Tuesday 12 December 2017

EIGHT RACE SUB ZERO EXPERIENCE FOR THE CORNWALL HUNT CLUB AT WADEBRIDGE

Wadebridge Cornwall
A mile west of Wadebridge Cornwall at the Royal Cornwall showground is a course I have not been to before. Since 1985 this tight, twisting up and downhill track with a sand covered run in area certainly is a specialists course.
Shaped like a dumbbell this course housed 83 declared runners from the 114 entered for the Cornwall Hunt club meet.
Seven races on the card, eight actually ran gave great joy to the local crowd and runners making their way through storm Caroline, some like myself from the eastern side of the country having to drive through a snow covered M4 early before reaching the course for an 11.30 start.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/introduction-to-wadebridge


Tweleve runners for the first, a conditions race for veteran and novice riders.Mic's Delight the winner for Jennifer Davenport and jockey Millie Wonnacott.


Connections of the 13 year old not available for interview, so I though a pod-chat  put together was in order.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/pod-chat-about-mics-delight-winning-the-conditions-race-for-veteran-and-novice-riders






Mic's Delight the winner for Jennifer Davenport and jockey Millie Wonnacott in the conditions race for veteran and novice riders



The Men;s Open.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/introduction-to-second-race-of-the-afternoon-the-mens-open

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/pod-chat-about-premier-portrait-after-winning-the-mens-open

We chat to the winning jockey Gus Levinson about his winning ride on Premier Portrait.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/gus-levinson-after-riding-premier-portrait-to-win-the-mens-open

Premier Portrait, winner of the Men's open for the Levinson's



The third race of the afternoon, the nine runner ladies open was won by No 11 Sobre Tresor ridden by Chloe Emsley and trained by Chloe Newman.
Listen to the Pod-chat about the race below.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/pod-chat-about-sobre-tresor-after-winning-the-ladies-open

The restricted was taken by The two amigo's trained by Nicola Martin and ridden by Nick Lawton.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/7-introduction-the-winner-of-the-restricted-race-at-wade-bridge-the-two-amigos



We finally get to chat to a connection of a winner, everyone else either rushing off to the warmth of a bar or horsebox, or getting on the road home as soon as possible before the bad weather sets in.
Listen to jockey Nick Lawton what he thinks of his restricted winner and is day time job at the yard of Phillip Hobbs.

https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/nick-lawton-after-ridingthe-two-amigos-to-win-the-restricted-at-wadebridge



Two amigo's

The Kings Writ wins the fifth race of he afternoon The Intermediate for trainer Kayley Woolacott.
Listen to my Pod-Chat about this dual winning horse for the in form Woolacott team.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/9-pod-chat-about-the-kings-writ-after-winning-the-intermediate-race

The Kings Writ



Three divisions of the Open maiden.
Broadclyst 



















                                                                     It Has To Be 
Acadian





















Listen to my Pod-chat and thoughts about all three divisions of the open maiden at Wadebridge,
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/10-pod-chat-about-all-three-divisions-of-the-open-maiden-race
Broadclyst 'This horse is not the greatest of workers at home.'

It Has To Be 'Dad only has this one in at home and he loves him to bits.'

Acadian 'This horse will stay all day. The more rain the better.'


Eight races in all for this opening meet at Wadebridge. 114 entries with 83 runners for the Cornwall hunt club meeting


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