Arlecchino's Rex Winning at Wolverhampton 3rd March 2026
Arlecchino's Rex winning the Midnite 2026 Handicap, nine and a half furlongs, Wolverhampton 3rd March 2026 under Jason Watson
Welcome to Mark Usher Racing
Welcome to Mark Usher Racing
Welcome to Mark Usher Racing
Welcome to Mark Usher Racing
06 March 2026
A quiet few days in terms of runners … . .
04 March 2026
Arlecchino’s Rex clearly found the step up in trip just the tweak … .
Arlecchino's Rex winning the Midnite 2026 Handicap, nine and a half furlongs, Wolverhampton 3rd March 2026 under Jason Watson
I have been training racehorses since 1983 and I am now based in Rowdown Stables, Upper Lambourn, a modern, purpose built, Yard with 30 Boxes with easy access to the superb Lambourn Gallops. We moved into Rowdown on the 1st January 2016 and you can see something of the excellent facilites we have here. My team and I work hard to do the best for our horses and to achieve success and enjoyment for our owners; I pride myself on high standards and attention to detail.
Visitors to the yard are always welcome! You can keep uptodate with the latest news from Rowdown by clicking this link and you can see our immediately upcoming Entries and running plans by clicking here and then selecting 'Entries'.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Mark Usher
Have a look at how to be involved at Rowdown here; a variety of options for affordable racehorse ownership are available from as little as £50 per month. Mark and Mike are always happy to talk about individual horses and ownership & partnership opportunities.
2021 Grey Gelding
by Outstrip (GB) ex Abbotsfield (Ire) ( Sakhee's Secret (GB) )
Owner:
2023 Rowdown Nursery Partnership
An athletic individual out of a mare who was a winner herself and has produced 2 winners rated in the 80’s his sire, Outstrip, developing into a top class stallion, siring a Melbourne cup winner.
Monks Mead made quite a slow start to his career on the track and didn't make all that much impact in three quite ordinary Maidens; but he showed the benefit of that experience by winning his first start in a Nursery, over seven furlongs at Lingfield at the end of July, winning decisively despite showing greeness alone in front until the opposition came at him in the last furlong; he then ran with credit in three Nurseries over sic, seven and eight furlongs, finishing second twice and being beaten no more than two lengths in the third. He got back into the Winner's Enclosure and rounded off a really satisfactory first season by winning an eight furlong Nursery at Chelmsford at the beginning of November under an excellent ride from Robert Havlin, who has a fine record for us.
As a three year old he ran eleven times being placed second or third on six of those starts going really close in three runs at Bath, being beaten a neck, a head and half a length; he showed real consistency throughout the Season.
The Nursery Partnership has retained him for his third season as a four year old and he will, the Yard is confident, will continue to give a good account of himself in handicaps in 2025.
You can see full details of the two yearlings in the 2025 Nursery by following this link.
Monks Mead's racing form, courtesy Racing Post
Monks Mead winning the Next Generation Classified Stake, twelve furlongs, Lingfield 21st January 2026 under George Bass
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to be competitive and effective over the coming Season.
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25 February 2024
Q20 Boy, 8.00pm, Chelmsford, Thursday 29th February 2024
12 August 2022
Q20 Boy and Isobel run in Wolverhampton's six furlong Apprentice Handicap . . . .