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A keen wind blew across Salisbury Plain but it remained dry for the Combined Services Point-to-Point on going described by several riders as perfect. The highlight of the meeting was the Fujitsu Coronation Gold Cup, won in impressive style by Rose Loxton’s Chameron, and other notable achievements were a training double for Shropshire trainer Philip Rowley, a real turn-up in the Ladies’ Conditions race, a masterful ride by Will Biddick in the Restricted, and a welcome winner for Michael Kehoe in the final race of the day.
The Coronation Gold Cup, the highlight of the Larkhill season, attracted a quality field of seven runners and all were still in contention as they jumped the 14th fence. Pauls Hill, ridden by James King, had made much of the running and was still in front approaching the second-last, but he made a mistake and handed the advantage to Chameron (pictured), ridden by Angus Cheleda, who had been tracking him. Angus asked his mount to quicken and the response was instantaneous and he soon drew away from his field to record a ten-length victory. Greeting their winner, joint-owners John Bolton and Paul Nicholls’ (along with the absent Harry Cobden) thoughts were being made for season-concluding targets, with hunter chases on the agenda. In the meantime, John Bolton was looking forward to having the Coronation Gold Cup on his mantelpiece in Glastonbury.
The Ladies’ Conditions race looked a tailor-made opportunity for Captain Buck’s, who had been narrowly beaten by Wick Green at the beginning of January, and with Wick Green franking the form at Horseheath on Saturday, this looked a formality. However, although Captain Buck’s, ridden by Natalie Parker, edged ahead after the second-last, his sole rival, Faraway Star (Paige Topley), had other ideas. Taking the inner course the mare kept finding more for her rider and was level again at the last. Duelling together on the run-in, Faraway Star prevailed from her rival by a head, giving her owner/trainer Tracy Williams a welcome winner. Tracy explained that this season she had changed the winner’s bedding from straw to shavings, and this has been a factor to her improved well-being. Paige, riding her third career victory, works for Ben Pauling and had rung Tracy last week for the ride on the mare at Badbury Rings, but the partnership only lasted five fences. Loyally, Tracy offered Paige the ride again and this time there was a very happy outcome.
Philip Rowley’s training double began with the Novice Rider Conditions race, when Ballykan beat his four rivals by 15 lengths. Ridden by 17-year-old Ben Bromley, son of owner Anthony Bromley, Ballykan had won six races for Nigel Twiston-Davies and had run well in his previous two point-to-points, but this time was too good and had little trouble in beating Heaven Scent, ridden by Amber Jackson-Fennell. Ben, who works for Philip, was securing his fifth career win and is likely to be remaining in the amateur ranks for the time being.
Philip’s second winner came courtesy of My Bobby Dazzler, ridden by Alex Edwards, in the two-and-a-half-mile Maiden Conditions race. Ignoring the strong pace set by the favourite Famous Clermont (Will Biddick) he made up ground after the third-last and as the leader faltered approaching the last, Alex drove his mount in front on the run-in. Owned and bred by Bob Barrett from Wolverhampton, Philip added that the dam was due to produce another foal, this time by Telescope, any day. His wife, Helen, added that she had not expected to witness the gelding’s victory as she was due to be in a golf match but the wet weather had put paid to that.
Will Biddick had previously notched up another career winner when catching long-time leader Aclassagold, ridden by Zac Baker, in the Restricted. Riding Charlotte Budd’s Rien du Tout, he winged the -ast and drew away to win by five lengths. Charlotte’s initial comment was ‘I can’t believe it’ but she then added that he had been going well at home, so the victory was not a total surprise. Asking Will how his knee was after standing down at Badbury Rings last week, the response was ‘much better after that’.
Happy Larry won the concluding Open Maiden for trainer Michael Kehoe and rider Sam Lee. Owned by Michael’s mother-in-law Joy Tetley with Harry Dolan, he is one of two point-to-point horses that Michael trains at his base near Leighton Buzzard. Naughty Gnome, ridden by Matthew Fielding, looked a dangerous threat at the second-last but couldn’t find any more on the run-in, with three lengths being the winning margin. Placed in two Irish Maidens, the winner had been a promising third behind Raised With Praise at Larkhill in December but had rather lost his confidence after a fall at Cottenham.
Prior to the day’s racing, the annual King’s Troop Race was won by a distance by Sauvignon, ridden by 19-year-old Gunner, Bronwyn Cooper. Riding in her first King’s Troop Race, the Ipswich rider’s rivals fell by the wayside, leaving the ten-year-old gelding to win very easily.
