you on our string of horses for the season ahead. This is always an exciting time to be involved in horse racing, the anticipation of untried 2 year olds, improving handicappers and the thoughts of winners ahead. We have assembled a strong team of 2 year olds this year by some fantastic stallions, see below for updates.

Due Diligence gelding
Trainer: Adrian Keatley
Sire: Due Diligence – by the mighty War Front. Due Diligence was actually rated higher than War Front at his peak and was champion sprinter in Ireland in 2014.
Dam: Secret Romance – Winner at 2 and has produced 2 two year old winners. The grand dam produced the sire – Pearl Secret.
Comment: Sharp horse, will be running in the first 5 furlongs races this season. He has been professional since day 1 and is an exciting prospect.
Shares available.
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Adaay With Friends
Trainer: Karl Burke
Sire: Adaay – Incredible first season as a stallion in 2020, finishing second to Mehmas in the Leading 1st Crop Sires. By Kodiac, Adaay was a winner of 5 of his 7 starts and is a sire that is going places.
Dam: Clouds Rest – Race winning mare that has produced 2 winners from 2 runners.
Comment: She is not overly big but has shown a tremendous attitude and has plenty of ability. We will likely see her on the racetrack in May. She is a nice filly with a nice pedigree and looks a very good prospect.
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Ardad x Polly Floyer filly
Trainer: Adrian Keatley
Sire: Ardad – 1st season sire by the mighty Kodiac. Ardad, the Flying Childers winner was a breeze-up sales-topper and won the Windsor Castle in a faster time than Profitable’s G1 King’s Stand on the same day. A hugely exciting addition to the stallion ranks.
Dam: Polly Floyer – Race winning mare that has produced 3 winners.
Comment: This filly is bred to be a real speedster and her work so far has backed this up. She should be an early type, she is very professional and could be the type to follow in her fathers footsteps and who knows, we could have the top hats out for a trip to Royal Ascot.
Limited shares available.
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Islaady
Trainer: Adrian Keatley
Sire: Adaay – Incredible first season as a stallion in 2020, finishing second to Mehmas in the Leading 1st Crop Sires. By Kodiac, Adaay was a winner of 5 of his 7 starts and is a sire that is going places.
Dam: Sun Angel – by Sir Prancealot, our filly is her first produce.
Comment: Our filly is the 1st offspring out of the mare at racing age. She is a good sized filly and she has been showing up well on the gallops. She is precocious and should be an early season runner. We are delighted with this cheap purchase who looks a proper 2 year old.
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Decorated Knight x Negotiate filly
Trainer: Adrian Keatley
Sire: Decorated Knight – First season stallion by the mighty Galileo. A fantastic 10f horse who was a winner of 1.4m in prize money.
Dam: Negotiate – Winner of 2 races at 3 years and 28 k in prize money. She is the dam of 2 runners, most notably – Overwrite who was a winner at 2 & 3 and 15k in prize money.
Comment: She is a late April foal and we have taken our time with her. She is a beautiful moving filly and has a wonderful attitude and looks to have a bit of class. She wont be an early runner but she is a filly who we are particularly excited about.
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El Kabeir x Best New Show filly
Trainer: Archie Watson
Sire: El Kabeir – First season sire by Scat Daddy. El Kabeir was a top-class miler in America wining 4 graded races.
Dam: Best New Show – winner at 3 and placed a further 3 times. She is an own sister to Maid In Heaven who was a black type filly. She is the dam of 1 winner from 1 runner.
Comment: This filly is a good mover with a great attitude and has done tremendously well. Its early days but she has shown a good level of ability. She will likely start over 6 furlongs so won’t be out in the first month of the season. A nice filly who we are looking forward to seeing on the racecourse.
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Jewel of Kabeir
