DISPATCHES FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST MIDLANDS: 11 AND 12 APRIL

Another busy weekend saw four point-to-points take place on Saturday and four more on Sunday, and West Mercian and South Midlands participants were on the scoresheet at seven of the eight fixtures.

James King and Ed Doggrell currently sit first and third in the national jockeys standings, and both added three wins to their tally at the weekend. They each had a double at Chilfrome in Dorset on Saturday – King on Shareyourbiscuits and No Hard Feelings, and Doggrell on Duc De Bourbon and Chris Barber’s Jewel In The Park, owned by his family. King then scored on Inchidaly Robin at Kent track Penshurst on Sunday, where Lucas Murphy had his tenth win of the season on Carrickfergus.

Ed Doggrell and Jewel In The Park win at Chilfrome (Tim Holt)

Doggrell’s Sunday success came in the Restricted at Edgcote, on the progressive Farfromaway, trained by Francesca Poste. Also successful at the Northamptonshire venue were Kandor in the Mixed Open, trained by Matthew Gill and ridden by Daniel Williams, and Cap Du Mathan, who received the biggest cheer of the day after taking the Members. The horse is owned by Sky Sports Racing presenter Vanessa Ryle, trained by Jack Sherborn Hoare, and was ridden – on her debut – by his wife Minna.

Celebrations after Cap Du Mathan wins the Members at Edgcote (Neale Blackburn)

Read Jake Exelby’s review of the action at Edgcote here.

Amber Jackson-Fennell – in the saddle – and Gina Andrews, as trainer, were responsible for across the card doubles. Jackson-Fennell travelled to Dunsmore in Devon on Sunday and won on Winding Lake while she stayed closer to home at Warwickshire course Shelfield Park on Saturday, continuing her fruitful partnership with What’s Up Harry in the Conditions Race. Andrews’ two winners both came on Saturday. She won with No Risk Des Flos – who she also rode – at High Easter in Essex, where Alan Hill and Huw Edwards teamed up to win with Reel Much Fun again, and Tigerbythetail, partnered by Molly Legg in the Ladies Open at Shelfield Park.

Andrew King reports from Shelfield Park here.

Tigerbythetail wins for Molly Legg at Shelfield Park (Graham Fisher)

Rounding off the weekend action, Daisy White ran recent Ludlow Hunter Chase winner Killer Clown, who she owns, trains and rides, to Hornby Castle in North Yorkshire and took the Ladies Open.