BIG FIELDS, TREBLE TOP RACING AND A G&T ELLIS DAY

OPENING MEETING AT HORSEHEATH FOR THE 2016-17 SEASON

For the first time this season Horseheath brushed off it's summer wraps to allow the Cambridgeshire and Enfield chace seven good standing races on good fresh racing ground

Listen to Jockey Gina Andrews after she bought home the first of three winners for husband Tom Ellis on Total Compliance in the Intermediate

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/gina-andrews-after-winning-the-internediate-race-at-horseheath-on-total-compliance-5-2-17

Total Compliance 

A quick turn around for G&T Ellis racing, young five year old Itsnonofurbusiness making his racing debut in the  4,5,6 year old Open maide

Itsnonofurbusiness

I chat to Gina about a horse she likes the feel of, possibly one of the best Maidens she has ridden.
Listen to Gina talk about the horse

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/gina-andrews-the-456-year-old-open-maiden-winning-with-itsnonofurbusiness-at-horseheath-5-2-17

Also Husband and trainer Tom Ellis how he mentions why it is important to have a quality team around him.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/tom-ellis-456-year-old-open-maiden-winning-with-itsnonofurbusiness-at-horseheath-5-2-17

All smiles for Tom Ellis

The Dodson &Horrell PPORA club members race for Novice riders also went to the team from Heath Barn .
 Roberto Pegasus comes home with Kate Gowing to make it three from three.

Listen to the jockey on her gap year before going off to University to study Bloodstock

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/kate-gowing-dodson-horrell-pproa-members-race-novice-riders-roberto-pegasus-at-horseheath-5-2-17

Roberto Pegasus

The trainer Tom Ellis on a treble, his first in his training career  is very modest about his success, and speaks very highly about the Young jockey's efforts.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/tom-ellistaking-the-first-three-races-novice-riders-race-roberto-pegasus-at-horseheath-5-2-17

The entries for the Mens open made pleasent reading and the possibility of very good contest. At Decleration stage  horse such as Berties Dream,Curraigflemens,Premier Portrait, See you again Son and the eventual winner Empire Builder all went to post.

See you again Son going very well from a blistering pace pulled up sharply around three out leaving Curraigflemens challenging George Greenock on Countess Cathcart's  eleven year old.
Premier Portrait probally having one of his hardest races for some time staying on for third spot.

Listen to what the jockey had to say about his and his rides first oiting of the season







https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/jockey-george-greenock-after-winning-the-mens-open-on-empire-builder-horseheath-5-2-17

Empire Builder

The ladies open went to Top Smart from the Jenny Pidgeon yard giving Allie Strirling another chance on a spare ride to show she could step in when needed and still produce the goods.

The jockey ever grateful for rides were she can get them, and riding good horses that win races are  rides not to be taken lightly.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/jockey-allie-stirling-after-winning-the-ladies-open-on-top-smart-horseheath-5-2-17

Top Smart

The restricted went to Stuart Morris's Neumond ridden by Jack Andrews. The jockey gives a brief inteview before getting on his last ride of the day.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/jack-andrews-after-winning-the-restricted-race-on-neumond-horseheath-5-2-17

 Neumond

The final race of the day went to West Lake out of he david Phelan yard. The seven year old progressing from his second place season debut a few weeks back at Ampton, could be a possible horse for Aintree in the Spring,which would please the in form jockey Shane Roche.

West Lake and Shane Roche

Listen to Shane's thoughts on this horse and his other rides of the day.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/shane-roche-after-winning-the-7-year-olds-and-up-open-maiden-on-west-lake-horseheath-5-2-17

Next week, Cottenham for the final time this season on Saturday and Barbury on Sunday, all reports and images from the meeting scan be viewed at

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