I need a day ...

... off ! After all the heady heroics of Sunday it was back down to earth yesterday at good ol' Plumpty . And the journey was well worth it ! DP only had one runner and in the colours of Brian Drew - a combination that has a near on 50% strike rate in bumpers - Tullyesker Hill with Tom Scu on board - dually obliged at a surprisingly good price - considering - of 6-4 . I think Brian has another good'n there.

Geoffrey is still on course for Haddock ( my little termism ) this Saturday - so looking very much forward - I think! - to that . I remember when George won the same race - was it really 3 years ago ? - he was a hot favourite off the back of his Cheltenham success . But - although brothers - they are very different types . George was - is - much more precocious - Geoff rather workman like . But he has strengthened up over the summer and DP has a fabulous record in the race . We'll give it our best shot ! CU

PS George is absolutely fine after his Kempton race . He's been eating up and is in very good order - which is the main thing . I'll hopefully be speaking to Paul Reynolds and DP sometime over the weekend to see how things stand with him - so will report .