Hursley Hambledon review The first Larkhill meeting did not disappoint! The going after the recent rain was just about perfect, the weather cheered up after a very grey start and the sun came out, the runners were plentiful across the six races and a good crowd thoroughly enjoyed the racing. Fran Nimmo and her stable …
Hursley Hambledon Point to Point Preview Larkhill on Salisbury Plain hosts the first of its seven scheduled point to point meetings on Sunday 1stDecember when the Hursley Hambledon holds their fixture. The busiest point to point course in the country with thirteen individual fences including fences 4 and 8 that have been rebuilt since last season …
BEST HORSE LARKHILLL SPECIALIST CUP 1 Mrs J. Hitchings’ GRACE A VOUS ENKI (FR) 1st New Forest Bloodhounds Mixed Open 10 pts 47½ pts 1st Larkhill Racing Club Mens Open 10 pts 1st= Combined ServicesCoronation Gold Cup Mixed Open 7½ pts 1st South & West Wilts Mixed Open 10 pts 1st Tedworth Mixed Open, 3m6f …
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The curtain fell on the current season at Larkhill as the Tedworth returned to the course that they last raced at in 1991. The weather played its part in the day giving two unpleasant hailstorms which sent racegoers scurrying for cover but otherwise it remained dry throughout the afternoon. There were a number of impressive …
The continuing wet spell has once again dealt a serious blow to the planned meetings for the coming weekend with only the South and West Wilts meeting at Larkhill surviving in the southern part of England and Wales. The Wiltshire course can absorb a great deal of rain and the current going report of good, …
The news about the fatal accident that Keagan Kirkby suffered at Charing came after racegoers had left Larkhill but the loss of a genuinely popular young man will be felt across the whole point to point community. A real enthusiast with a strong love of horses, he achieved one of his ambitions when securing his …
The rearranged meeting of the Royal Artillery point to point took place at Larkhill on a dry afternoon with several notable performances including a riding treble for Will Biddick and a training treble for Chris Barber, a first ever training victory for a recently retired jockey and a double for the stallion Jack Hobbs in the …
Review kindly written by Bob Bracher. Photos with kind permission of Tom Holt. The loss of the Harkaway Club meeting at Chaddesley Corbett to the weather allowed owners and keepers to switch their charges to Larkhill and at least three of the winners on a very competitive card would have run at the Worcestershire course. Even …
It was definitely a day of two halves with the weather making the first half of the New Forest meeting very wet with spectators seeking cover and the visibility made the first three races very difficult to follow. However, the sun made a welcome appearance for the final two races and the day finished in …
A decent crowd at Larkhill enjoyed a competitive day’s racing where the weather took a turn for the worse as the meeting progressed and the visibility made it difficult to see how the races unfolded. There were a number of firsts among the six winners and the highlights were the victories of Viroflay in the …
