Mervyn Buckley’s Form Analysis
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...
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...