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Enjoyed a morning at Emma Lavelle's yard just north of Marlborough yesterday. She arranged a canter through her sand track of the 7 Owners Group horses - sand imported from the Bristol Channel since it most resembles the sand from Wexford! Then had a parade of the horses in the yard. Emma was very responsive and open to questions - noted the bug that affected her yard last season needed time to dissipate. And reflected how the whole yard pulled together. Expecting better things this year but very phlegmatic of what may occur. She came across really well, still rides out with the team every day, and doesn't judge horses from other trainers - works out what they want. She has a grass gallops, but mainly use the AW track for work. Was able to wander around the stables after the parade and all the stable hands were friendly and helpful. Seemed a happy place. Will look out for other horses (besides Zoran) that she trains with Owners Group as they come up

Well done David and Gforce with Wednesday winners. If I've left anyone out, I apologise; please leave a message on this thread and I'll update. Do you work on a Mac? Their latest major update Sonoma comes out today, I think. It has an interesting feature which allows you to build a simple web app with a couple of clicks. This lets you log in to your regular sites, choose your ideal landing page on each site, then you get immediate access to that page every via the web app - a small icon that sits in the dock. It works even if Safari remains closed. You have a web app for each site. I can do a short tutorial if you like.

Well done JD with his Tuesday winner. If I've left anyone out, I apologise; please leave a message on this thread and I'll update. Table Trivia: with one exception, Alabama at 4/9, the last 16 winning naps have been priced between 7/2 and 5/1.