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AZTEC WARRIOR: heads the Novice Riders entries
photo: Jackie Oliver

Some exciting Point-to-Point racing and a prize of £100 to be awarded to the best dressed Lady is on offer at this extremely popular racecourse near Market Harborough this weekend. A total of 107 horses have been entered for the six races and first race is scheduled for 2.00pm.

Dingley is one of the country's most beautiful Point-to-Point courses with excellent viewing and with the new water storage system now in place ground conditions are reported near perfect.

Admission prices for the meeting are as previous Dingley meetings: £15 per car with driver, £5 each extra occupant, £5 pedestrians. Children under age 14 are free.

First race on the card is the Marston's Beer Company Harborough Race Club Members Race for Novice Riders, for which there are 14 entries. Aztec Warrior looks the one to beat here. The nine-year-old ran a close second in the Dodson & Horrell Novice Riders Championship at Tabley recently and will have the in-form George Henderson riding. The danger, however, may come from Inishturk who was an easy Club Members Race winner at High Easter in late March.

Race Two is the www.wewantyourwheels.co.uk Restricted and 17 horses are entered here. This looks a tight contest to call with a total of five entries all running second in their previous outings. Nevertheless Jake Greenall's probable mount Attrapeur has shown promise when third in a Restricted race at Easingwold on his last outing and is just preferred.

Seventeen horses have been entered for the Champagne Taittinger Ladies Open race, which could turn out to be a hot contest with some quality horses entered. Angela Rucker could choose from Honest Endeavour and Petit Lord who are among the stable stars. The Hutchinson team have the consistent Free and Limerick Leader - who loves the Dingley course - both entered. Jill Dawson is likely to ride Vingis Park, who also has to be considered. However the vote just goes to Narciso who has completed a hat-trick of wins this season and will have Jacqueline Coward on board.

Fourth race of the afternoon is the Lycetts Mens Open Race and a total of 13 have been entered. Azzemour has the in form Johnny Bailey riding and must be considered, as should northern raiders Sonevafushi and Laertes, plus Waynesworld, who won a decent Open race at Bredwardine.

Race five is the Hows Racesafe Harborough Race Club Members Race for nine-year-olds and upwards. Twenty entries have been accepted and the race looks competitive. Waynesworld, also entered in the previous race, looks to have a good chance here and may have Tom Weston in the saddle. Holy Joe was third in a Hunter Chase at Towcester in April and chould go close. Nippy Des Mottes has good form in Open company, but the winner could be the locally trained Mendo from the Hutchinson yard who slipped up when in a good position on his latest run.

Final race on the card is the Berrys Open Maiden Race and a total of 26 horses have been entered. This again looks close to call as four of the entries have been placed second in recent outings. Another Puzzle ran second in a Maiden race at Larkhill, while Definitely It took the same placing at Guilsborough. Hazzard a Guess was runner-up on this course in early May, but the selection is Caught In Time, who was a neck second in a Maiden at Ashorne.

Dingley racecourse can be located 3 miles east of Market Harborough near the A427.

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