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VOL 03 21 / NOVEMBER / 2024
Lady Kloppenheim (Robbie David)
COVER Photo: Tim Holt
Rider Rob David and trainer Harry Ryall celebrate their third win with Snap Fish
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Tim Holt
THIS WEEK’S GRASS ROOTS STORY
by Claire Hart
Third season handler Harry Ryall and his jockey Robbie David produced a spectacular treble at Badbury Rings in Dorset on Sunday. Sandwiched in the middle Ryall was also responsible for the training of My Lucky Star who gave debutant Will Higgs a dream first ride to finish second in the Restricted.
The three boys, linked by a love of racing and working in Dorse, must congratulate themselves on this great achievement.
25 year old Ryall explains, ‘‘I went to the racing school aged 16 and from there had a job with the late Malcolm Jefferson, in November 2016 I moved down from Doncaster to work for Harry Fry. After six years I then went to work for Chris Barber and that was where my love of pointing began.’’
Based in Jack Barber’s old yard in Seaborough the use of Anthony Honeyballs facilities are also readily available.
With the full time help of winning jockey David and the recent addition of Ruby Fisher-Barnett this is sure to be a young team going places.
Every season has seen a progression and Ryall acknowledges the buying and selling of a few young horses along the way has been a help, with Douglas Longbottom being his most successful to date.
29 year old David had his first ride point-to-pointing in 2014 and has ridden 14 point-to-point winners. During this time he has spent two years riding in Australia where he had over 70 rides and rode four winners.
Now working full time for Ryall, David rides out for Nationalhunt trainer Daisy Hitchins one afternoon per week and rode two winners over hurdles for her in the summer.
The first leg of Sunday’s treble was Lady Kloppenheim, a four year old filly making her debut over fences following a run in a Garthorpe flat race last season. Ryall reports of her ‘‘She is owned by a group of enthusiastic lads, we won’t run her again until the new year in a two and a half mile restricted and then in the spring aim for the Exeter and/or Aintree bumpers.’’
David speaks enthusiastically of her ‘‘She is my favourite, I ride her every day and I broke her in.’’
Another Furlough may have not had the opposition connections had been hoping for but following a regime of doing things a little bit differently he will be sure to win again.
‘‘I am hopeful that he can win a little hunter chase somewhere this season, he likes good ground, and at only seven I think he can improve. He is owned by my Dad-Nick and Paul Rothwell and it would be a wonderful day out for them and the team if we could qualify for Cheltenham in March. He has the tendency to jump left, we have been loose-schooling and show-jumping him in order to help his technique.’’
Final leg of the treble was Snap Fish, a five year old debutant by Mahler. Owned by the HNR syndicate the dream is to go through the grades point-to-pointing with a possible tilt at the Intermediate final at Cheltenham in May.
My Lucky Star gave Will Higgs a cracking first ride in the Restricted race. A five year old mare seems an unlikely schoolmaster but having won a maiden and been placed on all other starts her brilliant jumping stood her in good stead as a prospect for Higgs. She was bought by his Grandfather when Ryall offered her for sale at the end of last season.
19 year old Higgs, who works full time for Anthony Honeyball, says ‘‘ I had a great ride on her, she looked after me every step of the way and Grandad was very happy’’.
Chatting to Ryall it is instantly clear he has a professionalism beyond his years. I asked him of future ambitions and
whether taking out a full license was one day on the cards. ‘‘For now I am happy training point-to-pointers and this season my ambition is to train a hunter chase winner. I didn’t expect to have so many horses so quickly, we have doubled each year and have now trained 16 winners’’.
It can also be no coincidence that the success formed by this team is helped by their friendship? Ryall and David not only work together but also share a house, there is no doubt they will both be striving to do their best for the horses and each other.
To celebrate Sunday’s success the team headed to The New Inn at East Coker who have recently agreed to sponsor the yard. Landlord Andy Collins is a pointing enthusiast and Ryall admits ‘‘There were a few sore heads in the morning!’’
