I might be a little disillusioned with my Irish campaign, but Louis and Sophie are making great progress with their dressage exploits. 'Bugatti' has come on in leaps and bounds of late, and the kids are making the most of his new-found ability. Having gone through the ranks (Chiba Test, A1, A2, A3, L1 and L2), Louis challenged the M1 test for the first time yesterday, and while I was disappointed that he made a silly miss on the route (extremely complicated though it may be), he still finished second with a more than reasonable 55.8 score - without the miss he would have won. Sophie has moved up to L1, used in the All-Japan Championship, and got a massive 58.1 points. Excellent! Let's see what they can do today...PS. Another good result on the Sunday for both kids, and a dead heat win for Masterson in the week, making it six for the grey, and 72 wins in all for me. Mirzam was fourth on the following day, hampered by a loose horse for most of the race. Then, on the 11th, Sayesse was third, but damned close to winning. A couple of days later, Masterson was fifth, but you can't win them all - he's still a superb horse! Finally, Mick's faith in Mirzam was rewarded via a super win at Chepstow on the 16th. Great stuff.
