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Bredwardine 21/05/22 Review Courteousy of Alison Morris
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Alison MorrisWales Point to Point GrouposntSpic4f7358auh3 · Golden Valley at Bredwardine.The scenic track at Bredwardine welcomed a healthy crowd to their meeting last Saturday; the first to officially fall within the Wales area. With well supported races, a range of artisan food stalls...
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Dulverton West at Bratton Down on Sunday 15th May 2022 by Granville Taylor
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Firm ground at Bratton Down kept down field sizes for the Dulverton West meeting with three of the six races reduced to a match. James King is working hard to retain his National Men's Championship and was successful on all three of his rides, each saddled by Luke Price. Six-year-old Luckello started...
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Grafton at Edgcote on Sunday 15th May 2022 by Jake Exelby
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The Grafton point-to-point at Edgcote on Sunday 15th May - sponsored by Michael Graham - saw 33 runners in seven races, several hot favourites turned over and doubles for two trainers and a pair of jockeys. Just two went to post for the feature race, the Beachborough School Novice Riders Championshi...
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Knutsford Races Club at Tabley on Sunday 15th May 2022 by Rory Alkin
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The meeting took place on good ground, with 31 horses contesting the seven races. Richard Garton the Clerk-of-the-Course received praise from many of the contestants for the excellent job of watering in the week prior to the meeting. There was an exciting race for the feature Lord Daresbury Final f...
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Haydon at Hexham on Saturday 14th May 2022 by Peter Burgon
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After a week of unsettled weather with very strong winds, conditions changed just in time for the Haydon Point-to-Point at Hexham Racecourse on Saturday. On a warm and sunny afternoon, it attracted one of the biggest crowds since the fixture was first staged there in 1995. It turned out to be day to re...
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Weston & Banwell at Cothelstone on Wednesday 11th May 2022 by Kirsty Boutflower
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Cothelstone Point to Point course has always been a popular venue for spectators and competitors alike and it was no exception last Wednesday when the final fixture of the Wessex Area was held. Highlights on sunny May evening were seeing rejuvenated horses enjoying their new careers at an easier le...
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Eggesford at Upcott Cross on Sunday 8th May 2022 by Granville Taylor
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The Eggesford featured riding doubles at Upcott Cross for Will Biddick and Charlie Sprake, sprinkled with a fair amount of controversy at this excellently maintained Devon track. It was a case of master and pupil sharing the highlights since 19-year-old Charlie Sprake works under the seven times...
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Kimblewick at Kingston Blount on Sunday 8th May 2022 by Russell Smith
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TIM Underwood paid tribute to Tempelpirate after his popular veteran recorded his 26th win in what is likely to be his last race at the Kimblewick Hunt meeting at Kingston Blount, near Chinnor, on Sunday. The evergreen owner-trainer, who is based at Beedon, near Newbury, still harbours ambitions o...
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Minehead Harriers and West Somerset at Holnicote on Saturday 7th May 2022 by Kirsty Boutflower
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A gloriously sunny day greeted racegoers to Holnicote for the Minehead Harriers and West Somerset meeting on Saturday. It was a day of good runners or no runners with the Alan Hill team notching a training double, Will Biddick being gifted another riding double and young Kelsey Bielby riding her fir...
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South Shropshire at Eyton-on-Severn on Monday 2nd May 2022 by Rory Alkin
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There was a fair turnout of 37 horses contesting the seven races on a fine spring day. The new Clerk-of-the-Course Adam Wadlow and his team had done well to produce good safe ground on the day. The opening Goffs four- and five-year-old Maiden produced the closest finish of the day. Tommie O'Brien on...
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Stevenstone at Vauterhill on Monday 2nd May 2022 by Granville Taylor
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Will Biddick is fighting hard for his eighth National jockeys title and reached a personal milestone of 500 career point-to-point winners at an overcast Vauterhill, North Devon, on Bank Holiday Monday (May 2nd). It was Don't Ask Us, trained by Keith Cumings at Bishops Nympton for long standing ow...
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Flete Park Races (Totnes & Bridgetown Racing Co Ltd) at Flete Park on Saturday 30th April 2022 by Granville Taylor
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Ed Walker's Ottery St Mary yard stole the headlines at a well watered Flete Park with two winners and two seconds. Field Exhibition soon set up a very long lead in the Marchand Petit Conditions race run over the shorter distance of two and a half miles and this free running 12-year-old never looked like...
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Cattistock at Chilfrome on Saturday 30th April 2022 by Bob Bracher
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After a wait of three years the Cattistock were delighted to finally hold their point to point meeting at their new course at Chilfrome near Maiden Newton. Sited not very far away from their former course at Toller Down Gate which closed in 1992 the course is a most welcome addition to the Wessex point t...
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Devon & Somerset at South Hill on Sunday 1st May 2022 by Kirsty Boutflower
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A damp and drizzly day did not deter either a decent crowd or those trainers keen to run on the new course at South Hill, just outside Dulverton. Organisers had done a great job getting the course ready in time and were rewarded with some excellent racing, trebles for jockey Darren Edwards and trainer...
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Fife at Overton Farm on Saturday 23rd April 2022 by Peter Burgon
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Following a string of placed rides this season, there was finally a richly deserved first winner for 19-year-old Emma Brown on the veteran Azure Fly in the Rathbones PPORA Conditions Race on Saturday's Fife card at Overton Farm. After being headed four out by Nine Altars (Charlotte Dun), her mount c...
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Axe Vale at Stafford Cross on Sunday 24th April 2022 by Granville Taylor
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The 75th anniversary meeting of the Axe Vale on well watered ground at Stafford Cross featured a treble for the jockey / trainer combination of Darren Edwards and Dean Summersby, plus a first winner for jockey Anna Hylands. Jetmeoutofhere and Party Tunes faced relatively easy tasks for the Summers...
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Old Berkshire at Lockinge on Easter Monday 18th April 2022 by Jake Exelby
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Champion trainer Tom Ellis passed two milestones at Kimble on Saturday - achieving his 200th career success in point-to-points and breaking the record for the number of winners trained in a season. However, he wasn't resting on his laurels, taking three horses to Lockinge on Easter Monday and winn...
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Four Burrow at Trebudannon on Easter Monday 18th April 2022 by Granville Taylor
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A very large and enthusiastic Easter Monday crowd saw exciting racing at this popular Cornish track. The highlights were a first treble for jockey Jake Bament, a first winner for Amy Bennalick, plus Josh Newman reaching his century of winners. Five-year-old mare Walkin Out followed up her recent...
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Dartmoor Foxhounds at Flete Park on Saturday 16th April 2022 by Granville Taylor
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A massive holiday crowd enjoyed warm sunshine and good racing at Flete Park where two overflow car parks had to be deployed. Two young jockeys stole the headlines. Otis Morgan recorded his first double and Chad Bament rode his first winner. 17-year-old Otis Morgan took the Members' sponsored by A Sa...
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North Shropshire at Eyton-on-Severn on Easter Monday 18th April 2022 by Rory Alkin
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The first meeting at Eyton for three years took place on good ground which had been watered. Highlights of the day were riding doubles for Toby Wynne and Immy Robinson, and Phil Rowley had a training double. Wynne's first win came in the opening four- and five-year-old Mares Maiden over two-and-a-ha...
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