The Coral Racing Club hits landmark 100th runner milestone 28 Oct 2024 Join us to celebrate as we take a look back at some of the most memorable moments from our first 100 runners for the Club!

WATCH: Conservative declared for second handicap hurdle start 19 Oct 2024 Watch the latest video from David Stevens following Conservative's declaration on Monday.

Conservative set to drop back in trip as Joe Tizzard names his next target 14 Oct 2024 Read Joe Tizzard's latest update on Conservative to find out where he could be heading for his next potential race.

Stable Visits: Joe Tizzard and Rebecca Menzies open their doors to Coral Racing Club members 25 Sep 2024 See what some of our lucky members got to experience when they recently visited Venn Farm and Howe Hills, plus read the latest on Lady Mendoza from Rebecca Menzies.

WATCH: A bumper weekend awaits as Rockstar Icon and Conservative both get declared for Newmarket and Plumpton 20 Sep 2024 Tune in for the latest from David Stevens as we get set for an exciting couple of days for the club with two runners across Saturday & Sunday.

Confidence in Conservative is high after he 'comes through a tough workout with flying colours' 06 Sep 2024 Read the latest Conservative update from Joe Tizzard, as we build towards our gelding's handicap debut over hurdles.

Conservative receives his opening handicap mark as Joe Tizzard plots his potential next step after pleasing Newton Abbot effort 27 Aug 2024 Read the latest update on Conservative to find out his opening handicap mark and where he could be heading for his handicap debut in just a few weeks time.

WATCH: Conservative declared for his third start over hurdles on Thursday 20 Aug 2024 Find out the latest on Conservative ahead of his next run for the club, as David Stevens also provides an update on Cast No Shadow and Lady Mendoza.

Conservative "in fine form" as trainer Joe Tizzard plots his next target after the summer break 08 Aug 2024 Read the latest update on Conservative as the club's five-year-old gelding continues to show signs of improvement ahead of next start.

WATCH: Conservative declared for second start over hurdles on Friday as Lady Mendoza unfortunately misses out 24 Jul 2024 Tune in as David Stevens provides the latest update on Conservative and Lady Mendoza following today's race declarations.

Joe Tizzard: "He's a bit of an enigma and a puzzle, but one I'm looking forward to cracking!" 19 Jul 2024 Find out how Conservative performed on his hurdles debut and watch the post-race interview with Brendan Powell as Joe Tizzard outlines the next target for the club's five-year-old gelding.

WATCH: Conservative declared to make his long-awaited hurdles debut at Worcester this week 16 Jul 2024 Tune in as David Stevens gives us the rundown on Conservative's upcoming hurdles debut for Joe Tizzard.

Conservative set for hurdling debut as he gets back to full training – latest from Joe Tizzard 26 Jun 2024 Read the latest update from Joe Tizzard as Conservative gets back to full training following his minor setback last month.

Conservative back in light training following his recovery from slight lameness 05 Jun 2024 Read the latest update from trainer Joe Tizzard and find out the timeline for his return to racecourse action and hurdles debut.

Conservative set to miss Huntingdon after showing up lame this morning – latest from David Stevens 25 May 2024 Hear the latest from David Stevens following Joe Tizzard's decision to not declare Conservative for his intended hurdles debut on Monday.

Conservative set to make his hurdling debut this week – latest update from Joe Tizzard 20 May 2024 Read the latest update on Conservative, as trainer Joe Tizzard outlines his first two hurdling options.

WATCH: First footage of Conservative schooling over hurdles as his jumps debut awaits 09 May 2024 Joe Tizzard provides the latest update on Conservative as he schools over hurdles for the first time with a trip to Newton Abbot potentially on the cards.

Conservative to go hurdling after positive fifth place finish at Bath – latest from Joe Tizzard 30 Apr 2024 Read the latest update on Conservative from Joe Tizzard following our gelding's fifth place finish at Bath.

WATCH: Conservative declared for return trip to Bath on Sunday as he drops down to a mile 26 Apr 2024 Find out the latest from David Stevens as Conservative is declared to have his second run for Joe Tizzard this Sunday at Bath.

WATCH: Joe Tizzard declares Conservative for his stable debut on Friday 17 Apr 2024 Find out the latest from David Stevens following Conservative's declaration at Bath on Friday.

