Six races lay before a well attended point top point meet at
the Parham point to point course.
Horses now desperate to find the better ground declared to
run.
Also runners diverted by other failed meetings around the country over
the past weeks.
Racing kicked off with an intermediate race.
James Young’s Marlpit Oak battling with placed horses Merrydown Vintage and Only Time’ll tell to win by a small margin. Ridden by Daniel Sansom the eleven year old battled bravely and was appreciative of the good jumping ground.
The plans know, Bratton Down towards the end of the year.
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| James Young’s Marlpit Oak
Tabitha Worsley on board Crazy Eyes, made a surprising win
for the Brenda Ansell’s yard when taking the ladies open.
Two fancied runners that
failed to complete the course were Wor Rom and Conkies Lad, leaving the door open
for the eleven year old gelding that had lost interest in racing over the past
few runs to stay and jump well in the good ground.
Crannaghmore Boy coming
home in second. Carlswayback in third.
 
Crazy Eyes,
Tabitha Worsley
James Young was back in the winner’s enclosure in the
conditions race. Swallowshide, this time ridden by Ben Hicks beating the
veteran pair of Phil York and Tim Underwood with Carnglave Cat by one and a half lengths.
Swallowshide
The race was delayed by over an hour due to the fact of
emergency cover for the meet was off course attending injured jockeys from the ladies open, this did not deter the Seven year old who from the home bend took a command over
the race, despite not having his usual
head gear on to prevent him wandering .
Always in the mind of Hicks, he
gave him a commanding ride from the last to take the race well.
Swallowshide, Ben Hicks
Jockey Shane Roche came to Parham with a good book of rides.
Out of them, The Ferbane man in the men’s open, and Minmore Present in the open
maiden,the last race. Made the winners enclosure for the young Irishman’s first ever brace of
wins.
 
The Ferbane man
Minmore Present
Both mounts were an added bonuses to the jockey who works hard at his craft, and as the ground throughout the country’s vast array of pointing courses becomes a little less boggy, both these horses should see more wins under their belts soon.
The twelve year old The Ferbane Man under new ownership for Petra New, and was the trainers first ever winner.
Nick Pearce in charge of the five year old maiden, who usually secures the services of Sam Davies-Thomas who was elsewhere in the country trying to cement his second place spot in the jockey’s championship.
As the ground throughout the country’s vast array of pointing
courses becomes a little less boggy, both these horses should see more wins
under their belts soon.
The Subaru Restricted race was split into two divisions,
which made racing a little later than the planned to finish.As families started to
leave the East Sussex course. David Phelan’s Forrest
Blue, ridden by Neil Mulholland’s amateur Martin McIntyre took division one of
the race.
The jockey with a two and a half hour trip back to the West Country, made that journey ever sweeter, knowing also his governor had trained the winner of the big race of the day at Sandown. 
Division two was taken by the team of trainer Tim Underwood, and rider Phil York on Rescue Glory.
The horse that has had back problems saw off fierce opposition
on the run in from Letskeepitsimple and the fancied Lickety Split.
 
Again both
horse will see a run again before the seasons out, and would hope to progress a
grade from their win.
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