NEWS
Flaggy Shore Oozes Class
By Ben Clarke |
The Flaggy Shore made an instant impression last season when bolting up in a Warwick bumper in November. She was then narrowly touched off finishing 2nd in a listed bumper at Market Rasen. She also ran in desperate ground in another listed bumper at Sandown where we looked after her in tough conditions. After a […]
Big Scottish Saturday Success!! 🏴
By Ben Clarke |
April proved to be a very productive month with some stellar performances. First up was bumper debutante Seedling. A mare who has shown plenty at home even if she is still on the weak side. She settled well, quickened up smartly and despite being forced 5 wide turning in, she went on to score by […]
No Panic At Kempton
By Ben Clarke |
Largy Panic has always show plenty at home, but lacked a bit of maturity on the track. After 3 qualifying runs he gained an opening mark of 95. On handicap debut he travelled sweetly throughout but rather conked out 3 out at Exeter on softish ground over 2 mile 5f. We decided to give him […]
A Secret No More!
By Ben Clarke |
Secret Des Lune had done little wrong in her first 2 starts, finishing 2nd on debut and then filling the runner up spot on heavy ground on her next run. But back on better ground under a determined Sam Twiston-Davies she was not going to be denied in the bumper at Plumpton yesterday. Popping out […]
Game Colours & Risk De Pluie ….. WINNERS 🥇🥇
By Ben Clarke |
A busy few days for us starting at Exeter last Friday with Game Colours. Partnered for the first time by Sam Twiston-Davies, she was positively ridden making all until headed 2 out before quickening up smartly to win decisively by 5 lengths going away. This was a deserved success having not finished out the first […]
Ooh Betty – Ascot Grade 2 Winner!!
By Ben Clarke |
The 17th January 2026 will be a date here at Ben Clarke Racing we won’t be forgetting in a hurry. Ooh Betty has been struggling in her 2 starts this season but going into Ascot we were certain we had ironed out a couple of issues that have been preventing her from running to form. […]
End of year round up!
By Ben Clarke |
We’ve been very satisfied with how the winter horses have been running since they started at the end of October. 6 winners and operating at a 20% strike rate since October 1st, but even so we’ve still had our fair share of frustrations. The highlight has been unearthing 3 promising 4 year olds in The […]
A Perfect Performance For Paterson At Lingfield
By Ben Clarke |
After winning very easily on debut for the yard just over a year ago A Perfect Day picked up a little injury preventing from running again last season. He made a most pleasing return at Chepstow just over 3 weeks ago finishing a staying on 3rd. We were very confident he would take a massive […]
🔥 💥 3 Winners In 6 Days 💥 🔥
By Ben Clarke |
The horses have been in great form over the past week or so bagging 3 winners. Ri Na Cuirte hasn’t always looked the easiest of rides in his races however he certainly put his best hoof forward at Exeter in the 2mile 7f conditional jockeys handicap hurdle in the hands of Toby McCain-Mitchell. He returned […]
Pancho Picking Up Where He Left Off…..
By Ben Clarke |
We tasted our 2nd winner at Ffos las in 12 days with El Bandido Pancho winning comfortably on seasonal reappearance in the 2mile 4f novices handicap hurdle under Rex Dingle yesterday. Pancho is a horse who has always shown us plenty at home, but for one reason or another has taken time to reward his […]
Barrow Hill Lad Glides To Debut Success
By Ben Clarke |
Barrow Hill Lad made a winning racecourse debut at Ffos Las on Tuesday in the conditional jockeys 2 mile bumper in the hands of Toby McCain-Mitchell for owners Octavians IV. He is a horse who arrived unbroken 18 months ago as a 3 year old store and from day 1 we were excited by what […]
Holidays Over…. Let The Preparations Begin….
By Ben Clarke |
The summer has been very quiet on the racing front with just 8 runners since 1st May. 6 of the 8 did finish in the first 4, however we did anticipate being a lot busy through May, but with no rainfall the decision was taken to pack the horses off on their holidays and bide […]
24/25 Season Overview
By Ben Clarke |
The move to Higher Crockermoor last July has rewarded us with our most successful season to date. We have netted our highest prize money tally since starting training and had several high profile ITV runners who ran with real credit. It’s always a big challenge learning the best ways to use new gallops but we […]
Pancho Isn’t For Passing 🥇
By Ben Clarke |
El Bandido Pancho in the hands of Rex Dingle secured a well deserved first victory at Newton Abbot in the 2 mile 5 f novices handicap hurdle. All of last season we struggled to keep Pancho healthy which resulted in him gaining a low opening handicap mark. He fell when looking the winner on handicap […]
Ooh Betty Is Just Denied In Thriller🏴 🥉
By Ben Clarke |
We ventured to Scotland for the second time in 3 weeks for another £100,000 race this time in the Scottish Champion Hurdle under Ben Jones. Betty was smartly away over the first few hurdles before losing her pitch through the heavily watered ground entering the back straight. She looked booked for 5th jumping 3 out […]
Renoir paints perfect winning picture 🥇
By Ben Clarke |
The horses have been running incredibly well over the last 10 days. We’ve had 4 seconds, a 3rd and Renoir getting his head in front where it matters yesterday at Hereford. Having put in a very good effort on handicap debut at Taunton when beaten less than 2 lengths, Renoir built on that effort when […]
Taunton Wish Granted By The Fairy 🧚 ⭐️
By Ben Clarke |
Good Friday Fairy wins for the second time in 12 days at Taunton in the 2 mile 5f handicap chase. GFF has well and truly hit top form in the last fortnight with 2 decisive wins at Wincanton and Taunton. On both occasions he has been partnered by Sam Twiston-Davies who has really gelled and […]
Game, Set & Match…. Colours!🥇🎾⭐️
By Ben Clarke |
Game Colours continued a productive few days for the yard with a dominant victory in the 2 mile mares novice hurdle at Lingfield in the hands of Sean Bowen. Colours has improved with every run this season having been placed in each of her 3 starts, latterly finishing 3rd in a £25k handicap at Fakenham […]
A Sprinkling Of Magic From The Fairy 🧚
By Ben Clarke |
After a frustrating few weeks, a winner and a second at Wincanton was just what the team needed. The day started in perfect fashion with Good Friday Fairy hosing up in the 2 mile 4f handicap chase in the hands of Sam Twiston-Davies. With first time cheek pieces applied, GFF never missed a beat from […]
A Christmas 🎄 Winner !!
By Ben Clarke |
Firstly I’d like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy new year. Ooh Betty put a disappointing run in the Gerry Feilden at Newbury firmly behind her by making all to win at Kempton in the class 3 £20k handicap. I was very frustrated after Newbury, having been the plan since the summer however […]