Left to right - Harry on Snap Fish, Robbie on Lady Kloppenheim, Will on My Lucky Star and Ruby on Another Furlough
Another Furlough and Robbie in action at Badbury last weekend
Photo: Tim Holt
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PREVIEW
EAST CORNWALL FOXHOUNDS
SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2024
By GRANVILLE TAYLOR
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE DEVON & CORNWALL POINT-TO POINTAREA ASSOCITION
THE first Cornish point to point of the new season takes place at Great Trethew near Liskeard, on Sunday, where racing gets under way at 12 noon. The East Cornwall fixture has attracted a total of 75 entries for their seven races starting with a four and five-year-olds point to point flat race.
All eight entries will be making their racecourse debuts, so with no form to go on, it looks a tricky affair for punters.
The Dennis family have won this race in the past and could have the answer in Mrs Pen. Christopher Barber may send Kalimalka Crest from his new base near Hereford, whilst the mares Green Bonnet and Mistletoe merit a look.
The Maiden has been split with 10 nominated in each division. El Capitaine was a warm favourite when finishing runner up for a Knightwick Maiden and wouldn’t need to improve much to win this. Always Force It stayed on well when placed at Dunsmore and the Yeats gelding
Up Killoughey has some experience in Ireland, as does Blazing Force.
Hardy Buck ran really well at Dunsmore and looks best of those with experience in the second Maiden division. Celtic Harmony has had a run at Knightwick and Josh Newman has entered the ex-Irish Ted The Thief and debutant four-year-old Five Quarters who would be of interest. Frogman (James King) is in a good yard and is worth a look.
The Mixed Open is run over two and a half miles and has 17 entries. Another Furlough is progressive and beat a solitary opponent at Badbury Rings last week. Itacare has a similar profile and notched a hat trick last season under the talented Rian Corcoran. My Drogo, One For Rosie and the quirky Humaniste are all capable pointers, but in an intriguing contest my vote goes to Itacare.
Another strong field looks likely in the level 2 Conditions race for Grass Roots riders. Kayf Hernando won easily at Dunsmore but will have useful opposition here. The well bred Fighter Allen is a fascinating contender for the David Pipe yard, but I have a soft spot for Lakota Warrior from
the Summersby yard, who might be able to defy his small penalty.
Jet Smart is heavily penalised in the Exeter Racecourse Intermediate and Holiday Fund would surely prefer quicker ground, so maybe Soldier Unknown can build on his excellent form last season. Bruce Gobbler or Summer Jam can also step up on their previous form. The level 3 Conditions race closes the card. Angels Breath held a BHA rating of 151 in his younger days, winning good races at Ascot, and escapes a penalty here having been off the course for long periods. If Tim Vaughan can have him straight he would be the choice. Ask A Honey Bee and Hearts Corner are feared most out of the nine contenders.
Great Trethew is within easy reach, just off the A38 between Saltash and Liskeard. PL14 3PZ. The course offers excellent viewing with food, drinks and trade stands. Dogs on leads are welcome.4miles NW of Wimborne on B3082 Postcode DT11 9JL
Jet Smart may make his seasonal reappearance
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FIGURES
GREAT TRETHEW 24/11/2024
12:35 THE MAIDEN RACE (Div 1): Always Force It (IRE) (96) King de Palma (FR) (87) Herbie Wallbanger (GB) (76) El Capitaine (IRE) (53)
1:10 THE MAIDEN RACE (Div 2): Hardy Buck (IRE) (100) Fongs Way (IRE) (90) Tangos Tangerine (IRE) (77) Full Send (GB) (71)
1:45 THE MIXED OPEN RACE: Humaniste (IRE) (129) A Jet of Our Own (IRE) (125) Another Furlough (IRE) (120) One For Rosie (GB) (119)
2:20 THE TOTNES & BRIDGETOWN RACES SERIES CONDITIONS RACE (LEVEL 2), F OR GRASS ROOTS RIDERS: Lakota Warrior (IRE) (116) Kayf Hernando (GB) (109) Diligent (FR) (101) Itacare (FR) (98)
2:55 THE EXETER RACECOURSE INTERMEDIATE SERIES QUALIFIER RACE: Soldier Unknown (IRE) (105) Jet Smart (IRE) (102) Holiday Fund (IRE) (92) Summer Jam (IRE) (92) Bruce Gobbler (GB) (80)
3:30 THE CONDITIONS RACE (LEVEL 3): Lakota Warrior (IRE) (109) Checkitout (IRE) (94) Hearts Corner (IRE) (90)
REPORTS
A good crowd attended Badbury Rings on Sunday when the Portman held their annual point to point. The weather remained dry and although the anticipated going put off a number of prospective runners it was reported by several riders that it was safe raceable going and that the watering had made a difference. On the course it was an excellent day for trainer Harry Ryall with three individual winners and a second with his other runner and a treble for his jockey Robbie David. It will also be a day that Marina Bealby will not forget as she rode her first ever winner.
