17 June 2008 Torrington Farmers - Umberleigh
Special Order's Restricted success gave new champion jockey Oliver Greenall the one victory he needed to exceed the record number of winners ridden in a season, the 54 set by Ashley Farrant in 2004. Fittingly, the five-year-old is owned by his father Lord Daresbury, who as Peter Greenall won the title three times in the eighties, and they therefore become only the second father and son to achieve the feat, following in the footsteps of Michael (1969) and Nigel (1994) Bloom. READ MORE
02 June 2008 Harborough Race Club - Dingley
Oliver Greenall became only the third rider to partner 50 Point-to-Point winners in one season when The Fairhill Boy, trained by Cherry Coward, took the Intermediate, and he still has Ashley Farrant's record of 54 in his sights. The other man to achieve the half-century was Richard Burton, whose 50 successes earned him the championship runner-up spot behind Ashley in 2004. READ MORE
30 May 2008 Huntingdon - pointtopoint.co.uk Hunters' Chase
On Ladies' Night at Huntingdon it was appropriate that the first two home were women riders, with Bell Rock's finishing burst under Emily Jarvis getting him up on the line to beat Clare Wills on Watership Down by a nose. READ MORE
26 May 2008 Stratford - Pertemps People Development Group Champion Hunters’ Chase (Horse & Hound Cup)
"I'll be pleased if we finish third or fourth." That was the pre-race thought of trainer Andrew Parker, who the following day was still finding it hard to believe that Harlov had won the 50th running of this prestigious race, the third of the Hunter Chase "classics." READ MORE
26 May 2008 Stratford - Ritchie Ladies’ Hunters’ Chase (Stratford Millennium Rose Bowl)
Fleur de Nikos, making the most of her weight allowance, never saw a rival as she made every yard of the running under an enterprising ride from Jenny Carr, whose only previous Hunter Chase ride had lasted no further than the first fence. READ MORE
