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Drat!
Native Coll took a heavy fall six out at Newcastle on Wednesday whilst cruising along in second place, he had the leader & ultimate winner in his sights and looked sure to have played a part in the finish. Frustrating but horse and rider in good shape apart from a few bruises. The frost is back, Kelso…
Read MoreOh, sweetest of days……
The only tonic for a yard that has been battling with such atrocious conditions for eight weeks is a winner and we were cruelly robbed when Isla Pearl Fisher tipped up at the final fence last week at Ayr, but he made ammends in fine style today when running out the convincing winner of what had looked…
Read MoreSnow doesn’t stop play!
The Trainer’s Blog Hello, let me introduce myself, I am Nick Alexander and I train about a dozen racehorses at Kinneston in East Kinross-shire on the edge of the Lomond Hills. The horses race on the Northern Jumping circuit – Kelso, Ayr, Musselburgh, Perth, Newcastle, Hexham and Carlisle with occasional forays to places like Haydock…
Read MoreWhere does the time go
I can’t believe that we are well into summer now. Where has the time gone? Apologies to my blog followers for having been absent for a while it has been all change at Scottish Field as we have a new Editor so it has been all hands on deck to make a few changes to…
Read MoreSpring is a bit bashful this year
So for a few days at the beginning of March I thought that a couple of lovely sunny spring days heralded the end of the long long winter. Not so, living on the east coast we have had another couple of weeks of grey weather and a biting wind. My daffodils, which had finally plucked…
Read MoreOn the home front
In your April issue we have a fantastic 26 page spring interiors section. It includes two very different but fabulous readers’ homes – a town house in Perth and a castle in Fife. Completely different in style, each has a ‘Get the Look’ page which shows you how to add similar touches to your own…
Read MoreGardeners get ready for spring
Now that spring is finally just around the corner we welcome back our ‘Garden News’ pages in your March issue. In it you will find lots of tips on what to do in the garden at this time of year to ensure that everything is in top condition for a colourful year. There are also…
Read MoreLet it snow, let it snow
Well the new year has started with a flurry – a flurry of snow that is! Like the rest of the country Scotland has been shivering under a blanket of the white stuff. Getting back to work after the mince pies and chocolates of Christmas, has been a bit of an effort as everyone has…
Read MoreIf you’ve ever organised a wedding!
When I look back now at my own wedding (too many years ago to mention) I remember the flurry of activity to get everything ready for the big day. From finding a venue to sending out invitations from organising bridesmaid dresses and getting flowers up in the church. I appeared every now and again and…
Read MoreFifecam is back next week!
At last Fifecam is coming back! We’ve been working hard to get this new, improved webcam up and running for you with its fantastic view over ‘The Bow of Fife’ looking over to the town of Ladybank. Finally we are doing the last few tweaks and we are ready to go live next week. It…
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