NRC member Robert Edge has kindly agreed to update the club newsletter and web site with PTP news during the PTP season.

PTP NEWS UPDATE - MARCH 2010   At this stage of the season the gent's jockey championship table top is shared between James Tudor, and Richard Burton ,with 14 wins , the ladies is also a close encounter with Clare Allen on 10 wins , and Polly Gundry on 9 wins. The 7 times 34 year old champion , Polly , has just broken Alison Dare's all time record of 287 winners , she rode her 288th winner at Wadebridge on 21st March .   Many pt to pt fans were 'on' the Cheltenham foxhunter winner, Baby Run , a classic example of how the professional yards are using the point to point and hunter chase route for their various benefit , in this case I believe as a grounding for Nigel Twiston Davie's son Sam , who I believe will make a good professional . The next big event is of course Aintree , and past foxhunter winner Christy Beamish showed his well being by winning the lady's open at Bangor on Dee , the other notable event from Bangor was the first winner for 45 yr old David O'Brian on Big John McCarthy David did not start race riding until he was 40 .   Locally the season hits it's peak with the Easter weekend , there are many Northern meetings , notably Sandon and Whittington on 3rd April , Eyton on 5th April , Flagg on 6th April . The following weekend on 11 th is Tabley , as usual many trainers/jockeys will call in on their way from Aintree .   Full remaining fixtures  are as follows;   03/04 Satie Bedale,HORNBY CASTLE Essex & Suffolk,HIGHAM Monmouthshire,LLANVAPLEY North Staffordshire,SANDON Percy,ALNWICK Spooners & West Dartmoor,CHERRYBROOK Tedworth,BARBURY RACECOURSE Teme Valley,BRAMPTON BRYAN Vale of Aylesbury with Garth & South Berks,KIMBLE Vale of Lune,WHITTINGTON Woodland Pytchley,DINGLEY 05/04/10 Mon East Kent,ALDINGTON EASTER Essex Farmers & Union,MARKS TEY Four Burrow,TREBUDANNON Morpeth,TRANWELL North Cotswold,PAXFORD North Shropshire,EYTON-ON-SEVERN Old Berkshire,LOCKINGE South Notts,THORPE LODGE South Pembrokeshire,LYDSTEP Staintondale,CHARM PARK Taunton Vale,KINGSTON ST MARY Vine & Craven,HACKWOOD PARK 06/04/10 Tue Croome & West Warwickshire,UPTON-UPON-SEVERN High Peak,FLAGG MOOR 10/04/10 Sat Portman,BADBURY RINGS Puckeridge,HORSEHEATH 11/04/10 Sun Cheshire Forest,TABLEY Cotswold,ANDOVERSFORD Dumfriesshire & Stewartry,NETHERBY Eggesford,UPCOTT CROSS Ludlow,BITTERLEY Middleton,WHITWELL-ON-THE-HILL Pytchley,GUILSBOROUGH Southdown & Eridge,GODSTONE Tweseldown Racing Club,TWESELDOWN West Somerset Vale,COTHELSTONE 17/04/10 Sat Dartmoor,FLETE PARK Essex,HIGH EASTER South & West Wilts,LARKHILL Vale of Aylesbury with Garth & South Berks,KINGSTON BLOUNT Worcestershire,CHADDESLEY CORBETT Ystrad Taf Fechan,YSTRADOWEN 18/04/10 Sun Braes of Derwent ,CORBRIDGE Cheshire,ALPRAHAM Cleveland,MORDON Cotswold Vale Farmers,ANDOVERSFORD East Sussex & Romney Marsh,CATSFIELD Quorn,GARTHORPE Seavington,LITTLEWINDSOR 24/04/10 Sat Berkeley,WOODFORD Fife,BALCORMO MAINS Four Burrow,TREBUDANNON Old Surrey, Burstow & West Kent,PENSHURST Pentyrch,BONVILSTON United Pack,BRAMPTON BRYAN 25/04/10 Sun Atherstone,CLIFTON-ON-DUNSMORE Axe Vale,STAFFORD CROSS Holcombe,WHITTINGTON West Norfolk,FAKENHAM York & Ainsty,EASINGWOLD 01/05/10 Sat Devon & Somerset Staghounds,HOLNICOTE Fernie,DINGLEY Llangeinor,LALESTON Modbury Harriers,FLETE PARK 02/05/10 Sun Lauderdale,MOSSHOUSES Pendle Forest & Craven,HESLAKER Radnor & West Hereford,COLD HARBOUR 03/05/10 Mon Banwen Miners,PENTRECLWYDAU BANK HOLIDAY Cambridgeshire with Enfield Chace,NORTHAW Cotley,COTLEY Hursley Hambledon,HACKWOOD PARK North Ledbury,MAISEMORE PARK South Shropshire,EYTON-ON-SEVERN Stevenstone,VAUTERHILL Warwickshire,ASHORNE Zetland,WITTON CASTLE 08/05/10 Sat Bilsdale,EASINGWOLD Cumberland,ASPATRIA Minehead Harriers and West Somerset,HOLNICOTE Surrey Union,PEPER HAROW Tredegar Farmers,LOWER MACHEN Vale of Aylesbury with Garth & South Berks,KINGSTON BLOUNT 09/05/10 Sun Melton Hunt Club,GARTHORPE Wheatland,CHADDESLEY CORBETT 12/05/10 Weds Weston & Banwell Harriers,COTHELSTONE 15/05/10 Sat Dulverton West,BRATTON DOWN Golden Valley,BREDWARDINE South Durham,MORDON 16/05/10 Sun Border,HEXHAM Grafton,WHITFIELD North West Point-to-Point Club,TABLEY 22/05/10 Sat Dulverton Farmers,TREBOROUGH HILL Gelligaer Farmers,LOWER MACHEN 23/05/10 Sun Clifton-on-Teme,UPPER SAPEY Meynell & South Staffordshire,GARTHORPE 29/05/10 Sat Exmoor,BRATTON DOWN Flint & Denbigh,BANGOR-ON-DEE Harborough Race Club,DINGLEY 30/05/10 Sun Berks & Bucks Draghounds,KINGSTON BLOUNT Haydon,HEXHAM Larkhill Racing Club,LARKHILL 31/05/10 Mon Albrighton Woodland,CHADDESLEY CORBETT BANK HOLIDAY Countryside Alliance Club (Wales),BONVILSTON South Tetcott,UPCOTT CROSS 05/06/10 Sat Pembrokeshire,TRECOED 05/06/10 Sun Tiverton Staghounds,BRATTON DOWN   12/06/10 Sat Torrington Farmers,UMBERLEIGH