Charlie Appleby

Mon, 21st Sep, 2026  First Law It’s supposed to be a dry week and I’m not overly sure the quick ground and dare I say it, the dip, would be to his liking so it’s something I will be keeping an eye on

Sun, 20th Sep, 2026  Desert Castle He's come out of it well, and it's a straightforward task to head to the Dewhurst. He's still learning.

Fri, 18th Sep, 2026  Catullus We came here thinking the drop back to seven furlongs would suit him and he’s duly obliged.

Fri, 18th Sep, 2026  Bin Jahwar “All being well we’ll see him in a trial in the spring and he’ll have learned plenty there.

Fri, 18th Sep, 2026  Notable Speech “He went and won at York, came out of it well and then we’ve used our usual stepping stone on to the Breeders’ Cup hopefully, by winning the Woodbine Mile”

Sun, 13th Sep, 2026  Al Hudaiba He has gained experience of racing in North America now and we can look forward to having a crack at the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

Sat, 12th Sep, 2026  Desert Castle We went there with a bit of confidence hoping he's a nice horse and he's gone and obliged. We'll head to the Dewhurst now.

Leopardstown Sat, 12th Sep, 2026  Arabian Crown James knows the horse well enough, he rode him a bit of work last week. He went out to go and make it at Newmarket and only one horse got past him and that, needless to say, was Rebel’s Romance. He didn’t lose too much in defeat that day. He came here fresh, well, and I thought he looked great. James has gone out and just got on with the job, basically. He saw it well and it was great ride. James is a world class jockey and he knows what fractions he was doing. All I was thinking to myself was ‘I wonder when he’s going to get a breather in’ because I don’t really know the track very well, thankfully he does. He did have a bit to find but he just got a great ride. When you get the fractions right on the front end, with a horse that has half an engine, you have a great chance. They’ll all come back up the middle of the track, so whether the boys think there is better ground up there I don’t know but it’s worked for us anyway.

Thu, 10th Sep, 2026  Musical Times I don't see why she shouldn't be a Guineas filly. We won this a couple of years ago with Desert Flower, who went on to win the Guineas. Funnily enough I see this filly as more of a Guineas filly than Desert Flower, who was a big and scopey and unfortunately didn't quite win the Oaks.