Good to see Royston French returns to race riding today.  He has been out of action since January, he was injured when his horse Frankyfourfingers fell fatally at Jebel Ali races in the UAE.  Royston is really nice guy and decent jockey, he spent one of his numerous winters he has been going to Dubai at Al Quoz (Godolphin) , when I was out there. I am not sure what year it was, but remember him being a bit dislusioned with the season he had just had in the UK.  He was considering going to America, as he was quite good friends with Gary Stevens, who had told him he would get him some rides in the States.  Anyway he did not go, he spent the winter at Godolphin, had a number of rides, a few winners and made some contacts out there, he has been going out there ever since, as far as I can recall.  Hopefully he can get off to a good start today, and get a bit of luck, as he can do light weights and is a good rider. It’s always tough though, when your name has not been in the paper for a while.

Looking at a couple of races today that have horses I follow, just waiting to see the weather and will watch a race or two first before deciding if to back something.