Point-to-pointing has been well served over many decades by an annual form book.
Horse & Hound, Geoffrey Sale, Iain Mackenzie and Terry Selby, and now Martin Harris in partnership with the Point-to-Point Racing Company, have all trawled through the previous season’s form to provide a guide to every horse that ran and each race that took place with comments in running. That applies to point-to-points and hunters’ chases.
The latest edition of Point-to-Point & Hunter Chase Yearbook 2021-22 is now on sale and is a valuable tool for owners, trainers, riders, punters, historians, journalists, buyers and sellers and just about anyone who follows the sport. If you want background on a horse and Harris’s rating of their ability this is the book for you – and at just £24.99 + £3.50 P&P, it is a snip in an era of inflation.
For ten years this annual publication was printed as a softback, but to the relief of everyone who likes a neat row on their bookshelves class was restored 12 months ago and the latest edition is also in hardback form. In other words, proper posh.
Nick Wilson’s On The Clock feature provides ratings based on race times from each month of last season, a review by Carl Evans looks at the ups, downs, nuances and challenges faced by a national sport, plus there is a fixtures’ list and maps of all British courses. The tables of national champions – past and present – post-war riders and results from Classic races and hunters’ chases is to wallow in nostalgia, while the leading sales prices make interesting scanning.
If you are heading to a point-to-point in the season which opens this weekend (November 5 & 6) make sure to order a copy of Yearbook, which can be bought via this website. And since we are in November we might get away with mentioning it would make an ideal Christmas gift. Jingle bells!
Head to ‘Shop’ to order your copy https://shop.pointtopoint.co.uk
