IT has been a busy few weeks for us all here in Ditcheat. I had four overnight trips up north in the last few weeks, travelling our runners to Newcastle, Catterick, Kelso and Catterick again. Long hours on the road are well worth it when we have winners.

It was the first time Paul ever had runners in Catterick, and it was nice to see the former Andrew Latta-trained pointer Stilletto making a winning chasing debut. It was also a first winner for new owner to the yard, Roger Brookhouse. A good day of firsts!