ASCOT UTD VS ABINGDON UTD HELLENIC PREMIER LEAGUE 28-3-15

Jon Bennett celebrates the opener in the shadow of the racecourse grandstand

Lee Boon with the second

Back at the Racecourse ground for todays Hellenic premier league game.

AUFC Vs AUFC.

Ascot Utd Vs Abingdon Utd

Top Vs Bottom

Joe Grant gets the third

                                    
For the home side, three points could see them take third spot in the league and the chance of league runners up spot still alive.  The away side, three points could see them in a rescue mission ro get out of relegation. A big game for both sides

Result
Ascot Utd 3  Abingdon Utd 1

Holyport Utd Vs Ascot Utd Hellenic Premier League 21-3-15

Ian Brookes converts a penalty

Ascot Utd Gain another three points away from home.
A good finish in the Ulsport Hellenic premier league, A positive final furlong push,could see the Yellament take third or EVEN runners up in the league

Jon Bennett 

Even high flying Holport keeper Sam Sotherden (above) could not keep out Jon Bennett  and Ian Brooks in the second half.

OXFORD CITY NOMADS VS ASCOT UTD

A trip to the dreaming spires of Oxford for the Hellenic league premier division game Oxford City Nomads Vs Ascot Utd.

     Watching the Ascot Pre match warm Up

  

I wanted to show something of the movement of the game. Using a slow shutter speed and a very high f stop i hoped i caught something of the players movement.

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The road to Cheltenham

CHAMPIONS DAY CHELTENHAM NH FESTIVAL 2015

With the Prestbury course packed to the rafters, the road to Chetenham started and to herald four days of champion racing, the first day of spring gave a pleasent seasons greetings.
The sun gods shone on a well attended first day at the festival meeting, and right to do so to. With the racing good and bold saying this had been the best looking opening card for years,the day did not dissapoint. Drama, tears, thrills and spills made National hunt racing go back to the days of fairytails and yarns. This day will be long remembered.
Atrainer from the emerald isle, Willie Mullins his third generation Champion Jockey Ruby Walsh played the staring role of the day.

Douvan

 Douvan in the Supreme Novices hurdle opened up not only the winning tally for the Irish Trainer and Jockey, but also the bookmakers bags. Odds on favorite and duly obliged, a start in the making of possibly another champion hurdler for the Mullins team. Who knows, the trainer always playing his cards to his chest.

Ruby Walsh

 Ruby Walsh, a quick double coming in on  Un De Sceaux in The Arkle. The race named after that great Irish champion whose skeleton at the Irish National stud must be rattling in sheer joy of his fellow countymens'dominance on the day. Could this be a set up for something special?

Chapion Hurdler 2015 Faugheen

And will this horse be around for some time. Faugheen. Rumours are this could be a start of a dynasty for this Irish horse in the Champion Hurdle, won like a good horse should, beating past champions. Not by luck, but by sure power

 Faugheen is an anglicised version of the Irish - Faichín - meaning a little green or playground.

The crowd resembled those who attened the terraces of Stamford Bridge more than the pictoresc landscape of Gloucestershire 'Ruby,Ruby,Ruby'

                                                                 

  Then Annie Power. The pictures above say it all, those of you who were there,know what i mean.......

The bookies given a stay of execution. And though the day went on, a chill came over the sun soaked home of National Hunt racing and hung over Cleeve hill for the rest of the day.

But the meeting went on, will go on, for the next few days.

More happened on the day. A pictorial story of the day can be seen on my website WWW.MJAYPHOTOGRAPHY.CO.UK

JOE GRANT'S HEAD PUTS IN ANOTHER GOAL

A sunny afternoon meaning a good chance of some fine images from the football.
Ascot Utd Taking on league strugglers Cheltenham Saracens.
Five home Goals ( insert No 3) and return to Winning ways for Ascot Utd.
Next, two away games, and in between a day at the races at the Cheltenham Festival on Champion's Tuesday.
I will be there capturing a picture story board of the day from a Racegoers eye.............
More about this soon.
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FIRST FRONT COVER FOR MARK PUGH

A beautiful spring morning to visit the mystical Wiltshire hill sides, and the small village of Wilsford-Cum-Lake. The location of Wilsford Stables, HQ of Seamus Mullins Racing.

View from Seamus Mullins Wilsford Stables gallops

Having been to many yards and visits in my time, this was one yard you could feel at home with straight away. The calm that hit you as soon as you stepped in was not only shown by the welcome you had from trainer and stable staff alike, but most importantly by the horses to.

It was at this time, whilst chatting to the Assiatnt trainer Paul Attwater, my memory was jogged that i had worked with Seamus before. Long ago, at the stables of Jim Old in Dundry Bristol. Seamus the jockey then, and myself new into the racing industry.

Seeing the horses canter up the inclined all weather surface to it's pull up point overlooing stonehenge.

View from the gallops pull up point overlooking stonehenge

Then watching the horses school as a string.

This truely is a Mystical and enchanted place to train and the best way to spend a fine spring morning.

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NEW VENTURE FOR MJayPhotography.

Starting from Saturday 7th March Mark Pugh MJayPhotography will be adding a new blog to his event.
Yes he will be blogging with images he has taken from his shoots.
All images will be availible still to purchse from eithier himself or his galleries ou choose and still can be conatacted through his website

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