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Torrington Farmers at Umberleigh on Saturday 10th June 2023 by Granville Taylor
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The Torrington Farmers closed the 2022-23 British point-to-point season at Umberleigh, North Devon, amidst the usual party atmosphere, a tradition that has lasted for half a century. The features of the racing included Molly Landau securing the National Novice Ladies' title with a last gasp do...
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Tiverton Staghounds at Bratton Down on Sunday 4th June 2023 by Granville Taylor
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A legend says goodbye, a dead heat, a first winner for a young jockey, a first training double and a Bratton triple crown thrilled the massive crowd watching late season point-to pointing at its very best at Bratton Down high up on Exmoor. Tribute must be paid to the organisers who defied the prolonged...
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Exmoor Foxhounds at Bratton Down on Sunday 21st May by Granville Taylor
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Will Biddick continued his recednt golden spell with a double in front of a big crowd at sunny Bratton Down on the top of Exmoor. A remarkable total of 12 winners in the past three weeks has included 5 doubles, putting the Truro born jockey on the verge of his eighth National jockeys’ title. Ninth Wave br...
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HAYDON POINT-TO-POINT at Hexham Racecourse on Saturday 20th May 2023 by Peter Burgon
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The Northern Area Point-to-Point season signed off on a high with 51 runners on Saturday's Haydon card at Hexham Racecourse. Following a disappointing spell under Rules from Chris Grant's Billingham yard, Darius Des Sources has been given a new lease of life since changing hands last May and being...
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Knutsford Races at Tabley on Sunday 21st May by Rory Alkin
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A large crowd was treated to a magnificent day’s racing at Tabley with some exciting finishes. Forty-one runners contested the six races, and the decent turnout was helped by the excellent state of the ground produced by the Clerk of the Course Richard Garton. Huw Edwards rode a double, taking the...
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Dulverton West at Bratton Down on Sunday 14th May 2023 by Granville Taylor
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Will Biddick's double at Bratton Down took him to the 49 winner mark for the season and brought him a step nearer to his eighth National Jockeys title. The Christopher Barber trained Move With The Beat justified strong market support in the opening Restricted, sponsored by James Pryce Tractors, sto...
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Grafton at Edgcote on Sunday 14th May 2023 by Jake Exelby
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The Grafton point-to-point at Edgcote on Sunday 14th May saw an excellent turnout of 61 runners in the seven races, the highest of the season in the South Midlands area and the highest anywhere nationwide since the first weekend of March, thanks to the excellent work of Clerk of the Course Graham Tawe...
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Weston & Banwell at Cothelstone on Wednesday 10th May 2023 by Kirsty Boutflower
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The curtain came down for the season on the Wessex Point to Point Area on Wednesday evening when the Weston & Banwell and West Somerset Vale held their meeting having survived a biblical style deluge the day before. However the ground held up remarkably well and racegoers were treated to some go...
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Eggesford at Upcott Cross on Monday 7th May 2023 by Granville Taylor
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Will Biddick took a few prizes home to Somerset from the Eggesford fixture at Upcott Cross. After a riding double which put him in a strong position for his eighth National Jockeys title, he turned to his training job to saddle Southfield Harvest to win the latest of the local Grass Roots Conditions s...
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Devon and Somerset at South Hill on Monday 8th May 2023 by Kirsty Boutflower
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The rearranged meeting at South Hill was almost a case of Déjà vu on arrival as the Exmoor mist loomed large across the course but a light breeze kept that part of the weather away only to be replaced by rain which was heavy at times and made conditions testing for horses and riders. Full credit should go t...
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Kimblewick (May) at Kingston Blount on Sunday 7th May 2023 by Jake Exelby
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A sunny Bank Holiday Sunday saw a large crowd at Kingston Blount treated to three close finishes, two impressive wins and an eventful Mens Open won by a true course specialist. The latter was Gabrial the Great, owned, trained, and ridden by Evesham-based Thomas Murray, one of only two horses he train...
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North Shropshire at Eyton-on-Severn on Monday 1st May 2023 by Rory Alkin
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A large Bank Holiday crowd was treated to an exciting days racing with forty-four runners contesting the six races. With plenty of rain over weekend, the going was mainly soft, but the weather remained pleasant for the afternoon. Heidi Brookshaw continued her success here on Easter Monday with an...
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Fife at Overton on Saturday 29th April 2023 by Peter Burgon
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Natasha Cookson is the new leader in the YoungsRPS Northern Area Ladies Championship after recording the first double of her career on Vivas and Blouebrav at Saturday's Fife meeting, and it was a real family affair with both winners owned and trained by her father James who is based at Meldon near Mor...
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Warwickshire at Mollington on Monday 1st May 2023 by Russell Smith
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TOM Ellis broke his own record for number of winners in a season in the trainers' championship when Master Templar triumphed at the Warwickshire meeting at Mollington, near Banbury, in front of a big Bank Holiday Monday crowd. Ellis had eclipsed last year's tally of 62 for the campaign when Pass The G...
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Cattistock at Chilfrome on Saturday 29th April 2023 by Bob Bracher
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The rearranged Cattistock meeting held last Saturday at Chilfrome took place in very sunny conditions for the good crowd to enjoy. The course had been lengthened since its initial meeting and the improvements made seemed to receive a positive response. The course had received heavy rainfall a cou...
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Stevenstone at Vauterhill on Monday 1st May 2023 by Granville Taylor
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Riding doubles for Will Biddick and Darren Andrews plus a training double for Josh Newman were the features of the Bank Holiday card on testing ground at Vauterhill, North Devon. Biddick took the Mixed Open, sponsored by Hembury Castle Estate & Brewer Harding & Rowe Solicitors by a comfort...
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Flete Park Races at Flete Park on Saturday 29th April 2023 by Granville Taylor
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A warm and sunny afternoon at picturesque Flete Park in South Devon saw a packed car park and brought out the picnickers able to enjoy a grandstand view of the action from the hill side. The good to soft ground produced competitive racing, attracting a total of 34 runners in the six races. Darren Edward...
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Cheshire Forest at Tabley on Sunday 23rd April 2023 by Rory Alkin
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The meeting was run on a cool spring day, but with plenty of heavy rain locally, there was only one shower during racing. The highlights of the day were doubles in the first two races for trainer Joe O'Shea and jockey Huw Edwards, and another one in the closing two races for trainer Francesca Poste and j...
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Minehead and West Somerset at Holnicote on Saturday 22nd April 2023 by Kirsty Boutflower
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The impending Coronation meant that the original date of the Minehead and West Somerset point to point needed to be brought forward to last Saturday but a decent crowd turned out to see some good racing with more runners than in previous years. Highlights included a double for jockeys Will Biddick a...
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Axe Vale at Stafford Cross on Sunday 23rd April 2023 by Granville Taylor
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The ultra consistent Midnight Legend mare Singapore Saga returned to point-to-pointing at Stafford Cross after a successful foray into hunter chases to take the Lee Clifford Engineering sponsored Mixed Open under Darren Andrews. On perfect ground after leading from four out, Singapore Saga sh...
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