Joe Tizzard outlines two options for Conservative's stable debut after settling well into his new home 10 Apr 2024 Check out the first update on Conservative since his move from Scott Dixon's yard to Joe Tizzard last month.

WATCH: Conservative switches from Scott Dixon to Joe Tizzard – find out more 20 Mar 2024 Simon Clare provides an update following Conservative's switch to Joe Tizzard's yard ahead of the upcoming Flat season.

WATCH: Conservative | Settling in with Team Tizzard 20 Mar 2024 Tune in to see how Conservative has been settling in at Venn Farm and find out what plans Joe Tizzard has for him over the coming months.

WATCH: Scott Dixon reflects on Conservative's latest run at Southwell 31 Jan 2024 Scott Dixon gives us his thoughts on Conservative's latest performance for the Coral Racing Club.

Conservative set to be entered at Southwell again after pleasing Scott Dixon in return run 23 Jan 2024 It has been just short of two weeks now since Conservative ran at Southwell and I am really pleased with how he has come out of that race. We knew he was going to be up against it, but he was in con...

WATCH: Conservative | Southwell review and post-race update from Kat 12 Jan 2024 After six months off the track, Conservative returned to action at Southwell on Thursday for the Coral Racing Club and trainer Scott Dixon. Despite finishing down the field in 8th, he was only four l...

WATCH: Conservative declared to return to action at Southwell 09 Jan 2024 Conservative has been declared to make his first start since June, in Division II of the Class 4 Handicap over a mile at Southwell on Thursday at 14:05. The Scott Dixon-trained five-year-old is set t...

Scott Dixon keen to run Conservative this month – latest update from Southwell 04 Jan 2024 I’ve entered Conservative to run at Southwell on Tuesday, 9th of January. That race is a 0-75 over the distance of 1m4f. He is currently rated at 65 so we do need some other runners to dr...

Conservative found to be 'cast' and will not run at Southwell this week – latest from Scott Dixon 20 Dec 2023 Unfortunately, I have not declared Conservative to run at Southwell on Thursday as we had planned to do. He was a little sore yesterday morning as he was cast in the night. This is where a horse lies...

Conservative to make his return at Southwell following five month break – latest from Scott Dixon 15 Dec 2023 After what has been a challenging couple of months, Conservative moved back to Southwell this morning. I think he has enjoyed himself at Wolverhampton, but as they say, “there is no place like ...

Scott Dixon on Conservative: I am confident you will see him in action this month 07 Dec 2023 Conservative did a fast piece of work on Tuesday and I was very pleased with what he showed. I needed to see him go through his paces at full speed before I could start looking at options for him, an...

WATCH: Conservative canters around Wolverhampton in recent piece of work – plus latest update from Scott Dixon 17 Nov 2023 The club's most experienced flat horse, Conservative, hasn't been seen since the end of June following a disappointing run at Newmarket. It's been a series of unfortunate minor setbacks however that ...

He continues to enjoy himself at Wolverhampton – latest Conservative update from Scott Dixon 12 Nov 2023 After what was the most challenging month of my career in October, the last couple of weeks have been much better. I have had a few winners, with Captain’s Bar, Visibility and Light Up Our Sta...

Conservative edging closer to return – latest update from Scott Dixon 01 Nov 2023 As I mentioned last week in my update, Conservative has responded well to the treatment we gave him for his back. I had the physio and vet in my yard yesterday on Monday (October 30th), and they are ...

"Mammoth effort" to move Southwell-based horses to Wolverhampton – latest from Scott Dixon 23 Oct 2023 Last week was one of the most challenging times in my training career. As you may have seen if you have been following the latest racing news, Southwell Racecourse and my stables at the course were f...

Plenty of all-weather opportunities for Conservative – latest update from Scott Dixon 18 Oct 2023 Conservative just wasn’t pleasing us in his homework, so we got the vet to X-ray his back, and sure enough that did show that there was an issue.  It’s a common problem, and it was ...

It won't take Conservative long to get sharp again – latest update from Scott Dixon 03 Oct 2023 Conservative had his final physio session this morning for his back injury and his physio is pleased with the progress he has made. Although we have not asked much of him, he has still been going out...

