UPDATES
I'm away on holiday from Sunday 4th May until Saturday 10th May, therefore Jumping For Fun won't be updated between these dates.

For the latest news, results and gossip, be sure to check out the Discussion Forum

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HURSLEY HAMBLEDON AT HACKWOOD PARK
MONDAY 5th MAY 2008
UPDATE - FRIDAY 2nd MAY 2008

Robin Gray has kindly updated me with the following:

As of today (Friday), the going at Hackwood Park is SOFT, following one inch of rain over the past couple of days. However, the forecast is for two hot, drying days, so the going will more than likely change.

Also, the open ditch that was introduced at the beginning of this season has been modified, following adverse comment from the previous two meetings.

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Lauderdale at Mosshouses
NEW DATE
The Lauderdale will now run on SUNDAY, 11TH MAY. Entries stand. 
The original fixture has had to be postponed due to waterlogging.

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Dulverton West at Bratton Down
Saturday 17th May 2008
WEIGHT CHANGE
ORGANISERS of the Dulverton West point-to-point, which takes place at Bratton Down on May 17, have been given a dispensation regarding the weights to be carried in the hunt members’ race . It was will now be a 12st race, and not a 12st 5lbs race as described in the point-to-point and hunter chase race planner.

Thursday 5th June, 2008
Racing Day at Newton Abbot then evening event at Dainton Park Golf Club, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot.
Charity Auction of Items and Promises and LIVE BAND ACTION.
Entrance Ticket £5

Friday 6th June, 2008
Dainton Park Golf Club, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot.
Golf Tournament on this stunning course.
£150 for a three person team or £50 per person to include golf, coffee and a post round meal.

For further information, donation of items, promises or tickets call Martin Hill or Rachel on 01803 813102 or 07980 490 220.

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Plea for help from Sarah Gaisford

SARAH Gaisford, who was paralysed in a fall at Exeter Racecourse in December, has sent out a plea for help to find a new home close to where she lives in Buckfastleigh, South Devon.

Sarah’s home is unsuitable for wheelchair access, but with discharge imminent from the spinal unit at Salisbury Hospital, she currently has no home to go to.

Sarah said, "My house is on a hill and I can’t get into it with a wheel chair. It’s been very hard trying to find somewhere to live. Ideally I need to rent a home with two bedrooms for about six months while I try to buy suitable accommodation. It needs to be on level ground and also close to my daughter Jasmin’s school at Ashburton."

Sarah has been undergoing physiotherapy at the spinal unit and is hoping to sit on a horse soon at a riding centre for the disabled. Next week she will be taking part in inter hospital games for people who have recently been injured at Stoke Mandeville Hosptial.

If anyone can help Sarah, please contact Lucy Johnson on 07866 497976.

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Ladies take a leap for Sarah
A PARACHUTE jump of a different kind will take place in April when point-to-point jockeys Lucy Gardner, Jenny Carr, and Claire Little don their racing gear and take a leap for their former weighing room colleague Sarah Gaisford who was paralysed in a fall at Exeter Racecourse in December. The three are planning to plummet to earth in full racing regalia in aid of the Sarah Gaisford Fund, set up for Sarah who is currently in the Spinal Treatment Centre at Salisbury Hospital where she is undergoing a rehabilitation programme.Jenny, 19, who has ridden four winners to date and works for Polly Gundry, said: “I knew Sarah when I first went to Jimmy Frost on work experience when I was 14 and she was always incredibly kind and helpful. She is now a great friend and I would like to think if something like that happened to me, someone would help out.”

So far the trio have raised nearly £800. If you would like to help, call Jenny on 07706550218. Keep up to date on Sarah’s progress by logging onto www.friendsofsarahgaisford.blogspot.com

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