28 May 2010 Talking Point Quiz - The Result!
by Weatherbys Chase Staff
The Talking Point Quiz, run over sixteen weeks throughout the Point-to-Point season, has come to a conclusion. The points have been counted, the entries checked and verified - and we can now announce the winner!
The successful entrant, drawn out of the hat by an independent adjudicator, is Emma Forman of North Lincolnshire. Emma receives an all expenses paid day out at Stratford races this evening (Friday May 28th), taking in the PPORA National Point-to-Point Awards Luncheon beforehand. Many congratulations to her and commiserations to everyone else who took part.
The full list of questions and answers are as follows:
1 Who was the 2008/9 National Lady Rider Point-to-Point Champion? Polly Gundry
2 Who was the 2008/9 National Gentlemen Rider Point-to-Point Champion? Richard Burton
3 Over what distance is a Point-to-Point Race normally run over? Three miles
4 What is the name of the newest Point-to-Point course? Whitcliffe Grange
5 Which horse won the 2008/9 Christie's Foxhunter Steeplechase? Cappa Bleu
6 Which Point-to-Point course traditionally hosts the last meeting of the season? Umberleigh
7 Name the editors of the Annual. Ian Mackenzie and Martin Harris
8 Who won the pointtopoint.co.uk/PPORA Young Horse Award last season? Bob Bites Back
9 Which is the only British Point-to-Point course to host a Cross-Country Hunt Members Race? Flagg Moor
10 Who won the Aintree Fox Hunters last season? Trust Fund
11 How many editions of the Annual have there been so far? 51
12 Which horse won ten Point-to-Points in 2008/9? Chesnut Annie
13 Which jockey had the most Point-to-Point rides during the 2008/9 season? Dave Mansell (158)
14 Which horse won two Classic Point-to-Point races last season? Distant Thunder
15 Which 16-year-old Novice Rider won the Champion Hunter Chase at the Punchestown Festival in 2009? Sam Twiston-Davies
16 Which is the northernmost Point-to-Point course in Britain? Balcormo Mains
