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INPROFILErider Rex Dingle andtrainer Charlotte Fuller

GETTING TOKNOW YOUwith young thrusterJoe Hill

INVICTUSBENEDICTUS!

PLUS:WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK • LATEST NEWS • TRAINER TALK • RECENT LANDMARKS• PONY RACING ENTRIES • TOP PERFORMERS

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BEEN POINTINGfrom Larkhill

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WINNER OF 4 RACES, 2 TO 4 YEARS £506,294,AND PLACED 13 TIMES FROM HIS 18 STARTS,11 AT GROUP LEVEL.

European Champion Stayer at three and at the end of 2002 wasBest Rated 3yo in the world in the extended distance division.

He is the only stallion standing in Britain fromthe same MTOTO sire line as PRESENTING.

He has sired many multiple winners on the Flat and now NationalHunt winners are coming thick and fast. Visit the website for latestnews regarding winners.

COLMER STUDTel: 01297 678 652 • Mobile: 07769 807 220Email: info@colmerstud.co.uk • www.colmerstud.co.uk

CLASS…

SPEED…“He was a fantastically good-natured colt, whose

sharp tactical speed was a great help in his races.We had a top class sprinter at the same time inSomnus, but Bollin Eric could beat him at homeover six furlongs.” TIM EASTERBY.

b. 1999 16.2hh

THE OUTSTANDING ST LEGER WINNERBOLLIN ERIC

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BARBER’S LARKHILLDOMINANCE CONTINUESThe second classic of the season, theCoronation Gold Cup Mens Open atLarkhill, went the way of Will Biddickand Benedictus, yet another success atthe course for trainer Jack Barber. Theten-year-old had previously pulled-upon his first three visits to Larkhill, butafter following up his victory on hisseasonal bow with another Open winon Sunday, he is now two from two atthe course this season.Joe O’Shea saddled a two-prongedattack in hope of landing theprestigious prize and it was the lessfancied King Fontaine who got thebetter of Executive Benefit to fill thesecond and third placings respectively.

Earlier in the day Biddick and Barberhad landed the Restricted thanks toWillow Bird who was having his firstouting of the year and won in thegrade at the first time of asking. Thiscontinued Barber’s domination at thecourse this season; the young handlerhas sent out 16 runners this term,saddling eight winners and fourrunners-up, a quite remarkable recordI’m sure you’ll agree.Elsewhere on the card My Floraensured Barber didn’t have it all hisown way on the day by building on apromising return to Pointing withvictory in the Ladies Open for jockeyHannah Watson and trainer Tor

Collins – it was great to hear the marewas back to winning ways and it willbe interesting to see how she faresafter a nice confidence boosting win.The South-East season also gotunderway at weekend courtesy ofGodstone’s first of two Southdown &Eridge fixtures. There was certainlypromising signs with plenty ofrunners, included the divided OpenMaiden which attracted two double-figure fields.Alan Hill’s Consigliere was one of thestar names on show and he didn’t failto deliver with a second win in asmany starts in the Mens Open. JoeHill was again aboard to do thesteering and a trip to Cheltenham nowbeckons for the ex-David Pipe chaser.Citizens Arrest also made it two fromtwo for the season for his novice riderAlice Stevens. This time the pairstepped up to Open company andlanded the Ladies feature, getting thebetter of the marginally more fancied,Wor Rom.Philip Hall is a regular face in theSouth East and he began the area’snew campaign with a double, firstlypartnering Will Fight (Club MembersConditions) before steeringDunloughin (Hunt Members) tovictory on the final race of the card.Adding to two other placed finishes itwas certainly a promising start to theseason for the experienced rider.

The third and final meeting of theweekend came at Brocklesby Park andit was Oliver Greenall andThreapwood who took the featureMixed Open race. The gallant 13-year-old My Old Piano came home insecond, and last year’s winner CourtRed Handed could only manage a 3rdplace finish 12 months on.Tom Weston’s excellent start to theseason also continued; he partneredStonefield to victory in the Division 1of the Open Maiden meaning Tomhas now trained six winners from 11runners this season.Unfortunately Cottenham’s CambridgeUniversity Draghounds meeting wasclaimed by the weather and whilstorganisers had originally hoped to re-schedule in the coming weeks, thishasn’t been possible and the meetinghas been cancelled.On a different note, last week weteamed-up with Hiho Silver to giveyou all the chance of winning £90worth of jewellery; if you didn’t enter,don’t panic, you can do so this weekby answering thequestion correctlyon page 12.Remember,you’ve got tobe in it, TOWIN IT!!Ben Roe,Editor

WELCOME FROM THE EDITORPhilip Hall completes his double at Godstoneaboard Dunloughin in the Hunt Members racePhoto: Julie Drewett racehorsephotos.co.uk

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SATURDAY, 14 FEBRUARYCAMBRIDGESHIRE WITH ENFIELD CHACEat Horseheath (Cambridgeshire)4m W of Haverhill on A604 (Exits 9 or 10, M11). CB21 4QFProvisional Going: Good to softFirst Race: 12.00pmNumber of Races: 7Number of Entries: 113Admission Prices: £10 per person, under 17s free

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SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARYMIDLANDS AREA CLUBat Thorpe Lodge (Nottinghamshire)4m SW of Newark-on-Trent, nr A46. 5m from A1. NG23 5PYProvisional Going: Good, good to soft in placesFirst Race: 12.00pmNumber of Races: 8Number of Entries: 155Admission Prices: £10 per person, under 16s free

SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARYSINNINGTONat Duncombe Park (Yorkshire)½m SW of Helmsley off A170, 12m E of Thirsk. YO62 5EBProvisional Going: Good, good to soft in placesFirst Race: 12.30pmNumber of Races: 7Number of Entries: 123Admission Prices: £10 per person - no charge for cars

SATURDAY, 14 FEBRUARYWESTERNat Wadebridge (Cornwall)At Royal Cornwall Showground. 1m W of town nr A39. PL27 7JEProvisional Going: GoodFirst Race: 12.00pmNumber of Races: 7Number of Entries: 70Admission Prices: £10 per car inc. driver, £5 per passenger, under 16s free

SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARYPERCYat Alnwick (Northumberland)3m NE of Alnwick (signposted from A1). NE66 3AEProvisional Going: Good to softFirst Race: 1.00pmNumber of Races: 7Number of Entries: 85Admission Prices: Free entry

SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARYSOUTH POOL HARRIERSat Buckfastleigh (Devon)On A38 at Dean Court Farm.½m S of town. TQ11 0LTProvisional Going: Good to soft, soft in placesFirst Race: 12.00pm (11.00am Pony Racing)Number of Races: 136Number of Entries: 6Admission Prices: £10 per person (£25 per car maximum), under 16s free

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SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARYVINE & CRAVENat Barbury Racecourse (Wiltshire)3m NW of Marlborough. Main entrance off Marlborough to BroadHinton Road (10m from Exits 15 & 16, M4). SN8 1RSProvisional Going: Good to softFirst Race: 12.00pm (10.55am Pony Racing)Number of Races: 6Number of Entries: 166Admission Prices: £10 per person, under 16s free

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HUNTER CHASESWednesday, 11 FebruaryMusselburgh: 4:25 Racing UK 1 Price 3 Devices Hunters´ Chase, 2m4f

Thursday, 12 FebruaryKelso: 4:30 Aquaculture Open Hunters´ Chase, 2m7f110yLeicester: 4:10 Dick Saunders Novices´ Hunters´ Chase, 2m4f110y

Friday, 13 FebruaryFakenham: 4:00 William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices´ HC, 2m5f110y

Saturday, 14 FebruaryHaydock Park: 5:05 Walrus Open Hunters´ Chase, 3m1f

Sunday, 15 FebruaryFfos Las: 4:05 Dunraven Welsh Foxhunters Open Hunters´ Chase, 3m

Monday, 16 FebruaryLingfield Park: 4:20 Cortaflex HC (R. E. Sassoon Memorial Trophy), 3m

Tuesday, 17 FebruaryTaunton: 4:45 Pontispool Equine Sports Centre Foxhunter Trial, 2m7f110y

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SOUTH MIDLANDS AREA CLUB- WHITFIELDby Jake ExelbyThe South Midlands Area Hunt Clubare pleased to announce that they haverescheduled their Point-to-Point forSunday 1st March at CocklebarrowRacecourse.

The meeting was originally scheduledto take place on Sunday 8th Februaryat Whitfield, but was cancelled due tosnow making the course unraceable.

Cocklebarrow will be holding itssecond meeting of the season,following the successful running ofthe Heythrop Hunt point-to-point lastmonth. The course has receivedplaudits this season for theimprovements that Clerk of theCourse Nick Phillips and his teamhave made to the track since it wasopened in 2014.

Cocklebarrow is a left-handed slightlyundulating, galloping track, withexcellent viewing. There are eightfences on each circuit and 19 in totalfor the three mile races.

The course is located at CocklebarrowFarm, Aldsworth GL54 3PP,approximately one and a half milessouth of the A40. The course can be

reached via the road signposted toLodge Park. Please do not follow signsto Aldsworth from the A40 as therewill be no access to the course throughthe village from this direction.

PPA ANNOUNCES NEWSPONSORSHIP FROM NFUMUTUALNFU Mutual, the insurance, pensions& investments provider, has become anew investor in the sport of Point-to-Pointing. An agreement with thePoint-to-Point Authority will see thecompany support races at sevenmeetings this season.

Embarking on its first centralsponsorship of the sport, NFUMutual hosted a hospitality marqueefor racegoers at Larkhill in Wiltshirelast month, and will do so at Godstonein Surrey (February 8th), Didmartonin Gloucestershire (March 7th),Siddington in Wiltshire (March 21st)Garthorpe in Leicestershire (March29th), Paxford in Gloucestershire(April 6th) and Tabley in Cheshire(April 26th).

In addition, NFU Mutual’s network of300 agent offices around the UK havethe opportunity to involve theirbusiness with the sponsorship on a

local level, purchasing a pre-arrangedsponsor package at one of 180individual fixtures across the country.

The Stratford-upon-Avon basedcompany has been firmly rootedwithin the rural and farmingcommunities for the last 100 years andis now the UK’s leading rural insurerand named Best Insurance Provider2014 by Which?.

Vivien Roley, Brand and SponsorshipManager at NFU Mutual said: "Werecognise the important role thatPoint-to-Point racing plays within ruralcommunities and the uniqueopportunity that it provides us toengage with our existing and potentialcustomer base.

"Many of our Agent offices supportraces locally and the new sponsorshipaims to further cement the brand withthe sport on a national level."

Clare Hazell, chief executive of thePoint-to-Point Authority, commented:"This season we look forward toworking with NFU Mutual at anational as well as local level todevelop its association with the sport,and to help its local offices maximisetheir return from our supporter base."

The Cheshire meeting at Tabley, the venue for one of NFUMutual’s Point-to-Point sponsorships this season

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OBITUARY - MICHAEL DUNby Peter BurgonPoint-to-Point enthusiasts across theNorth were shocked to learn thatMichael Dun, 54, had died suddenly athome last Sunday morning, February1st, less than twenty four hours aftercommentating at the rearranged WestPercy fixture at Alnwick, where he hadbeen in typically good form.

His association with pointing startedas a jockey in 1976, riding his firstwinner that year on Carndonagh in theLauderdale Hunt Members Race atMosshouses. He won the NorthernArea Men's Jockeys Championship in1979 and 1993, and his career tallyincluded 52 between the flags and 14in hunter chases.

Unor provided Dun with his lasthunter chase victory at Perth in May1994, while his final Point-to-Pointsuccess came on Peter Russell's TwoFor One in a division of theBerwickshire Maiden at Friars Haughon 25th February 1995.

One of his career highlights wasprovided by Norman Dalgetty's mare,

Nijanna on 25th April 1987 when thepartnership landed the second divisionof the Heart Of All England Maiden

Hunters' Chase at Hexham, beatingMystic Music by four lengths. He also

finished 4th on Davy Blake in the1995 Cheltenham Foxhunters behind

Fantus.

He was narrowly denied a fairytale

winner on his final ride when KingsLane was beaten a head in theLauderdale Members Race on 7th May

2000.

More recently, Michael had deployed

his knowledge and understanding ofPoint-to-Point racing as an excellent

commentator at the majority offixtures on the Northern Area circuit,and he was also an enthusiastic

supporter of his daughter, Charlotte'sfledgling riding career.

He will be greatly missed by all whoknew him and condolences go out to

wife, Jane along with children, Grahamand Charlotte, and parents, Robin and

Sheila Dun.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITYDRAGHOUNDS ATCOTTENHAM CANCELLEDThe Cambridge UniversityDraghounds at Cottenham hasofficially been cancelled. The meetingwas due to take place on Saturday, 7thFebruary, but was abandoned due to afrozen track.

