"As far as we can as we’re trying to keep it a case of business as usual, keeping the horses simmering so when we get the green light to race again they are there and ready to run.
"A couple of the two-year-old fillies have been turned out earlier than normal, which is the right thing to do and there’s a potential I might lose an older filly or two that we were looking to win races with but the owners might now rather have them covered.
"That's hit us in a small way. The big hit is going to be no prize money for the next six weeks, minimum.
"I don’t make a penny on my training fees, I probably lose on them, so prize money keeps us going. I’ve been very lucky in the last two years that we’ve won over £1million globally which has helped us no end because costs have been quite high, having moved yards.
"It's crucial to us and to lose a minimum of six weeks prize money is potentially incredibly damaging.
"Otherwise there's not much we can do – horses are still being trained, I've spoken to a lot of owners asking if they can pay bills as quickly as possible it would help us enormously as we still have to train horses and costs are the same.
"Personally, I think the BHA made the right decision to suspend racing and the National Trainers Federation statement explaining why we had to stop was very good.
"As for horses to follow I suppose I have to go with King Ottokar. I don't think we saw anything like the best of him last year, he ran a massive race to finish third at Royal Ascot having arguably travelled further than any other horse in the race.
"I still believe he's a genuine Group One horse, whether he's capable of winning one is another kettle of fish, but I'm sure he can be competitive at that level.
"A darker horse is Duel In The Sun, an unraced son of Sea The Stars. He's very good looking and is showing all the right signs at this stage of his career."
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