FOUR SEASONS AND SIX RACES AT THE NEW FOREST MEETING LARKHILL 5-3-17

The winner of the Hunt charity race Badgerhill Fred ridden by Sonja Waite before main racing gets underaway

Sandwiched in between a Charity Hunt race and PRA pony racing six point to point races gave a good Larkhill faithful crowd all that they wanted. Sunburn with a smidgen of  a wash halfway through it was certainly a day for balaclavas and gloves and Her Majesty's military forces and point to point followers ventured out for The New Forest Hounds meeting on the well used Larkhill surface.
Good, Good to soft ground was on offer, with the going reported by some jockeys as the best so far this season at the Wiltshire course.

Trainer Sally Alner coming to the races well handed as always on one of her favourite courses took the opener of the day The Intermediate with Thereyarsee an eight year old already a winner early doors on the track.

Thereyarsee 

Ridden by leading novice rider Lorcan Williams, listen to what the young seventeen year old jockey has to say about the horse, the course and his season.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/lorcan-williams-jockey-on-thereyarsee-trained-winner-of-the-intermediate-at-larkhill-5-3-17

Lorcan Williams on Thereyarsee

The jockey and the trainer had to wait through whatever the Larkhill climate had to throw at them until the last before they could bag their double for the afternoon.
Tom Barton taking the PPORA novice riders race in fine form.

By then only press hacks and owners were left smiling (sort of) to chat about the seven year old gelding.
Listen to the Four Dames Partnership chat about how they came about their winner, the trainer and the jockey.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/the-four-dames-partnership-owners-of-tom-barton-winner-of-the-novice-riders-race-at-larkhill-5-3-17

Tom Barton

Cold, wet but engorged by point to point action I returned to my car.
But not before four more races were placed on to entertain the pointing faithful.

 Sidbury Hill

The Timico Mixed open saw the horse Sidbury Hill, full of what was needed to get the job done taking the race for trainer Sally Rawlings by seven lengths.

A double for the day for the Irish Jockey Martin McIntyre  in addition to his interviews wanted to thank all his trainers he rides out out works for during the week ( he did give me names, apologies will name check next time we chat to Martin)
All these trainers help the jockey produce what has been a good season for him, listen to him chat to me about his second winner of the afternoon

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/martin-mcintyre-jockey-of-sidbury-hill-winner-timico-mixed-open-for-sally-rawlins-larkhill-5-3-17

A double for the day for the Irish Jockey Martin McIntyre 

The first of his winners came in the open maiden, Harriette Besent a local trainer sending out Bee Crossing to take the race by eight lengths from Delgany Devil and Ed Doggerell.
Listen to the trainer as she chats to me about her horse.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/trainer-harriette-besent-after-bee-crossing-wins-the-maiden-open-at-larkhill-5-3-17







We also caught up with the in form Irishman about the six year old mare and his season so far.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/jockey-martin-mcintyre-after-bee-crossing-wins-the-maiden-open-at-larkhill-5-3-17

Bee Crossing (right) on the run to the line with Delgany Devil

Champion trainer and jockey Jack Barber and Will Biddick took the two mile four furlong open maiden for 4,5 and 6 year old with a very nice looking five year old King Calvin,

King Calvin,

Listen to both trainer and jockey chat about the horse, and the preparation of their Cheltenham Foxhunter entry Ask the Weatherman a winner at the beginning of the year here at Larkhill.

Trainer
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/jack-barber-trainer-of-king-calvin-winner-of-456-year-old-open-maiden-2m-4-f-larkhill-5-3-17

Jockey
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/will-biddick-jockey-on-king-calvin-winner-of-456-year-old-open-maiden-2m-4-f-larkhill-5-3-17

Will Biddick drives home impressive winner King Calvin

James king notched up the winner of the  two mile four furlongs restricted on Swivel for Axelle Wall, who coupled his successes on the flat and under rules to take the race by a distance from David Mansell on Joey Kangaroo.

Swivel

We chat to the jockey about the horse after the race.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/james-king-jockey-of-swivel-winner-of-the-2m-4-f-restricted-at-larkhill-5-3-17

James king on Swivel

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