Organisers had hoped to re-scheduleat a later date but this hasn’t beenpossible.

Entries for this meeting are non-refundable, however, declaration feescollected have been refunded to thepayment method used to make theentry.

SOUTH DURHAM HUNTFARMERS CLUB - MORDONThe South Durham Hunt FarmersClub meeting at Mordon, due to takeplace on Sunday 1st February, hasbeen rearranged for Sunday 22ndFebruary - owners and trainers willneed to re-enter their horses if theywish to run.

Entries close with the Secretary(details in the Planner) at 10pm onSunday 15th February, not on Monday16th as originally stated.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUJob or profession: Assistant Trainerfor both of my parents.Are you from a racing background?If not, how did you get started inPoint-to-Pointing? Yes, we are amassively Pointing based family. Mydad won two Aintree and oneCheltenham Foxhunters’ and my mumrode about 50 winners Pointing andHunter Chasing.What was your first ride in public?Ravethebrave, on 27th November2011, who basically ran away with mefor three miles and won by eightlengths, after jumping and travellingamazingly!First winner – name of the horse,owner & trainer, the date & thecourse: Ravethebrave (as per above),who was trained and owned by dad, atBlack Forest Lodge.Apart from the first winner, whathas been your most memorableride? Riding Ravethebrave in theFoxhunters’ at Cheltenham last year.Even though he bled and pulled upwith half a mile to run, the buzz ofriding in a big race was amazing.Is there a ride you look back onand think “could have donebetter?” I always look back at everyride, assess it with my parents, andthink what I could have done better.

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dad mainly, but also for Lynn Redmanas she trains down the road, so I ridefor her a lot.Who has been most influential onyour riding career so far? Definitelymy dad, but I’ve also been very luckyto receive a lot of help from JamesTudor. He helps me with my ridingand how to improve every time I ride.Which are your favourite courses?And for what reasons? KingstonBlount is my favourite by a mile fromany other course. It’s only a mile downthe road and dad runs it. I have alsobeen lucky enough to ride five winnersand rarely have a bad ride there. It wasalso where I rode my first doublewhich was a very special day for me.What car do you drive? A VauxhallCorsa. I bought her off a girl wholives down the road who told me that Ihad to call her Butch!Name your perfect night in andperfect night out: In would be anynight I can have a big dinner and adrink in front of the TV. Out wouldbe anywhere as long as I’m with mymates. We’ve had some great nightswhen we’ve travelled to cities roundthe country.Where do you like to go onholiday? Anywhere with sun. Inormally go to Portugal as it’s not hotenough to make dad burn!Who would be your ideal travellingcompanions to the races? I lovetravelling to the races with friends andthe radio blaring!What music are you currentlylistening to? Anything in the chart.I’m not that big into anything inparticular, but I do love Ed Sheeranand saw him live earlier this year whichwas amazing.What are your favourite films andTV programmes? Geordie Shore andMade In Chelsea are the main ones,and most of the American Pie filmsWhat has been either your ownfunniest incident, or the mostamusing thing you have seen orheard at the races? I was in thepaddock one day at Fontwell with anowner, who had horses with my mum,when two girls representing the racesponsor - Spearmint Rhino (aGentleman’s Club in Brighton) -walked over to talk to us. They weretalking for a few minutes when theowner dropped his phone right infront of the scantily clad girls, and my

mum bent down to pick it up.Norman then turned round and said"No! Not you Lawney!!"Who are your biggest heroes inracing? Martin Pipe was amazing ashe changed the way that people trainedracehorses.Which particular horse (in anydiscipline) would you like to ride?Frankel was an amazing racehorse. Iwas lucky enough to see him win hissecond Sussex Stakes, he really tookmy breath away.Apart from race-riding, in whatother sports do you participate? Iused to play a lot of football, rugbyand cricket, but gave them up forracing. I do play a bit of squash as it’sgood for my weight.Do you have any regrets in yourriding career to date? I try to neverregret anything.What ambitions do you have inracing? I’ve been lucky enough tohave two rides around Cheltenham,but they have both pulled up. I’d loveto be able to walk back into thewinner’s enclosure as it’s everyone’sdream to ride a winner there.Are there any changes that youthink would benefit the sport in thefuture? I think that prize moneyshould be increased, not only inPointing but also in Hunter Chases.What are your aspirations for theseason? I’d love to ride in bothFoxhunters’ this year. I would havedone it last year if I hadn’t broken myankle the Sunday before Aintree. I’dalso like to ride ten winners as myprevious best is nine!Can you give us a horse to look outfor this season? Man of Steel; hefinished fourth in a competitive ClubMembers race at Larkhill first time outfor us and should come on for that.He could have plenty of improvementas he's only a 6-year-old.Can you give us an up and comingrider to look out for this season?Albert Chandler is our novice rider inthe yard. He’s ridden two winners todate, but he is very good with difficultones at home and gets horses jumpingwell for him.If you were on an island and couldonly bring three things, what wouldyou bring? Probably my phone, MilaKunis, and an unlimited supply ofBulmers!And finally, sum up Point-to-Pointing in one word: Class.

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JOE HILLHaving such successful and dedicated Pointing parents, the Pointing gene in Joe was always going to be strong. He

craves a winner at Cheltenham, drives a car called Butch, and had a close encounter with the girls from Spearmint Rhino!

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5 MINUTES WITHCHARLOTTEFULLERCharlotte Fuller (right) with That's Rhythm after his victory in the AGA Ladies' Open race at theKimblewick meeting at Kingston Blount

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For how long have you beentraining?I’ve done a couple, off and on, overthe years but this is my third season oftraining seriously.

Where are you based?Highclere, just south of Newbury.

Do you combine training withanother job or profession?Mum etc.!

What training facilities do you haveavailable?At home we have a wood chip roundgallop and a grass schooling strip andwe use the Jockey Club facilities atLambourn on a regular basis.

How many horses do you train?5 currently.

Do you train for just yourself andfamily or for other Owners?Mostly our own (three of which are ina Racing Club), but we also train onefor Jamie Snowden.

Are you from a racing background?Yes. My grandfather bred Flat horsesin Yorkshire and was a keen Point-to-Point jockey, as was his father. Earliergenerations of my family bred a fewClassic winners but my grandfatherwas much more low key.

