Michael Dods : Racehorse Trainer

Denton Hall News

  • 02-Apr-2025: Latest News from Denton Hall Stables the home of Michael Dods Racing
  • 26-Mar-2025: Stable apprentice Rhys Elliott rides out his 7lbs claim with 20th winner at Newcastle
  • 22-Mar-2025: Sixth winner of 2025 as Lord Abama wins at Newcastle under Sean Kirrane
  • 21-Mar-2025: King of Fury wins at Southwell on first run for the yard
  • 11-Mar-2025: Nelson Gay wins for the second time this season at Southwell
  • 04-Mar-2025: Gale Force Maya's first foal born at Byerley Stud - a colt by Pinatubo!
  • 01-Mar-2025: King's Crown goes in at Newcastle under Rhys Elliott for second win of the season
  • 27-Feb-2025: Happy 83rd birthday to Zuffolo's owner Roger Saunders. Have a great day, Roger!
  • 15-Feb-2025: Second winner of 2025 as Nelson Gay and Lewis Edmunds win at Southwell

Weekend preview

IT’S busy time of year, with racing coinciding with the sales season. We’ve had a couple of days at Newmarket, followed by two days at Doncaster, and there’s more sales to come next week.

In the meantime, we have just two runners over the weekend, starting with COMMANCHE FALLS in the Close Brothers Asset Management Handicap at Haydock Park on Saturday. He’s won twice out of four runs this season – first time up at Thirsk and last time at Haydock (see main picture). It was soft that day and any rain would help again. Connor Beasley’s back in the driving seat and, although this is a better race, he seems to be improving. Hopefully, he gives a good account of himself again.

RAIN would also help ROYAL CONTEXT who goes up to Musselburgh for the So Stobo So Safe Handicap on Sunday. He put up two good performances over five furlongs at Haydock earlier in the season – he was second in June and then won in July (see picture below). We tried him over six at York last time and he didn’t stay, so we’re bringing him back to five. It’s a decent race and he’s carrying topweight but he’s well and has Paul Mulrennan in the saddle.