Trainer: Adrian Keatley
Sire: El Kabeir – First season sire by Scat Daddy. El Kabeir was a top-class miler in America wining 4 graded races.
Dam: Apple Spirit – Unraced, from a wonderful black type family, she has produced 1 winner from 2 runners.
Comment: She is a very good moving filly with a great attitude and has been doing nicely on the gallops. She has been pleasing us in her work and she looks a filly we can crack on with. She is a filly we like a lot.
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Fast Company x Takizada filly
Trainer: Archie Watson
Sire: Fast Company – Highest rated juvenile from the Danehill line. Sire of Classic winner Jet Setting and the Group 2 Norfolk hero Baitha Alga from his first two crops. He is also the sire of last season’s Group 1 Arlington Million hero Robert Bruce.
Dam: Takizada – by Sendawar was placed 3 times at 2 and 3 in France. She is the dam of 2 winners from 4 runners
Comment: This filly has been showing a lot of speed on the gallops and we expect her to be out early. She is very forward in her work and we have been able to make good progress with her. She could have a very bright future.
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Alaskan Jewel
Trainer: Adrian Keatley
Sire: Kodiac – Needs no introduction, champion sire of 2 year olds in 2017 & 2018. Best progeny include Fairyland and Tiggy Wiggy who both won the 2 year old Group 1 Cheveley Park stakes and Group 2 Lowther stakes.
Dam: Dutch Destiny – Winner at both 2 and 3 and placed a further 4 times. She is the dam 1 previous foal by Lethal Force who is a winner of 2 races.
Comment: We are very pleased with our filly’s progress. She looks a like pocket rocket, is very forward and has done plenty of work to date. She should be out early in the season. A nice filly who looks to have a good future.
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Mehmas x Dittander Colt
Trainer: Archie Watson
Sire: Mehmas – Top first season sire in 2020, a revelation. A winner or placed in each of his 8 starts at 2. He was the winner of the July Stakes Gr.2 and the Vintage Stakes Gr.2.
Dam: Dittander – winner of 2 races at 2 years of age. She is the dam of 2 runners from 2 previous foals, both of whom placed at 2.
Comment: Our colt oozes class. A lovely strong colt with a tremendous attitude for his work. We couldn’t be happier with the colt’s progress and we think he is a very exciting prospect.
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Mehdinah
Trainer: Tim Easterby
Sire: Mehmas – Top first season sire in 2020, a revelation. A winner or placed in each of his 8 starts at 2. He was the winner of the July Stakes Gr.2 and the Vintage Stakes Gr.2.
Dam: Fayreway – placed at 2. She is the dam of 1 winner from 1 runner – Lang Toun Lady (by Sir Prancealot) who was a winner at 2 years and placed 4 times
Comment: Our filly has done well to date. She is not the biggest but has a great attitude for her work and is a very forward filly. She is a filly we really like and fully expect her to be winning this year.
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Liangel Hope
Trainer: David O’ Meara
Sire: The Last Lion – First season sire who was an outstanding 2 year old trained by Mark Johnston. He won the first 2 year old race of the year in March; the Brocklesby Stakes and trained on right through to win the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket.
Dam: Hope Against Hope – by Dark Angel was a winner at 2 and 3 years of age, this colt is her first foal
Comment: He is very speedily bred and he has been showing up well on the gallops. We expect him to be an early runner who like his sire will progress through his 2 year old campaign. A nice colt.
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We have a limited number of shares for sale in some winning and lightly raced horses in training and are offering them to the racing enthusiasts before the start of the new flat season in 6 weeks. They are very competitively priced and we have horses to suit all budgets, so if you love your racing and have been or want to be involved you won’t get better value. Enjoy the thrills and excitement of being a racehorse owner with Ontoawinner.

