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Bumper entry for Bratton Down

3rd June 2008

The penultimate meeting of the 2008 point-to-point season takes place at Bratton Down next Sunday.

Nearly 180 entries have been received with seven races making up the card.

The members' begins the action at 2pm then it's the intermediate race. Some long distance travellers could head for Bratton Down, including George The Grey a winner of two this season who is qualified in Yorkshire. Ted One was narrowly defeated last week and could go one better while Ross Oliver's Wee Fly is another with consistent form this season.

The reliable Malton is also among the entries in the intermediate. His usual rider is Ollie Greenhall who reached a half century of winners at the weekend and has Ashley Farrant's 2004 record of 54 winners in a season in his sights.

Greenhall has a strong choice of rides in the men's race which has 40 horses entered. Bow School and Chorizo are other entries for the David Easterby/Greenall combination with the latter needing two more wins to draw level with Iris's Prince, on nine winners, for the Horse and Hound Cup. Von Origny and The Fairhill Boy, who both run in the colours of Lord Daresbury, are also entered and have done their fair share of winning this season.

Of the others, Alice Fox-Pitt won an intermediate with Lord Code at the course with Richard Woollacott on board, and he won well enough to suggest he's capable of stepping up to open class; Mr Cee has progressed nicely through the season; course winner Arctic Sky was the surprise 33-1 victor of the men's last week, the John Dufosee-trained Who Else Knew has been consistent.

Ladies' entries include Fleur De Nikos, the 13-length winner of the Ritchie Ladies' Hunters' Chase at Stratford in May, Dr Cerullo, who has won four this season, and Hi Tech Man.

The 31 entries in the restricted include the Ollie Bush-trained Big Daves Legend, second at Barbury Castle in April, and last weekend's two maiden winners Declan's Choice and Embercombe. Ollie Greeall could ride either Quoquille des Sacart or Special Order.

The maiden has been split into two divisions - in the second division Equivocate could go one better than his second at a Chaddesley Corbett last month and Ashwood has been consistent; while in the first divison Quantocks Lastbrat and Karley may go well.

The course is easily accessed off the A399 and entrance is £10 per car and driver, £5 per additional person up to £20.



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