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TheGaffer · TheGaffer

The meeting took place in gloomy wet conditions on heavy ground, with the going becoming very testing throughout the afternoon. The last fence was omitted for all races due to the state of the ground. The highlights of the day were a double for Trainer Phil Rowley and his jockey Darren Andrews in the op...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

South Wales trainer Tim Vaughan's decision to make the 375-mile journey from Cowbridge to Kelso was made worthwhile by the victories of Jean Genie and Ocojohn in the hands of son Ed at Saturday's Buccleuch meeting which had 54 runners on a six race card. After being placed in 16 of 31 career starts sinc...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

This season has been hard hit with abandonments and with so many meetings struggling to run due to the ongoing daily deluges, it was pleasing to see the Quantock survive and those that managed to navigate the rather inconvenient road closure a mile from the course, were treated to some good racing. Hi...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

The weather gods did their level best to disrupt the annual running of the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale point to point by first of all raining for much of the lead up to the meeting and then on Saturday morning producing enough snow to need for a further inspection to be held before the meeting could go ah...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

Larkhill hosted the only surviving meeting in the country following the continuing waterlogging seen in virtually all of England and Wales. Even Larkhill which can absorb the rain is showing the effects of the long-wet spell with those with longer memories struggling to remember how wet and trodd...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

The sun shone at Badbury Rings after heavy rain in the previous 24 hours and this made the going on the soft side and a number of horses found this too testing. However, the ground played to the strengths of a couple of course specialists and the two leading riders in the country were able to secure wins in...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

For once this season the weather gods were kind to the Northern Area as Kelso missed the heavy overnight rain which hit many parts of North Yorkshire and Northumberland resulting in ground no worse than soft for the well attended Berwickshire fixture at Friars Haugh on Sunday which saw 49 runners fac...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

Keagan Kirkby The news about the fatal accident that Keagan Kirkby suffered at Charing came after racegoers had left Larkhill but the loss of a genuinely popular young man will be felt across the whole point to point community. A real enthusiast with a strong love of horses, he achieved one of his ambi...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

Leicestershire trainer Kelly Morgan enjoyed another successful trip up the A1 to Alnwick on Sunday with a double at the Percy fixture courtesy of Jumper Watt and Runwiththetide to make it 9 winners from 15 runners at the Ratcheugh Farm course since December 2021. Jumper Watt set the ball rolling whe...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

A dry week produced excellent racing ground at Milborne St Andrew and the quality entries that the South Dorset had received ensured the very large crowd were treated to some exciting, top-class racing throughout the afternoon. Two high-quality young horse maidens, a combined riding/training...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

The rearranged meeting of the Royal Artillery point to point took place at Larkhill on a dry afternoon with several notable performances including a riding treble for Will Biddick and a training treble for Chris Barber, a first ever training victory for a recently retired jockey and a double for the...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

STORM ISHA sent spectators scurrying for cover after the fifth of the seven races at Chipley Park on Sunday (Jan 21). The track had recovered well from successive frosts, but the inevitable soft ground put a premium on stamina with race times around the seven minute mark. The Tiverton Foxhounds mee...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

Organisers of the Heythrop point-to-point - sponsored by Red Savannah - at Cocklebarrow on Sunday 21st January were rewarded for their enterprise in putting on a number of attractions alongside the racing with a huge crowd - including such luminaries as Alexander Armstrong, Giles Coren, and form...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

GLORIOUS winter sunshine greeted racegoers to the only point-to-point in the country to survive the weather at the Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge on Sunday (7th Jan). The going was quite testing after the recent wet spell, but the fact that racing went ahead drew a couple of Max Comley's int...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

The loss of the Harkaway Club meeting at Chaddesley Corbett to the weather allowed owners and keepers to switch their charges to Larkhill and at least three of the winners on a very competitive card would have run at the Worcestershire course. Even Larkhill which can absorb a lot of rain was at its most...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

James King made his first visit to Alnwick one to remember with a treble on the Max Comley-trained geldings Wagner, Jay Bee Whiskey and Burtown at the Ratcheugh Racing Club fixture on Sunday. After going under by a length to Captain Woodie on his reappearance at Badbury Rings five weeks ago, Wagner we...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

HEAVY rain during the morning had cleared by noon for the Cornwall Club fixture at the Royal Cornwall showground, Wadebridge, on Sunday (Dec 10). The track had held up well after the incessant December rain but certainly demanded stamina, something not lacking in the Ladies' Open winner Singap...

