ANOTHER JUMPER IN THE FAMILY 
After a brief introduction to the art of jumping on Thursday, today Sophie made her first proper series of jumps, very low at first, but a super one at the end, when 'Jaguar' - being 'Jaguar' - decided he'd clear the beer case by a fair margin for a laugh. Smiles all round and no-one hurt (Sophie is blessed with really good balance), but, of course, it's done at just the time you're putting the camera away in its case!

What can we say about Mistoffelees? Well, while he runs well on dirt, his debut on the sand revealed that he doesn't like it being kicked up into his face. That may be a problem in the future, but today's glitch was caused by a loose horse. As such,  he came home in a disappointing seventh.

PS. The trainer's report states that he'd like to try one more time on dirt, as 'Misto' moves well over the sand - today's result was marred by the loose horse, so it was difficult to gauge his performance. With more race schedule options on dirt, it sounds like a good idea to me...