by Lucy Wheeler. The Fitzwilliam Hunt staged a very successful meeting at Dingley last Saturday as the curtain came down on the Midlands Area Point-to-Point season. The opening Hunt Members race attracted a healthy field of five runners, including meeting secretary Katie Morgan’s My Shamwari who made most of the running with Icthec and Done […]

[images are available point-to-point-racing/2016/mhc-garthorpe-8may16" target="_blank">here] The Melton Hunt Club hosted their annual meeting at Garthorpe on Sunday 8th May. The card include three pony races and seven horse races, including the Dodson & Horrell PPORA Members Club Novice Rider Championship Final. Elsewhere on the card there was a double for Tom Chatfeild-Roberts. The feature race […]

A large crowd enjoyed a good day's racing at Dingley for the Fernie meeting on Sunday and there was plenty of local interest to cheer about as 67 runners came forward for a seven-race card. The Midlands Feature race for the season was the Mixed Open here, The Fernie Four-Miler, and despite it being a […]

[photos are online here: point-to-point-racing/2016/quorn-at-garthorpe" target="_blank">Quorn at Garthorpe] There was a treble for Gina Andrews at the Quorn meeting at Garthorpe on Saturday, while the feature race of the day, the Mens Open (Quorn Gold Cup) was won by Tom McClorey and Thetalkinghorse for Mrs Moody and trainer, Gerald Bailey. The champion lady jockey opened […]

The highlight of the Atherstone's Point-to-Point meeting at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore was a popular double for owner/trainer Serena Tyler, who notched up wins in the Confined Hunts race with Mac Halen and the Maiden with Rudolph. These victories, along with a second in the Ladies Open, mean Serena now leads the Midlands Area Lady Rider Championship by ten […]

Tom McClorey celebrated a maiden career treble at the Pytchley meeting at Guilsborough on Sunday 10th April with wins on Gunmoney, Grumblers Holt and Teeton Kato. The Head Lad and Assistant Trainer at Gerald and Caroline Bailey's Holdenby yard only achieved his first double at Thorpe Lodge in February, and also had a second and […]

The weather forecast for the Woodland Pytchley meeting proved to be disappointingly accurate but did not deter an enthusiastic Leicestershire crowd, who were determined to enjoy this Dingley opener. The feature race was the 2 mile and half mile Mixed Open, the first of these shorter format opens to run here in the Midlands area. Johnny Weatherby's eight-year-old Decade […]

The Belvoir meeting at Garthorpe provided good racing on challenging ground, including a treble for Gina Andrews, a double for Tom Chatfeild-Roberts and his family and a double for the Bealby yard. The PPORA Club Members Race for Novice Riders was the day's opener and produced a convincing winner for Numbercruncher. Owner/rider David O'Brien had […]

George is Awesome at Garthorpe A thousand-strong crowd endured a chilly day at Garthorpe and were rewarded with some excellent racing. There were doubles for trainers Gerald Bailey and Tommie Morgan and wins for leading jockeys Gina Andrews and Claire Hart. Sam Davies-Thomas enjoyed a double on Tulsa and Agent For Chaos after he stepped in […]

Legal Legend, the nine-year-old gelding purchased as a foal by the late Sir Michael Connell continued his excellent string of wins at Thorpe with a fourth victory, this time under Jonny Bailey in the Sharp Nutrition Men's Open. "He's everyone's favourite at home, and loves jumping," Lady Connell commented. The horse is now qualified for […]

Monsieur Jourdain shows his class Despite last minute rain which resulted in soft going, the Brocklesby Hunt meeting was well supported by  both the public and owners, with an average field of more than ten per race. Harry Thorpe's course held up well and provided some excellent racing in the parkland setting of the Earl […]