Harry and Robbie started their memorable day when Lady Kloppenheim secured a comfortable victory over market rival Shikantsen Enki ridden by Ed Doggrell in the two and a half Maiden race. Making her fencing debut having run in one Bumper race last season she warmed to her task and Robbie reported that ‘the faster she went she jumped better’. He had been very confident that she would win this race and had told Harry that ‘defeat was out of the question’. Owned by the Jolly Boys who had previously owned Douglas Longbottom, it is likely that they will be looking for her to go to the sales. Bought by Conor Houlihan at the sales in August 2023 as a 3-yearold Harry advised that he was on a boat in Marbella when the hammer fell!
The Conditions race for Grass Roots Riders turned into a procession when Precious Bounty made all the running to beat his two rivals by a distance. This was a real family success for the Bealby family as the gelding is owned by Annabel Bealby, trained by her husband Ashley and ridden by their daughter Marina. Previously trained by Kelly Morgan and ridden last season by Ellie Callwood he had been acquired by the Bealbys for Marina to ride as a schoolmaster. Marina, 26, was having her seventh ride in point to points and she was thrilled with this success. She works as an Executive Assistant at a Private Equity company in London but rides out for Nicky Henderson a couple of days a week.
Southfield Lily continued her good record at Badbury when easily accounting for her sole rival in the Conditions race. This was her third course victory and she does have a good partnership with Lily Bradstock who is the only one who can go into her box in her stable. She made a bad mistake at the second last which Lily did well to sit
PORTMAN
SATURDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2024
By Bob Bracher
but other than this the race was always in her control. Watched by her proud owner Angela Yeoman, this was another winner for the dam Chamoss Royale who also produced the prolific Southfield Theatre. Lily continued her good form by winning the Amateur Riders Hurdle at Plumpton on Monday on Smugglers Haven.
Another easy winner was Another Furlough who finished alone in the Mixed Open race after his sole rival Len Brennan had fallen at the fourth last fence when looking held. However, this does not tell the story of the race as Another Furlough’s jumping was becoming more erratic and he went violently to the left at the final three fences. Robbie reported that his mount had not enjoyed making most of the running and ‘trying to keep him straight became more and more difficult’. Having now won the last three Portman meetings he is a real Badbury specialist and is the star of Harry’s stable near Crewkerne, Somerset.
The Restricted race was the most dramatic race of the day with the outsider Ruith Le Tu setting off at a furious pace until headed by Calidad ridden by Izzie Hill who looked like he had stolen the race after favourite Bushtucker Park capsized at the third last. However Calidad weakened approaching the last and on the run in was passed by both the winner Assassins
Lullaby, ridden by Jack Stenhouse, and My Lucky Star ridden by Will Higgs, having his first ever ride, and trained by Harry Ryall. Assassins Lullaby trained by Janet Ackner on Exmoor was showing that his success at Upcott Cross last season was not a fluke and she explained that having treated him for ulcers he is a different horse. Janet hopes that he will make up into a proper stayer and will be looking for a Conditions race over 3 and a half miles next. Jack who works for Linda Blackford was riding his second career victory and described his mount as ‘a very game horse’.
Robbie and Harry brought up their respective trebles when Snap Fish easily won the concluding Maiden race. Bought for 15K at Doncaster in May he had shown good form in Irish Maiden races and was confidently expected to open his account for the Harry Ryall Racing Syndicate. He looks like one to follow as he progresses through the grades during the season. Robbie, 29, was riding his first ever treble, having never ridden a double before. Reminding him of his first victory in 2014 at Holnicote for Liz Scott aboard Took My Eye, he then spent several years working and riding in Australia before joining Harry Ryall as his stable jockey in 2022. The partnership goes from strength to strength and will be a feature of the Wessex new season.
