Coordinating point-to-point horse racing in the East Midlands at Brocklesby Park, Dingley, Garthorpe, Guilsborough and Revesby Park.
Wed 15th 5.30pm
Ground is currently Good to Firm. Watering will commence at 8am Thurs 15th to produce good safe jumping ground. We have had 10mm of rain since Sunday.
The penultimate Midlands area point-to-point of the season will take place at Dingley this Saturday, 25th May, with the first race at 2pm. The team at Dingley have been hard at work, ensuring the running surface is good. The ground has been variflexed and rolled and will be watered from Monday 20th onwards. The bends will be moved to fresh…
Update 18th May from Charles Millington, Clerk of Course “ The course has been variflexed, rolled and filled in and topped since last meeting. The course will be watered from Monday onwards and the pond is full. The bends will be moved to fresh ground where necessary and the open ditch will be re stuffed.We are confident of producing Good ground for…
Photos: The Melton Hunt Club at Garthorpe. The Melton Hunt Club meeting at Garthorpe produced doubles for jockeys Jack Tudor and Dale Peters, the latter's victory in the penultimate race being a milestone 100th race win under all codes. This all marked a double for trainer David Kemp. The good ground and fine weather were perfect for an enjoyable afternoon's…
By Emma Forman Dingley hosted the Fernie Point- to- Point on Sunday where the feature race was the Welland Valley Feeds Fernie Four Miler Mixed Open race which resulted in a popular success for the Chatterton family when Distime ran out the 10 lengths winner. “He’s been crying out for this extended trip.” Said a delighted Mike Chatterton whose grandson George…
The Melton Hunt Club meeting will be held at Garthorpe racecourse ( B676, 5m East of Melton Mowbray) on Sunday 12th May, with the first pony race starting at 1pm and the horse racing taking place from 2pm. The feature race of the afternoon will be the Lance and Urky Newton Mixed Open race, which will see the highest rated…
All the bends and fences have been moved to fresh ground ahead of the fixture on Sunday May 12th. We have had a couple of wet days and next week is changeable. Brian Crawford and his team will water as and when necessary. An update will be issued on Wednesday teatime.
By Emma Forman Photos from the meeting: The Quorn at Garthorpe. Racegoers attending the Quorn Point to Point races at Garthorpe on Sunday enjoyed a bumper 8 race card as well as a good range of trade stands, food outlets and Nick Pomfret singing in the Grumpy Huntsman bar. The racing highlights included a first ever riding double for Alex…
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