The frustration of most I spoke to on Easter Bank Holiday Monday was in abundance from all that enjoy their point to pointing. A massive amount of meetings cancelled due to the wet weather making tracks unable to race through one form or another.
Lockinge, usually for those horses that need an early fix of spring top of the ground, found itself on the other side of soft for it's six races for the Old Berks hunts country and family day yearly bash.
The winner of the first, The OKA Old Berkshire hunt members,subscibers & farmers race Medieval Chapel, ridden by Camilla Henderson. Trained by Georgina Nicholls and owned by one Mr N J Henderson
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| Medieval Chapel, ridden by Camilla Henderson. |
Race two, The Bear at Wantage PPORA club members conditions race.
The winner Spanish Arch, owned,trained and ridden by Victoria Sollitt
Halfway house of the six race card. Eight runners for the Cazenove Capital mixed open.
The winner Beat the Tide trained by Stuart Sampson, ridden and owned by Ben Robarts.
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| Beat the tide |
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| Apricot De L'Oasis leads the home turn, the eventual winner Beat the tide in behind |
The Cornbury festival PPORA club members conditions race for veteran and novice riders the next race. Three runners to post.
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| Tempelpirate |
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| Tempelpirate and Cadeau George come around the home turn |
The winner Tempelpirate ridden by Phil York and trained and owned by Tim Underwood
The penultamate race of the day at Lockinge. The 2m5f Charles Russell Speechlys Restricted race, six runners to post.
The winner Mistercobar ridden by Sam Lee and trained by Fred Hutsby.
Mistercobar
The final race of the afternoon the five runner Pat&Mike Allsopp memorial Open maiden.
The winner Whin Park ridden by Peter Mason and trained by Howard Pauling. Owned by Mrs S.P Davis
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| Whin Park |
Hopefully more action this weekend from Higham and Barbury weather and going permitting. All can be heard on #pointingpodcast
