Michael Herrington Stable Tour

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A dual All-Weather winner who saves his best for Newcastle, the consistent four-year-old begins the new season on his last winning mark. His win on the Tapeta in a 7f handicap in March was supplemented by two creditable placed efforts over the same course and distance in September.

Trainer says

He never runs a bad race and will pay his way again this winter. He travels well through his races and really enjoys the straight track at Newcastle. He’s also run some nice races at Southwell, where the long straight suits him.

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This multiple sprint winner at Newcastle joined Herrington last winter but has had only a light campaign, and so he enters the new season a fresh horse. Indeed, he is 5lb below his last winning mark of 78.

Trainer says

He hasn’t had much racing for a five-year-old but retains a lot of ability. The straight five furlongs at Newcastle brought the best out of him, so I’ll almost certainly be taking him back there at some stage. He’s had his wind done since he last ran, which should help him finish his races off more effectively.

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Part-owned by former trainer Paul Howling, this filly enjoyed a productive start to 2026 with three wins and two seconds at Southwell and Newcastle. She’s continued to run consistently all year without getting her head in front since.

Trainer says

Sher’s paid the price for her consistency, but the handicapper’s given her a chance. She’ll start off a four-pound lower mark than the one she won off in March. The key to her is to get her covered up and produce her off a fast pace. She needs luck in running, but I’d like to think she’ll win again when it falls her way.

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This gelding burst onto the All-Weather scene in spectacular fashion in September with back-to-back wins over 5f at Southwell. A Shadwell colt, he was bought for just 14,000 guineas out of Richard Hannon’s powerful yard at the July Sales last year, but niggling problems have kept him off the track.

Trainer says

He threw a splint and pulled muscles behind, but that was just down to weakness. What he needed was time, and his new owners were very patient. He’s strengthening up all the time and looks like he has more to offer, despite going up the best part of a stone. He’s shown lots of speed at Southwell, but I think he’ll be just as effective over that stiff five furlongs at Newcastle.

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Herrington has got this five-year-old sprinter in a rich vein of form, registering quickfire wins at Leicester and Haydock in the space of three days earlier this month. Despite being 0-8 on sand, he’s shown enough to suggest he can set that record straight in the coming months.

Trainer says

He’s been crying out for some juice in the ground, and he got that at Leicester before following up under a penalty on heavy ground at Haydock the other day. The handicapper’s had his say, putting him up 14 pounds to a new mark of 80, but I’m convinced there’s more to come. He needs a strong pace to run at, which he should get on the All-Weather.

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A four-time winner at Southwell, the ex-David O’Meara gelding continued in fine form at the Nottinghamshire track with a battling third over 6f in mid-October. He won off a lofty 92 at Ascot two years ago and appears to have much more to offer this winter.

Trainer says

His owners sent him to me because they felt he’d benefit from a change of scenery, and he duly won two on the bounce for me. He’s racing with a lot of confidence and has been hitting the line strongly back over six furlongs.

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Despite now being a seven-year-old, the Kingman gelding continues to be a stable flagbearer, adding good handicap wins at Newcastle and Newmarket to his impressive CV earlier this year. He has won five of his 24 All-Weather races, recording a career-best effort off a mark of 91 at Gosforth Park in the spring.

Trainer says

There’s a nice race for him back at Newcastle in December, which will probably start his winter campaign. I’ll aim him at the Mile Final on Good Friday. He ran very well in it last season, finishing just out of the places, and he deserves to take his chance in those better races again in the new year.

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Now a six-year-old, he’s won five of his 20 starts on synthetics and will return to the All-Weather on the back of a productive summer on turf, which saw him win at Doncaster in June off a rating of 72.

Trainer says

His rating is high enough, but he’s such a genuine horse who usually runs his race. He’s done all his winning around Wolverhampton, mainly over 12 furlongs, but I wouldn’t be worried about running him over a furlong shorter at Southwell.

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The son of Kingman won his first three starts for Roger Varian, all on the All-Weather, but lost his way and subsequently joined Iain Jardine. The Scottish trainer was unable to get him to add to his tally, despite several promising placed efforts, and now he’s poised to make his racecourse debut for Herrington.

Trainer says

He’s dropped a long way in the weights, but he will give his owner a lot of fun if I can find the key to him. He’s had foot problems, but I’m happy with him and plan to run him soon, probably over seven furlongs or a mile at Southwell. He’s a bridle horse who can travel strongly in a well-run race.

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Operating well below his last winning mark, the Siyouni gelding is just as effective over 7f or 1m and has achieved four of his seven successes at Southwell - the last three under Dylan Hogan.

Trainer says

He tends to lose his races at the start, but that’s something I’ve been working on with stalls specialist Craig Witheford. He’s not badly behaved, but he tends to fall asleep in the stalls if he’s in too soon. When he gets away on terms he’s more than capable, but he needs them to go quick or he pulls too hard. He’s well handicapped and a winner waiting to happen.