REVIEW
EAST CORNWALL
GREAT TRETHEW
Sunday 26th February 2006
by Lucy Johnson
THE point-to-point course at Great
Trethew near Cornwall is renowned as a nurturing ground for young
horses and Sunday was no exception with eight maidens for horses
which have yet to win a race on a marathon 12 race card.
Bude-based Tim Dennis got the ball rolling in
the first maiden when the Brenda Hooper-trained Liric Lady won the
first of six maidens over two and a half miles for horses aged
five, six or seven.
The six-year-old was bred by Mrs Hooper and
her husband Den and is jointly owned with Hugh Trerise. The trio
were enjoying their first ever winner together.
In-form Dennis was back in the winners’
enclosure after the third maiden when Alambique, who he owns and
trains, came home the two length winner from Merlin Meg. Dennis
bought the seven-year-old, by Champion Hurdle second Alderbrook, at
Doncaster’s August sale last year for just 1,200gns although
he admitted the horse was lame at the time and had received little
interest in the ring. “I told my father (Walter) I’d
bought a lame horse and he went through the roof, but he
hasn’t been lame since,” said Dennis.
The second maiden was an easy win for
Innocent Rebel, ridden by Colin Heard who trains the gelding with
his wife Karyn near Tintagel in North Cornwall. The five-year-old
was an Ascot purchase last summer and Karyn part owns him with
Caroline Wilson.
Maloy continued the good run of the Weldhen
horses when battling up the hill under Will Biddick to hold off the
challenge of the promising Alfie’s Connection in the fourth
maiden and Caroline Keevil’s Pushing Gold, ridden by Dominic
Alers-Hanky delivered in the next.
Fastest of the young maidens was Junction
Twntyfour, ridden by professional race reader and fitness
instructer Nathan Wilmington and trained at Crewkerne by Roz
Newman.
Dorset-based trainer Richard Barber was in
double form for Axe Valley Racing, sending out Spuddlers Dream, who
proved he acts on any ground, to win the 15-runners men’s
open under Harry Fry and Dragon’s Dream to win the
ladies’ in a close finish with Kestick. Rachel Green threw
the works at the winner to hold off a determined Tabitha Cave on
Kestick who went down by a short head.
A Romp Too Far finally came good for owner
Garfield Julian in the first of the maidens for older horses giving
Will Biddick his second winner of the day. Trained just minutes
from the course by Mark Ranger, two years ago the gelding was
disqualified at Chipley Park, and it was a relieved Julian who was
looking forward to finally celebrating his first win.
The second division went to Jeremy
Scott’s Soldier of Rome whose in-form Exmoor yard was scoring
its ninth success of the season. The gelding was in command two out
and went on to score by a convincing 11 lengths for Neil Harris.
The nine-year-old has proved difficult to train and was reappearing
after two years on the side lines but Scott is hopeful he’ll
continue his progress. “He’s a big horse and he can get
problems with his legs and shoulders but he is very good,” he
said.
Scott had to settle for second in the
concluding restricted when the classy An Accordion, out of the same
dam as Horus and Henrietta, won a competitive race from Osokenda.
The five-year-old had opened his account at Wadebridge earlier in
the month and although his Culmstock-based trainer Ollie Jackson
described him as big and green, she believes he is a serious horse
for the future.
Next Saturday’s meeting takes place at
Ottery St Mary with the first race off at 11.30am.
RESULTS
Hunt race: Peejay Hobbs
(Trainer Ms Chrissy Young, rider, Miss S Gaisford) 1; Kingsmill
Creek (Miss E Noszkay) 2; Austin Approved (Mr R Woollacott) 3. six
lengths, ten lengths, time 6 minutes, 52 seconds.
Duralock Open Maiden for 5, 6 & 7 yr olds
(2m4f) div I part I: Liric Lady (Mrs B Hooper, Mr T Dennis) 1;
Maxou Des Brosses (Mr N Harris) 2; Ballyclare (Mr R Woollacott) 3.
8l, 12l, 5.41.
Duralock Open Maiden for 5, 6 & 7 yr olds
(2m4f) div I part II: Innocent Rebel (C & K Heard Colin Heard)
1; Loose Lips (Mr G Weatherly) 2; Riteway Round (Miss A Mills) 3.
12l, 2l, 5.39.
Langaller Farm Open Maiden for 5, 6 & 7
yr olds (2m4f) div 2: Alambique (Tim Dennis, Mr T Dennis) 1; Merlin
Meg (Mr W Biddick) 2; Friendly Affair (Mr R Woollacott) 3. 2l, 1l,
5.41.
The Martha Jupe Open Maiden for 5, 6& 7
yr olds (2m4f) div 3 part 1: Maloy (Mrs M Weldhen Mr W Biddick) 1;
Alfies Conection (Mr D Edwards) 2; Final Deal (Mr J Barnes ) 3. 1l,
2l, 5.51.
The Martha Jupe Open Maiden for 5, 6 &
7yr olds (2m4f) div 3 part II: Pushing Gold (Mrs C Keevil Mr D
Ales-Hankey) 1; I’m George (Miss V Shaw) 2; Sigfords Way
(Miss A Mills) 3. 2l, 1/2l, 5.50.
The Kilhallon Quality Meats Ltd Open Maiden
for 5, 6 & 7 yr olds (2m4f) div 4: Junction Twentyfour (Mrs R
Newman Mr N Willmington) 1; Claymills (Mr R Darke) 2; Honourable
Collins (Mr G Barfoot-Saunt) 3. 4l, 2l, 5.33.
TheLand Rover Men’s Open: Spuddlers
Dream (Mr R J Barber Mr H Fry) 1; Jalons Star (Mr B Robarts) 2;
Finewood (Mr R Woollacott) 3. 1l, 1/2l, 6.35.
The Donwderry Construction Ladies’ Open
Race: Dragon’s Dream (Mr R J Barber Miss R Green) 1; Kestick
( Miss T Cave) 2; Lady Misprint (Miss S Gaisford) 3. sht hd, 3l,
6.28.
The Jamaica Inn Confined Hunts Maiden for
horses aged 8 and over Div 1: A Romp Too Far (Mr M Ranger Mr W
Biddick) 1; Kingsmill Lake (Miss S Young) 2; Bishlir (Mr D Edwards)
3. 10l, 6l, 6.34.
The Jamaica Inn Confined Hunts Maiden for
horses aged 8 and over Div 2: Soldier of Rome (Mr JRM Scott Mr N
Harris) 1; Jaunty Janner (Mr T Dennis) 2; Little Apple Bay (Mr A
Holdsworth) 3. 11l, 3l, 6.46.
The Baco Metals Restricted Race: An Accordion
(Mrs O Jackson Mr G Weatherly) 1; Osokenda (Mr N Harris) 2; River
Fields (Mr D Edwards) 3. 2l, 9l, 6.40.
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