THERE were no runners for the team last week and looking ahead to the coming days it will be a similar story but jumps racing does return at the weekend following its mini-break with Market Rasen and Perth on Saturday. Keep checking the Daily News section on the website for all the latest news on any stable runners.

Last week I had two teams play in the Jim Old Charity Golf Day in Malborough which, as always, was an enjoyable day out while raising money for the Injured Jockeys Fund. The team I wasn’t in finished fourth, while my team, which included Josh Apiafi and Matt Williams, were not far behind on points and we finished eleventh. Not bad with about 40 teams taking part. Well done to the winning team which included AP McCoy and Mick Fitzgerald.

The weather in the coming day’s promises to be warm and the theme of this year continues with no rain in the forecast. We had 23mm of rain at Pond House in July, which is 45mm less than what we had in the same month last year.

I am pleased to report that amateur jockey Martin McIntyre is back to work this week. Following a fall at Ludlow he has been making good use of the Injured Jockeys hub at Taunton and is looking forward to getting back on board a horse. Now, meet some more of our horses:

Green Sky (IRE) - A new recruit this summer who finished a close second over hurdles at Ayr in April. She is yet to win over hurdles but looks a winner in waiting, having won on the flat and shown a good level of ability on the level.

Hammer Dan (IRE) - Won two hurdle races last summer and then picked up a little injury which kept him off the track until June this year. Has run really well on each of his three starts to be second twice and then third last time at Worcester. We felt that maybe his wind has been catching him out at the end of his races so he has just started back cantering after a wind operation.

Harley’s Pride (IRE ) - A nice mare who has just had the two runs in bumpers, finishing fourth in Ireland on debut and then running better than her finishing position suggests on stable debut at Southwell. She has strengthened up a lot over the summer. She has schooled well at home and will be running over hurdles this season.

Harry Junior (IRE) - Closely related to the owners very good horse, Harry Senior but is yet to show much on the racecourse in just three outings to date. A handsome big individual he did not run too badly in a bumper at Chepstow on his career debut but was disappointing in two tries over hurdles. He has had a nice long break and hopefully can show more when he returns this autumn.

Itseemslikeit - A giant, good-looking individual he has taken time to grow into his frame. After winning at maiden hurdle at Ffos Las in November 2023, not much has gone right since. He has summered well before wind surgery and with a smooth run on things this time around we hope he can be progressive over fences from his current mark.

Dave Pipe’s column as told to Richard Walsh