Cheshire Forest
Tabley
Sunday 11th April 2010
by Arthur Shone
The Cheshire Forest Hunt stage a good competitive days racing between the flags at Tabley on Sunday April 11th 2010.
The popular fixture has attracted a decent entry of 105, which is 5% up on the corresponding meeting last season. This meeting comes the day after the three day John Smiths Grand National meeting at Liverpool, many racegoers regard the Cheshire Forest meeting at Tabley as the fourth day of a festival of racing in the North West.
Racing comes under starters orders at 2.00pm and is set to conclude at 5.40pm.
Clerk of the course Rob Hankey lists the going as good to soft on Sunday April 5th 2010
Admission to this popular Cheshire course is £25 per car, regardless of the number of passengers, for single occupancy the charge will be £15.
There will be a parade of the Cheshire Forest Hounds at around 3.00pm, this event is very popular with the younger generation who love to go into the parade ring and mingle with the hounds.
One of the feature races on the card is the Connolly’s Red Mills Intermediate race, the first four horses past the judge qualify for the £7,000 Connolly’s Red Mills Intermediate Point to Point Championship Final at Cheltenham on Wednesday May 5th 2010. Heading the entries is the Jimmy Tarry trained Enigma Variations, his charge looks a progressive sort who has won both starts at Garthorpe this season, in his last start he beat Brave Admiral readily by four lengths. Also amongst the entries is Banbury Babe, the Overbury mare won a similar race at the Thorpe Lodge meeting today. Others to note with winning form include History Master, Deep Hall and Keenans Reserve, a good race in prospect.