What was the first winner you sentout – name, owner, rider, date,course?Teller Of Tales, owned and trained byme and ridden by Vicky Flood on 29Feb 2004 at Larkhill

Of which horse performance areyou most proud?Definitely Carrigkerry winning atGarthorpe in 2013. He was very greenthat first season and luckily has grownup masses since then.

Did you race-ride before youstarted training?No, I was passionate about huntingand had a great horse called GeneralBarton who I intended to race butsadly we didn’t make it.

How did you start training and whohas been most influential on yourtraining career?We’ve always had hunters and DaiWilliams, having got (husband)Richard racing, encouraged me totrain. Dai has been a huge supportover the years and gave us MountBenger who (daughter) Page had herfirst win on. I still regularly talk tohim.

Which jockeys do you useregularly?Page rides most but we have a coupleof novice riders helping us this seasonwho we hope to give rides to.

What car do you drive?Landrover Defender.

What kind of music do you like?Soul music and anything that makesme feel happy.

What are your favourite films andTV programmes?Films – The Big Chill and Red, TV –currently Elementary and Hawaii 5-0.

Describe your perfect night in andperfect night out:Night in – roast dinner with all thefamily; night out – in the pub afterracing.

What do you do to take a breakfrom training – any hobbies orfavourite holiday destinations?We have polo ponies too, so not muchtime for a break but we try to get outto Jersey for a few days in the summer.

Who would be your ideal travellingcompanions to the races?My dog and my iPod.

Who are your biggest heroes – in orout of racing?My grandparents.

What has been your funniestincident at the races?Tamara King and Page fell at Barburya couple of seasons ago, StevenAstaire came up asking: ‘How is she?’ Ianswered: ‘She’s injured her leg badlyand I’m looking for the vet to stitch itup’ – he was actually asking after Page!

Which particular horse would youlike to train – in Points and underRules?I don’t covet any horses but there areplenty I admire. Smad Place is acurrent favourite.

If you hadn’t taken up training,what would you have done instead?I long for more time to paint andsculpt, but I would probably havemore sheep.

Which horses do you have at themoment that you would say havegood potential?Carrigkerry and our new one,Overburn, who is a full sister to CorkCitizen.

What ambitions do you have inracing?To train the highest rated amateurtrained English hunter. Failing that,winning either theFoxhunters’ (Cheltenham) or the FoxHunters’ (Aintree) wouldn’t be bad.

What are your favourite coursesand meetings – and why?I always have a soft spot for whereverwe have had a winner.

What do you consider to be thebiggest challenges for Point-to-Point trainers?Definitely the weather, especially as allours live out 24/7!

What are your opinions on thechanges in Point-to-Pointing inrecent years?Point-to-Pointing has moved forwardhugely recently; we must give it time towork out what has been for the goodand what might still need attention.

What developments do you thinkwould benefit the sport in thefuture?I would like to see hunts/Point-to-Point committees and owners/trainersspend more time getting to know eachother.

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Rex Dingle could not have made abetter start to his Pointing career,scoring on his first ride, Rather Curious,at Charing in 2014. The winner wastrained by David Phelan, a man with animpressive record in giving talentedyoungsters an opportunity, as is evincedby the exploits of such as TomCannon, Josh Moore and BrendanPowell, all of whom are nowestablished professionals.

Rex, now just 17, hunted alongside hissiblings, and started pony racing at theage of nine, although his initial attemptin that sphere was not quite soimpressive."I had a really hairy pony,and finished a furlong behindeverything else," he laughed.

He was, though, to find a more ablepartner in Tarka Two, and their threevictories enabled him to become the2012 South East area Pony Racingchampion.

His targets for this season are to winthe area novice title, and to ride in aHunter Chase. He has alreadycompleted the Category ‘A’ course,"But there wasn’t any point in metaking out the licence last year because Iknew I wasn’t going to compete underRules."

Unlike many of his contemporarieswho eagerly accept any mount they areoffered, Rex is prepared to be patient."I haven’t done much racing yet, so Ileave it to David to give me what rideshe thinks."

He has, however, had the experience ofa few weeks spent at Seven Barrowsjust over a year ago, when he rode out,among others, Vaniteux.

He goes to the Phelan yard nearAshford, a 25 minute journey fromhome, three days a week, and is lookingforward to the time when he has hisown transport - he is currently havingdriving lessons.

In the meantime, he is combining hisstable work with a business studies’course at college in Canterbury, but itis in the equestrian world that he ishoping his future will lie. If he can goeven halfway to matching theachievements of some of the otherPhelan proteges, he will be a rider tokeep an eye on.

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IN PROFILEREX DINGLEby Carolyn Tanner

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"The Loose Leaf isessen&al for any serious

point-­‐to-­‐point follower. Ifind it an invaluable

form tool whena$ending mee&ngs.

Going poin&ng withoutit feels like going to

work naked!"Dom Bradshaw,

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RECENT LANDMARKSJockeys firsts, doubles and other career highs by Carolyn Tanner

Will Biddick recorded his 200thsuccess between the flags whenguiding the Jack Barber-trained WillowBird, owned by Sandra Maltby, tovictory in the Restricted at Larkhill.

He opened his account on Let’s Fly atStafford Cross in 2004, and in additionhas partnered 41 winners under Rules,including three as a Conditional, andone on the flat.

He has won the Men’s championshipfor the past three years, and even atthis early stage of the campaign has ahealthy advantage over his rivals in hisbid to add a fourth title.

He is the twentieth British jockey toreach a double hundred, and of theother 19 only Phil York, on 283, andJames Tudor, 241, are still riding.

Will later set off in pursuit of his nextcentury by winning the Men’s Open

on the syndicate-owned Benedictus,also trained by Barber.

Olivia Lamphee, 26 opened heraccount when taking the Jockey ClubMares’ Maiden at Larkhill on her ownKayf Collateral.

Olivia travels regularly to Argentina tocompete on the Polo circuit, and KayfCollateral, her only Pointer, shares theyard with her owner’s nine poloponies.