Precious Bounty, Marina Bealby (1st) Conditions (Level 2) For Grass Roots Riders
Photo: Tim Holt
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With its quick drying chalk soil, and, after some five weeks of limited rainfall, the going for the Portman at Badbury Rings, was never going to be anything other than on the fast side and although the ground team did sterling work to take any sting out by extensive watering, field sizes suffered accordingly.
One runner favoured by these conditions however was Southfield Lily (109), whose previous four wins had all come on a sound surface. She can be inclined to have a mind of her own on occasions, sometimes swishing her tail and forfeiting ground at the start, but neither of these traits was apparent this time around as she set a strong pace from the front to have her sole rival toiling well before the straight. Finishing 25 lengths to the good, she tired a little in the closing stages, jumping clumsily over the last two fences, but can be forgiven this having been without company for so long. This was her fifth win in just ten starts and her third course win and she can hopefully build on this success after suffering an interrupted season last year. It appears from her past record that she is best suited by a left-handed track, ground conditions no worse than Good, and a trip that does not put too much emphasis on stamina. The Ladies Open at the Heythrop therefore now appeals as a possible early season target, this race having been reduced in trip this season to the standard three miles.
The weather having now turned, field sizes are far more robust at the East Cornwall this coming weekend- indeed the maiden has been divided. This gives an early chance for us to assess the validity of the figures posted for the Non-Weight For Age Maiden at Dunsmore a fortnight ago. Runner-up that day Hardy Buck and third placed Always Force It are entered for respective divisions with figures well above those required to land an average maiden - although at this time of year there may be others as yet unraced (such as Five Quarters and Lingerlong) or coming from racing under rules that may provide sterner opposition. As ever it’s an intriguing time of year.
Southfield Lily, Lily Bradstock (1st) leads Dorset Diamond, Toby MCCain Mitchell (2nd) Conditions Race (Level 3)
Photo: Tim Holt
POINTING PEOPLE: IZZIE HILL
BY JAKE EXELBY, SOUTH MIDLANDS AREA PRESS OFFICER
In the 2023/2024 point-to-point season, Izzie Marshall (as she was then) achieved what many aficionados of the sport thought wouldn’t be possible – dethroning perennial female champion rider Gina Andrews, who was seeking a tenth title in a row and eleventh in total. And Izzie, who turned 25 in July – the same month she married former jockey Joe Hill – achieved this feat in a season-long battle where she went head-to-head with her chief rival every weekend. She talked to Jake Exelby before the start of the new season about the ups and downs of her title-winning campaign.
Asked about her ‘horse of the year’, Izzie – who rode most of her winners for her new father-in-law, leading trainer Alan Hill – replied, “I can’t split Soldier Unknown and I K Brunel. Soldier Unknown was so quiet and unassuming when he arrived that you wouldn’t pick him out but, every time he ran, he grew in confidence and his will to win was amazing – he’d come from the back with a wet sail. He was so important –he won three, the second of which was my 100th pointing success, and I won the title by three.”
“‘I K’”, continued Izzie, “Is a lovely horse who had a great start to his career, but it took him a year to get his confidence back after Aintree in 2023, where he was brought down (by Sixteen Letters, on whom Izzie won two in the spring – “He owed it to me,” she smiles). Last season, he gave me my 100th career winner and he really battled hard at Kingston Blount on the final weekend to beat Gina on the favourite – if she’d beaten us there, she and I would have been level and things would have been different.”
Izzie admits to having no expectation of becoming champion at the start of the campaign. “I just had the same hopes as every year – that I’d have more winners than the season before, that the horses would stay fit and healthy, and that I’d be injury-free. But getting close to Gina? God, no! I’m competitive, but she rides for the biggest yard, with some of the best horses. She’s a great horsewoman, the most successful female amateur rider ever, who’s broken all sorts of records, and I never thought I could compete with her. I knew she’d be focused on riding Latenightpass in the Grand National, but she was still riding in points every weekend, and being ‘best of the rest’ would have been good enough for me.”
She talks me through some of the key moments of the season. “A double at Paxford on Easter Monday made me start to think it might be possible (with two months of the season left) as our horses were running well. Then another double at Peper Harow on 18th May on Sixteen Letters and Soldier Unknown put me four clear.” Does she see any irony in the fact that the former is trained by Josh Newman, who went toe-to-toe with the Hill yard for the trainers title, eventually winning by two? Izzie smiles again. “(Josh’s wife) Kayley asked me to ride him a few years ago, but I couldn’t, so I messaged her when I saw him entered without a jockey booked and she put me up.”
