Westcountry Pointing: Recent Episodes
Granville Taylor, Donna Harris, and Jeff Guyett
All the news from the Point-To-Point Horse Racing in the Devon & Cornwall region of England. You'll get previews of upcoming meetings, the horses entered into the meeting, as well as the results and reports from each of the fixtures between the start of the national season in November to the final race in June, both of which take place in Devon.
The South Pool Point to Point is POSTPONED. The course is in very good condition but with the worry of high winds and also the car parking we have regretfully made this decision, hopefully will fix a new date A.S.A.P Written by: Donna Harris The South Pool Hunt stage their meeting at the historic Buckfastleigh … Continue reading POSTPONED Preview: South Pool Harriers Point to Point at Buckfastleigh, Sunday 16th February 2020 →
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Written by: Donna Harris The North Cornwall Hunt host their meeting at The Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge this Sunday 12th January. There are six races on offer with a start time of 11.30am. 60 entries have been received. The Kivells-sponsored Mixed Open is the feature race of the day and has attracted some class entries … Continue reading Preview: North Cornwall Point-to-Point, Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge – Sunday 12th January 2020 →
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Written by: Donna Harris A superb 83 entries have been received for the Cornwall Club meeting to be held at The Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge this Sunday December 8th. There are now seven races with the Open Maiden pre-divided and an earlier start time of 11.30am. Both the Trevarthens-sponsored Ladies Open and the Moores of … Continue reading Preview: Cornwall Club Point-to-Point, Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge – Sunday 8th December 2019 →
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Popular local grey Dicky Bob has been entered in the opening Condy Mathias-sponsored Members race The eye catching recent Kilworthy winner Ballyvodock could be the one to tackle Dicky Bob here Neetside for trainer Jill Dennis stands out in the first division of the Open Maiden race Every Breakin Wave is the highest rated in … Continue reading Can Ballyvodock deny Dicky Bob at Cherrybrook? →
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Will Biddick’s winning rides on Five Gold Bars and Tuff Nano leave him just ten short of the British record of 414 career wins. Dicky Bob ran away with the Mixed Open, winning at the Kilworthy course for the third successive year. Odds on favourite Acadian was beaten by a neck, having duelled with Tamarstone … Continue reading Biddick closes in on Burton’s record and Dicky Bob scores a Kilworthy hat trick →
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Plenty of wind, some showers and a rainbow at Buckfastleigh Going was very soft / heavy with a definite premium on stamina. Defeats for odds-on favourites in both the Ladies’ and Men’s Opens Landmark double for jockey Darren Edwards who scored his 250th win 1-5 favourite, Dicky Bob, unseated Thomasina Eyston Skinflint backed out of … Continue reading Darren Edwards notches up 250th win at Buckfastleigh and can Dicky Bob return to form at Kilworthy →
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Westcountry pointing podcast – 15th March 2019 Strong performance from Virak in the Mixed Open Race at Charlton Hawthorne Navanman and Bryan Carver continue their successful partnership for John Heard Darran’s Pearce’s preview of the biggest Hunter Chase of the season, the Cheltenham Foxhunter Ottery winner Caid Du Berlais ran a massive race in the last year, to finish 5th less than 4 lengths behind Pacha Du Polder. Pacha Du Polder, is bidding to win the race for the third time Buckfastleigh has seven races are on offer, which have attracted over 80 entries. Pony racing, precedes the main race card with two pony races commencing at 12 noon. Recent winners Dicky Bob and Double Captain both carry entries. Four times Buckfastleigh members winner Beuvron seeks … Continue reading Podcast: A return to Buckfastleigh, the amateurs gold cup and Navanman scores in Wessex →
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This week we bring you the reports and results from the East Devon Point-To-Point, and preview this weekend’s Wessex are Blackford and Sparkford Vale Point-To-Point: Will Biddick reached a career landmark of riding 400 pointing winners at the East Devon Point-To-Point Wind Tor (Josh Newman) and Crown of Thorns (Will Biddick) battled out the Hunt … Continue reading Riders on the storm: Biddick 400 up and Caid du Berlais warms up nicely for Cheltenham →
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It turned out to be a long afternoon at Great Trethew thanks to two divided races and a lengthy delay for an injured jockey. The weather was more akin to Umberleigh in June. The bookies were rubbing their hands at the prospects of lots of one pound each way ice cream punters. At least the … Continue reading GRANVILLE’S BETTING GOSSIP FROM THE EAST CORNWALL POINT-TO-POINT AT GREAT TRETHEW, SUNDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2019 →
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Written by Donna Harris It’s the turn of the East Devon Hunt to host their meeting at Bishops Court, Ottery St Mary on Sunday 3rd March. Seven races are on offer with a start time of Noon. Over 140 entries have been received and it’s set to be another competitive days racing. The Michael Pidsley … Continue reading Preview: East Devon Point-to-Point, Bishops Court, Ottery St Mary, Sunday 3rd March 2019 →
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