Western
Wadebridge
Saturday 15th March 2008
by Lucy Johnson

THE Western point-to-point gets under way at 12.30pm on Saturday (15th March) on the Royal Cornwall Showground.

Innocent Rebel is unbeaten this season and heads the entries for the Ladies’ Open. Champion jockey Claire Allen teams up again with the useful 7 year old who already has two course wins to his credit this season. He also beat subsequent winner Goblet of Fire at Buckfastleigh last month and will take some stopping here. Dr Cerullo and Sea Snipe would be his main rivals.

Sea Snipe is also entered for the Men’s Open. It would be good to see the mare return to her best form, and she may be opposed here by Nditlir and The Quarry Man, who filled the placings behind Southwestern at Ottery recently.

Nditlir is coming back to her best, and also has an entry in the Confined. Holly Walk and King Georges may provide the main dangers.

Ballybrown won his Restricted impressively at Wadebridge last month and came up against two smart performers in Off Broadway and Slaezy in the East Devon Intermediate. He looks a decent bet in a similar race this Saturday.

Gordon Chambers sent out Ansa The Question to win at Buckfastleigh last Sunday and has two interesting prospects on the Wadebridge card with On Your Toes in the Restricted and Stillhertoes in the Open Maiden.

The Royal Cornwall Showground is located 1 mile west of Wadebridge on the A39. Entrance for cars costs £11 per car and driver (to include £1 donation to the Countryside Alliance) with £5 for each additional passenger.