Between those two fixtures, however, things didn’t always go to plan, as Izzie explains. “At Godstone over May Bank Holiday weekend, I won the first and went two ahead, then Gina rode a treble. I thought she’d fly home after that, as on the Monday, she had plenty of fancied mounts at her local meeting at Mollington. But she didn’t have a winner there and I won on Lagan Valley for Julie Wadland and Lavorante for Luke Price the following weekend, to go back into the lead.”
With a title at stake, Izzie admits to a stressful few months –particularly alongside planning a wedding and a full-time job at the Racecourse Association. “If you don’t make an effort to celebrate the good days, it’s easy to forget what a great weekend you’ve had, as you immediately focus on making entries for the next one! And it wasn’t easy to organise potential mounts when I was at work. Gina and I are in the same area, so we were probably ringing the same trainers for outside rides! I remember telling Joe after Peper Harow how annoyed I was that I didn’t feel happier after such a
Izzie winning on Jongleur d’Ainay at Wadebridge
Photo: Tim Holt
great day and – on the morning of the last Kingston Blount fixture – I found it hard and said to Joe it was over because I thought Gina (who had pulled two back and had another winner before Izzie won on I K Brunel) would overtake me. But, when I won on ‘I K’, it felt within touching distance.”
Izzie went into the final Monday of the season planning, “We’d celebrate win, lose or draw as it had been a hell of a season. I was two clear of Gina before Chaddesley Corbett, but it was confusing because the last two races were divided, and I didn’t know what she would be riding. Even when I won the first Maiden on Castadrift to go three ahead, if she’d won all the other races, she’d beat me on countback. In the second Maiden, I pulled up and Gina was still going. I couldn’t hear or see anything and didn’t know who’d won as the horses were out of sight. Then Ebony Yates, who works for us, ran up to me with a big smile on her face, saying, ‘You’ve done it!’”
“The Andrews family – headed by her brother Jack – all came up to me afterwards with congratulations and gave me a massive hug,” adds Izzie. “Gina’s been such a help to me throughout my career, including putting me contact with her agent under rules Gordie Clarkson, who has been fantastic.”
So how did Izzie celebrate? “We all got pissed!” she says with a grin. “I’d had five rides, so was knackered, but running on adrenalin. We had some drinks at the back of the lorry then, when we got home, there was a sign saying, ‘Welcome Home Champion’ that (Joe’s sister) Gaby had put up. We picked up some fish and chips and more drinks, but I had to be back at the RCA office in Ascot at 9am the next day.”
A few days later, Izzie crowned her fine season with a double
at the Stratford Hunt Chase evening, on Famous Clermont –“trainer Chris Barber was a great support, and it was brilliant that the owners took a punt on me” – and the Hills’ Learntalot. “I knew he’d like the better ground,” says Izzie. “And Alan was bullish – he’s not normally like that. I was riding with confidence and felt I cemented the championship by riding a double in front of the pointing community, especially as I beat Gina by a head in the first race!”
Izzie acknowledges the influence the Hill family have had, not just last season but on her career. “To have access to three people who’ve ridden at such a high level (Joe rode over 80 winners and was champion novice jockey and mother-in-law Lawney was also a successful rider) has helped. Alan had three Foxhunters winners (one Cheltenham and two Aintree), rode some of the best pointers ever and has nurtured me – he’s always given me advice, sent me for sessions with (jockey coaching guru) Yogi Breisner and didn’t overface me. For example, he didn’t let me ride maidens straightaway, which I wasn’t happy about at the time, but understand now! It’s no surprise the yard’s produced so many champions –the likes of James Tudor as well as leading novices. And Gina’s ridden nearly 50 winners for Alan.”
“I’d also like to thank,” continues Izzie, “Every owner and trainer who gave me a ride, as well as my parents and family, and James King – a good friend who was an usher at our wedding and was so helpful last season. I’ve been overwhelmed by all the support and well-wishes I’ve received.”
