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 […]

The Fitzwilliam Point-to-Point meeting takes place at Dingley racecourse, near Market Harborough, on Saturday 14th May. There are 156 entries for what was a seven, now eight-race card, following the splitting of the 2m4f Maiden Race. There are seven entries for the first race of the day, the Hunt Members Race and Done A Runner […]

[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 […]

[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 Quorn Point-To-Point race meeting will take place this Saturday, 23rd April at Garthorpe Racecourse, on the B676 near Melton Mowbray. This year the meeting has attracted an entry of 122 horses and the racecard has now been extended to eight races to accommodate as many of these horses as possible. The MotorPoint Garthorpe Hunts Club […]

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 […]

Positive press reaction to Victoria Pendleton’s ride in Friday’s Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival completed a fantastic finale to the former World and Olympic champion cyclist’s ‘Switching Saddles’ challenge. Pendleton, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, finished fifth in the Foxhunter Chase, the ‘Amateurs’ Gold Cup’, drawing praise from a wide section of racing professionals, […]

With limited Point-to-Point racing this weekend, BIDPOINT has still produced a catalogue of proven and potential horses that must be considered for purchase. The Tattersalls lreland bidding process is now open and offers the following:   Mr Mcgo 5yo Gelding by Touch Of Land – La Principal (Saddlers Hall) This fellow looked a real danger […]

Click here for a printable version 12.00 Midlands Area Club Members (12st) AMITHEREYET (IRE) CALLHIMWHATYOUWANT (IRE) COLONIAL BOY (IRE) MISTER PHILSON (IRE) MY BOY PADDY (IRE) PLAY THE MARKET (IRE) QUIRKY KIRKY REALT AG LEIMT (IRE) THETALKINGHORSE (IRE) TULSA (IRE) VAXALCO (FR) (11) 12.30 Intermediate (12st) ABBEYVIEW (IRE) BURTREDGIPANDGUMP (IRE) COLONIAL BOY (IRE) FEARTHEDARK (IRE) FLICKA'S WITNESS […]

An array of Point-to-Pointers are now available through BIDPOINT and this weekend had numerous BIDPOINT eligible horses produce results worth considering. The Tattersalls Ireland bidding platform offers the following: Goldmineinthesky 7yo Gelding by Chevalier – An Bonnan Bui (Riverhead) A very progressive sort who won his maiden at Tinahely in mid January by twenty lengths. […]

12.00 Hunt Members (12st) GALANT NUIT (FR) KAYJAYDEE (IRE) MINELLA CLASS (IRE) MOHI RAHRERE (IRE) MURPHYS PROMISE (IRE) NO ALTERATIONS (IRE) SOMETHINGWONDERFUL (IRE) (7) 12.30 Midlands Area Club Members (12st) BILLY CUCKOO (IRE) BOTANY COVE CAMDEN (IRE) CARLICUE (IRE) COURT RED HANDED (IRE) GRANDTURGEON (FR) GWLADYS STREET (IRE) KIESTOWN CHIEF (IRE) KILCROSS BOY (IRE) L'ELDORADO (FR) […]

Tom Broughton (18) rode his first winner on Cian Boy at the 2015 Brocklesby Point-to-Point and followed up this success by winning on Kayjaydee at Garthorpe. Both these horses, owned by his parents and trained at their home at Searby Top near Caistor are ready to run again this year. In addition to this Tom, […]

British Point-to-Pointing is getting a new weekly column in the Racing Post, bringing the sport to a daily readership of over 40,000 racing fans. Starting tomorrow and on every Friday throughout the season, the paper and iPad editions will preview the best of the weekend’s sport, list the fixtures, and focus on emerging talent and those making […]