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...
2nd place for Riverlynx at Wolverhampton on first attempt at 7 furlongs Riverlynx is only Ben's 4th Flat runner of the year as she makes the trip down to Wolverhampton on Feb 5th to contest a 7 furlong handicap, 3 weeks after running in a 6...
Middleham Park Racing 3 year old arrives at Castle Hill Stables Not too many runners so far in 2015, but Ben is pleased to have taken delivery of another horse, Denway Park, owned by Middleham Park Racing. Denway Park is a 3 year old colt by...
Ben, and everyone at Castle Hill Stables, send their very best wishes to all our owners (past, present and prospective!) for a very happy Christmas and a successful and profitable New Year. With 16 wins in 2014 this has been our most successful year to date...
Two J P McManus horses make their debuts for Ben Our 2 latest recruits from owner J P McManus have their first runs for Ben during the second week of November. First out is Prince Of Pirates who had good form for Nicky Henderson, but who...
October's runners Only 5 runners from Castle Hill Stables in October but these do include 5th places from Operateur ( who is now enjoying a well-deserved winter break following his 5 wins this year ) at Sedgefield on Oct 13th, and the 2 year old Charlie's...
Ben's winning run ends, but Moon Over Rio still runs well to take 3rd place at Carlisle It had to happen eventually, but Ben's run of consecutive winners ends on 4 as Moon Over Riocontests a 1 mile 3 and a half furlong handicap at Carlisle...
An incredible August for Ben Yes, what a month for Ben. Excluding camels ( see below ! ) Ben had 5 runners in August. These started with Camanche Grey finishing a close second at Warwick and was followed by 4 consecutive winners, Moon Over Rio, Liliargh, Abbotsfield...