REVIEW |
The rescheduled meeting of the CV & NN hunt kicked off at 12.00pm with the Confined race where Mountain Thyne and Morag Neill galloped on far too strongly for Dream of My life who tired rapidly between the last two fences. Mountain Thyne was a well supported favourite and can probably score again. The PPORA members race
was won by Swanny Haldane’s High Expectations (see Berwickshire review!)
under a good ride from Tristan Davidson. The winner stayed on well to beat
In Demand who had defeated him at Kelso. Broom Close ran a promising race
to take third after being ridden well off the pace. Pauline Robson took the
most competitive restricted you could hope to see when she steered last
weeks easy Tynedale maiden winner To The Future to another highly
impressive victory. This one (by Bob Back) is owned by Raymond Anderson
Green and cost 44,000 guineas as a youngster. Certainly one to keep an eye
on and an impressive win from the odds on favourite. He looks far too good
for point-to-points. Red Gauntlet and Luke Morgan finished a gallant 2nd
with Mefein Boy (Dale Jewett) in 3rd. This was a competitive race and
should provide lots of winners. Apart from the three already mentioned,
I’ll Swing By, Bertie O’Toole, Prince Of Perils and The Broken Man
look capable of scoring. The Ladies Open was
preceded by a torrential downpour and strong winds which sent even the
most hardy of Northern P-to-P supporters scurrying for cover. The race
only had 3 runners and Buckaroo was soon well detached. Up front Pauline
Robson galvanised Riparius to just hold on from Balisteros. It was
Riparius’ 3rd win of the season and kept up Pauline Robson’s
incredible run of 6 winners from all 6 rides in this area this season.
Pauline is obviously choosing her rides carefully and should be followed
while in this kind of form. The Mens Open went to
What A Fiddler who was odds on to complete a double for Swanny Haldane and
Tristan Davidson. They held on from last weeks Tynedale scorer Rum Rebel,
with Falcons Flame back in 3rd. This meeting came to a premature end as the two divisions of the maiden were abandoned due to heavy showers which had made the course extremely testing. While the decision was understandable it seemed a little strange that the Stewards decided to announce that the meeting would be abandoned before the Mens Open race had been run. It seemed a bit of a hasty decision as the sun came out for the race and the day finished in strong sunshine! |