Small setback for Conservative – latest update from Scott Dixon 25 Sep 2023 Unfortunately, we have suffered another setback with Conservative. He finished one of his gallops last week looking very sore. As always when we notice something amiss, we got a physio in to assess ...

Conservative comes through latest piece of work with flying colours 10 Sep 2023 After what has been a frustrating few months at my yard, I am pleased to say Conservative is showing signs of being back to where he needs to be to race again. We did a fast piece of work with him la...

This weekend's work will be key – latest Conservative update from Scott Dixon 31 Aug 2023 Conservative has worked a couple of times since our last update, the first time we worked him at faster paces he actually went OK. He was a bit disappointing the second time and was actually a bit so...

Conservative back in training following virus – latest update from Scott Dixon 11 Aug 2023 It’s been a testing and frustrating few weeks since Conservative’s last run in late June, as the horses at our Southwell base were hit by a virus. Just prior to us establishing for sure ...

WATCH: Will a visor do the trick for Conservative at Newmarket on Thursday? 27 Jun 2023 Conservative is set to be the Coral Racing Club's first runner at Newmarket after being declared in Thursday's 14:35 Class 5 Handicap over 1m4f. You may remember the last time we saw Conservative was...

Scott Dixon provides an update following race incident with Conservative at Beverley 15 Jun 2023 Conservative unfortunately unseated Phil Dennis during his run in the 18:45 race at Beverley yesterday, but thankfully both horse and rider were ok afterwards. We caught up with trainer Scott Dixon e...

WATCH: Conservative declared for Sky Bet Sunday Series race worth over £25,000 at Beverley 15 Jun 2023 Scott Dixon has today declared Conservative to run in this Sunday's Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle Distance Handicap over 1m4f, a race which is worth over £25,000 in total prize money. Fresh off ...

WATCH: Conservative finishes 3rd at Doncaster to land £1,110 for lucky Owners for the Day 06 Jun 2023 Conservative put in another gallant run from the front under jockey Phil Dennis at Doncaster on Saturday, staying on well to secure 3rd place and win £1,110 in total prize money for his 10 Owner...

WATCH: Conservative declared to run at Doncaster on Saturday 01 Jun 2023 Following his positive performance at Yarmouth last week, we're excited to report that Conservative has been declared to run again at Doncaster this Saturday in the 16:35 Class 4 Handicap over 1m2f. ...

WATCH: Coral Racing Club members head to Southwell to visit Scott Dixon & Conservative 24 May 2023 In April, Scott Dixon and his team welcomed the Coral Racing Club members who won our Stable Visit competition to his operation at Southwell Racecourse.  It was the perfect day for it as the mem...

WATCH: Conservative declared to run at Yarmouth on Wednesday 22 May 2023 Conservative has been declared to run in the 14:35 Class 5 Handicap over 1m 2f at Yarmouth on Wednesday, with Ben Curtis set to take the reins for the first time.  He's set to run at the Norfolk...

'I’ve been happy with all the work he has been doing' – latest Conservative update 17 May 2023 The last couple of weeks have been a little frustrating when it comes to Conservative, as he has been ready to run but the ground has been too soft. The good news is, the ground is starting to dr...

'I think I'd like to run Conservative on turf again' – latest update from Scott Dixon 12 May 2023 I gave Conservative a workout against a horse called Perseverants yesterday. The latter, who is rated 6lb higher than Conservative, is set to run at Hamilton over on Sunday. Both horses worked well. ...

WATCH: Conservative declared to run at Wolverhampton on Tuesday 01 May 2023 Conservative has been declared to run at Wolverhampton on Tuesday 2nd May in the Class 4 Handicap at 19:10, with Dale Swift booked to ride for the first time. We're hoping Conservative can bounce ba...

'He will be much fitter than many of his rivals' – latest Conservative update 25 Apr 2023 Conservative has had a good week in training. As I had mentioned previously, he was a little sore after his run at Doncaster, but he is fully over that now. I’ve been impressed with each workou...

'He is full of beans at the moment' – latest Conservative update 18 Apr 2023 Conservative had a great gallop this morning and I'm pleased to say he is full of beans at the moment. He was full of energy walking back in that he bucked his rider off. She was absolutely fine. He ...

Latest Conservative update from Scott Dixon ahead of tomorrow's stable visit for members 11 Apr 2023 We noticed Conservative was a little stiff at the back end of last week. That may have been due to the ground at Doncaster, which he obviously did not enjoy. He seems fine now and he is back to full w...

