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    Peter McNeile
    • May 20
    • 3 min

    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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    Latenightpass secures Aintree Foxhunter
    Peter McNeile
    • Apr 8
    • 2 min

    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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    Shelfield welcomes bumper crowd
    Pete Mansell
    • Apr 7
    • 4 min

    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
    • 3 min

    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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    Fair chance of a Foxhunter victory for Warwickshire
    Peter McNeile
    • Mar 2
    • 2 min

    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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    Support hunter chases or they will disappear
    Peter McNeile
    • Feb 7
    • 2 min

    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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    Ludlow launches hunter chase season
    Peter McNeile
    • Jan 20
    • 2 min

    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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    Andrews equals Gundry record
    Peter McNeile
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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    New bonus scheme rewards young Point-to-Point horses
    Peter McNeile
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Thomas Darby emerges as a leading staying hurdler
    Peter McNeile
    • Nov 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Skelton's more up than down after Cheltenham 3 days
    Peter McNeile
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    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, 2021
    • 1 min

    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, 2021
    • 1 min

    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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    Horses for courses: a truism for some
    Peter McNeile
    • Oct 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    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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    PPA announces new sponsor for Pointing
    Peter McNeile
    • Oct 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    TBA backs four year old maiden Point-to-Point series
    Peter McNeile
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Drinkwater has something to savour
    Peter McNeile
    • Sep 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    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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    Williams and Harrison team up for Worcester double as Altior signs off
    Peter McNeile
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Warwickshire's best turn their shoulder to the wheel
    Peter McNeile
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Warwickshire's best turn their shoulder to the wheel

    Two trainers from the Croome area were in fine form at yesterday's Jumps double-header from Uttoxeter and Worcester. Olly Murphy flexed...
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    English trainers plunder Scotland and are welcomed
    Peter McNeile
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    English trainers plunder Scotland and are welcomed

    Perth is Britain's most northerly racecourse, and for a majority of trainers based in the South or Midlands, the trip north just goes on...
    4 views0 comments
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