Just one runner in December, but Ben is looking to have a number of horses out in the first week of 2016, particularly on the all-weather. Ben, and Alice, and all the staff at Castle Hill Stables, send all readers of Ben's website their very best...
Ever So Much makes the frame once more at Sedgefield Now the Flat Turf season has ended we still have a number of horses to run over jumps, as well as on the all-weather, this winter. One of our most consistent jumpers over the past 12 months...
Whisky Marmalade unseats at the last at Huntingdon when in contention after an improved performance On Sun 4th Oct Ben takes 2 horses to Huntingdon. First off is Whisky Marmalade a 3 year old filly who came to Ben early in the summer from David O'Meara....
4th places for both Epeius and Lady Lekki after promising runs at Beverley After a quiet start to the month Ben takes both Epeius and Lady Lekki to Beverley on 16th September. Epeius, a 2 year old colt by Arakan, runs in a 7 furlong 100 yards...
Moon Over Rio and Megan Nicholls take 3rd place on Ladies Night at Carlisle It's Ladies Night at Carlisle on Mon 3rd Aug and all 7 races at the meeting are exclusively for ladies only ! Ben sends both Moon Over Rio, ridden by Megan Nicholls,...
Whisky Marmalade takes 3rd place in Wolverhampton claiming race After no runners in the early part of July Ben sends Whisky Marmalade to Wolverhampton on 13th July to contest a claiming race over a mile and a half. Whisky Marmalade, who joined Ben in early June...
June opens in fine style as Moon Over Rio wins at Ripon with a career-best performance June opens in the best possible fashion when, on just the second day of the month, Moon Over Rio contests a mile and a half handicap at the picturesque Ripon...
3rd place for our stable stalwart Hi Dancer at Sedgefield On May 5th Ben takes our veteran 12 year old, Hi Dancer on the short trip to Sedgefield to contest a 2 mile 1 furlong handicap hurdle. Heavy rain on the morning of the race decimates the...
Good Friday Open Day Just a reminder that Middleham's annual Good Friday Stables Open Day will again be held this coming Friday, 3rd April. Castle Hill Stables will be open as always from 9.30 am to 1 pm on Good Friday and Ben and all the staff...
Welcome to Ben's new website and in this column we will continue to provide an analysis of Ben's runners, his various stats from time to time, as well as a few other snippets concerning news around Castle Hill Stables. Ben opens his account for 2015 as...