WATCH: Owner for the Day delight at Doncaster despite Conservative's result 04 Apr 2023 It wasn't to be for Conservative at Doncaster on Sunday with just his third run for the Club, but it was great to see our Owners for the Day still enjoy a fantastic experience. Watch our latest video...

WATCH: Conservative declared to run at Doncaster on Sunday 31 Mar 2023 Conservative has officially been declared to make his third appearance for the Coral Racing Club in the 15:55 at Doncaster on Sunday 2nd April. Tune into our latest video to find out more from our He...

WATCH: Conservative all systems go for Doncaster on Sunday 29 Mar 2023 Conservative will be aimed at the Class 3 handicap over 1m2f at Doncaster (16:30) on Sunday for his next run for the Club, rather than head to Wolverhampton on Thursday night. Tune into the latest vi...

Conservative entered at Wolverhampton and Doncaster this week 27 Mar 2023 It could be an exciting week for us all with Conservative as he has an entry at Wolverhampton at 20:00 on Thursday. It is a class four handicap for horses rated 0-80 over 1m½f. Conservative ha...

'We are keeping our eyes peeled for opportunities' – latest Conservative update 21 Mar 2023 As you will have seen, we did not declare Conservative for Wolverhampton last Friday, as we felt that he was not quite ready for that start. The time he had off the track impacted his fitness more tha...

Conservative not declared to run at Wolverhampton on Friday 15 Mar 2023 I decided against running Conservative at Wolverhampton on Friday as he blew really hard following a tough session on Tuesday. I was pleased with what he produced in his work, but I just don’t ...

Conservative entered at Wolverhampton this Friday 13 Mar 2023 I’ve made an early entry for Conservative to run at Wolverhampton on Friday evening in the final race on the card at 20:30. His participation in that contest will all depend on how well he fares...

'A couple of weeks away from his next run' – latest update on Conservative 09 Mar 2023 We weighed Conservative last week and we noticed he had put a little bit of weight on, which is normal given he did very little while he was recovering from his heel injury. The good news is, he is ov...

'I'm hopeful Conservative will build upon those performances' – latest update from Scott Dixon 03 Mar 2023 The good news is the swelling on Conservative’s heel has gone down. I am confident he is no longer feeling any pain with that. I started him back training at the beginning of the week and I...

Treatment continues for Conservative as he recovers from sore heel – latest update from Scott Dixon 26 Feb 2023 Conservative’s fetlock remained swollen for a few days after he knocked himself, so we put him on antibiotics to help reduce the swelling. It was nothing alarming, but it’s always better t...

WATCH: Conservative set to miss Newcastle after small setback 16 Feb 2023 Conservative is set to miss his next intended run for the Coral Racing Club at Newcastle this Saturday after picking up a slight injury to his heel.  Scott reports that it's nothing major and pr...

Scott Dixon team delighted with Conservative as he gets entries for Lingfield and Newcastle this week 14 Feb 2023 Conservative has come out of his race at Wolverhampton really well, which means we are good to go again with him if the right opportunity comes up. I made an entry for Wolverhampton on Monday, but unf...

WATCH: An update on Conservative following his second run for the Club 08 Feb 2023 Conservative put in another solid effort from the front on Monday night at Wolverhampton under Phil Dennis which made it two runs in two weeks for the Coral Racing Club.  Watch our latest video ...

WATCH: Scott Dixon's post-race reaction after Conservative finishes 4th at Wolverhampton 07 Feb 2023 It was another great event for Coral Racing Club members last night as Conservative built on his debut performance by finishing 4th in a competitive handicap at Wolverhampton. We caught up with train...

WATCH: Catching up with Conservative and Scott Dixon 06 Feb 2023 Following on from Conservative's debut for the Coral Racing Club at Southwell two weeks ago, we went to see how he was doing following the run and to find out more from Scott Dixon about his thoughts ...

WATCH: Conservative declared for Wolverhampton on Monday 05 Feb 2023 Following on from his pleasing debut performance almost a fortnight ago, Conservative has been officially declared by Scott Dixon for his second Coral Racing Club appearance at Wolverhampton in the Cl...

