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Zac Baker and Josh Newman are hoping for a double apiece this Easter weekend to reach centuries of victories in point-to-points
Newman (pictured above), who won Sunday’s hunters’ chase at Wincanton on Sixteen Letters and who rides Dr Rhythm in today’s Totnes And Bridgetown Races Intermediate Hunters’ Chase (7.10), expects to be in action at Flete Park on Saturday and at Trebudannon on Monday. Sixteen Letters is entered at Cothelstone on Monday, but Newman says he is “99 per cent certain” he will not run.
At Flete Park he expects to ride Sake Of Secrecy for Neil McLean and Minimalistic – on whom he won a recent members’ race at Buckfastleigh – for Sue Darke. Monday’s rides will include Between You And Me, who had been placed in three maiden races before pulling up at Cotley. Newman says: “I’ll put that down to the track – he didn’t handle the sharp downhill and became a bit unbalanced.”
He said of the century: “It’s been on my mind for a little while. I really wanted to get there in the 2019/20 season and then Coronavirus hit, and last season it was all stop-start. This season I’m having a good run [ten point-to-point wins].”
Asked who is the best amateur he has ridden against, Newman says: “I ride mainly in the south-west, so I would have to say Will Biddick. He’s an extremely good rider, although he’s often on the best horses. He’s got himself into that position and deserves credit for that.
“Before a race you can be worried about certain horses, but in Will’s case it’s the horse and the jockey.”
On Wednesday Baker was hoping to get the all-clear from a concussion test following a recent fall at Bitterley, but in expectation that he gains the green light he says: “I was expecting to be at Chaddesley Corbett on Saturday to ride Ennistown in the Lady Dudley Cup, but I’ve been offered three rides by Stuart Morris at Dingley on Volnay De Thaix and Neumond, plus a maiden called Champagne Glory, who was going well at Guilsborough until falling [when leading at the 15th fence].
“On Monday I’ll be at Paxford to ride Green Winter and Cashmoll for James Ridley. I’d be very hopeful of riding two winners over the weekend and reaching my century.”
Green Winter made his point-to-point debut eight years ago and has since won 12 and been placed in 18 point-to-points. Baker says: “I’ve missed his two runs this season because of injury – I think he’s been missing me. If there’s anywhere that he could win this season it would be Paxford on Easter Monday.
“He’s 14 going on four, and can take the mickey out of you going to the start, but he’s been awesome and has given me one of my biggest thrills in the sport when winning the Crudwell Cup four-miler at Cold Harbour three years in a row [2016 – 2018]. He also just missed out on a fourth win when finishing second.”
Zac Baker, who is hoping to reach a century of point-to-point wins this season **photo Carl Evans
York needs single win for 350
Phillip York could also reach a milestone when riding at Kimble or Lockinge this Easter weekend – he needs a single victory to reach 350 point-to-point winners.
An interview with York can be read in tomorrow’s To The Point column in the Racing Post.