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CONNOLLY’S RED MILLS PRECISION NUTRITION INTERMEDIATE SERIESSouth Wold at Brocklesby Park & Combined Services at Larkhill“See you at the start at Cheltenham!”were the prophetic words from TomMcClorey (whose mount Legal Legendhad booked his place in the Connolly’sRed Mills final by finishing second inthe Intermediate at Larkhill inJanuary), to George Greenock prior tothe qualifier at Brocklesby Park onSunday.George did not let his colleague down,giving Empire Builder a positive front-running ride to come home a long wayclear of the field. A trip to PrestburyPark is now on the cards for the nine-year-old, who is owned by George’smother, Countess [Viv] Cathcart, andwho, opined trainer Gerald Bailey, willdefinitely improve for the run.“He’s always been a decent horse,”continued Gerald, “and he could win afew Novice Chases if he went underRules. He’s better running from thefront, then George doesn’t get in amuddle!” he grinned.Empire Builder, who had finishedrunner-up in the correspondingcontest 12 months earlier, wasdescribed by his handler as “a realgentleman, whose only quirk is that hesweats and sweats when he’s on thelorry.”It was a first ride of the currentcampaign for George, who works forLycetts Insurance Brokers inFakenham and keeps fit by running inhis lunch hour.The runner-up Minella Friend (TomWeston) was having his initial run

between the flags for William andAngela Rucker, for whom he wasplaced over hurdles after beingpurchased for £90,000 in 2013. Hehad previously won a Point andBumper in Ireland.Both he and third-placed Our Crusade(Ed Glassonbury) were reported tohave been unsuited by the soft ground.The latter is an unlikely entry for theCheltenham final, trainer OliverGreenall considering him to be “notquite good enough.” His target is theExeter Racecourse Intermediate Finalon 5 May, for which he qualified atChipley Park in January.Fourth home was Susie Lyon-Heap’sowner-bred Mister Tiger (JoshGuerriero), for whom qualificationwas the main objective. After scoring ahat-trick in 2011/12, he has beensidelined with a leg problem and washaving only his second outing sincethen, the first being in the Connolly’sIntermediate at Barbury on December 7.He is the last foal of ThamesdownTootsie, who was unbeaten in fiveLadies’ Opens in 1995 when partneredby Susie’s daughter, Tory Lyon.Hunter Chasing could now be on theagenda, said trainer Sam Allwood, whobroke him in as a four-year-old.Just four of the eight runnerscompleted, with the two marketleaders, Soleil D’Avril and Raydini,both parting company with theirriders.

Larkhill was the venue for theweekend’s other Intermediate contest,a Novice Riders’ event for which thefirst two were eligible to be entered inthe final.Victory went to Lucy Wheeler onToby Hunt’s Connolly’s-fuelled DoneA Runner who, all being well, willdefinitely get an entry in the final, but,said trainer Alan Hill, he needs quickground so would not take his chance ifit came up soft.He and Toby are under no illusion thatthey have a superstar on their hands,but the owner is keen to show hisappreciation to the sponsors and at thesame time enjoy a good night out.

Alan, who has won the last twochampionships with Harbour Courtand Sharp Suit respectively,emphasised the value to the sport ofthe company’s sponsorship. “They areextremely generous, both during theseason and on the night itself,” hestressed, “so we should do everythingwe can to help and support them.”Runner-up Ballycassel was partneredby his owner, Guy Disney, who rideswith an artificial limb after losing hisright leg from the knee down whenserving in Helmand Province in 2009.Guy, who rode the first of his fivewinners in 2003, was granted hislicence again this year, and one of histargets is to ride in the Grand MilitaryGold Cup at Sandown in March.

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TRAINER TALKCHRIS LOGGINGiven that I was expecting to meet Northamptonshire trainer ChrisLoggin to talk horses rather than football, and considering that he’s along-standing Wolverhampton Wanderers fan, it initially came as asurprise that he peppered our conversation with references to otherteams! writes Jake Exelby*

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“We’ve got to make sure we encouragethe Accrington Stanleys as well as theManchester Uniteds”, was Chris’spithy summary when I asked him theone thing he would do to improve thesport of Point-to-Pointing. “To behonest, I don’t think there’s muchwrong with our sport at the moment”,he affirmed. “I realise that numbersare down, but we’ve got 2,500 horsesracing for next to nothing, so we can’tbe doing too badly!”

But Chris is a strong believer in gettingon board those who aren’t able to buya string of horses. An example of thiswould be Trevor Rose, a first-timeowner, who has Towering Run inChris’s yard at Hinton-in-the-Hedgesnear Brackley. “Trevor and his family –including daughter Tash, who’s workedwith me for five or six years now –have been supporters of the sport fora long time and they’ve always wanteda horse to run in their name andcolours. Now they’ve got one.”

Towering Run was previously ownedby former Point-to-Point Authorityboard member Steven Astaire.“Steven’s one of my newer owners,”joked Chris. “He’s only been with mesince 1986! His first horse with mewas our home-bred Royal Roussell.He’s been very loyal – there’s been atleast one horse owned by Steven in myyard ever since.”

The best known horse Chris hastrained for Steven Astaire is Yahoo,who famously finished second toDesert Orchid in the 1989Cheltenham Gold Cup, although it’sfair to say that he was past his primewhen he joined the Loggin yard aged14. “Steven often reminds me that thenearest I came to training a double waswhen Yahoo, ridden by him, dead-heated with Button Your Lip and JaneEnderby at Tweseldown.”

This year, Steven has two horses withChris – multiple winning mare CutlassSilver, who “wants fast ground at theend of the season” according to thetrainer, and new recruit Typhon deGuye, “potentially the best we’ve got”,who is likely to run in Ladies Opensand Hunter Chases. Both horses willbe ridden by the “under-rated andunderused” Claire Wills.

Alongside Cutlass Silver, the best-known horse in the stable is OneWish, owned by long-standingsupporter of Point-to-Pointing

Richard West. “He’s been involvedsince the 1960s”, confirmed Chris,“and he’s had good horses with meincluding Quite a Miss and CelticSeason.” One Wish is the ride of SamDavies-Thomas, “if he can pullhimself away from the mirror – andyou can quote me on that!” the traineradds cheekily.

The other horses in the yard are Bit ofa Barney, Black Sceptre, Stapleton andSteel Away J. Stapleton, owned byEmma and Albert Keir, won a MaidenRace at Mollington in 2013. “He didn’trun in 2014 but we’re aiming him at aRestricted at Larkhill in March.” BlackSceptre belongs to former jockey TashMcKim and her partner Liam Whelan,who is Chris’s farrier. The four-year-old, who has run four times on theFlat, is targeting a Maiden Race atKingston Blount.