“I’d be crazy to think it could happen again,” is Izzie’s honest response about her hopes for next season. “I’d love to defend my title, but Gina’s got a lot of firepower and will be hungry to win it again.” As for other up-and-coming female riders to look out for, “Ellie Holder – who broke her arm last season – makes the most of her opportunities and thinks about her riding. She’s a horsewoman who rides well and has proven herself when given the chance, winning on good horses like Tully’s Touch. Then novice champion Anna Johnston rides well, and Katie Featherstone does a really good job owning, training and riding her own horses.”
Before she retires, Izzie outlines her ambitions in the sport. “I’d love to win another championship – obviously – and to win a Foxhunters. Winning a Cheltenham Hunter Chase would be a realistic target. I’ve had quite a few rides there now and have been placed a couple of times. I’d also love to beat my personal best of 24 point-to-winners from last season – it’s important to set goals every year and for that success to be relevant to me, not measured against others.”
Before I take my leave, I ask Izzie one final question – what advice would she give now to her younger self as a jockey?
“I’d do more homework on other horses in a race,” she answers candidly. “Knowing your horse and not the others isn’t enough – you need to be aware of the opposition and how they run. Also, to do everything slowly, not put myself under pressure or make rash decisions. Sudden moments can upset your horse so it’s important to stay calm, get in a rhythm and make the horse happy.”
She closes with word-for-word advice from her father-in-law Alan. “First circuit is for the horse, don’t start to thinking about riding a race until after that.”
Champion in action - Izzie en route to victory on Castadrift at Chaddesley Corbett
Photo: Marilyn Sweet
Izzie’s Three to Follow for 2024/2025
Carryonaway
A big horse, who’s still only five and has run just three times. He came from Sean Doyle, has a real personality at home (!) and jumps very well. He ran really well on his debut at Tabley but hung on the run-in and was cruising at Larkhill until he hung badly again, but you have to respect any horse who wins a Maiden there. He scoped dirty on his last run and had a lung infection. We’re still learning about him, but he could start going through the grades next season.
Jongleur D’Ainay
He’s lightly raced and inexperienced, so we’ve been patient with him. The way he won his Maiden last year was fantastic – not so much the form as how he won going away in the fastest time of the day. He shows a lot at home and is a big-
framed horse, which is why he only ran once last season – I think it was Nicky Henderson who said it’s about knowing when not to run them. He was raw last year but has come back stronger and I hope he can progress through the grades into Novice Hunter Chases, next year if not this season.
Soldier Unknown
How couldn’t I pick him? He gives me this feeling I can’t describe because he tries so hard. He wants wet ground –Paxford was a quagmire, and we only ran him at Dingley (where he was second) because of the championship. He’s got a real edge to him, and he’s always done what I’ve asked. Horses like him don’t come round often and I begged Joe not to sell him, though he’s still for sale to stay in the yard. He’ll start in points then go Novice Hunter Chasing on stiff tracks on soft ground –like the Dick Saunders at Leicester or the Exeter Intermediate Final. Entered at Great Trethew on Sunday.
A muddy Izzie after winning on Soldier Unknown at Paxford
Photo: Graham Fisher
A pivotal victory - Izzie on I K Brunel beats Gina at Kingston Blount
Photo: Neale Blackburn
Izzie and Joe with I K Brunel
Photo: Caroline Exelby
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ALL RUNNERS QUALIFY FOR INTERMEDIATE SERIES FINAL ON HALDON HILL (CLASS 5)
2024
SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Dunsmore Club – Dunsmore
SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER
East Cornwall – Great Trethew
SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER
Cornwall Hunt Club – Wadebridge
2025
SUNDAY 26 JANUARY
Tiverton – Chipley Park
SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY
South Pool – Buckfastleigh
SUNDAY 16 MARCH
Dart Vale – Buckfastleigh
SUNDAY 23 MARCH
Lamerton – Kilworthy
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SUNDAY 30 MARCH
South Cornwall – Trebudannon
INTERMEDIATE FINAL ENTRIES
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LATEST RESULTS
BADBURY RINGS 17/11/2024
12:30 1. LADY KLOPPENHEIM (IRE) R. David 4-6F 2. SHIKANTSEN ENKI (FR) E. Doggrell 5-4 3. BIGFORYOURBOOTS (IRE) T. McCain-Mitchell 6-1 (3 ran).