TheGaffer · TheGaffer

It was definitely a day of two halves with the weather making the first half of the New Forest meeting very wet with spectators seeking cover and the visibility made the first three races very difficult to follow. However, the sun made a welcome appearance for the final two races and the day finished in...

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Hursley Hambledon review A decent crowd at Larkhill enjoyed a competitive day's racing where the weather took a turn for the worse as the meeting progressed and the visibility made it difficult to see how the races unfolded. There were a number of firsts among the six winners and the highlights were t...

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A remarkable treble for 16-year-old jockey Ed Vaughan , all saddled by his father Tim, lit up the East Cornwall fixture on an overcast, windy afternoon, punctuated by showers, at Great Trethew. The young jockey is yet another aspiring rider from the pony racing circuit and readily took the opportu...

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	Sir W W Wynns and Flint & Denbigh at Bangor-on-Dee on Sunday 10th March 2024 by Rory Alkin (Preview) The meeting took place in gloomy wet conditions on heavy ground, with the going becoming very testing throughout the afternoon. The last fence was omitted for all races due to the state of the ground. The highlights of the day were a double for Trainer Phil Rowley and his jockey Darren Andrews in the op...	TheGaffer	0	67	March 13th by TheGaffer
	Buccleuch at Friars Haugh on Saturday 9th March 2024 by Peter Burgon (Preview) South Wales trainer Tim Vaughan's decision to make the 375-mile journey from Cowbridge to Kelso was made worthwhile by the victories of Jean Genie and Ocojohn in the hands of son Ed at Saturday's Buccleuch meeting which had 54 runners on a six race card. After being placed in 16 of 31 career starts sinc...	TheGaffer	0	58	March 12th by TheGaffer
	Quantock at Cothelstone on Saturday 9th March 2024 by Kirsty Boutflower (Preview) This season has been hard hit with abandonments and with so many meetings struggling to run due to the ongoing daily deluges, it was pleasing to see the Quantock survive and those that managed to navigate the rather inconvenient road closure a mile from the course, were treated to some good racing. Hi...	TheGaffer	0	98	March 11th by TheGaffer
	Blackmore and Sparkford Vale at Charlton Horethorne on Sunday 3rd March 2023 by Bob Bracher (Preview) The weather gods did their level best to disrupt the annual running of the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale point to point by first of all raining for much of the lead up to the meeting and then on Saturday morning producing enough snow to need for a further inspection to be held before the meeting could go ah...	TheGaffer	0	56	March 7th by TheGaffer
	South and West Wilts at Larkhill on Sunday 25th February 2024 by Bob Bracher (Preview) Larkhill hosted the only surviving meeting in the country following the continuing waterlogging seen in virtually all of England and Wales. Even Larkhill which can absorb the rain is showing the effects of the long-wet spell with those with longer memories struggling to remember how wet and trodd...	TheGaffer	0	51	February 27th by TheGaffer
	Countryside Alliance Club (Wessex) at Badbury Rings on Sunday 18th February 2024 by Bob Bracher (Preview) The sun shone at Badbury Rings after heavy rain in the previous 24 hours and this made the going on the soft side and a number of horses found this too testing. However, the ground played to the strengths of a couple of course specialists and the two leading riders in the country were able to secure wins in...	TheGaffer	0	72	February 20th by TheGaffer
	Berwickshire fixture at Friars Haugh on Sunday 11th February 2024 by Peter Burgon (Preview) For once this season the weather gods were kind to the Northern Area as Kelso missed the heavy overnight rain which hit many parts of North Yorkshire and Northumberland resulting in ground no worse than soft for the well attended Berwickshire fixture at Friars Haugh on Sunday which saw 49 runners fac...	TheGaffer	0	80	February 14th by TheGaffer
	Combined Services at Larkhill on Sunday 4th February 2024 by Bob Bracher (Preview) Keagan Kirkby The news about the fatal accident that Keagan Kirkby suffered at Charing came after racegoers had left Larkhill but the loss of a genuinely popular young man will be felt across the whole point to point community. A real enthusiast with a strong love of horses, he achieved one of his ambi...	TheGaffer	0	110	February 6th by TheGaffer
	Percy at Alnwick on Sunday 28th January 2024 by Peter Burgon (Preview) Leicestershire trainer Kelly Morgan enjoyed another successful trip up the A1 to Alnwick on Sunday with a double at the Percy fixture courtesy of Jumper Watt and Runwiththetide to make it 9 winners from 15 runners at the Ratcheugh Farm course since December 2021. Jumper Watt set the ball rolling whe...	TheGaffer	0	99	February 1st by TheGaffer
