The Midlands Point-to-point season comes under orders this weekend as the South Wold welcomes us to Revesby Park in Lincolnshire (PE22 7NB) for a six-race meeting which includes a point-to-point flat race. 71 horses are entered for this meeting.

As we emerge from the cold we must thank the team at Revesby for their incredible hard work to prepare the course for this fixture. When entries closed the frost had come out of the ground and the going was officially Good to Soft with a mild week ahead. They thoroughly deserve the far-reaching support which always brings a large crowd to this beautiful course.

Racing begins at 12pm with the Jockey Club Conditions Race for Grass Roots riders. Horses in this contest may not have won a race since October 2022 and their jockeys may not have won more than 20 races. Largy Mountain is the best-rated horse here but no jockey had been booked at the time of writing. Daniel Cherriman rides Galileo Silver, second in the Open at Chaddesley last season, its last outing. Nasee (Miss C. Sheehy) was placed three times past season between the flags. Dale Peters now trains Cuddly Dudley, previously with Laura Morgan under rules, which had a pleasing first run at Horseheath after two years off. Westhill, owned by jockey Miss A. C. Mackenzie and trained by Francesca Poste, had their best result to date when fourth at the Quorn meeting at Garthorpe last April. Ellie Holder has the ride on Connor Gray's The Last Shepherd which starts between the flags for the first time after a career as a hurdler under rules.

The Maiden comes next, at 12.35pm, and has 16 entries including Bahio Boum and Shakermaker who come to pointing for the first time. Drumlee Brexit and Miss Tele were both second on their last runs. The former has since had a season off while the latter benefits from the 7lb mares allowance. Also carrying less will be the mare Cali Dreamer and five-year-olds Kaviar Wood and Kirsch De Cotte.

15 horses are entered for the feature race of the meeting, the Mixed Open race, which starts at 1.10pm. Dusart (T. Chatfeild-Roberts), Foxey (H. Crow), Jacks Touch (Dr. B. Rose), Movethechains (H. Carrington), Musical Drive (Miss E. Callwood), Mylestown Upper (A. Chadwick) are all winners under rules but yet to race in points, while top-rated will be Ragnar Lodbrok, ridden by Alex Chadwick, with ten wins from 15 starts. Jack Andrews has a choice of Captain Biggles (four wins from eight starts) and Loughan (nine from 18), while Camdonian (C. Furness), Lagan Valley (James King), Matts Commission, Zee Man and Back Bar (Izzie Hill) are also multiple points winners. This should be a cracking open.

The Intermediate race, next, has ten entries which include Kilfilum Woods, the mount of Zac Baker, which has won both its point-to-point races since joining Station Yard Racing. Courting Flow, trained by Jack Teal, and ridden by Christy Furness, has been very consistent to date, only failing to be placed last time out when falling. Julie Wadland trains Glenmount (James King) which won their last three outings of last season before finishing fourth over the shorter distance at Chaddesley in late December. Others to watch include Foxylee (Meisha Micklewright for John Chatfield-Roberts), Karismatik (Ellie Callwood for The Smith Family), Surprise Attack (John Dawson for the Racy Ladies Partnership) and Wallace Olinger, ridden by Dale Peters for Beryl Close and Toby Hunt.

The penultimate race of the afternoon will be the PPORA Level 2 Conditions Race, which has 14 entries, all owned by PPORA members and ten years old or over. This field includes newcomers to pointing who come from professional racing careers and experienced favourites between the flags. John Chatfeild-Roberts Go Go Geronimo (Tom Chatfield-Roberts) will lead the ratings but they will be challenged by consistent performers like Benefaktor (Jack Andrews), Buzzard Trix, Golden Taipan, Golden Tobouggan (Izzie HIll), Mountain Assault (Dale Peters) and Who's In The Box.

Finally the day's racing is brought to a close by the point-to-point flat race for four and five year olds, raced over two miles. A number of these will be making their racecourse debuts here, but others have completed these races once or twice, like Askdaddy, second last time.

Revesby races is always well attended and there will be a bar, bookies and trade stands to fill the time between races, so we look forward to seeing you there.