We are nearly through the first half of March and what a busy month it has been already! It is so nice to see the sun and hopefully the Point to Point season will be without any interruptions going forward. 

We took four Maidens to Badbury Rings at the end of February, with Docket Man coming home in front giving The Oaks Partnership their first winner. He was purchased privately in January having ran twice and is learning all the time. He nearly got taken out by a faller but after an incredible recovery from Josh, the partnership remained intact and he went on to win comfortably! Electric City made his debut for us and his newly formed syndicate, Kayley Woollacott Racing V. He ran very well to finish 2nd behind a smart 4yo of Will Biddicks. Electric City backed this up by winning the GB Pointing Bonus at Didmarton, providing us with the first leg of our treble at the meeting! Didmarton turned out to be a successful day with Beacon Edge taking the Mixed Open for John and Floss Symes. Hannah rode her first winner of the season aboard Getaway Drumlee to win the PPORA Club Members Conditions (Level 3) for Susan Morgan and Sharon Rushton. 

Our good weekend continued into Sunday, at Charlton Horethorne, with another treble which made it 6 winners across the weekend from 9 runners. Micky Haller made his debut in the GB Pointing Bonus and albeit showing greenness, ran with a huge amount of credit to win going away. He has since gone through the ring at the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale and sold to Ryan Mahon and Dan Skelton for £75,000 and also qualifies for the £25,000 bonus being British bred. John and Sonia Gardener have another nice prospect in Make Idaho Great, who was a recent purchase out of the Irish Point to Point field. He’s been showing all the right signs at home and won the 3m Maiden on his first start for us. Al Gasparo remains unbeaten since we purchased him last summer and he won giving John and Floss Symes two Mixed Open winners across the weekend! 

Woodstock Octo reappeared two weeks after his Restricted win and headed back to Larkhill under a penalty where he won easily. He is another very exciting horse for the future!

Kayley has been enjoying her best National Hunt season and we are now up to 13 winners, which for a small string, is great! Diamatiste and Stratton Oakmont went to Ascot where Diamatiste lapped up the atmosphere to run a huge race and finish 2nd! Stratton Oakmont got stuck in traffic turning for home but still ran well. It seemed a step in the right direction after his disappointing run on the previous occasion. Sparkling Duke has definitely been one of our talking horses of the season and he headed back to his beloved Ffos Las on the 1st March. This was his third run at the track, which he clearly enjoys and showed great battling attributes to win by ½ length. He is now 3 from 4 under rules for us and 1 from 1 in Points. He has risen in the weights but hopefully there is still more enjoyment to be had with him! 

Onto this weekend, we have runners at Cothelstone and Buckfastleigh!