Impressive Garthorpe winner Bond Broker is among initial entries for the Tattersalls Cheltenham February sale. The Tom Weston trained son of Doyen who hails from the family of leading national hunt sire Champs Elysees won the Tattersalls Cheltenham four and five years old maiden race over two and a half miles at the Melton Hunt […]

The Brocklesby point- to- point races took place at Brocklesby park on Saturday 11 th February with a good turnout of 42 runners from an entry of 96 declared to line up to contest the 7 races on a beautiful early spring day with the going officially declared as “good”. A large crowd was inattendance […]

By Emma Forman The annual Brocklesby point to point races, a highlight of the sporting and social calendar in Lincolnshire, take place this Saturday at Brocklesby Park by kind permission of the Earl and Countess of Yarborough. 96 entries have been take for a 7 race card starting at noon. With fine weather forecast all […]

The Melton Hunt Club meeting, traditionally held in May, has moved this year to accommodate an earlier finish to the point-to-point season, and now takes place at Garthorpe racecourse, on the B676 five miles East of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, this Sunday 5th February. Gold Cup and Grand National winning jockey Jim Culloty has taken […]

The Midlands Point-to-point season kicks off on Saturday 21st January at Revesby Races with a six-race card which starts at midday. The course at Revesby is easy to find, just off the A155 past the village of Revesby. The What3Words address is diplomats.comet.resettle. Visitors can expect a range of food and drink options as well […]

If you have access to a new Planner then you will have this information already but here is a list of next season’s Midlands Area fixtures and their dates. Fixture Date Revesby Races Saturday 21st Jan (Revesby) Melton Hunt Club Sunday 5th Feb (Garthorpe) Brocklesby Saturday 11th Feb (Brocklesby) Cottesmore Sunday 26th Feb (Garthorpe) Pytchley with Woodland Sunday 12th March  (Guilsborough) […]

After many seasons Brian Crawford has retired as Garthorpe’s Clerk. As a result ‘Team Garthorpe’ is looking for a suitable individual to fulfil the (mainly voluntary) role of Clerk of Course. The role is responsible for managing the preparation and delivery of the race days – four scheduled in 2023 – in compliance with BHA Regulations.  There […]

The provisional fixture list is out and there are a few changes in the schedule for Midlands Pointing. The season will start in January with the Revesby Races meeting taking the place of the Midlands Area Club fixture on 21st January. The PPA would like the scoring for the season championships to finish in time […]

[point-to-point-racing/2022/meynell-south-staffs-garthorpe-1jun22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Photos of the Meynell & South Staffs meeting] The Meynell & South Staffs brought the curtain down on possibly their longest season ever with an evening meeting at Garthorpe to take advantage of the start of the extended Jubilee weekend. The going was good after a refreshing amount of rain in the […]

[Photos of the meeting point-to-point-racing/2022/fitzwilliam-dingley-28may22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">can be found here] Visitors to the Dingley racecourse for the Fitzwilliam meeting on Saturday were treated to some excellent racing and brilliant individual performances. The recent run of dry weather and the late stage in the point-to-point racing season might have made it difficult to attract runners, […]

2.00 Conditions Race (Level 2) - 9 entries - Sponsored by PolyCo Healthline A competitive looking conditions race with several of the entries having previous course form. Aunty Joan is a 5 time course winner and seems to be as always thriving at this time of the season, should have leading claims. Bawnmore, ultra-consistent, should […]

The Fernie race meeting at Dingley traditional hosts the Midlands Area Feature race, the Fernie Four-miler, and the 2022 renewal did not disappoint. Large crowds descended on the village of Dingley, just east of Market Harborough, to make the most of the Spring sunshine and enjoy an entertaining afternoon of amateur jump racing, browse an […]

The Fernie will host their annual Point Point fixture on Sunday, the 8th of May, at Dingley Racecourse, on the A427 just outside Market Harborough in Leicestershire. As usual there will be a plethora of trade stands and amusements of all sorts, caterers, a licensed bar and bookmakers. This meeting hosts six races including the […]

Fine weather brought a bumper Bank Holiday weekend crowd to Garthorpe for the Quorn's fixture, which saw a double for trainer David Kemp among the results of six races. The ground at Garthorpe was officially good and praised by jockeys throughout the fixture, a testament to the hard work put in by Clerk of the […]