THE OLD SURREY,BURSTOW WEST KENT AT PENHURST22-4-17

With two meetings but aside for the season with ground not being able to get water on therm over the past week or two, Larkhill and Upper Sapey. Penhurst did the owners of the course and the volunteers a remarkable job to secure a safe surfacre for all to work on.
Listen to the Clerk of the course Mr Andrew Coveny and course inspector Tom Grantham chat about the preparation for the Brookers Farm course and the going before racing.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/clerk-of-the-course-mr-andrew-coveney-course-inspector-tom-grantham-at-penhurst

Tim Underwood's Kicker King

The first race an open maiden event saw four runners go to post, the 4/6 fav Tim Underwood's Kicker King taking the race well by twenty lengths from Martin Wanless's Big Man Doe.
Ridden by Phil York listen to both trainer and jockey tell us how it really is, and not getting too excited.
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Kicker King taking the race well by twenty lengths from Martin Wanless's Big Man Doe

The next a conditions race saw again four under starters orders.
The trainer of the last race winner Tim Underwood sending the favourite Cheltenham Mati down at evens.
The winner from a yard in good form at present Ed Turner with Franks a Million ridden by Rupert Stearn.

Franks a Million

Phil york on the favourite having to sit a number of mistakes from the Underwood's decent five year old, saw the ten year old Turner horse take the race by two lengths, the errors certainly costing the younger horse his third win of the season.
Listen to the chat we had with Ed Turner and Rupert Stearn after they picked up their rewards for winning the Conditions race.

Phil york on the favourite having to sit a number of mistakes from the Underwood's decent five year old,

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The third race of the afternoon was a match for the ladies open prize. Louise Allen still jubilant from her success the previous weekend on board Bavard Court for the Turners and Tabatha Worsley on board Rose Grissel's Wor Rom.

The later thirteen year old, going off at 4/6 fav only put two lengths in between him and his only other competitor, so we had a chat to Tabatha after receiving her magnificent reward for taking the race

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/tabatha-worsley-winning-jockey-on-wor-rom-in-he-ladies-open-penhurst-22-4-17

Wor Rom.

Sadly though the Men's Open only had one declared, causing a walkover for Petra New's very handy pointer and Hunter Chase winner The Ferbane Man, ridden by Shane Roche.

The Ferbane Man, ridden by Shane Roche winning the Open championship at Fontwell Park last season

we chat to Petra and Shane after the race to discuss the next plans for the talented thirteen year old and how their season has progressed.

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The penultimate race a Restricted event saw again only two go to post. Sarah Humphrey's sending her seven year old Legend to be on the back of a win last weekend at Higham off the 6/4 outsider with Richard (Dickie) Collinson on board.

Legend to be

Listen to the trainers husband Tony Humphrey's chat about his gelding he bough for his own hunting excursions.
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We also have a good chat to the experienced Dickie Collinson about the horse ( Hope that takeaway was good Dickie)

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 Sarah Humphrey's sending her seven year old Legend to be on the back of a win last weekend at Higham

The final race of the afternoon also was a dual Carry on Asian from the Francesca Nimmo yard off the back of a double at Hackwood last weekend and local horse See you jack ridden by owner,trainer Beth Mellish.
With great cheer from the local crowd it was the twelve year old See you Jack that was left alone to complete the course and take the prize home for the young dairy farmer jockey,owner and trainer.

See you jack

Listen as we chat to the young farmer chat about her win, plans and how she works her day to day as we talk to Beth after she collects her prize.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/beth-mellish-jockey-see-you-jack-in-the-hunt-members-race-for-veterans-and-novice-riders-penhurst

With great cheer from the local crowd it was the twelve year old See you Jack that was left alone to complete the course and take the prize home for the young dairy farmer jockey

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