Conservative set to be entered for his next Coral Racing Club appearance 31 Jan 2023 Conservative is set to be entered in a 0-80 handicap over the extended 1m distance at Wolverhampton next Monday. I am pleased with the way he came out of his run at Southwell last week, and I think he...

WATCH: Conservative's promising debut run for the Club – plus the latest from Scott Dixon 26 Jan 2023 Monday saw Conservative make his long-awaited debut for the Club in a competitive Class 3 handicap where he put in a promising performance, finishing 6th, following 144 days off the track. We were de...

Race Replays: Watch two of Conservative's early career runs, including a win at Southwell 22 Jan 2023 Ahead of Conservative's debut for the Coral Racing Club at Southwell tomorrow in the 15:40, we take a look back at two of his most impressive runs so far in his career. Following a gelding operation ...

WATCH: Conservative officially declared for Coral Racing Club debut on Monday 21 Jan 2023 We're delighted to report that following Conservative's final piece of work yesterday, we’ve officially declared him to run at Southwell on Monday in the 15:40. He’s drawn in stall 7 and ...

WATCH: Exciting news for Conservative following final prep work 20 Jan 2023 He’s ready to run and I intend to declare him tomorrow for Monday in the 0-95 One Mile Handicap (15:40) at Southwell. As planned we worked Conservative this morning over 7f against another horse...

WATCH: Conservative's latest piece of work at Wolverhampton 17 Jan 2023 We did another strong piece of work with Conservative last Saturday, and we are very happy with the way he is coming on. Kat, his usual work rider, was on board as he had a spin over 7f. She went a s...

WATCH: Conservative hits the track for a piece of work 12 Jan 2023 Our latest video shows Conservative (closest to camera) striding out as Scott explains below. The new year has started in a positive way for Conservative. He is now out every day and is moving w...

Watch: Conservative Back in full training 06 Jan 2023 I am pleased to say Conservative is now back in full training and looks to be over the issue with his knee. His regular work riders have all reported back to me that he seems much more comfo...

Conservative update: Early signs point to full recovery 30 Dec 2022 We've treated Conservative's knee and the good news is, there is no swelling and he is in great order. After his treatment, he was on the walker for a couple of days, just so he did not stiffen up, an...

Conservative update: It’s great that we’ve identified the issue 21 Dec 2022 We did a range of tests on Conservative on Monday morning to check out the range of movement in his legs, and also to have look at his breathing, which is called scoping. The vet and myself watched th...

Conservative update: We need a full diagnosis to be sure 15 Dec 2022 We have a vet coming into the yard later this week to do a full clinical diagnosis on Conservative. This will involve a camera going up his nose and down into his windpipe, and I just want to do this ...

Conservative update: Ticking over with some steady gallops 06 Dec 2022 Unfortunately, Conservative had a little setback last week, which meant he was not able to run at Wolverhampton on Monday, as we had planned. I was not happy with the way he was travelling in one of h...

Conservative update: Wolverhampton return put on hold for now 30 Nov 2022 The planned return to action for your All-Weather flat horse, Conservative, has unfortunately been put on hold after the gelding failed to please Scott in his most recent piece of work. The 3-year-old...

Conservative update: It's time to see what he's truly capable of 24 Nov 2022 It’s been another good week for Conservative on the gallops. He is still on target to appear at Wolverhampton on December 5th in a 7f contest. I’ve seen nothing in his work that suggests ...

Conservative update: Important he peaks at the right time 16 Nov 2022 I'm targeting his first race for December 5th.   Conservative has had a good week on the gallops. His fitness is improving all the time, which is exactly what we wanted to see, and it has now giv...

Conservative update: He's settled in really well 11 Nov 2022 Conservative has settled into my yard really well since arriving back in September. We have not had any problems with him, and I didn’t expect there to be as we had him thoroughly checked over ...

Scott Dixon: Doing it differently 10 Nov 2022 Scott Dixon gives us a unique insight into what it’s like to train racehorses on a racecourse.

Conservative: Building on early promise 10 Nov 2022 A promising prospect with a win under his belt already, find out more about our unexposed 3yo.

Welcome to the Coral Racing Club 10 Nov 2022 We’re delighted that you’re here.  Take a look around, get acquainted with your horses and trainers, and enjoy your first foray into what free racehorse ownership feels like.  ...