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 Fernie point-to-point race meeting is on Sunday 5th May at Dingley racecourse on the A427, East of Market Harborough. The team at Dingley have pulled out all the stops to make the ground as good as possible for this weekend's meeting, with the ground being aerated and watered thoroughly during the week leading up to the fixture to provide…
Friday 26th April Watering is going according to plan. Brian Crawford is confident of producing good safe ground for Sunday. We are continuing to water. Garthorpe has received an inch of rain. Racing will take place on fresh ground, which has not been raced on this year. The grass is like a thick carpet. Brian will issue a ‘Going’ at…
SUNDAY 5th MAY /DINGLEY Dingley Racecourse is hosting the Fernie Point to Point on Sunday 5th May and produce this update.“ The course was scariflexed and rolled on Sunday morning straight after racing whilst the moisture was in the ground after watering for Easter Saturday. The course will be topped tomorrow and a pasture slitter will be run over the track…
Garthorpe races take place on Sunday 28th April with the first race due to start at 1pm. Garthorpe racecourse is one of the premier point-to-point courses in the UK and has an established irrigation system enabling the Clerk of Course to water the ground as necessary. Some rain is forecast towards the end of this week but watering will take…
by Emma Forman Photos of the meeting: South Notts at Thorpe Lodge. A large crowd enjoyed the warm, sunny bank holiday weather at Thorpe races on Easter Monday where Dale Peters enjoyed a double and a photo finish when Bardista won the Restricted race was just one of the thrilling finishes to be enjoyed. The lack of rain in recent…
Midlands Pointing moved to Dingley for the first time this season for the Woodland Pytchley's annual East Saturday renewal. Frustratingly for organisers who had been up all night working on the course, the fabulous weather and loyal support of a large crowd were not rewarded with the declarations they deserved on the day. There was a double for Sophie Walker,…
Everything is in place at Garthorpe to irrigate the course for the Quorn fixture on 28th April. We are fortunate to have a very good irrigation system at Garthorpe which provides an even distribution of water. Combine this, with Brian Crawford's expert knowledge on watering this course to provide good safe ground. There is some light rain and cooler weather…
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