Parallel World: A 5-year-old bay gelding by Morpheus trained by Karl Burke who is a winner of 3 races, 1 x 2nd and 3 x 3rd from only 11 starts. He has been lightly raced as he was a big backward horse who has taken time to come to himself. He is a winner at 7 furlongs and 1 mile. He will continue to be campaigned on the all-weather before reverting to the turf. His current rating is 82 and we think there is still plenty of improvement to be made with him. We expect him to be a nice Saturday horse on the turf in 2021. We only have 5% remaining in this horse and the share price is £350 for 2.5% and £75 per month. 5% is £700 upfront and £150 per month. Full Profile: Click here

My Best Friend: A 3-year-old grey gelding by Gutaifan who is trained by David O’Meara, he was a winner at 2 and only had 2 runs in his 2 year old campaign. He had a minor injury so we needed to give him some time to recover in 2020. He has developed into a big strong gelding now and we are looking forward to getting him back on the track when the new flat season starts. He is very straightforward and we are very confident he will be winning further races this year as he has only run twice and showed us plenty of ability in both his starts. We have 7.5% remaining and share prices are 2.5% £500 upfront and £75 per month. 5% is £1000 and £150 per month. Full Profile: Click here

Denzil’s Laughing: A 3-year-old bay gelding by the champion first season stallion Mehmas who is in training with Keith Dalgleish. He is a winner of 1 race and placed once from 9 starts. It took a few races for him to get the hang of things but he has thrived in his racing since his win. He has had a little break to freshen him up and is now ready to return to the racetrack and is getting entries to run. We expect him to continue winning on the all-weather and then revert to the grass when the new flat season. He will be a fun horse to be involved in this year and for anyone wanting to dip their toes into racehorse ownership a very good starting place. We offer shares in him at a very respectable cost of 2.5% upfront £200 and £75 per month.5% is £400 upfront and £150 per month. Full Profile: Click here

Tenth Century: A 3-year-old bay gelding by Fountain of Youth and is trained by Adrian Keatley. He ran 4 times last year as a 2-year-old finishing 2nd in 2 races. His current handicap mark is 68 which looks a very nice starting point. He has done extremely well over the winter and has developed into a lovely big strong horse. Adrian is delighted with him and he is ready to run as soon as there is a suitable race. He will be a fun horse for 2021 and we fully expect him to be in the winner’s enclosure soon. We have 5% remaining and he is exceptional value at only £250 upfront and £75 per month for 2.5% . 5% is £500 upfront and £150 per month. Full Profile: Click here

Sadie’s Day: A 3-year-old bay filly by Fast Company trained by Adrian Keatley. She was only lightly raced during her 2-year-old campaign by Richard Fahey as she was still very weak and growing. She ran 3 times putting in her best effort on her final start at Chester finishing 4th. We bought her back from the sales as we thought she was more than capable of winning races given her handicap mark. She has wintered well and is ready to run. She has a handicap mark of 69 and we think this is a great starting point for her and fully expect her to progress from this. We have 5% remaining. She is reasonably priced at 2.5% £100 upfront and £75 per month. 5% is £200 upfront and £150. Full Profile: Click here

Triple Jay: An unraced 3-year-old bay filly by first season stallion Charming thought in training with Tim Easterby. She was a big backward 2-year-old who has needed time to develop. She is now in full training and Tim reports her to be in fantastic order. He is looking forward to getting her to the racetrack as she has been showing him a lot of ability on the gallops. She will be campaigned on the grass when the new season starts and looks a very nice prospect for 2021. We have 7.5% remaining. Priced at 2.5% £250 upfront and £75 per month. 5% is £500 is upfront and £150 per month. Full Profile: Click here

Ontoawinner, the racehorse syndicate established in 2011, celebrated their 250th winner when Secret Handsheikh, trained by Archie Watson, won at Southwell Racecourse on 4th February 2021.

The Ontoawinner roll of honour boasts the dual Group 1 winner Quiet Reflection who won the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot and The Haydock Sprint Cup, Group 2 Mill Reef winner Toocoolforschool and all-weather Sprint champion Corinthia Knight.

Founded by Niall O’Brien and Simon Bridge, Ontoawinner, the Northern Owners of the Year in 2016, have gone from strength to strength and contributed massively to the success of syndicates in the UK over the past ten years. On the International front they have also had winners in Ireland, France & Sweden and had Corinthia Knight placed in the juvenile Breeders Cup Sprint in the USA.

Niall comments: “We pride ourselves on our core values of providing excellent and regular communication, buying value for money horses and charging fair fees.”

Ontoawinner now has 55 horses with 9 trainers in the UK. The passion and ambition shows no sign of abating, and the squad of horses for 2021 includes tough Saturday performers like The Great St Wilfred winner Staxton, Ayr Gold Cup placed Flying Pursuit and Royal Ascot victor Dash of Spice. There is also the usual exciting squad of 2-y-0s, which Ontoawinner have always done well with, most notably in 2020 with 18 two-year-old winners, three winning on debut for Adrian Keatley.

Simon Bridge commented: ‘’We would like to thank the fantastic support we have received from our owners, trainers and their staff, jockeys and racecourses’’ and Niall added ‘’thanks are also due to the hard working team behind the successful operation, including Chris Patten, Ronan O’Brien, Steve Bedworth and Jonathan Adams and our patient families who give us the support required to run the syndicate’’

Roll on with the next 250.

The milestone is dedicated in memory of the late Alan Vaux, a founding member of the syndicate, a true gentleman.