As well as farming 450 acres withbrother Mervyn – “I’ve got a big backgarden” – and training eight Pointers –“if you asked me how many I’d wantideally, I’d say four!” - Chris serves asPPORA representative for the SouthMidlands Area. He has firm views onthe need to frame race conditions toattract the one-horse owners, such asTrevor and Tash Rose, as well as thebig yards. Take the FarmersBloodhounds meeting at Whitfield, forwhich he serves on the committee.

“We’ve replaced the Mens Open witha Conditions Race, for eight-year-oldsand over who haven’t won for twoyears. Mens Opens are oftenuncompetitive at that time of year andit’s important that we have races forthe smaller owner. Of course, we needthe big names – they attract thecrowds – but we need them to betaking each other on rather thanavoiding each other.” Chris is a big fanof Conditions Races and oneintriguing suggestion was to have asmall number limited to horses whohave never exceeded a certain ratingunder Rules. Food for thought forRace Planning Committees.

Chris was also on the Committeeresponsible for the introduction of aScurry Race at the FarmerBloodhounds Point-to-Point. Sowhat’s a Scurry Race? “It’s for happyhunters who don’t want to jump toomuch,” enthuses Chris. (Note topotential jockeys: there are actually 11fences!) “Any type of horse can run, aslong as they’re 18 or under, and their

rider is 16 or over. It’s not run underBHA rules, so you don’t need alicence, but you do need to be insuredand participation is at the discretion ofthe senior master.”

I asked Chris why one well-knownfigure in the sport has described himas the person in the South Midlandswho does the most to promote Point-to-Pointing. “I suppose it’s due to mylongevity. I can remember when PatTollit was riding horses like Epistleand Commando Assault under hermaiden name of Pat Rushton,” herecalled. “I gave up riding when myfather died to train and run the farm.Then when the supply of home-bredswas drying up in 1986, Steven Astairecame along. One of his first horses,Rocamist, was my last ever ride – atMollington. He was a lovely horse, butwouldn’t go a yard for me!”

So what was Chris like as a rider? “Toofat and pretty useless,” he confesses. “Inever won under NH rules and justscraped into double figures in Points.”The best horse I rode was RoughCount – I won four races on him in1974, the highlight being his Maidenrace at Kingston Blount, where I beatJim Wilson and John Thorne intosecond and third. Now they weregood riders.”

The Loggin yard is a close-knitoperation. As well as Chris and Tash, Imet brother Mervyn, who formerlytrained useful Pointers EbullientEquiname and Tender Tangle at aseparate yard in the village, and ErnieBoyles. “Ernie has been with thefamily for 53 years,” Chris tells me,“and he’s invaluable. He builds andmaintains the fences, looks after theground and helps muck out the horses.It’s down to him that our schoolingfences are so popular – we havebetween 300 and 400 schoolingsessions every year.” And when I askChris about his recent highlights in thesport, he doesn’t name a winner, butthe day he took three horses toWhitfield last season and they all wonbest-turned out awards, thanks toTash.

I’ll leave the last word to theloquacious Chris, who gives me whatcould be an appropriate epitaph: “Iconsider myself lucky to have horsesto train. I take what’s thrown at me,and try and make the most of whatI’ve got.”

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The abandonment of Cottenham’sCambridge University Draghounds onSaturday meant all the Pointing actiontook place on Sunday last weekend. Aregular at Larkhill is snapper Tim Holtand he was on hand yet again, thistime capturing all the stills from theCombined Services meeting.Westcountry Videos are also regulars

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Sat 14 FebruaryCambridgeshire with Enfield Chace, HORSEHEATH - RearrangedWestern, WADEBRIDGESun 15 FebruaryMidlands Area Club, THORPE LODGEPercy, ALNWICKSinnington, DUNCOMBE PARKSouth Pool Harriers, BUCKFASTLEIGHVine & Craven, BARBURY RACECOURSESun 22 FebruaryAlbrighton & Woodland (North), CHADDESLEY CORBETTCountryside Alliance Club (Wessex), BADBURY RINGSCurre & Llangibby, HOWICKEast Cornwall, GREAT TRETHEWNorth Norfolk Harriers, HIGHAMSouth Durham Hunt Farmers Club, MORDON - RearrangedSouth East Hunt Club, CHARINGSat 28 FebruaryEast Devon, BISHOPS COURTThurlow, HORSEHEATHSun 1 MarchBrocklesby, BROCKLESBY PARKQuantock Staghounds, COTHELSTONESouth Herefordshire, GARNONSSouth Midlands Area Club, COCKLEBARROW - RearrangedTynedale, CORBRIDGESat 7 MarchBrecon & Talybont, LLANFRYNACHDuke of Beaufort’s, DIDMARTONKingston Blount Racing Club, KINGSTON BLOUNTSun 8 MarchBlackmore & Sparkford Vale, CHARLTON HORETHORNECollege Valley & North Northumberland, ALNWICKCottesmore, GARTHORPEDerwent, CHARM PARKDulverton Farmers, TREBOROUGH HILL - AbandonedMid Surrey Farmers Drag, GODSTONE

Sir W.W. Wynn’s, BANGOR-ON-DEESuffolk, AMPTONSat 14 MarchCrawley & Horsham, PARHAMDuke of Buccleuch’s, FRIARS HAUGHEast Essex, MARKS TEYNew Forest, LARKHILLSun 15 MarchBicester with Whaddon Chase, WHITFIELDCurre & Llangibby, HOWICKDart Vale & Haldon Harriers, BUCKFASTLEIGHHampshire, HACKWOOD PARKHolderness, DALTON PARKRoss Harriers, GARNONSSat 21 MarchHurworth, HUTTON RUDBYLanarkshire & Renfrewshire and Eglinton, OVERTONV.W.H., SIDDINGTONWilton, MILBORNE ST ANDREWSun 22 MarchHolcombe, WHITTINGTON - CancelledLamerton, KILWORTHYMendip Farmers, STON EASTONNorth Ledbury, HEREFORD RACECOURSEOakley, BRAFIELD-ON-THE-GREENOld Surrey, Burstow & West Kent, PENSHURSTSat 28 MarchAvon Vale, LARKHILLBerwickshire, FRIARS HAUGHGlamorgan, YSTRADOWENPuckeridge, HORSEHEATHUnited Pack, BRAMPTON BRYANSun 29 MarchBadsworth & Bramham Moor, ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGEBelvoir, GARTHORPECotley, COTLEY

