Thursday 12 April 2018

NO PICNIC FOR THE TEDWORTH TO RE ARRANGE THE EASTER FIXTURE AS THE RAIN HOLDS OFF FOR A WHILE

The Tedworth Gold Cup
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Six races on a card that placed quality over quantity. Thirty nine declared runners for the days rearranged fixture at Barbury under The Tedworth Hunts umbrella.


And beforehand a couple of pony races sponsored by local firm  Keyflow feeds i managed to catch up with Cameron  Price sponsor and young 14 year old jockey Jack Osborne with mum Fiona to chat about, race sponsorship and pony racing as a whole.





We then get onto the six race card for the afternoon. The Simpsons Subaru Restricted over 3m. Five runners to post.
The winner Mistress Massini ridden by Bryan Carver, trained by Teresa Clark. And owned by The culverwells racing club.
We have a chat to part of the winning racing club Phil Brown after the race.

Mistress Massini

The second race of the afternoon the 3m PPORA club members race for novice and veteran riders sponsored by The Pheasant Inn Lambourn. Ten runners to post.
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Hawkhust won in a close fought contest for trainer Alan Hill and young jockey Sam Burton.
I have a chat for the first time this season with Alan and jockey Sam.






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Hawkhurst owned by Keith Loads and Alan Hill,trained by Alan Hill and ridden by Sam Burton

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Halfway point of the card, the third race The Ramsbury Vodka 4,5,6 year olds open maiden over 2m 4f.
Troed Y Melin wins the races for Chris Honour and Jamie Thomas.






































                             Troed Y Melin, Owned by The No Illisions Partnership, trained by Chris Honour ridden by Jamie Thomas



The main race of the day was the £700 mixed open over 3m6f for
The tedworth Gold Cup







The winner Lotus Pond from the Mickey Bowen yard, ridden by Peter Bryan who i get to have a chat with after the Gold cup had been collected.








 Lotus Pond owned by Wiliam Bryan and David Smith, Trained by Mickey Bowen yard, ridden by Peter Bryan
The Jockey club open maiden for mares and fillies saw a five runner field and a winner that if looking at the race from a few fences you would of thought had no chance of taking the race by nine lengths.

Rogue Diamond gave trainer Max young his first winner ridden by Zac Baker.
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I had a chat to both trainer and jockey after the race about this promising 5 year old mare.

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Trainer Max Young, Rouge Diamond and Zac Baker


The final race of the day The Prestat Chocolates and Richard James estate agents Conditions race saw another five runner affair.

And a double for trainer Teresa Clark and Bryan Carver. Teresa busy throughout the afternoon looking after her runners, left her partner Jeremy Cossey to answer questions about her opening and finishing winners, we also had a chat to the jockey Bryan Carver.


The winner of the race was 9/4 shot Willem





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Willem owned by The only fools buy horses partnership, trained by Teresa Clark and Ridden by Bryan Carver