Welcome back  

It's been a wee while, and in response to the numerous prompts regarding web site updates, here for both of you is how the Jumps Season at Dodlands Steading is shaping up.

Horses in Training for 2024-25

By clicking the link below - or indeed using the drop down in the horizontal menu at the top of each page - you can find the horses in training at Dodlands Steading for the 2024-25 National Hunt Season.

Not quite as many horses this year as in previous seasons but the vast majority are experienced handicappers, so we set out to be competitive in each race in which we compete.
The undoubted star of the yard is Both Barrels who enters into his second season hurdling with a progressive profile. At the start of this season, he's run 7 times, winning last time out and yet to finish out of the first 4.

There's a couple of horses who are returning to racing having undergone a wind operation during the summer break - Eden Mill & So Many Roads - so it'll be a close watch on these pair on seasonal debut to gauge how much of a success this has been.
On a more positive note, like Both Barrels, there are a couple of horses who each won their final race in the Spring before enjoying a spell at summer grass. Bollin Matilda (who is actually on  a hat-trick) and Cowboy Cooper are the pair to watch out for on return.

And, of course, we hope our hard-as-nails handicap hurdler Shoeshine Boy can continue with his brave displays in staying handicap hurdles in the North.

Clicking on each horses name in red will take you to a specific page where all sorts of detail can be found:

• in depth pedigree
• previous form
• race analysis
• some nice photos
• and our thoughts ahead for 2024-25.