DOUBLE BAILEYS ON THE GREEN

The Oakley Hunt meeting at Brafield on the Green

Another point to point racecourse on it's opening meet of the season offered near on perfect racing ground to the competitive fields entered at Brafield-on-the-Green.

Scheduled for seven races, the maiden open for five year olds and upwards split, taking the sport to eight contests for the Sunday afternoon crowd to enjoy.

That open maiden is out first port of call, both divisions ridden by a jockey humbled on his tally of winners so far this season Johnny Bailey.
The first horse Native Gamut, trained by Laura Thomas who has supplied a good majority of the jockeys success so far this season

Native Gamut

Listen to the trainer chat about her horse and the story behind the seven year olds success.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/laura-thomas-trainer-native-gamut-winner-open-maiden-div-i-brafield-on-the-green-19-3-17

Also we have our first chat of the afternoon to Johnny
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We chat again to Mr Bailey soon after as he takes his second winner of the afternoon on Lively Article trained by Michael Keyhoe

Lively Article

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The first horse Native Gamut, trained by Laura Thomas who has supplied a good majority of the jockeys success so far this season

second winner of the afternoon on Lively Article trained by Michael Keyhoe

Jack Andrews opened up proceedings with a win on the impressive Treacyswestcounty.
The nine year old won with plenty in had to take the Members race for  trainer Laura Horsfall.

Listen to Jack chat about the horse after the win

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/jack-andrews-after-treacyswestcounty-wins-the-hunt-members-race-at-brafield-on-the-green-19-3-17

Treacyswestcounty

Only four runners in the Ladies open, but as Alan hill quoted later in the afternoon, it probably involved horses that were in the top ten of ladies open rides.
Immy Robinson took the race in fine style on Popaway, from Clare Hardwick on Dabinett Moon.

Popaway

Listen to the jockey chat affectionately about the twelve year old mare after the win.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/immy-robinson-jockey-on-board-popaway-winner-of-the-ladies-open-brafield-on-the-green-19-3-17

Immy Robinson  on Popaway

Connor Orr took the six runner men's open on Wild Bill for Angela Rucker.

Wild Bill

We meet for the first, but more likely not the last time with the well experienced Irishman, based with Evan David, and chat about the horse, his past and future.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/connor-orr-winning-jockey-of-the-mens-open-on-wild-bill-brafield-on-the-green-19-3-17

Sam Waley-Cohen on Facile Bien 

Sam Waley-Cohen on Facile Bien took the very pacey Confined race, but still a few seconds slower than that of the Ladies Open.
We chat to the experienced and popular amateur after the win about this promising six year old
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/sam-waley-cohen-winning-jockey-facile-bien-in-the-confined-race-at-brafield-on-the-green-19-3-17

 Facile Bien 

Alan Hill having a good season so far with horses and young novice jockeys sent another first time winner out for a rider in the novice riders race, the penultimate race of the afternoon.
Solly Woods, a West Country boy on his first winner from his second ride on a eight year old that looks a good prospect, For 'N' Against

For 'N' Against

Listen to the trainer chat about the horse, that I'm sure he would not mind me to say is for sale ( as long as it stays with Alan), One of his stable stars and popular pointer Broken Eagle, and Cheltenham.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/alan-hill-after-fornagainst-wins-the-novice-riders-race-at-brafield-on-the-green-19-3-17

Oh yes we also have a chat to Solly too.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/solly-woods-on-fornagainst-his-first-win-the-novice-riders-race-at-brafield-on-the-green-19-3-17

Solly Woods, a West Country boy on his first winner from his second ride

The final race in what seemed a marathon of an afternoon went to the Phillip Rowley trained Namako ridden by Alex Edwards in the Restricted.

We have a chat to the exhausted jockey after the race about the seven year old.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/alex-edwards-winning-jockey-namako-the-restricted-for-phillip-rowley-brafield-on-the-green-19-3-17

Namako ridden by Alex Edwards

A good day in all, very competitive racing and with the clouds always a threat we stayed dry.
The Point to point season at the door of it's most busy period this weekend shows the quality of pointers we have in this country and still yet more to come.

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