Monday 17 April 2017

THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX & SUFFOLK HUNT RACING AT HIGHAM

THE ESSEX &SUFFOLK HUNT MEETING AT HIGAM
Six Races for the Easter Saturday Essex and Suffolk Hunt meeting at Higham. sixty entries with twenty eight of those declaring at a meting that had certainly bought a bumper crowd out to support and start the  Easter weekend celebrations.

The Turner family, Ed, Ben , Rosie and Mum, who are certainly well known around the East Angelia area, farmers by trade had a superb double the weekend previous at High Easter. On a high they came well handed at Higham,
The going good/good to firm had been given the best attention possible by the supporters of the course to get the ground watered and safe for racing. In fact a small reservoir had been emptied on the course and it showed after the first when on examination though the going remained true to is classification the horses were making a good,safe imprint into the ground.
The ground may have stopped the Turners bringing more of their horses in good form for but the few they did resulted in another double, four winners in seven days.
The first of the winners Sa Kaldoun ridden by Rosie Turner. in the mixed open.


Listen to Ed Turner chat about the week the family have had

 https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/ed-turner-after-sa-kaldoun-takes-the-mixed-open-at-higham-15-4-17

And his wife Rosie on the horse that at Fakenham was just pipped at the post by Antonia Peck on Weather Warning, again making the jockey work with a tight ridden out finish with Harriet Bryce on Boxer Beat.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/jockey-rosie-turner-after-sa-kaldoun-takes-the-mixed-open-at-higham-15-4-17
Sa Kaldoun 

Just beaten by Rosie in the mixed Open Harriet Bryce, went out in the following race on her fathers Limpopo Tom and gave him an early Birthday present by taking the PPORA novice members race.
Harriet Bryce, went out in the following race on her fathers Limpopo Tom and gave him a early Birthday present

Listen to the jockey on her seventh winner,but first in her home area chat about the race and her thoughts on Northern pointing an area where she lives.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/harriette-bryce-jockey-on-board-limpopo-tom-winner-of-the-novice-riders-race-at-higham-15-4-17
Limpopo Tom


Back to double winners The Turners.
This time Ed on board Kriss William who took the  East Anglian area club members race by eight lengths from Evan David and Andrew Pennock looking for a quick double.
Kriss William
Again we had a chat to Ed a little exhausted this time after his exertions.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/ed-turner-after-a-win-in-the-east-anglian-club-members-conditions-race-kriss-william-higham-15-4-17

No meeting in the area at present would be complete if we didn't chat to someone from the in form Pennock Yard,  Weve got company ridden by Welshman Evan David took the Maiden open in fine style by 30 lengths.
Weve got company
The race may have been a Little tighter if  Dickie Collinson on Iwillifiwant had not fallen at the last..
Listen the Evan chat about the season and the horse after his win.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/evan-david-jockey-on-weve-got-company-winner-of-the-open-miaden-higham-15-4-15
No meeting in the area at present would be complete if we didn't chat to someone from the in from Pennock Yard


Richard (Dickie) Collinson on a mix of emotions throughout the afternoon took the 4,5.6 and 7 year olds maiden race with  Sarah Humphrey's Legend to be


Listen to the jockey chat about his afternoon and the horse that has given him his fourth winner of the afternoon.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/richard-collinson-jockey-on-board-legend-to-be-winner-of-the-456-and-7-yo-open-maiden





Legend to be
Kate Gowing at present leading Novice rider for the area took the Restricted on Beat the Index and well ridden to take the race by eight lengths from Collinson on Muchadboutnothing
Beat the Index
Listen to the young up and coming jockey out of the yard of  Tom Ellis yard as she chat's about he winner, and her season.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/jockey-kate-gowing-after-beat-the-index-takes-the-restricted-race-at-higham-15-4-17

We also have a chat to the trainer and part owner of the nine year old Robert Abrey
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/trainer-robert-abrey-after-beat-the-index-takes-the-restricted-race-at-higham-15-4-17

Kate Gowing at present leading Novice rider for the area
The penultimate meeting in the area, the final one on 1st May at Northaw, were we will podcast from.
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