Our Friends in Scotland: Jim Goldie Stable Tour ahead of 2020 Flat season

Our Friends in Scotland - Jim Goldie

Stable star: Nicholas T

Horse to follow: Summer Heights

Handicapper to follow: Call Me Ginger

Be Proud

He's fine after a busy all-weather season. I gave him a break towards the end of the winter and he's a quite useful sprinter. He ran some good races at Newcastle, he handled the Tapeta there really well. I think he's pretty well handicapped as he's improved.

Call Me Ginger

We purposefully didn't run him during the winter and he had a target at the start of the season so it's hard to plan for him now. He's from a good family and seems to be quite talented over five or six furlongs.

He ran well at Ascot, probably didn't get the race run to suit as there was a draw bias on the day. But he's unexposed and he's in good nick, we're looking forward to the season with him. Like plenty of mine I'll be training him to try and win the Ayr Gold Cup. He'll have to go up the ratings a bit as it's a different race these days.

Euchen Glen

He won the John Smith's Cup in 2018 but did a tendon and we decided not to rush him back last season. So he'll have had two years off basically and we were thinking of the Queen's Cup at Musselburgh.

He beat Thundering Blue quite easily at York and he went on to be placed in the Juddmonte International so that's the strength of the form. He's still here and the Melbourne Cup comes to mind for him. York might be realistic again and there's the Ebor as well but anywhere between 10 furlongs and two miles is fine.

So we've big plans and have our fingers crossed when he comes back.

Gleniffer

He's had a few issues and probably should have won at Musselburgh when he was last out. But he's quite well handicapped I think as he's maturing. He's a full brother to Lord Of The Glen and the dam is a half to Jack Dexter, he's actually quite a scopy horse. If he's fully over his problems then I imagine he can progress.

Global Humour

He might be an all-weather horse as he won at Newcastle and then at Southwell. He's probably a six or seven furlong horse, he didn't have the pace for the Southwell specialists over five there last time. I would imagine he'll be back at Newcastle when they get going again as he's got a dirt pedigree. He's also had issues but we've addressed them and he's quite useful on his day.

Nicholas T

I acquired him for next to nothing and tried to win a bumper back in his youth. He's quite a character and his name in the yard is 'Bruce' after Bruce Lee as when he was his gelding he'd often send a leg or two coming right at you. He was very challenging but he's won some nice races for us.

We thought a mile would be too sharp for him but he went and won. Last year James Callow and I had a great old time with him and it's great that he's finally showing what a good horse he is.

He's eight now so it'll take a bit of doing to improve him again. We toyed with going hurdling with him but he had a long enough year on the Flat last season and we might have to look at some of the top handicaps this summer, the John Smith's Cup or Royal Hunt Cup could be interesting targets. He's fit and well and hoping to carry on where we left off in 2019.

Oriental Lilly

She's probably well enough handicapped and I'd imagine a stiff six furlongs might be best for her. She doesn't like going left-handed, she prefers to go right-handed but she thrives off a fast pace and is capable of winning a couple throughout the season.

Primo's Comet

Similarly, he's had issues and is a bit of an all-weather specialist. His best run on the turf was when he was fourth in the consolation for the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood so I'd imagine we'll try and get him cherry-ripe again for that. His brother Tommy G has a good record there so hopefully by that time we'll be able to travel down for the big meeting there again, the easy six furlongs is about ideal for him.

Sarvi

She had a good season last year and I know we tried her over hurdles but if we concentrate on her as a Flat horse then I think she's got a couple of good wins in her. She likes cut in the ground but I don't know if it's absolutely necessary.

Sir Chauvelin

He's had problems and had screws in his legs and all sorts. He's pretty phenomenal given what he's been through and he's rated 102 on the Flat. His big target was going to be the All-Weather Final and Ben Curtis was keen to ride him.

Who knows but he's a typical twilight horse and there are still races to be won with him. We joke about it but he's our Tiger Roll - he's a standing dish here and still capable of performing to a high level.

Strong Steps

He likes Ayr and has run some good races at Hamilton too. Hopefully he's still feasibly handicapped and we'll be looking at races over seven furlongs and a mile, particularly at Ayr if they're available.

He handles all type of ground these days but he wouldn't really want it heavy, he maybe just keeps a little bit back to himself.

Summer Heights

She's Call Me Ginger's full-sister and looks feasibly handicapped having shown enough last year. Hopefully she's a three-year-old to follow.

Tommy G

I'm really looking forward to running him again and we'll be hoping he runs another blinder back at Goodwood. For some reason he doesn't seem to enjoy the surface at Newcastle and maybe wasn't letting himself down on it there last time out.

He likes Ayr and he obviously loves Goodwood, where he's never been out of the frame and will be an obvious target again.

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