Parallel World notched up his 3rd career success months at Wolverhampton’s 29th of January meeting, staying on well to take the spoils!

The Morpheus gelding broke well and took up the early lead. Parallel World was headed but continued to sit behind the leader throughout the middle of the race, turning the final bend Harrison (Shaw, Jockey) got to work on Parallel World and he found another gear, using his stamina he stayed on nicely to win by a length!

Well done to all his patient owners on your success, he’s a good horse on his day, that’s for sure! Thank you and well done to Karl Burke, Harrison Shaw who gave him a nice ride; that was Harrison’s 100th success so a double well done to him, and everyone at Spigot Lodge!

Parallel World was purchased by Karl Burke and the OntoaWinner buying team at the Tattersalls September Yearling Sale in 2017 for €15,000!

Well done again to connections on your success, it’s well deserved!

Shallow Hal notched up his 3rd success in 4 months in a nice Class 3 contest at Southwell’s 28th of January meeting, showing a gusty display to win in the highest grade he ever has!

The Mayson gelding broke on level terms and took up a prominent position under Pierre-Louis Jamin. Turning the final bend, Pierre-Louis got to work on Shallow Hal and he responded well. It soon became clear Hal wasn’t going down without a fight; he galloped out to the line to win by a neck with determination prevailing!

Well done to all his owners on your success, that’s the fifth victory of his career, he’s been a good horse for you! Thank you and well done to Karl Burke, Pierre-Louis Jamin who has partnered Shallow Hal to his new heights of form, and everyone at Spigot Lodge!

Shallow Hal was purchased by the Ontoawinner buying team at the 2018 Goffs Breeze-up Sale for £30,000, he’s now won over £35,000 in prize money!

Well done again to connections on your success, long may it continue!

Secret Handsheikh got his 2021 season off to the perfect start at Southwell’s 19th of January meeting, putting in an awesome display to win by a wide margin!

The Mayson gelding broke well and quickly took up the running under Hollie Doyle. Secret Handsheikh always travelled well and turning the final bend he kicked away from the field to win by a cool 5 lengths, a nice performance on his first appearance of 2021!

Well done to all his owners on your success, he’s now won in both years of his career, no mean feat! Thank you and well done to Archie Watson, Hollie Doyle for a nice ride and everyone at Saxon Gate!

Secret Handsheikh was purchased by Blandford Bloodstock and the Ontoawinner buying team at the 2019 Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale.

Well done again to connections on your success, hopefully this is just the beginning of a good season for him!

One of our owners – David Harding is available to do commissions of horses, contact niall@ontoawinner.net for any enquiries. Check out Davids excellent work below

Shallow Hal got back to winning ways at Newcastle’s 21st of December meeting, putting in a nice display to win cosily!

The field broke on pretty level terms and early in the race Shallow Hal was tracking the leader of the group to the near side rail! The Mayson gelding travelled well through the race and Pierre (Louis-Jamin, jockey) had Shallow Hal sat just behind the leader with 2 furlongs to go, Pierre got to work on Shallow Hal and he responded well to take up the lead with half furlong to go, winning by 1 3/4 lengths!

Well done to all his owners on your deserved success, he’s shown a good run of form over the last few months! Thank you and well done to Karl Burke, Pierre Louis-Jamin for a fantastic ride and everyone at Spigot Lodge!

Shallow Hal was purchased by the Ontoawinner buying team at the 2018 Goffs Breeze-up Sale for £30,000!

Well done again to connections on your success!

Donny Marlow made his first trip to the races a winning one at Wolverhampton’s 12th of December meeting!

The Camacho gelding broke ok and Dougie (Costello, jockey) had Donny sat just behind the early leaders, showing signs of greenness! With 2 furlongs to go Dougie started to get to work on Donny Marlow and he responded well despite showing further signs of greenness! With a furlong to go Donny started to come for the leaders, eventually catching them on the line to win by a nose under a great ride from Dougie.

Well done to all his owners on your success, it’s a great start! Thank you and well done to Adrian Keatley, Dougie Costello for a fantastic ride and everyone at the yard!

Donny Marlow was purchased by Adrian Keatley and the Ontoawinner buying team at the 2020 Tattersalls Ascot Breeze-up Sale for 15,000 Guineas!

Well done again to connections on your success!