'Point-to-Pointing'; Winter's Rural Sport

in Point-to-Point & Hunter Chase. The season's top hunt and club point-to-point meetings are the Tweseldown, (the Staff College and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst); the Beaufort; the Garthorpe; the Cowdray; the Old Berks; the Heythrop; the Chaddesley Corbett, (the Lady Dudley Cup at the Worcestershire is the Cheltenham Gold Cup of point-to-pointing); the Fife, (the most social of the Scottish P-to-Ps); and the Middleton , (Lord Grimthorpe's Gold Cup is the Aintree Grand National of P-to-Ps).

STOP PRESS! Cheltenham National Hunt Festivel Gold Cup Day. The March National Hunt Festival is 'all ticket' this year and is rapidly moving toward a sell out, reports Sporting Life. Gold Cup Day is already SOLD OUT.

Travelsleuth's P-to-P Tips

January Meetings
6 - Cambridgedhire Harriers, Cottenham, Cambs (4m N of Cambridge, adj. B1049).
12 - Army, Larkhill, Wilts (3m NW of Amesbury, adj. A303).
13 - Waveney Harriers, Higham, Suffolk (7m NE of Colchester, adj. B1068).
20 - Dunston Harriers, Ampton, Suffolk (4m N of Bury St. Edmunds, adj. A134).
20 - P-to-P Owners & Riders Club, Barbury Castle, Wilts (3m NW of Marlborough, off Marlborough to Broad Hinton Rd).
20 - West Percy, Alnwick, Northumbria (3m E of Alnwick).
26 - Royal Artillary, Larkhill, Wilts (3m NW of Amesbury, adj. A303).
26 - South Midlands Club, Mollington, Oxon (4m N of Banbury on A423).
27 - Essex Farmers & Union, Marks Tey, Essex (5m W of Colchester, adj. A12).
27 - Midlands Club, Thorpe, Notts (4m SW of Newark, adj. A46).
27 - Silverton, Black Forest Lodge, Kenton, Devon (5m S of Exeter, adj. A379).

The above listing is courtesy of Horse and Hound which lists all meetings for the month. See also local press and Sporting Life.
Main information source is the Jockey Club, 42 Portman Square, London W1H OEN; Tel: 020 7343 3224; fax: 020 7487 1156; email: vshopland@thejockeyclub. co.uk. The Jockey Club runs the sport, makes the rules and issues the certificates for horses and riders.
The Point-to-Point Owners' & Riders' Association (PPORA) represents horse owners and riders. Contact the PPORA chairman, John Sharp, at Horton Court, Westbere Lane, Westbere, Canterbury, Kent CT2 OHG; Tel: 01227 713080; fax: 01227 713088.
Racing update, confirmation or cancellation of meetings can be obtained by calling Talking Point on 09068 446061.

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