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With 33 entries for The rearranged Vine & Craven Hunt point to point meeting at Barbury and with an early course inspection, this time due to frozen ground than that of wet ground, the meeting finally got the green light. Put back an hour to a 12.30 start the lack of runners and racegoers did not reflect in what i though was a quality card. With a main race that saw the running of a Foxhunters at Cheltenham contender run his last prep race before the big day, the seven races on the card looked an intriguing one.
The first race The Jamie Snowden racing PPORA club members conditions race for novice riders saw
Templepirate take the race by a head from David Brace's Pink eyed Pedro.
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| Templepirate |
I chat to the winning jockey for the first time Craig Dowson, and to someone we spoke to a fair bit last season trainer Tim Underwood.
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The second race the nine runner 2m 4 f open maiden for 4,5 & 6 year olds saw the trainer/jockey combination of Peter Mason bring home
Wick Green by a neck from the Andrew Quick trained Dissertation.
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| Wick Green |
I talk to Peter after the race about the five year old gelding.
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| Owners of Wick Green The sly John Partnership with trainer/jockey Peter Mason |
The main race of the afternoon The Timico Mixed open went to the Cheltenham Foxhunter bound Cousin Pete from the yard of 'Dibby' Brown and ridden by Nick Phillips.
I chat to the trainer with horse on their way back to the horsebox area. Then hot tail it back to chat to jockey Nick Phillips in the winners enclosure.
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| The Kilkenny racing partnerships Cousin Pete with trainer Elizabeth'Dibby' Brown and jockey Nick Phillips |
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| Cousin Pete |
The fourth race The jockey club estates Open maiden went to the father and son combination of Simon (trainer) and jockey Huw Edwards.
I have a chat to jockey Huw Edwards after riding is maiden winner
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| Simon and Huw Edwards with Open maiden winner Skyhill Allstar |
The three runner Fullers Brewery Restriced went to another father Son combination. This time The partnership of David (trainer) and son Charlie (jockey) Dando with their ten year old Kit Barry
The runners
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| Lawsons Thorn |
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| Beau de Tabel |
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| Kit Barry |
And chatted to both trainer David and jockey Charlie about the horse and the way back for Charlie after a very nasty accident to his first winner since recovery.
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David and son Charlie Dando with their ten year old Kit Barry
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The penultimate race saw four to post for the 2m 4 f Conditions race for mares and fillies.
This was won by Follow the Paint from the Laura Horsfall yard, Johnny Bailey replacing the injured Brodie Hampson in the saddle.
Owned by L.J.H racing (Steven Astaire) I chat to the winning trainer and jockey after the race.
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| Owned by L.J.H racing (Steven Astaire) Follow the Paint wins The countryside Alliance club members race for mares and fillies. Trained Laura Horsfall, ridden by Johnny Bailey |
A dual for the final race, The Sporting Agenda Vine & Craven Hunt members,Subscribers &farmers race
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Golden Crips
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Keeping with the number two, the winner and a double for the afternoon was the Tim Underwood trained Golden Crisp that took the race by three and three quaters of a length ridden by Paige Fuller.
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| Golden Crisp ridden by Paige Fuller |
I have a brief chat to Tim and a longer one to Paige after the final presentation of the day.
Golden Crisp winner of The Sporting Agenda Vine & Craven Hunt members,Subscribers &farmers race
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