25 February 2008 Burton - Market Rasen
Jackie Coward: took the opening Members race
Eighty-three runners contested 8 races at the Burton Point-to-Point on Sunday. This was the final Point-to-Point to be held at the racecourse and next year the meeting moves to the Lincolnshire Showground.
Jill Dawson of Grainthorpe followed up her win at the Brocklesby on Sir Storm with Virgin Soldier who won readily in the Ladies Open. Virgin Soldier has won many times under rules but this was his first win since joining the Dawsons.
Brocklesby Point-to-Point secretary Jenny Burt took the opening Members race with Norfolk Jive who was ridden by Jackie Coward and trained by her mother Cherry. Norfolk Jive had previously finished 3rd in the Brocklesby Members race and beat the Miles Seston trained Cold Play by four lengths. Jackie Coward went on to win division 3 of the Maiden race with Buy Onling.
Dickie Barrett rode a double starting with Teeton Bollinger who went off the 5-4 favourite in the Confined Hunts race. Teeton Bollinger who won at Tweseldown earlier this month is still only 7-years old and looks sure to improve further. The second leg of Barrett's double came aboard Kjetil for whom the going and the track were ideal. Kjetil is trained by Gerald Bailey and could well win more Men's Open races this season when conditions are in his favour.
Bailey also trains The Camerengo who finished third in the Restricted race won by Oliver Greenall on Chorizo. This was the first leg of a double for Greenall and he followed-up aboard Bow School, who went off the 4-6 favourite, in division 2 of the Maiden race.
The fastest division of the Maiden race went to The Tinkerater ridden by Steve Magee. The Tinkerater is trained by Marti Mulhall who said she may well aim him for the £8,000 DBS Hunter Chase Final at Perth on Thursday 15th May for which he is now eligible.
The next Point-to-Point in the Midlands Area is the Grove & Rufford at Welbeck next Sunday - 2nd March, first race 12 noon.
