Bill Ratcliffe Racing

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Colorus Colorus winning at Southwell March 2009, ridden by Paul Pickard.

We moved to Hamilton Road, Newmarket on 1st April 2009. The move to Heyward Place has given us the best opportunity to get each horse to achieve its potential. The early signs are promising with our first runner being a winner and we had four winners in the first month. We have more boxes available and are looking to expand our team of horses. We run a friendly professional yard which is focused on both results and enjoyment and our staff are experienced and focused on achieving the best for the owners. We are ambitious and have set tougher targets for this year and we would welcome any prospective new owners to contact Bill to discuss or arrange a tour of the yard and facilities.

Please call Bill on 07767 745471. You can also Email Us

CURRENT NEWS

Welcome to Heyward Place

16th February - Bel Cantor wins at Southwell. Bel made all to win the Class 3 Handicap over 7f. Ridden by Kelly Harrison. This was Bel Cantors 11th win and takes his career earnings over £100k. The yards last 8 runners have yielded 2 winners, one 2nd and four 3rds.

10th February - Colorus wins at Southwell.Colorus won the Class 4 5f Handicap at odds of 5/1 under apprentice Paul Pickard. The previous day at Southwell, Guto was 3rd and Bel Cantor was 2nd so nice to get the win.

Are you looking for a progressive trainer with a great strike rate? Are you looking for competitive training fees in a yard with first class facilities and proven results?
If yes, contact Bill and arrange a visit to Heyward Place. We have excellent facilities for Yearlings and would invite you to come and have a look. We can also offer introductory discounts to new owners.
email - bill@billratclifferacing.co.uk

15th December - Colorus finishes 2nd in The 5f Class 4 Handicap at Southwell, he ran on well and was beaten 3/4 length. Bel Cantor ran in the same race and finished 7th.

8th December - Colorus and Bel Cantor ran in the feature race at Southwell. Class 3 5f Handicap. Colorus finished 3rd with Bel Cantor behind him in 4th. They are likely to go back to Southwell next week for a similar race.

5th December - Davana finished 3rd at Southwell in the 1m seller at odds of 20/1. She ran on strongly up the straight and was beaten 1 length.

4th December - Colorus finishes 2nd at Wolverhampton in the 5f handicap at 16/1. He just failed to hold on after a front running ride from stall 1. He has already won 4 this year and goes to Southwell on Tuesday with his stablemate Bel Cantor.

21st November - Bel Cantor narrowly failed to follow up at Wolverhampton having gone up 5lb for his recent Southwell win. Carrying top weight he finished 2nd beaten only a neck over 6f.

12th November - Bel Cantor wins the 10th race of his career and takes the yards tally to 14 winners for the year. Bel Cantor was successful in the last race on the card at Southwell, a 5f Class 5 Handicap. Well ridden by Paul Pickard he came through strongly in the final furlong to score by 1 1/2 lengths.

7th November - Olney Lass (11/1) finishes 2nd in 2yo 6f Maiden at Doncaster. She was beaten by 1/2 length. This was a very pleasing performance on her 3rd start and backs up her previous 3rd place at Nottingham. She will now be put away for the Winter to stregthen and grow and we will have a nice filly to look forward to next year.

6th November - Style Award was an unlucky 3rd over 5f at Wolverhampton after getting blocked in for most of the final furlong.

18th October - Colorus (5/1) wins The Mercedes Benz of Derby Handicap at Southwell over 5f, ridden by Paul Pickard. The gelding was winning his 4th race of the year.

18th September - Guto (16/1) wins the Bam Properties 5f Handicap at Ayr Gold Cup Festival. This was Guto's 3rd win in four runs and the yards 2nd winner of the week.

15th September - Colorus (8/1) wins The Peter Dunnett Memorial Sprint Handicap at Yarmouth. A good performance from 2lb out of the handicap.

27th August - Guto follows up on his recent Nottingham win when winning at Southwell.He won the 0-70 5f Handicap by 3/4 length at odds of 13/2 under regular pilot, Kelly Harrison. He has now won 8 races for the yard and Kelly has been onboard for 7 of them.

16th August - Eton Fable finishes 2nd beaten 1/2lgth in Class 3 Rainbow International Handicap at Pontefract. A good performance in a competetive race having gone up 6lb after his recent win at Brighton.

11th August - Guto wins 5f John Smiths Handicap at Nottingham at 17/2,ridden by stable Apprentice Kelly Harrison. Jiminor Mack finished 3rd in the Apprentice Race on same card

10th August - Bel Cantor (20/1) finishes 2nd in Class 3 6f Handicap at Windsor, beaten 1/2 length.

6th August - Eton Fable wins The Brighton Challenge Cup at odds of 22/1. Travis Block gave the 4yo gelding a good ride to win the £20k 1m4f Handicap on firm ground. That is Eton Fables second win of the year and the teams 8th winner since moving to Heyward Place a few months ago and shows how well we have settled in.

Davana finished 3rd at Leicester at 40/1 in July and Jiminor Mack finishing 3rd at Yarmouth at 33/1. This means only one individual runner this year has not won or been placed. Recent winners : Colorus (twice), Guto, Eton Fable, Style Award, Bel Cantor and Jethro Bodine

13th July - Colorus (9/1) wins the 5f Apprentice Handicap at Windsor ridden by Josephine Bruning.

1st July - Bel Cantor (8/1) wins 6f Apprentice Handicap at Kempton ridden by Paul Pickard. This was the 9th win of Bel Cantor's career

2nd June - Bel Cantor finishes 3rd at Ripon at 20/1. He ran well and was only beaten 1/2 length in the 6f Class 3 Nick Wilmott Handicap.

4th May - Style Award (7/1) continues the yards good form when winning the 6f Betfair Apprentice Training Series Handicap at Windsor. The filly was well ridden by Paul Pickard.

27th April - Guto (14/1) wins 5f claimer at Southwell under a powerful ride by Kelly Harrison.

13th April - Our third runner from new yard wins at Redcar. Jethro Bodine (14/1) wins the 5f Handicap at Redcar under stable apprentice Kelly Harrison.

7th April - A great start as our first runner from Heyward Place wins at Pontefract. Eton Fable (11/4f) wins the Betfair Apprentice Training Series Handicap over 1m4f under a front running ride by Paul Pickard.

Bill Ratcliffe Racing moves to Heyward Place Stables, Hamilton Road, Newmarket on 1st April 2009
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	The facilities are excellent with a beautiful secure private yard accessed via electric gates and covered by CCTV. We have modern spacious boxes, turnout paddocks, covered horsewalker, washdown room with solarium, starting stalls on site and of course direct access to the best gallops in the country.


Winning connections after Etons Fable's win at Pontefract	Bel Cantor winning the Class 2 Ripon Cathedral City of the dales Handicap on 30th August 2008.