09 May 2008 Cheltenham Hunter Chase Evening
Connolly's Red Mills Intermediate Point-to-Point Championship Final
With so many progressive performers contesting the qualifiers of this series it would have been unfortunate had the final itself not been worthy of the sponsors' generosity, but the quality entry, which included runners from as far afield as Dartmoor, Pembrokeshire and Tyneside, produced a most impressive winner in Massimo. READ MORE
02 May 2008 Huntingdon - Paul Rackham Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase
"I never believed he'd be this good," was David Kemp's comment after Rydal Park, despite giving weight to all his rivals, had cruised to victory in the Paul Rackham Champion Novices' Hunter Chase on Thursday, although he was quick to add "but you never want to get too carried away." READ MORE
28 April 2008 West Norfolk - Fakenham
At this meeting two years ago Nibby Bloom sustained a very badly broken leg, but he had always maintained that he did not want to end his career with that fall, so it seemed that everyone on the racecourse was keeping their fingers crossed for his comeback on Bunratty's Sole in the Confined Conditions race. He was cheered back into second spot in the unsaddling enclosure, and having proved that neither style nor ability had vanished in the meantime, promptly hung up his boots. READ MORE
28 April 2008 Berkeley - Woodford
"He hasn't achieved what he has without doing as little as possible," was breeder Elaine Hutchinson's summing up of Rimpton Boy, who won his 29th race between the flags when taking the Ladies' Open in the hands of Rachael Green. A double at Stafford Cross the following day saw Rachael close the gap on championship leader Polly Gundry to just four. READ MORE