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Mendip Farmers at Ston Easton on Sunday 20th March 2022 by Bob Bracher
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A glorious sunny spring day drew a large attendance at the Mendip Farmers point to point at Ston Easton on Sunday where some competitive racing took place at the very popular North Somerset course. The highlights were another win for Moratorium in the Men's Open, a front running performance from the...
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The Oakley at Brafield-on-the-Green on Sunday 20th March 2022 by Jake Exelby
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A sunny day saw a good-sized crowd flock to Brafield-on-the-Green for the first running of the Oakley point-to-point since 2019 after missing two years due to Covid. The six point-to-point races featured a total of 25 runners although, unfortunately, the two feature races both attracted just a si...
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Wilton at Milborne St Andrew on Saturday 19th March 2022 by Kirsty Boutflower
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On a gloriously sunny Spring afternoon, the Wilton hosted the second of two meetings at Milborne St Andrew last Saturday. A drying wind had ensured the ground had dried out after the much discussed deluge during the week that had impacted the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday. There were plenty of...
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Dart Vale and Haldon Harriers at Buckfastleigh on Sunday 13th March 2022 by Granville Taylor
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Buckfastleigh racecourse soaked up the week's rain sufficiently to survive an early morning inspection, but the going was inevitably heavy, putting a premium on stamina. The conditions failed to deter nine-year-old Chameron, who ploughed through the mud to win the grandly named Westcountry Ch...
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The Quantock at Cothelstone on Saturday 12th March 2022 by Kirsty Boutflower
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Last Saturday's meeting at Cothelstone produced some excellent racing and the judge had to resort to the newly introduced iPad technology to determine a couple of finishes. A double for jockey Martin McIntyre, highly impressive winner for ITV's Luke Harvey and a memorable first win for jockey Pu...
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Sir W. W. Wynn’s Flint and Denbigh at Bangor-on-Dee on Sunday 6th March 2022 by Rory Alkin
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A very large crowd enjoyed some excellent racing, where 42 horses contested the seven-race card in bright sunshine. The going was testing, with many runners finishing tired. There was a double for owner and trainer Clive Boultbee-Brooks in the final two races, both ridden by Tommie O'Brien. The...
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Blackmore and Sparkford Vale at Charlton Horethorne on Sunday 6th March 2022 by Bob Bracher
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It was a raw and cold but bright day on the Somerset/Dorset border when racing resumed at Charlton Horethorne after a two year absence for the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale point to point. It was a good day for three riders namely Will Biddick, James King and Freddie Gingell who all rode doubles and for t...
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East Cornwall at Great Trethew on Sunday 27th February 2022 by Granville Taylor
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A total of 82 runners in 8 races on softish going, plus the bonus of two pony races, gave the large crowd their money's worth at the popular Cornish venue of Great Trethew, Menheniot. Darren Edwards and Josh Newman took the riding honours, each with a double That grand campaigner Sykes, now 13-years...
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Kingston Blount Racing Club at Kingston Blount on Saturday 26th February 2022 by Russell Smith
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TOM Ellis marched on at the top of the Foran Trainers' Championship with a fabulous 27-1 four-timer at the Kingston Blount Racing Club meeting at Kingston Blount, near Chinnor, on Saturday. The champion trainer took his tally for the campaign to 28 with wins from Every Minute (11-10 fav), Al Shahir (...
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College Valley & North Northumberland at Alnwick on Sunday 27th February by Peter Burgon
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After saddling four winners from seven runners at Kingston Blount the previous day, Warwickshire-based champion trainer Tom Ellis completed a great weekend with Dundrum Wood's success in the Charles Stanley Ladies Open Race on Sunday's College Valley & North Northumberland card at Alnwic...
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South and West Wilts at Larkhill on Sunday 27th February 2022 by Bob Bracher
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A bright sunny early Spring day brought out an enthusiastic and large attendance to watch a total of nine point to point races plus 3 charity races at the South and West Wilts Hunt Point to Point at Larkhill on Sunday. The charity races in aid of Racing Welfare and Wiltshire Air Ambulance were well suppo...
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Countryside Alliance Club (Wessex) at Badbury Rings on Sunday 20th February 2022 by Bob Bracher
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Storm Eunice did her best to disrupt the running of the Countryside Alliance (Wessex) point to point at Badbury Rings but thanks to a sterling effort by Clerk of the Course Martyn Tory, his team of volunteers and the concerted work of the tentage company the meeting was able to go ahead in windy but dry c...
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Berwickshire at Friars Haugh on Sunday 13th February by Peter Burgon
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North Yorkshire trainer, Cherry Coward has enjoyed plenty of successful days on the Northern Area circuit in the last fifteen years but none as good as Sunday's visit to Friars Haugh, Kelso which resulted in three winners from four runners at the Berwickshire meeting. Racing was never in doubt at th...
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Combined Services at Larkhill on 6th February 2022 by Bob Bracher
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Some of the gloss of the running of the prestigious Fujitsu sponsored Coronation Gold Cup was lost due the accident which befell Michaela Tallett riding Champagne Lilly at the fourteenth fence in the preceding Ladies race. This resulted in the arrival of the Air Ambulance and a delay of nearly two ho...
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The Percy at Alnwick on Sunday 30th January 2022 by Peter Burgon
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After being hit by 70mph winds from Storm Malik on Saturday which blew down the wings at several fences and sections of running rail, the weather gods were smiling on the Ratcheugh Farm course near Alnwick on Sunday for the Percy Point-to-Point fixture which produced some high quality action on near...
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Horseheath 29/01/22 Review By Mike Ashby
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REPORT CAMBRIDGESHIRE WITH ENFIELD CHACE AT HORSEHEATH ON SATURDAY JANUARY 29th By Mike Ashby Perfect racing weather and a fine days action enthralled racegoers at Horseheaths second fixture of the season. The meeting contained three close finishes leaving the crowd anxiously waiting the jud...
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South Dorset at Milborne St Andrew on Sunday 30th January 2022 by Bob Bracher
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A very bright sunny winter day greeted racegoers at MIlborne St Andrew where the South Dorset held their annual point to point. As a result there was a large attendance enjoying the excellent racing on going described by most riders as good. The sport seems to be good heart at present with the first fou...
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Tiverton Foxhounds at Chipley Park on Sunday 23rd January 2022 by Granville Taylor
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The Tiverton Foxhounds featured a riding and training double for Bradley Gibbs, hot on the heels of Will Biddick for this season's National jockeys' title, plus a head to head duel between Biddick and leading lady rider Gina Andrews in the Exeter Racecourse Intermediate qualifier. A very large Sun...
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The Royal Artillery at Larkhill on Saturday 22nd January 2022 by Bob Bracher
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Maitree Express was the stand out performance at the Royal Artillery point to point last Saturday when winning the Mixed Open race. Other notable performances came from Satellite Receiver in the Maiden race, a first point to point winner for Amber Jackson-Fennell, a double for jockey Josh Newman a...
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Jedforest at Friars Haugh on Sunday 23rd January 2022 by Peter Burgon
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Point-to-Point racing returned to Scotland for the first time since March 2020 at Friars Haugh, Kelso last Sunday with a big crowd in attendance at the Jedforest fixture and 40 runners in 7 races on perfect jumping ground which was riding on the easy side of good. Nick Orpwood extended his lead over Ly...
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