You cannot tell me that #pointingpodcast wasn't in the know...........
With the Cheltenham festival put to bed under a blanket of snow for another year, narrowly missing this 'Minnie beast' I thought i would bring you again some interviews I had with the placed and leading connections in this years Foxhunters at Cheltenham.
And what a race to show the talents of some of our point to point trainers, Jockeys and horses, all horses that have been seen and still can be on our point to point tracks, what a bonus.
Lets go for a trainer, horse and jockey we feature regularly on #pointingpodcst
The trainer Kelly Morgan, the jockey Sam Davies-Thomas and the horse i thought was going to come back up the Cheltenham Hill to get the win TOP WOOD.
We met the horse on the very opening meet of the year at Bishops Court on the 19th November
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| TOP WOOD. |
Listen as i have a chat to Kelly about the horse that we now know was the runner up by only a neck to the eventual winner Pacha Du Polder
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/12-introduction-to-the-winner-of-the-mixed-open-top-wood-and-interview-with-trainer-kelly-morgan
And talking of the winner, yes we have seen and had many chats about the Paul Nicholls trained 11 year old. But the jockey on board Harriett Tucker we first met at Larkhill at the Larkhill racing clubs meeting at the turn of the year.
It was then Harriett told #pointingpodcast she was on board Pacha Du Polder for the Foxhunters after she rode the winner of the Ladies Open.
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| Harriett Tucker after that win on Caid Du Berlais |
We had a chat to the trainer Rose Loxton and to Harriett after that win on Caid Du Berlais who eventually finished fifth under Will Biddick (Our point to point gentleman rider champ who we regularly chat to on #pointingpodcast ) by not too far to Harriett on the eventual winner.
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/trainer-rose-loxton-jockey-harriet-tucker-after-caid-du-berlais-wins-the-ladies-open
Lastly and more recent at Barbury at the Vine & Craven meeting at the end of February we had a long chat and got up close and personal with COUSIN PETE three and a quarter lengths behind the winner in joint third with the the Barel of laughs trained by Phillip Rowley and ridden by the at present leading gentleman point to point rider Alex Edwards, both of which are regular contributors to #pointingpodcast
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| Cousin Pete |
Listen as I chat to both 'Dibby' Brown trainer and Nick Phillips Jockey of Cousin Pete after the win the Timico Mixed Open at Barbury
https://soundcloud.com/mark-pugh-850602593/dibby-brown-and-nick-phillips-after-cousin-pete-wins-the-timico-mixed-open-at-barbury
Still more to come I feel in a bumper end of season dash to get horses out for a run coming up to the finale at Umberleigh in June.
Listen to podcasts already taken and more to come at