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East Cornwall, GREAT TRETHEWFlint & Denbigh, BANGOR-ON-DEELedbury, MAISEMORE PARKSouthdown & Eridge, GODSTONESat 4 AprilAshford Valley Tickham, CHARINGCroome & West Warwickshire, UPTON-UPON-SEVERNEssex & Suffolk, HIGHAMKimblewick, KIMBLELudlow, BITTERLEYMiddleton, SHERIFF HUTTONMonmouthshire, LLANVAPLEYNorth Staffordshire, SANDONPortman, BADBURY RINGSSpooners & West Dartmoor, CHERRYBROOKVale of Lune, WHITTINGTONWoodland Pytchley, DINGLEYMon 6 AprilCumberland Farmers, DALSTONEast Kent with West Street, ALDINGTONFour Burrow, TREBUDANNONNorth Cotswold, PAXFORDOld Berkshire, LOCKINGESouth Notts, THORPE LODGESouth Pembrokeshire, LYDSTEPSouth Shropshire, EYTON-ON-SEVERNStaintondale, CHARM PARKTaunton Vale, KINGSTON ST MARYVine & Craven, HACKWOOD PARKSat 11 AprilEssex, HIGH EASTERNorth Warwickshire Hunt Club, MOLLINGTONTeme Valley, BRAMPTON BRYANYstrad Taf Fechan, YSTRADOWENSun 12 AprilBedale, HORNBY CASTLECheshire Forest, TABLEYCotswold, ANDOVERSFORDEggesford, UPCOTT CROSSMorpeth, TRANWELLPytchley, GUILSBOROUGHTedworth, BARBURY RACECOURSESat 18 AprilDartmoor, FLETE PARKKimblewick, KINGSTON BLOUNTLlangeinor, DUNRAVEN STUDOld Surrey, Burstow & West Kent, PENSHURSTWorcestershire, CHADDESLEY CORBETTSun 19 AprilAtherstone, CLIFTON-ON-DUNSMOREBraes of Derwent, CORBRIDGECleveland, MORDONCotswold Vale Farmers, ANDOVERSFORDSeavington, LITTLEWINDSORWest Norfolk, FAKENHAMSat 25 AprilBerkeley, WOODFORDChiddingfold Leconfield & Cowdray, PARHAMFife, BALCORMO MAINSQuorn, GARTHORPESun 26 AprilAxe Vale, STAFFORD CROSSCheshire, TABLEYFarmers Bloodhounds, WHITFIELDSouth & West Wilts, LARKHILLTivyside & Carmarthenshire, LYDSTEPYork & Ainsty, EASINGWOLDSat 2 MayLauderdale, MOSSHOUSESModbury Harriers, FLETE PARKPendle Forest & Craven, HESLAKER

Surrey Union, PEPER HAROWTredegar Farmers, LOWER MACHENSun 3 MayDevon & Somerset Staghounds, HOLNICOTEFernie, DINGLEYRadnor & West Hereford, COLD HARBOURMon 4 MayBanwen Miners, LLWYN FARMCattistock, LITTLEWINDSOREast Sussex & Romney Marsh, ALDINGTONEnfield Chace with Cambridgeshire Hunt, NORTHAWNorth Shropshire, EYTON-ON-SEVERNStevenstone, VAUTERHILLWarwickshire, MOLLINGTONZetland, WITTON CASTLESat 9 MayCumberland, ASPATRIAKimblewick, KINGSTON BLOUNTMinehead Harriers and West Somerset, HOLNICOTE

Sun 10 MayBilsdale, EASINGWOLDFour Burrow, TREBUDANNONMelton Hunt Club, GARTHORPEWheatland, CHADDESLEY CORBETT

Wed 13 MayWeston & Banwell Harriers, COTHELSTONESat 16 MayClifton-on-Teme, UPPER SAPEYFitzwilliam (Milton), DINGLEYGelligaer Farmers, LOWER MACHENSouth Durham, MORDONSun 17 MayDulverton West, BRATTON DOWNGolden Valley, BREDWARDINEGrafton, WHITFIELDHaydon, HEXHAMKnutsfordRacesClub(formerlyNorthWestPoint-to-PointClub),TABLEYSun 24 MayBerks&BucksDraghounds&SandhurstDraghounds,KINGSTONBLOUNTWest Somerset Vale, COTHELSTONEWest Wales Area Club, LYDSTEP

Mon 25 MayAlbrighton & Woodland (South), CHADDESLEY CORBETTSouth Tetcott, UPCOTT CROSSSat 30 MayMeynell & South Staffordshire, GARTHORPE

Sun 31 MayBorder, HEXHAMExmoor, BRATTON DOWNNorth Hereford, HEREFORD RACECOURSESat 6 JunePembrokeshire, TRECOEDSun 7 JuneTiverton Staghounds, BRATTON DOWNSat 13 JuneTorrington Farmers, UMBERLEIGH

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TOP PERFORMERS 2014/15Current standings for the sport’s major championships

Will Biddick 11 winsDarren Edwards 6 winsJohn Mathias 6 winsPete Mann 5 winsNick Orpwood 5 wins

Jamie Thomas 5 winsTom Weston 5 winsTom Ellis 4 winsJames Tudor 4 wins

FULLER’SGENTLEMANPOINT-TO-POINTRIDERSCHAMPIONSHIP

Reigning champion Will Biddick, who is bidding to retain his crown for thefourth consecutive seasonPhoto: Julie Drewett racehorsephotos.co.uk

Joe Drinkwater 2 winsDavid Noonan 2 winsseventeen riders on one win

FULLER’S GENTLEMAN NOVICE P-T-P RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Joe Drinkwater and Working Title on their way to winning the Cornwall HuntClub Members race at WadebridgePhoto: Tim Holt timholt@talktalk.net

Charlie Buckle 1 winHarry Cobden 1 winSam Coltherd 1 win

DODSON&HORRELLNOVICEAWARDFORTHEWILKINSONSWORD

Silver Token and Harry Cobden en route to victory in the PPORA ClubMembers race for Novice Riders at the Tiverton meeting at Chipley ParkPhoto: Tim Holt timholt@talktalk.net

Catherine Walton 6 winsGina Andrews 4 winsLeanda Tickle 4 winsHannah Watson 4 winsJacqueline Coward 2 wins

Bryony Frost 2 winsPage Fuller 2 winsClaire Hart 2 winsAlice Stevens 2 winsLucy Wheeler 2 wins

