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seems very little increase(or the same) in Prize money this year?, No big sponser??...on good /soft I guess as they will need to water like hell this week. Names of some of the races total rubbish (apart from Jonathens) £25 on the gate & £4 for a raecard (only cards taken) lots of young people going to see the Chip Shop Boys whoever they are.... Think I will give it a miss (only been once since they moved to a Friday) especially with the Silly season already started... on the M5 motorways etc (lots of grockles heading home or to the Westcountry...mmm) stay at home watch the replays on Jockey Club web page & go the wonderful Flete Park on Saturday..

Clerk of the Course Fred Hutsby confirmed this morning that the going is currently Good to Firm, Good in places. Watering commenced yesterday and is already starting to ease the ground, and the course will continue to be watered twice daily with the objective of producing Good going all round on race day.

Got to say what a top ride on PEP to win the Chepstow Hunter Chase

I'm not there but I know that Jeux d'Eau has won the Lady Dudley Cup for the 2nd year running at around 5/4.

The new course at Pusk Farm, Leuchars is looking in fantastic condition ahead of the Fife Point-to-Point on Saturday 26th April! There is an excellent covering of grass and watering has already commenced with further plans in place. They are able to provide overnight stabling for your horse. The course has been designed and approved by BHA Course Inspector Chris Dennis, the jumps have been prepared by Peter Wilson fence building extraordinaire, the clerk of the course is Matthew Taylor. The prize money has been enhanced with the feature race, a 2m4f Mixed Open, worth £1,250 - £750 to the winner, £250 for 2nd, £150 for 3rd & £100 for 4th! This is the first new course in Scotland for 21 years and it has been a huge effort by the entire team to get the new course up and running, so it would be fantastic to see them being rewarded with a big entry. Entries close at 12:30 on Monday.

Yesterday the husband of the winner of our race made a point of coming of to us all and thanked us all for our sponsorship of these races. This afternoon I also received the email below from Hexham Racecourse just makes it all seem worthwhile 😎 Hi Gordon,   Just a quick email to say a huge thank you for sponsoring our Hunter Chase again yesterday, we really appreciate it!   You’ve done a great job in getting this off the ground. It’s the perfect fit for us as at Hexham as we are passionate about the grassroots of the sport. Both the podcast and forum are important for Pointing, so we are pleased to be able to help promote them.   We hope you, your wife, and everyone who came had an enjoyable day. Hopefully, we will see you again next year.   Enjoy the rest of your time in Northumberland!   Kind Regards,   Sean   Sean Tasker-Brown   Hexham Racecourse, Racecourse Office, High Yarridge, Hexham, NE46 2JP 01434 606881 hexham-racecourse.co.uk       Next fixture: May Racing Evening - Saturday 3rd Mays

I get the impression that level 2&3 conditions races (level 1s are a bit pointless anyway) are now being contested and won by horses with fairly moderate ratings. Seems to be less 110+ horses pot hunting these races. So is this a result of: A) Peter Wright's original vision coming to fruition after 5 seasons ( bearing in mind we lost the best part of 2 seasons due to Covid)? B) The season upon season drop in horse numbers being primarily due to horses not returning from rules racing? C) Better race framing by ptp organisers😜? D)...... .............. ............?

Thank you Gordon for organising our Hexham Sponsorship Day. I really enjoyed meeting up again, and I marvelled how far everyone had travelled to be there! A good days racing and a most impressive winner of our race. Thanks again Roger Elliott