1:05 1. PRECIOUS BOUNTY (IRE) Miss M. Bealby 4-5F 2. DOCTOR DOYEN (IRE) Miss T. Little 7-2 3. BLAST OF KOEMAN (IRE) Miss A. Jackson-Fennell 6-4 (3 ran).
1:40 1. SOUTHFIELD LILY (GB) Miss L. Bradstock 1-2F 2. DORSET DIAMOND (GB) T. McCain-Mitchell Evens (2 ran).
2:15 1. ANOTHER FURLOUGH (IRE) R. David 1-8F (2 ran).
2:50 1. ASSASSINS LULLABY (IRE) J. Stenhouse 8-1 2. MY LUCKY STAR (IRE) W. Higgs 5-2 3. CALIDAD (IRE) Mrs I. Hill 5-2 (6 ran).
3:25 1. SNAP FISH (IRE) R. David 1-3F 2. DORSET DAZZLER (GB) Miss L. Bartlett 7-2 (4 ran).
IN THE FRAME
Jack Stenhouse claimed a seond career win aboard Assassins Lullaby
Photo: Tim Holt
Restricted Runners pass the Badury Rings Crowd
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FIXTURE LIST 2024/25
AREA FIXTURE COURSE DAY DATE
D&C East Cornwall Great Trethew Sunday 24 November 2024
N Border Hexham Sunday 01 December 2024
W Hursley Hambledon Larkhill Sunday 01 December 2024
WM The Wheatland Chaddesley Corbett Sunday 08 December 2024
D&C Cornwall Club Wadebridge Sunday 08 December 2024
W New Forest Larkhill
N Ratcheugh Racing Club Alnwick
WM Harkaway Club Chaddesley Corbett
15 December 2024
15 December 2024
29 December 2024
EA Thurlow Horseheath Tuesday 31 December 2024
W Larkhill Racing Club Larkhill Sunday 05 January 2025
N West Percy Alnwick Sunday 05 January 2025
EA Dunston Harriers Ampton Sunday 12 January 2025
D&C North Cornwall Wadebridge Sunday 12 January 2025
Y Yorkshire Area Point-to-Point Club Sheriff Hutton Sunday 12 January 2025
W Royal Artillery Larkhill Saturday 18 January 2025
MID South Wold Revesby Park Saturday 18 January 2025
N Jedforest Friars Haugh Sunday 19 January 2025
EA Cambridgeshire with Enfield Chace Horseheath Sunday 26 January 2025
SM Heythrop Cocklebarrow Sunday 26 January 2025
N Percy Alnwick Sunday 26 January 2025
D&C Tiverton Foxhounds Chipley Park Sunday 26 January 2025
MID Melton Club Garthorpe Sunday 02 February 2025
W South Dorset Milborne St Andrew Sunday 02 February 2025
SE South East Club Charing Sunday 02 February 2025
Y York & Ainsty and West of Yore Askham Bryan Sunday 02 February 2025
MID Brocklesby Brocklesby Park Saturday 08 February 2025
N Berwickshire Races Friars Haugh Sunday 09 February 2025
EA Waveney Harriers Higham Sunday 09 February 2025
W Combined Services Larkhill Sunday 16 February 2025
EA Puckeridge & Essex Horseheath Sunday 16 February 2025
Y Sinnington Duncombe Park Sunday 16 February 2025
D&C South Pool Harriers Buckfastleigh Sunday 16 February 2025
SAND Kimblewick (February) Kingston Blount Saturday 22 February 2025
N College Valley & North Northumberland Alnwick Sunday 23 February 2025
MID Cottesmore Garthorpe Sunday 23 February 2025
W Countryside Alliance Club (Wessex) Badbury Rings Sunday 23 February 2025
WALES Curre & Llangibby Howick Sunday 23 February 2025
SE South East Club Charing Sunday 23 February 2025
AREA FIXTURE COURSE DAY DATE
D&C Spooners & West Dartmoor Cherrybrook Sunday 06 April 2025
SAND Vine & Craven Kingston Blount Sunday 06 April 2025
Y Bedale Hornby Castle Saturday 12 April 2025
W Cattistock Chilfrome Saturday 12 April 2025
WM Croome & West Warwickshire Shelfield Park Saturday 12 April 2025
WALES Llangeinor Pentyrch Ystradowen Saturday 12 April 2025
SE Old Surrey & Burstow and West Kent Penshurst Saturday 12 April 2025