LADY POINT-TO-POINT RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Catherine Walton leads the filed in the race for the Lady riders championshipfollowing a treble at the recent West Percy meeting at AlnwickPhoto: David Simpson

Alice Stevens 2 winsLucy Wheeler 2 winsfive riders on one win

FULLER’S LADY NOVICE P-T-P RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Lucy Wheeler, pictured after her success on Done A Runner in the Intermediaterace for Novice Riders at the Combined Services meeting at LarkhillPhoto: David Simpson

Alice Stevens 2 wins

HOWDEN NOVICE AWARD FOR THE PRINCESS ROYAL TROPHY

Alice Stevens and Citizens Arrest, pictured en route to landing the LadiesOpen race at the Southdown & Eridge meeting at GodstonePhoto: Julie Drewett racehorsephotos.co.uk

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Lucy Wheeler 9ptsJoe Drinkwater 8ptsJohn Smith-Maxwell 5ptsHannah Welch 5ptsPeter Bryan 4pts

Albert Chandler 4ptsHarry Cobden 4ptsGemma Garton 4ptsTom Humphries 4ptsAlice Stevens 4pts

HARLEY RACING PPORA NOVICE RIDERS SERIES

John Smith-Maxwell pictured following his victory on Jetnova in the PPORAClub Members race for Novice Riders at the Heythrop meeting at CocklebarrowPhoto: Jackie Oliver graftonwood.co.uk

Richard Hewitt 4 winsMrs V. J. McKie 4 winsJ. M. Pike 4 winsVictor Thompson 4 winseight owners on three wins

LEADING POINT-TO-POINT OWNER

Richard Hewitt, with Emma Todd, following the success of Howareyougoin inthe Ladies Open race at last season’s Ratcheugh Racing Club meetingPhoto: David Simpson

Miss Sarah A. Dawson 30ptsMr N. R. W Wright 24ptsMr R. J. Hewitt 22ptsG. Cotton, R. Barrow, R. Trevarthen,M. Twyford, C. Moate & J .Irish 20ptsThe Troubled Partnership (Mr M. Weston) 20ptsLord Lipsey & Mr Nick Elliott 20pts

AGA ALL-COMERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Owner Sarah Dawson, who leads the AGA All-Comers Championship courtesyof My Flora, Gauvain, Qrackers and Minella For PartyPhoto: David Simpson

Kayf Collateral 4ptsRose Of Milan 4ptsRush House 4ptsBrids Classic 3pts

JOCKEY CLUB LEADING NOVICE MARE

Rose Of Milan (nearside), under David Mansell, pictured during the JockeyClub Open Mares Maiden race at the PPORC meeting at Barbury RacecoursePhoto: Phil Britt philbrittphotos.zenfolio.com

Byerley Bear 3 winsJepeck 3 winsOckey De Neulliac 3 winsRaffa 3 winsnineteen horses on two wins

CONNOLLY’S RED MILLS LEADING HORSE

Leanda Tickle and Byerley Bear - a prolific partnership that have threevictories to their name this seasonPhoto: Alun Sedgmore sportingprints.biz

Catherine Walton 40ptsGina Andrews 34ptsLeanda Tickle 34ptsPage Fuller 32ptsHannah Watson 32ptsAlly Stirling 22ptsBryony Frost 20pts

Hannah Lewis 18ptsClaire Hart 16ptsHannah Welch 14ptsEmma Todd 12ptsCarey Williamson 12pts

AGALADIESOPENPOINT-TO-POINTCHAMPIONSHIP

Ockey De Neulliac, under Catherine Walton, pictured en route to victory in theLadies Open race at the Ratcheugh Racing Club meeting at AlnwickPhoto: Grace Beresford p2pnorthernphotos.co.uk

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Jack Barber 10 winsAlan Hill 8 winsKayley Woollacott 7 winsTom Weston 6 winsRobert Chanin 5 wins

Joe O’Shea 4 winsVictor Thompson 4 wins

CONNOLLY’SREDMILLSTRAINERSCHAMPIONSHIP(8+HORSES)

Jack Barber (left) and Will Biddick discuss the race after the success of Aerialin the Mens Open race at Larkhill’s Hursley Hambledon meetingPhoto: David Simpson

Bryony Frost 1 winCiaran Gethings 1 winClaire Hart 1 winDavid Maxwell 1 winNick Orpwood 1 win

LEADING HUNTER CHASE RIDER

Bryony Frost and Current Event, pictured before winning the AGA Ladies Openrace at the Larkhill Racing Club meetingPhoto: Julie Drewett racehorsephotos.co.uk

Jepeck (Devon & Cornwall) 24ptsDesert Queen (Wessex) 16ptsPlay The Ace (East Anglia) 16ptsStorm Lantern (South Midlands) 16ptsWhenharrymetsally (Wessex) 16ptsDarlington County (Yorkshire) 16ptsFull Trottle (South Midlands) 16ptsCarlton Ryan (Yorkshire) 14ptsChampagne Benefit (S Wales & Mons) 12ptsKristian Gray (South Midlands) 12ptsRailway Benefit (S Wales & Mons) 12ptsWhat About Will (Wessex) 12ptsBeuvron (Devon & Cornwall) 10ptsAccording To Harry (Wessex) 10ptsDabinett Moon (South Midlands) 10ptsFureys Bar (Yorkshire) 10ptsKalastar (Northern) 10pts

PPORA YOUNG HORSE AWARDS

Jessica McKie 4 winsTor Collins 3 winsNeil Mechie 3 winsChloe Newman 3 wins

RichardMitford-Slade 3 winsJohnathan Tudor 3 wins

CONNOLLY’SREDMILLSTRAINERSCHAMP(7ORELESSHORSES)

Tor Collins (centre), pictured following My Flora’s Ladies Open win at theCombined Services meeting at LarkhillPhoto: David Simpson

George Baker 1 winRebecca Curtis 1 winJill Dawson 1 winPhilip Hobbs 1 win

Rose Loxton 1 winSarah Stilgoe 1 win

LEADING HUNTER CHASE TRAINER

George Baker, better known for his exploits on the Flat, recorded a HunterChase win with Double Dash at Taunton in JanuaryPhoto: Mark Cranham

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Jepeck and Jamie Thomas on their way to landing the Intermediate race at theTiverton meeting at Chipley ParkPhoto: Tim Holt timholt@talktalk.net

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