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PtPs at Towcester Racecourse?
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Win a pair of tickets for Cheltenham Festival
Today in the blog spot; Harkaway Club mark 100 years at Chaddesley with a chance to win a pair of tickets to Cheltenham Festival
https://www.pointingpointers.co.uk/post/win-a-pair-of-tickets-to-the-cheltenham-festival
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Grimpen Mire
I am trying to find out about a horse owned by the late John Robbins, called Grimpen Mire, which won the heavyweight section of the North Cotswold Hunt Members race at Springhill, ridden by Harry Wheeler.
Which year (probably 1967-1973), comments and its age would be very much appreciated. (I have the 1971 annual, which its not in, but that is my only one for that far back).
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Ginaโs 5 to follow
Also on the blog today you will find the latest Five to Follow. Gina Andrews gives her 5 picks for this season.
https://www.pointingpointers.co.uk/post/five-to-follow-2025-2026-gina-andrews
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Mark Hillโs prices for 25/26 season
Donโt forget to check out the blog spot! Today Jake looks at Mark Hillโs prices for the upcoming point to point season.
https://www.pointingpointers.co.uk/post/mark-hill-s-prices-for-the-2025-2026-jockeys-titles
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25/1 bar the first two in both categories suggests we are lacking depth of decent Jockeysโฆ
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Nick and Tiggy
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HarleyJohn
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Probably I'm in the minority here, but i can't help but feel that this was an opportunity wasted.....
Another case of preaching to the converted ie; the green welly wearing hooray Henry picnic brigade.
Of all the problems that pointing faces ( and there are a few ๐คช). The biggest single issue is dwindling horse numbers due in no small part to owners walking away from the sport. Looking more closely at last season's stats it quickly becomes apparent that excluding bumpers and pro trained hunterchasers the actual number of proper pointers is barely over 1,000. And of those an increasing percentage are no longer privately owned. So surely the most important group to reach out to are those who are in a position to actuality buy and fund a horse.
Typically these folks will be at least middle aged and unlikely to be impressed by short attention span nonsense.
Plenty of good arguments to support the idea of switching class 3/4/5 horses to pointing but these need to be put across in a grown up and coherent fashion not in giggly tic toc style sound bites.
Pointings inability to look after owners is well documented and interestingly was highlighted by the recent survey. It seems every season there is a much heralded initiative to take more care of owners which invariably has been forgotten about by Christmas. So I'm not holding g my breath. Hopefully I'll have a couple of horses this season so I was thinking of doing a little blog on here recounting how well I am looked after ๐คฃ
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Champions Full Gallop
Series two starts tonight on ITV at 20:45
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Irish Point T Point
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Early season fixtures
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I have been through my H & Cโs.
1969 7yo RoRR
Failed to negioate a fence in 3 runs, slowly away twice. โHas worn blinkers and useless so farโ
1972 10yo 59p
5th in North Cot. Members ( best of 4 in heavyweight section )
9th at Heathrow. 2 fences behind at halfway but was 2nd of two weight carriers
Pu before 2 out Ledbury open. Always last and tailed off from 12th. โOnly a hunter but has had a change of heart and now tries hardโ
1973 11yo R
Refused at 4th in North Cot. Members. 13st 7lb, went on but pu halfway. โ has had second thoughts and opted for an easy life again. โ
Hope itโs of help.