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Peter McNeile
Jun 21, 20222 min read
Warwickshire's trainer and rider champions
The conclusion of the Point-to-Point season at Umberleigh in Devon on June 11 brought to a close the longest season in the sport's...
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Peter McNeile
May 30, 20223 min read
Irish eyes are smiling at Stratford, as Fumet gets back on winning trail
David Christie was the toast of Stratford on Friday night, capturing two of the sport's most prestigious prizes for the Point-to-Point...
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Peter McNeile
May 20, 20223 min read
Small fields a plague on the sport
We are reaching the end of another Point-to-Point season, after one of the mildest winters ever with very few abandonments. Fixtures...
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Peter McNeile
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Latenightpass secures Aintree Foxhunter
Tom & Gina Ellis secured their largest triumph when prevailing in a tight finish to the Randox Foxhunter Chase over Aintree's imposing...
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Pete Mansell
Apr 7, 20224 min read
Shelfield welcomes bumper crowd
A large crowd were treated to some excellent racing on Saturday afternoon and on this evidence Shelfield Park is likely to prove a...
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Pete Mansell
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Plentiful entries welcome crowds to Shelfield for debut with crowds
With last year’s meeting held behind closed doors due to Covid, racegoers have their first chance to assess the merits of the Croome &...
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Peter McNeile
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Fair chance of a Foxhunter victory for Warwickshire
Dan Skelton wouldn't be a trainer you'd naturally associate with hunter chases, but he enjoyed a winner at Leicester on Tuesday when his...
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Peter McNeile
Feb 7, 20222 min read
Support hunter chases or they will disappear
Gina Andrews hasn't let the grass grow under her feet since reaching 300 winners and wasn't much troubled to add to that total at...
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Peter McNeile
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Ludlow launches hunter chase season
Alongside the 900+ Point-to-Point races that make up the British season, already nearly 3 months old, racecourses stage a further 100 or...
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Peter McNeile
Dec 30, 20214 min read
Andrews equals Gundry record
Having a champion trainer elect, together with a champion lady rider and champion jockey on your patch brings plenty of opportunity for...
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Peter McNeile
Nov 29, 20212 min read
New bonus scheme rewards young Point-to-Point horses
Emerging online auction house Thoroughbid has introduced an innovative Point-to-Point bonus, called Point2Rules. The scheme offers horses...
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Peter McNeile
Nov 26, 20212 min read
Thomas Darby emerges as a leading staying hurdler
After the drubbing by the Irish at last March's Festival, English hopes of a Grade I victory in one of the big four championship races...
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Peter McNeile
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Skelton's more up than down after Cheltenham 3 days
The media would have you believe that the last 3 days of racing at Cheltenham were a defining moment in Dan Skelton's pursuit of a first...
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Peter McNeile
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Williams: follow the name for winners
Ian Williams is enjoying a 25% strike rate with his chasers presently, and struck again today at far-flung Sedgefield, where six year old...
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Peter McNeile
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Nimrod Veterinary joins Pointing West Mercian to support fixtures this season
Nimrod Veterinary Products is an innovator in medicines and other veterinary products for horses. The company is to embark on a new...
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Peter McNeile
Oct 17, 20213 min read
Horses for courses: a truism for some
There are horses for courses, and horses who love to win full stop. Course specialists are favourites of punters looking for trends to...
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Peter McNeile
Oct 15, 20212 min read
PPA announces new sponsor for Pointing
The Point-to-Point Authority yesterday announced INEOS Automotive as the new title sponsor of its Mixed Open Series, which will get...
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Peter McNeile
Sep 30, 20212 min read
TBA backs four year old maiden Point-to-Point series
Britain's Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) is to sponsor a breakthrough series of races for four-year-old maiden pointers in the...
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Peter McNeile
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Drinkwater has something to savour
Worcestershire handler Sam Drinkwater has a prospect to savour with Strensham Court, who followed up his impressive Stratford Bumper win...
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Peter McNeile
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Williams and Harrison team up for Worcester double as Altior signs off
It is just Ian Williams' luck that he and rider Liam Harrison should enjoy a double at Worcester on the day the Altior retires. As a...
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