SM Bicester with Whaddon Chase Edgcote Sunday 13 April 2025
N Overton Races Overton Sunday 13 April 2025
D&C Silverton Dunsmore Sunday 13 April 2025
EA Essex & Suffolk Higham Friday 18 April 2025
D&C Flete Park RacesDartmoor Foxhounds Flete Park Saturday 19 April 2025
SM Kimblewick (Easter) Kimble Saturday 19 April 2025
WM North Staffordshire Sandon Saturday 19 April 2025
MID Pytchley with Woodland Dingley Saturday 19 April 2025
W Seavington Cotley Saturday 19 April 2025
WM Worcestershire Chaddesley Corbett Saturday 19 April 2025
D&C Four Burrow Trebudannon Monday 21 April 2025
WM North Cotswold Paxford Monday 21 April 2025
SM Old Berkshire Lockinge Monday 21 April 2025
WM South Shropshire Eyton on Severn Monday 21 April 2025
W Taunton Vale Foxhounds and Taunton Vale Harriers Cothelstone Monday 21 April 2025
N Tynedale Corbridge Monday 21 April 2025
WM Berkeley Woodford Saturday 26 April 2025
SE Chiddingfold, Leconfield & Cowdray Parham Saturday 26 April 2025
N Fife Pusk Saturday 26 April 2025
MID Quorn Garthorpe Saturday 26 April 2025
D&C Axe Vale Stafford Cross Sunday 27 April 2025
D&C Flete Park RacesTotnes & Bridgetown Racing Co Ltd Flete Park Saturday 03 May 2025
SE Mid Surrey Farmers Godstone Saturday 03 May 2025
W Devon & Somerset South Hill Sunday 04 May 2025
MID Fernie Dingley Sunday 04 May 2025
WM North Shropshire Eyton on Severn Monday 05 May 2025
D&C Stevenstone Vauterhill Monday 05 May 2025
SM Warwickshire Mollington Monday 05 May 2025
Y Zetland Witton Castle Monday 05 May 2025
W Minehead Harriers and West Somerset Holnicote Saturday 10 May 2025
Y DerwentScarborough Races Charm Park Sunday 11 May 2025
D&C Eggesford Upcott Cross Sunday 11 May 2025
SM Kimblewick (May) Kingston Blount Sunday 11 May 2025
W Weston & Banwell and West Somerset Vale Cothelstone Wednesday 14 May 2025
N Haydon Hexham Saturday 17 May 2025
SE Surrey Union Peper Harow Saturday 17 May 2025
D&C Dulverton West Bratton Down Sunday 18 May 2025
SM Grafton Edgcote Sunday 18 May 2025
WM Knutsford Races Club Tabley Sunday 18 May 2025
MID Fitzwilliam (Milton) Dingley Saturday 24 May 2025
Wales Welsh International Ffynnondruidion Saturday 24 May 2025
SM Berks & Bucks Draghounds Kingston Blount Sunday 25 May 2025
D&C Exmoor Bratton Down Sunday 25 May 2025
WM Albrighton & Woodland Chaddesley Corbett Monday 26 May 2025
D&C South Tetcott Upcott Cross Monday 26 May 2025
D&C Tiverton Staghounds Bratton Down Sunday 01 June 2025
D&C Torrington Farmers Umberleigh Saturday 07 June 2025
NATIONAL POINT-TO-POINT
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024/25
ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE YOU CAN FIND SOME EARLY SEASON LEADERBOARDS.
• Goffs Ladies’ Champion Jockey
• Tattersalls Jockey Club Sales Men’s Champion Jockey
• Highflyer Bloodstock Leading Ladies’ Novice Rider
• Highflyer Bloodstock Leading Men’s Novice Rider
• Foran Equine Champion Trainer
• Foran Equine Leading Trainer (6-14 horses)
• Oriental Club Leading Trainer (5 horses or fewer)
• Point-to-Point Racing Company Leading Owner
• Connolly’s Red Mills Champion Horse
In the event of a tie in any category, the winner will be decided by second placings. If it is still tied, third, then fourth placings will decide the winner. Walkovers will again not count towards any National Championship in 2024-25.
