February - 2021

A new fixture list for the resumption on March 29

A fresh fixture list for the resumption of Point-to-Point racing leaves Wiltshire fans of the sport sadly bereft of fixtures within the county following the publication of the list from March 29 onward by the Point-to-Point Authority. This fixture list will provide 12 weeks racing at 54 fixtures over 27 racedays, subject of course to government requirements. At the outset at least, fixtures remain behind closed doors, but it is hoped that at some juncture in May, this restric

Pointing set to resume at end of March

Pointing set to resume at end of March

Following the Prime Minister’s Announcement yesterday, the Point-to-Point Authority is planning to restart the sport in week commencing March 29. Peter Wright, CEO, reported, "We are working hard to create a new fixture list which reflects the situation, and hope to have one available by the end of this week – there is no shortage of volunteers. I realise that this will be disappointing news for some as we are inherently safe with very low densities, no fomites and no ventila

Ascot-Newbury doubleheader disguises plenty of other success for county's trainers

Ascot-Newbury doubleheader disguises plenty of other success for county's trainers

This past weekend has been a few days to appreciate the return of top flight racing after the relentless assault of the weather during most of February. And our trainers in the county of Wiltshire have been advertising their claims at every level of the sport these past few days. Seamus Mullins definitely has a soft spot for Fakenham, extolling the virtues of David Hunter et al for their contribution to maintaining prize money. And by golly, it's a good job he keeps winning t

Wonnacott and Mulholland team up again

Wonnacott and Mulholland team up again

Millie Wonnacott and Neil Mulholland are a team to follow this season, and they reinforced that opinion in the second division of the Novices Hurdle at Sandown today, notching up their 8th and 44th winner respectively, when Conkwell Legend scored by two lengths to conclude the afternoon. The rides are largely shared between Robbie Dunne, Harry Reed, Tom Scudamore and Sam Twiston-Davies, but none matches the 24% strike rate of Millie in her 25 rides to date for her main employ

Milton's Pyramid Place relishes the mud

Let's be honest; Catterick is not at the top of many people's favourite racecourses, although with 28 fixtures each year, there is plenty of opportunity to sample the delights of this garrison town in north Yorkshire. The fare on offer is toward the lower end of the qualitative scale, and fulfils a role for bread and butter racing "for the industry" as Stratford's former Clerk, Commander John Ford, would have said. However, every horse has its day, and one of Milton Harris's

Age is just a number, right?

They say that age is just a number. And that’s true, of course, although in sport, you can see the benefits – and often drawbacks – of being young, old or even somewhere in the middle. Some sports lend themselves to youth, others to experience. There aren't too many teenagers playing crown green bowls, nor septuagenarians in gymnastics. But as far as horse racing is concerned, age is certainly more than a number, because often it dictates when a particular horse will be in it

Jumpers Bumpers: pulling the wool, or a useful addition to the programme?

Jumpers Bumpers: pulling the wool, or a useful addition to the programme?

If there's one compensation for the loss of so many Pointing fixtures this year since the third lockdown kicked in, it's that a majority would have fallen prey to the wet or the cold. There's little more dispiriting for fixture secretaries than to put in the hard yards, only to be thwarted by the weather. In the professional game, the paucity of fixtures has resulted in some innovative fresh race programming by the BHA. Jumpers Bumpers have been running at Newcastle and Kempt

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