First-year report reads well after good set of results
| Published date | 25 August 2021 |
| Publication title | Weekender |
"I had hoped we had the ammunition to reach that number of
winners and bring in at least £200,000 in prize-money this year, but we have £215,000 in the bank and 17 winners on the board. It has been a real team effort from the staff and my father, who continues to be a big help, but I couldn't have made such a great start without the support of such a wonderful bunch of owners."
Bethell, who has learned his trade around the world with the likes of Gai Waterhouse in Australia and a stint in the United States, as well as back in Britain with Charlie Hills and Robert
Cowell, is hoping his flying start will raise the profile of the yard.
"I'm ambitious and want to grow both the numbers and quality of the string and hopefully after a very encouraging start we can build on that for the rest of the season and go on from there."
With the likes of Listed winner Fearby, classy sprinter Moss Gill and the progressive Artistic Rifles, there is every chance the Middleham team under their new guv'nor will continue to make waves.
Older horses Artistic Rifles 5 b g War Command - Chatham Islands He has been a revelation this season, winning three of his five races and shooting up the handicap from a mark of 86 to 102. He's a big bull of a horse and thanks to a lot of work at home a very happy one. Liam Reeves deserves a lot of credit as he manages to keep him in check - he was off last week and someone else took over and endured a week of having his arms
lengthened. But seriously he has come on a ton this year and I couldn't be happier with where we are at the moment. I've looked at the Topkapi Trophy in Turkey, which has huge prize-money, or the Fortune Stakes at Sandown. I would love to go to Veliefendi with him but I fear the Covid restrictions may prove too much trouble. The key to his success is finding top-ofthe-ground conditions as he loves it fast.
Hopefully he'll prove to be capable of winning at Listed/Group level.
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Briardale 9 b g Arcano - Marine City He has been a real fun horse for his nine career wins, three of which hav me this season. In his younger days 100-rated horse but he'd slipped to by the time I took over. His desire to is largely testament to my...
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