	South Dorset at Milborne St Andrew on Sunday 28th January 2024 by Kirsty Boutflower (Preview) A dry week produced excellent racing ground at Milborne St Andrew and the quality entries that the South Dorset had received ensured the very large crowd were treated to some exciting, top-class racing throughout the afternoon. Two high-quality young horse maidens, a combined riding/training...	TheGaffer	0	75	January 30th by TheGaffer
	Royal Artillery at Larkhill on Saturday 27th January 2024 by Bob Bracher (Preview) The rearranged meeting of the Royal Artillery point to point took place at Larkhill on a dry afternoon with several notable performances including a riding treble for Will Biddick and a training treble for Chris Barber, a first ever training victory for a recently retired jockey and a double for the...	TheGaffer	0	47	January 30th by TheGaffer
	Tiverton at Chipley Park on Sunday 21st January 2024 by Granville Taylor (Preview) STORM ISHA sent spectators scurrying for cover after the fifth of the seven races at Chipley Park on Sunday (Jan 21). The track had recovered well from successive frosts, but the inevitable soft ground put a premium on stamina with race times around the seven minute mark. The Tiverton Foxhounds mee...	TheGaffer	0	118	January 23rd by TheGaffer
	Heythrop at Cocklebarrow on Sunday 21st January 2024 by Jake Exelby (Preview) Organisers of the Heythrop point-to-point - sponsored by Red Savannah - at Cocklebarrow on Sunday 21st January were rewarded for their enterprise in putting on a number of attractions alongside the racing with a huge crowd - including such luminaries as Alexander Armstrong, Giles Coren, and form...	TheGaffer	0	86	January 22nd by TheGaffer
	North Cornwall at Wadebridge on Sunday 7th January 2024 by Granville Taylor (Preview) GLORIOUS winter sunshine greeted racegoers to the only point-to-point in the country to survive the weather at the Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge on Sunday (7th Jan). The going was quite testing after the recent wet spell, but the fact that racing went ahead drew a couple of Max Comley's int...	TheGaffer	0	91	January 9th by TheGaffer
	Larkhill Racing Club at Larkhill on Sunday 31st December 2023 by Bob Bracher (Preview) The loss of the Harkaway Club meeting at Chaddesley Corbett to the weather allowed owners and keepers to switch their charges to Larkhill and at least three of the winners on a very competitive card would have run at the Worcestershire course. Even Larkhill which can absorb a lot of rain was at its most...	TheGaffer	0	118	January 2nd by TheGaffer
	Ratcheugh Racing Club at Alnwick on Sunday 17th December 2023 by Peter Burgon (Preview) James King made his first visit to Alnwick one to remember with a treble on the Max Comley-trained geldings Wagner, Jay Bee Whiskey and Burtown at the Ratcheugh Racing Club fixture on Sunday. After going under by a length to Captain Woodie on his reappearance at Badbury Rings five weeks ago, Wagner we...	TheGaffer	0	122	December 20th by TheGaffer
	The Cornwall Club at Wadebridge on Sunday 10th December 2023 by Granville Taylor (Preview) HEAVY rain during the morning had cleared by noon for the Cornwall Club fixture at the Royal Cornwall showground, Wadebridge, on Sunday (Dec 10). The track had held up well after the incessant December rain but certainly demanded stamina, something not lacking in the Ladies' Open winner Singap...	TheGaffer	0	139	December 12th by TheGaffer
	New Forest at Larkhill on Sunday 10th December 2023 by Bob Bracher (Preview) It was definitely a day of two halves with the weather making the first half of the New Forest meeting very wet with spectators seeking cover and the visibility made the first three races very difficult to follow. However, the sun made a welcome appearance for the final two races and the day finished in...	TheGaffer	0	110	December 11th by TheGaffer
	Hursley Hambledon at Larkhill on Sunday 26th November 2023 by Bob Bracher (Preview) Hursley Hambledon review A decent crowd at Larkhill enjoyed a competitive day's racing where the weather took a turn for the worse as the meeting progressed and the visibility made it difficult to see how the races unfolded. There were a number of firsts among the six winners and the highlights were t...	TheGaffer	0	134	November 28th by TheGaffer
	East Cornwall at Great Trethew on Sunday 19th November 2023 by Granville Taylor (Preview) A remarkable treble for 16-year-old jockey Ed Vaughan , all saddled by his father Tim, lit up the East Cornwall fixture on an overcast, windy afternoon, punctuated by showers, at Great Trethew. The young jockey is yet another aspiring rider from the pony racing circuit and readily took the opportu...	TheGaffer	0	93	November 21st by TheGaffer
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