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Nick Orpwood extended his lead over Lyall Hodgins in the Northern Area Jockeys Championship to 17pts with a treble on Watch Law, Takethepunishment and Cadell on Saturday’s well supported Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire and Eglinton card at Overton Farm, Crossford.
Watch Law got favourite backers off to a great start when following up last month’s Friars Haugh success in the STCS (Scotland) Ltd NPPA Conditions Race. After heading Istimraar (Natasha McKee) on the home turn, the 8-year-old was in command two out and kept on well to beat his tiring rival by ten lengths.
Orpwood said: ”He wouldn’t want it any softer than that and the biggest danger up the home straight was the loose horse.”
Wooler trainer Jess McKie added: ”His next target is the Buccleuch Cup Maiden Hunters’ Chase at Kelso on April 17 if the ground dries up.”
Takethepunishment edged in front inside the last fifty yards to snatch a dramatic half-length victory in the featured £1500 Mixed Open Race sponsored by the Allan Family when it looked as though he would have to settle for minor honours. Denbigh raider Thyne For Gold made virtually all the running under Immy Robinson until joined at the last by Oscar Wilde who was travelling best but stumbled on landing and went down on his nose. It needed a miraculous recovery by Amy Coltherd to keep the partnership contact but all momentum was lost and they finished an unlucky fourth. In a blanket finish, Kingrullah (Joanna Walton) was only a head behind Thyne For Gold in third.
Cadell completed Orpwood’s treble in the 3m Fife Point-to-Point Maiden Race and, at the same time, provided Fife-based owner/trainer Ronnie Bartlett with his first winner on the Northern circuit since 1999. Always close up behind the leaders, the 5-year-old debutant engaged overdrive on the run-in to hit the front fifty yards from the line and win, going away, by one-and-a-half lengths from Nechako (Claire Cobbold).
Orpwood said: ”It took a while for the penny to drop but he winged the last and flew home,” and Bartlett added: ”He’s a very laid back individual and a slow learner and was never going to run as a 4-year-old. I told Nick not to hit the front too soon and that’s exactly what he did. All being well, he’ll return to Overton for the Fife meeting on April 29.”
It was also a day to remember for teenage jockeys Natasha Cookson and Ben Smith. 19-year-old Cookson, who works full-time for Middleham trainer Micky Hammond, teamed up with former 138-rated chaser Vivas to land the 2m4f Goulding’s Garden Centre Conditions Race in great style by twelve lengths from Commis D’Office (Nick Orpwood). Formerly with Charlie Longsdon, the gelding was bought privately in August by Cookson’s father James who has sent out 4 winners from just 9 runners at the track since 2013.
After being sidelined for six weeks with a shoulder injury, Smith, 17, made a dream return to the saddle with a first career success on Western Run and an hour later doubled up on Dance Thief, both trained by his father Mike who kick-started his career between the flags with a double on Alpine Warrior and Novel Idea at Mordon in April 2007.
Western Run was ridden with plenty of confidence in the Hillhouse Quarry Novice Riders Mixed Open Race and, after hitting the front three out, drew clear from the next to score by five lengths from stable companion Bintheredonethat (Natasha McKee) with an ecstatic Smith saluting the crowd a long way from the line.
Dance Thief was the most impressive winner of the day in the 2m4f Atlas Cranes UK Ltd Maiden Race. Always travelling well behind the leaders, the 5-year-old was produced with a well-timed challenge to head Tokyo Calling (Nick Orpwood) approaching two out before forging clear up the home straight to score by fifteen lengths and was still full of running at the line.
Western Run and Dance Thief were bought privately four months ago by Mike Smith from County Antrim trainer Stuart Crawford.
A change of scenery and drop in grade has worked the oracle for the former Tristan Davidson-trained hurdler Torngat who reversed Friars Haugh placings with Glory (Jack Holliday) when taking the Priory Bridge Landscaping Restricted Race with a bit in hand and is still on the upgrade. Owned, trained and ridden by Tom Greenwood, Managing Director of Greenwoods Fish Merchants, the 7-year-old does most of his work between races on the beach at Morecambe. This was a 15th career success between the flags for Greenwood who got the chance to buy the gelding privately as the previous owner, who has a fish and chip shop in Keswick, is one of his customers.
The main action was preceded by 2 pony races with the 5-runner 138cm Open contest resulting in a first winner for 10-year-old Cara Wilson on Mohammed Ali from Balfour Hawkeye (Sally Drummond) and Honeyacre Lady Arabella (Lucy Watson). There was a third win of the season for Judge Fox ridden by 12-year-old Kaden Beasley in the 148cm Open contest with the minor placings filled by Curragh Tulip (Jake Dickson) and The Cork Man (Cara Tuke).
